Ayariah Chanel Jackson-Anthony
Does anybody still believe in fairytale love? Nobody? Just me? Well, I may be "too old" to still have little girl dreams, but I've seen what real love looks like. I've seen it every day as a little girl. The way my father would look at my mother & the way she would look at him. The princess treatment nonstop. The little things they did for each other that mattered. The sacrifices they made for each other. That's what I want. Sadly, the way the world is and the people in it, I don't think I'll ever get that type of love. Not only that, I have to secure my own future before I can get the love life I want. So watch how I get everything I want. *blows a kiss*
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May 27th, 2022
*Beep Beep Beep*
The sound of my alarm going off rang through my ears. Slowly waking up, I turned on my back as I stretched. Sitting up to turn off my alarm, I grabbed my phone to check my notifications. Like every other day, I woke up to a dry-ass phone. That's not including my Instagram and Twitter.
Just as I stepped out of my bed, my bedroom door flung open. A crying Lyrix ran towards me. Flopping my body against the bed, I covered my face.
"Yaya" Lyrix whined as she tapped my legs repeatedly.
Standing up from the bed, I started to fix my sheets. Lyrix hid behind my legs, looking towards the door. Already knowing who was bothering her, I picked her up and walked to my bathroom. I flicked the light on and reached for the door. Before I could close the door, Amari pushed the door.
"Mari leave her alone"
"I ain't even do nothing," he said holding his hands out.
This nigga is such a liar. The Pennywise mask sitting on his head snitched on him. Mari play night and day, even more whenever Lyrix came over. Sometimes he played entirely too much.
"So much for you ain't did nothing", I snatched the mask off his head.
Putting Lyrix down, I squatted down to her level. She held onto me tightly, pressing her face against my arm.
"Next time he scares you, punch him right in his nueces", I told Lyrix and pointed towards his crotch. She nodded her head and smiled.
"Nueces" is Spanish for nuts. She understood what I meant though. Her mom is Dominican and they still speak Spanish in the household, as far as I remember. Being Puerto Rican, we spoke very little Spanish in the house. My dad is Puerto Rican, but when he got locked up it stopped. My mom is from Antigua, but she moved down here when she was 15.
"You do that, I'm taking you to Penny's house", Amari said.
He held his finger in her face. She whimpered and held onto my arm tighter.
I hit him with the mask. "Stop fucking with her".
Lyrix giggled and flicked him off, before running out of my room. Trying not to laugh, I covered my mouth. I looked up at Amari, to see his mouth open in shock.
"I just know you taught her that shit", Amari walked out of my room.
Standing up, I closed the door. I snatched my bonnet from my head, as I turned the shower on. Letting the water heat up, I started brushing my teeth and washing my face.
I have a feeling today is going to be a great day. Today is the day before prom, so I'm going to be busy. Since I do hair to make my own money, I have clients who want to get their hair done or touched up. I took a few yesterday, so I didn't have to take any tomorrow. I gotta get myself ready tomorrow. I just need to do my hair and get my lashes done.
