Ecstasy

twenty

Destiny Franklin

+3 months

"We find the defendant not guilty. Case dismissed." The judge spoke and Destiny let a tear roll down her cheek.

They shouted as they stood up. He turned around after the cops took the shackles off of his hands.

He walked over to destiny as she smiled. She wrapped her arms around him and kissed his lips.

He had been charged with homicide but they did not have enough evidence to prove he was. It was Ariels word against theirs.

"I missed you so much." She sniffled. "Stop crying." He told her and she sniffled. He pulled away and went to go greet the other people.

•••••••••••

"M-mahzi no more." Destiny begged as she pulled the covers over her body. He chuckled and kissed her cheek before walking to the bathroom.

She quickly fell asleep and Mahzi hopped in the shower. Soon mahzi got out of the shower and climbed in bed with her.

He leaned over her and kissed her face waking her up. He sat in bed next to her and pulled her on to his chest.

She was practically asleep as she laid on him. "Wake up." He shook her. She shook her head no.

"Come on , ma. I wanna go get another dog." He spoke and she lifted her head up. She smiled a little. "Foreal?" She asked with a smile. "Hell naw." He shook his head.

The doorbell rang and she shook her head. "Please get it." She mumbled against his lips before kissing him.

He kissed back before pulling away and standing up. He jogged downstairs and reached the door quickly.

The doorbell rang again as he opened the door. He furrowed his eyebrows seeing the man that stood at about 5'9 at the door.

"Who the hell are you?" The man mugged. Mahzi looked at him with a mug.

He looked the man up and down before speaking. "I don't know who the hell yo lil fat ass think you talking to-" Mahzi was cut off my destiny.

"Who was it?" She asked. "Ion know." He replied. "Where is my daughter? Tell her to come here before I go to jail." He spoke with his accent thick. Mahzi chuckled. "Yeah ight. Destiny, come here." He spoke.

He shut the door in the man's face and waited for destiny. Soon destiny came downstairs in a pink Versace robe and a bonnet.

She opened the door and he stood to the side of the door watching with his arms crossed.

She seemed shocked and a little nervous. As if she had just gotten caught doing something she was not sussposed to be doing.

"Oh...hey dad." She spoke with a raspy voice. "Hey." He pushed his way inside. She sighed.

Mahzi walked off and upstairs and she sighed. "Who is that bitch ass nigga answering your door?" He asked. She giggled a little. His accent made his words sound funny.

"Dad don't start....that's my boyfriend." She explained as she leaned on the wall.

"Boyfriend? Ok destiny. I Have told you. Do not get off track. You need to get your education and money first. Then think about that stuff-" she cut him off.

"Dad you've been telling me that since I was a little girl. It was fine then but now I'm grown and I have a job and education. It's not like I need to pay money to have a boyfriend." She shook her head.

"It can always turn into something else and you will need money to pay for diapers and-" she cut him off. "Um no. That's not gonna happen. It's not even like that." She explained.

"It better not. I told you wait until your married before you go around having sex." He told her.

Destinys father had always had high expectations for her. Some unrealistically high. It had been beneficial slightly because she had her own penthouse in Beverly hills, car and job and almost everything she wanted at 20. But she wished he would realize that she was grown and she could do what she wanted.

"I know, dad." She nodded. "Good." He crossed his arms. She shook her head sitting down.