When Times Get Hard

Part 8- Peaches

Aliyah's POV

I arrived home and heading in the house. I close the front door and start to head to my room but I'm stopped by my mother on the way.

"So where did you go? It's almost noon"

"I told you I had friend who was experiencing something and she needed some company because she was home alone"

"Oh do I know this friend?"

"Not really our friendship is kind of new. One day you will I guess it depends on how life goes you know"

"Well I hope so, also you smell like weed were you smoking?!"

"No Ma I would never do that and you know this. I can't control what her house smells like her family smokes so the house smells like it"

"Well then go wash all them clothers they stink and I don't want my house smelling like that shit we don't do that over here" she said with an attitude

I let go of the deep breath I was holding in and nod my head. I head to my room and put my bag up and just sit on the edge of my bed I read the message from Jordan then reflected on last night. I've never felt so appreciated and at peace than last night like she didn't seem like such a stranger almost like we had been friends since forever. It's kind of weird I don't really know what this feeling is and I really don't know I feel about feeling this way.

I put my clothes in the washer just my mom would shut up then I turn on my Tv playing Love & hip hop. I worked on my homework for about a hour or so then I was binge watching the marvel movies and accidentally fell asleep during movie two which was Guardians of the Galaxy.

By the time I woke up it was around 6:30-ish and I looked at phone and seen a message from Jordan.

WBⓂ️Jordan🃏: hey I'm back home, my brother is doing better he was awake today just in a lot of pain and not very in the mood to say the least

Me: Yo that's coo asf, I'm happy to hear that fr 😋 Whatchu doin now?

WBⓂ️Jordan🃏: Nothing forreal finna roll up and prolly watch a movie... maybe I'll FaceTime you

Me: Damn I'm only a maybe lol that's tuff 😂😂😂 I ain't trippin tho my haters are my motivators😘

WBⓂ️Jordan🃏: Nah G I'm never hatin that's wack asf, I mean I just ain't know what you was doing I didn't wanna be interrupting you

Me: Nah I just woke up from an accidental nap actually 😭😭

WBⓂ️Jordan🃏: So basically you saying I can call you

Shortly after I read the message she calls me and I answer on my IPad.

"Wsg G" she says grabbing her rolling tray and shells

"Hey, nothing finna restart this movie because I fell asleep during it"

"Whatchu watching? I'll watch the same thing"

"Bet I'm finna watch Guardians of the Galaxy"

"Oh shii that's my movie all 3 of em bet"

We both put the movie on and we just chillin sharing our opinions about the movie and little comments and jokes. She lowkey had me dying the way she kept getting all upset over the little things and kinda spoiling the movie but I wasn't bothered because I've seen this already too.

We stayed on the phone the whole movie and we were watching the second one when my mom came in my room.

"Hey you hear that lol drug girl at your school brother got shot... wonder what they've done now? I told you be careful" with that she closed the door

I rolled my eyes and then looked at Jordan. She seemed pretty bothered by my moms comment and I don't blame her my mom can be ass when it comes to new people especially not from our block people which is crazy cause she grew up NOT in this neighborhood.

"Hey I'm sorry forreal about my mommas comment she's hella judgy I hope you not too offended but if you are I also understand"

"Am I just drug girl to you too?"

"No not at all, I swear I didn't even know about the rumors until AFTER I met you. Nothing changes anything, I just genuinely wanted to talk to you and get to know you not allows others opinions to determine how I felt about you that's childish as fuck"

She paused like she was replaying everything I had just said in her head. She looked me for a minute before she spoke

"Ion need no charity or sympathy if you actually tryna be coo with me than that's wsp but if you tryna be captain save a ho then ima pass on communicating with you"

"No I'm not I swear I'm just trying to get to know you and be cool with you... no shady shit forreal"

She nodded her head and we spent the rest of the night on the phone asking each other questions and talking about whatever we were watching at the time. Time went by so fast I didn't even realize it was midnight and we have school in the morning.

"Ok I actually take school seriously and I need to get my sleep In. It's almost midnight so I'm finna go to sleep"

"Ight I'm prolly not coming tomorrow so don't expect to see me there but I'll talk to you tomorrow. Goodnight Liyah"

"Goodnight bubb" I reached over to hang up the phone

"Wait!! Can we stay on the phone?"

"Oh yea for sure I didn't know if you was one of them or not"

"I mean if I feel like I need to hang up or sum I will but I wanna stay on the phone"

"Ok goodnight bubb" I plug my iPad up and sit it on my night stand then attempt to go to sleep

Jordan's POV

Aaliyah is basically sleep and even tho it's been hours since it happened I still can't stop thinking bout what her moms said and called me she basically said me and my brother deserve what happened to us and she don't even know us that's wild as fuck when you really think about it. And she called me "Drug girl" what the hell does that even mean.

If her moms don't like me then I really don't have a chance. Hell right now I don't even know if I want to try or not I mean she seems like a coo girl and shii and I'm pretty confident she's gay but do I really need to add some to my life right now he'll do I need to add bs to hers not really. Plus like I said she a flowers and beach dates girl I'm used to tennis bracelets and henny motherfuckers. She's from the place I can't stand cause they all judgy asf and yet I still talk to her and I'm currently on the phone with her and she's sleep. Damn I'm setting myself up huh

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Damn will Aaliyah's mom play a factor in their friendship? Is this a friendship or relationship?