Independence

eighteen'

Isaiah Amiri Brown
24
May 2023
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"I love youuuu" Leilani grinned as she rubbed her nose on mine while she straddled my lap. We were laying in bed just talking about any and everything until she got her random outburst of energy.

"I love you more, pretty" I scrunched my face up and moved my face side to side to rub my nose against hers too. This girl got me doing the most outrageous stuff that makes me wonder wth happened to the hard, manly side of me.

A knock sounded off on the room door that was slightly opened making us turn our heads to see Mari walking in as he walked towards the bed before plopping down next to us.

Leilani looked at me and we chuckled already knowin' why he did what he just did. He either wanted something or he just wanted to be in our presence. We were about to find out tho.

He laid his head on my shoulder as no one said anything instead just watched the TV where the random movie Leilani put on played.

"Da?" I heard Mari speak making me hum and look down at him as he held Leilani's hand while still laying on my shoulder. Ya'll thought I was clingy? Have you seen Kamari? This lil nigga have the biggest mouth but such a baby. He can't go an hour without touching Leilani and I.

"Can you drive me to Ari's place real quick please" he asked and I looked at him for a moment before nodding my head.

"Where yo' car at?" I asked him.

"I don't feel like drivin' " he said and I playfully mugged him before nodding my head.

"Ight I'm coming" I said and he nodded still laying down for a little while before getting up and kissing Leilani's cheek. He walked out of the room before closing the door behind him.

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Kamari Malachi Bryant
17
May 2023
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"Da, don't leave me I'll be right back" I turned to look at him when I was about to get out the car and he nodded his head turning the ignition off before leaning back in his seat.

I don't care, call me a big baby or whatever I couldn't care less. I'm gone lay under my parents regardless of what ya'll say. Anyways...

As I walked up to the front door, it immediately opened revealing Ariyah who wore a huge grin on her face before jumping into my arms allowing me to catch her. I walked into the house with her in my arms before closing the door behind me.

"I missed you" she pecked my lips before laying her head on my shoulder as I hugged her close feeling her growing belly press against me.

"I missed you too mamas" I spoke as she kissed on my neck making me side eye her.

"You hea' alone?" I asked and she shook her head no making me nod and try to let her down but she held tighter onto me making me lowly sigh before walking towards her parents room.

I knocked on the door before hearing a faint 'come in' . I opened the door seeing her parents laying down watching TV before their eyes shifted over towards us.

"Wassup Ma, Cane" I greeted them as her mom smiled at me.

"Girl, if you'on get offa' that boy" Cane, her dad spoke while chuckling making me shake my head as she still laid her head in the crook of my head.