the weather was warm and the sound of children being scolded by their elders could be heard down the entire block of the Philadelphia street,
rumors is you could even hear the vulgar thoughts of View when Nariyah strolled towards him and his group, something mischievous in her step.
Ray snorted seeing the visible twitch in his friend's eye purely at the sight of the big almond-eyed girl who had been there cheesing lovingly showcasing off her prized pearly whites.
She hadn't dared to say a word after learning that if she stayed quiet he'd let her be around for a few seconds longer. That's all she wanted.
to be around him.
"hi baby" she sang out lovingly as she rocked back and forth on her heels earning a loud groan that she took as a reply taking this as her chance to invade his personal space taking his arm and draping it across her shoulder, her back to his chest.
his friend group of three took in her presence, her pin straight flat ironed hair
(thanks to years of hair training from her dearest grandma) with slightly overgrown curled bangs, the white wifebeater crop top that stopped where a bra would, and the slightly oversized dickies that she wore with the waistband folded over along with the black and white nikes she paired them with.
while Lilly and Deon were more so focused on rather Na'riyah's lashes were real or not while Malik was taking in the shape of his best friends self proclaimed lover.
"dawg stop saying that shit man, let me go!" he barked trying to shake his arm lose from her never folding hold on him no one at the block party noticed how loud he was being nor did any of them care, hearing View yell at Na'riyah was far from new.
she blinked ignoring his hostility and turned to the other three black teens extending a hand that had been previously holding their friend hostage to shake.
"so who are you?" Lilly asked earning a glare from View who attempted to snatch his limb back "views wife been together for about-"
"Never, for about never"
"12 years" she finished ignoring her forced lover's words and letting him go.
Lilly smiled at the girl enjoying how much she got under their typically calm friend's skin it was quite the treat to witness in her opinion,
they held conversation for a while before one of the neighborhood kids came looking for Riyah swifting her away
"I gotta go help with the cotton candy machine I'll be back later my love!" she waved bye to him as the small child eagerly pulled her away so she could fulfill his hunger for the sugary goodness
"bye please don't return!" view waved back talking through his smile appearing as if her being around had sucked away his energy like a blood-hungry leech.
Throughout the day she made efforts to be with him and his group which had quickly grown to adore her
she was deeply attempting to make him fall in love with her all day,
cornering view by the speakers and scooting to be closer to him on the benches until she fell off from him scooting off while she wasn't paying attention,
and she even lied to a child about them together telling them to address view as 'Na'riyahs boyfriend'
by the end of the day, the former group of four was now five and had made it to Veiw's newly leased 2022 silver Kia.
as promised View had dropped Mailk, Lilly, and Deon off choosing to hold Na'riyah hostage seeing as she stayed the closest to him not wanting to drive home alone so late rather she was sleeping or not.
he turned the headlights off as he pulled up to the curb of her house turning the engine of the car off and taking a moment to himself turning to witness her in his favorite form
fucking quiet
