isaiah
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we jumped as we heard the door open, me going back to the stove and her sitting on a chair at the kitchen island. my cheeks filled with embarrassment and my heart racing. i saw her smile at me, knowing what had almost unfolded. her mom stared at us. then spoke.
hey zay.
everyone called me zay but ny, she said she wanted her nickname for me to be unique, that's why she calls me saiah. i love it.
hey ma. how are you?
i'm good. what were y'all doing in here hmm?
making one of these faces (🤨)
nothing
hm boy you ain't slick, keep yo hands to yo self before i whoop you
my fault mama
i told her laughing
i fixed our food, we ate and then we laid on the couch, watching princess and the frog. her favorite movie. she laid in my lap playing with the drawstrings on my sweats. i put my hands in her hair, braiding it a little. i felt her movement stop and i knew she was asleep so i took her up to her room and put her in her bed. she was sleeping hard. i told mama i was leaving because i had to go to practice and i needed to shower. she understood. i left the house, getting in my car and heading home.
once i got home, i showered and sat in my room thinking. i miss sanyiah already. my brother came into my room bugging me. per usual. reggie pissed me the fuck off so bad. like it was annoying so i grabbed my ball and my shoes & left.
me
and don't touch shit in my room reg.
lil reg 👶🏽💙
man shut up 😂
me
reggie i'm fucking serious, don't touch shit or ima fuck you up when i get home
lil reg 👶🏽💙
u ain't fucking up shit, gtf out my face isaiah
me
yea ard , just stay out my room bro
i went to the court for 4 hours. practice was only 1 and a half but i stayed working on my layups and 3 pointers. some half court shots too. i couldn't dunk yet but my jump got better every single time. my phone started ringing and i went to see who it was. it was ny.
hey baby. you okay?
why did u leave saiah
i had to, i'm sorry
isaiah.. i miss you
i miss you too princess, i'll be back soon i promise.
can you ask your mom if u can stay the night? pretty please 🥹
yea, i'm getting ready to leave anyway.
okay thank u, i love you sai
i love you too ny
see like i said, she calls me things nobody else calls me but she just really breaks my name up. i started to wrap it up, throwing the ball at the basket once more, swishing the ball. i loved that "swish" sound the ball made when it entered the net. i changed into my crocs and got my shoes and bag and left. i started heading back to my house, getting some food for me, my siblings and my mom. knowing they like to complain. i made it back to the house and i saw reggie and amira run outta my room. those mfs. i went upstairs and gave my mom her food, told my siblings to come eat and went back upstairs. i ate in the car. my room wasn't really trashed like i thought it'd be, they just watched tv in there since mine was bigger than theirs. i texted ny letting her know i was otw.
