THOUGHTS OF US.

026.

ALIYAH JIMENEZ
Saturday, January 28, 2023
1 A.M.

I heard banging on my the front door and I groaned, sitting up. I tapped my phone to see what time it was, squinting as the light shined. It's one in the fuckin morning bro what the fuck.

I slowly walked to the front door, dragging my feet.

"Why the fuck are you banging on my door for bro?" I furrowed my eyebrows and squinted as I opened the door. DD slowly looked up. In his hand we're two stacked styrofoam cups. I snatched it out his hand and there was a purple liquid in the cup.

"No," I shook my head and looked up at him.

"We're not doin this DD," I threw my head back. Drinking liquor is one thing, but lean? I told him ion want him drinkin it and he promised me he wouldn't.

"Aliyah," he squinted his eyes at me.

"No bro you promised," I dropped my hand to my side, still holding the cups.

"I'm sorry," he tilted his head, wrapping his arms around me.

"Don't even touch me bro," I shook my head.

"Come on ma don't be like that," he mumbled.

"I'm serious David. Go home," I shook my head, tossing the cup outside. He looked at the cup then at me and ran his hand down his face.

"Aliyah don't do this," he shook his head, trying to walk inside.

"Nah I'm doin this," I laughed, shaking my head back and holding my hand up so he couldn't get in.

"I'm doin this because you promised you wouldn't do this shit again David. It's like every time you promise something you break it. Its not even just the lean. It's the liquor thing, it's the showing up to my house intoxicated it's just everything bro," I whisper yelled, tapping his chest with my index finger.

His face straightened out as he looked at my promise ring.

I walked back inside and closed the door as a lump formed in my throat.

"Come on Aliyah," he knocked softly.

"Don't do this bro please," his voice faded as I walked to my room, tears running down my face.

I sat in my bed and pulled my knees up to my chest.

Winter called at the perfect time because I was finna start breaking down.

"Hey ma h- What's wrong?" she furrowed her eyebrows when she seen the tears, flowing down my face and heard me taking shuttered breaths.

"He came here wit lean in his cup so I told him to go home. I feel bad but he promised, Winter," I put my phone down and laid my head on my knees, crying.

"No don't cry baby," she frowned.

"I'm comin don't go to sleep," she shook her head as she put some shoes on and walked outside.

"Aliyah I say it's time you let him know how you been feelin," she mumbled.

"I told him how every time he promises something I feel like he breaks it and he just stood there and looked at my ring," I sobbed softly, shaking my head.

"So maybe you should go to talk to him on Sunday or Monday," she sighed, shaking her head.

"I will," I nodded, closing my eyes.

"Are you happy wit him?" she tilted her head. It's sad that I had to think about it before I answered.

"I feel like one day I'm happy and the next he does some shit that ruins it," I ran my hand down my face, wiping my tears.