𝙷𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝙾𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐

3

📍Momma Kenna's House

Malika Adiah Carter

It's been two week since Jelani punched me, no he hasn't done it since but i feel like it's only a matter of time before he does.

I stood in the mirror looking at the fading purplish yellowish bruise on my cheek.

I rubbed it and winced a little at the slight pain.

I stopped paying attention to my bruises and brushed my teeth. After brushing my teeth I got in the shower.

I took a quick shower since I had places to be and people to meet this morning.

As i'm putting on my clothes, my phone rings from my bed startling me.

MamaMia🧝🏿‍♀️💟
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"girl you just now getting out the shower" Mia said immediately.

"no i've been out im putting on my clothes right now"

"well hurry up cause we bout to be late, and pick me up from sy's house" she said then hung up without letting me respond.

When I looked at the time on my phone I realized it was getting late.

I threw on the rest of my clothes, took my hair out of its bonnet, brushed it a little and left the house after grabbing my things.

I got in my car and drove to syree's house. Mia and I decided that they were cool people so we'd keep them around and so far they really are.

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I parked on the side of the house since the driveway was full. I grabbed all of my stuff slowly, trying to stall.

I've been avoiding seeing them this whole week because of the nasty bruise Jelani left on my cheek.

In these two weeks we've known them, we got pretty close. They treat Yanna, Mia, and I as if they were our protectors. Kofi is overprotective of me, especially since that's my bestie. lol.

I got out of the car and walked to the door and knocked on it. Seconds later Kai opened it.

"waddup foolio" he said, side hugging me.

"hey, foolio ?" I said with a questioning look on my face, he just chuckled.

We walked further into the house and everybody was sitting in the living room.

"Hey guys" I smiled.

They all said some form of Hi back to me. I didn't sit down because Mia and I were already late.

"Mia let's go, we're already late"

"no we ain't I lied, we gotta be there at 1:30, we got time"

"Really Mia" I stale faced her and sat down next to syree.

"Whatchu been up to friend" Yanna asked.

"Nothing really, I'm working on getting me an apartment right now" I answered.

"Period, on some grown woman shit !" she said and I chuckled.

"i'm bout to be in the hoe everyday, ain't that right bestie" Kofi said.

"yes sir" I said, dapping him up.

"wait pause, you guys are always over here, do y'all have your own houses" I asked.

"what you trynna call us, homeless ? Kori asked, making everybody laugh.

"If the shoe fits" I shrugged.