Harlem Romance

Forever Always

Mary

"But daddy it wasn't like that-" "so what was it like Mary? Because it looked like you had people over here when I told you to not have any company over, now look" my father says as he rubs his head "honey maybe we should all calm down" my mother intervenes "calm down? How can I calm down when there are kids in jail right now because of this" he says "but it wasn't there fault, Jeff came over when I pacifically told him not to and he got into it with Y/N and Robert" I say as I wipe my tears "oh Mary it's going to be ok, it's not your fault" my mother says as she grabs my head to comfort me "maybe it's time for bed" she says as we begin to head upstairs.

Y/N

The car ride home was very quiet to say the least, until my father said something "did you forget that it was your birthday?" "No sir" "then why did you so something dumb like that? You lucky they didn't charge you" "but it wasn't my fault, the cop came and arrested me and Robert for no reason at all, I didn't know I was going to get arrested on my birthday" I say as I look out the window, we approach the drive way at my parents house "Y/N just for now go to bed, we will talk about tomorrow" my mother says and I nod as I begin to head to my room "I didn't mean for any of this to happen.... especially not on my birthday" I say to myself before getting under the covers.

Robert

"Boy what the hell were you doing in that white neighborhood anyway?!" My pops yelled as he drives "I was just dropping Y/N off to see a friend" "then how did get her and yo self arrested?" "It was this white guy that Y/N goes to school with and he was saying some unruly stuff to us..now I wasn't going to touch until he began to push up on Y/N, pops we didn't do anything wrong" I say as me and my pops eyes meet through the rearview mirror, he sighs "I know son...I know, but you can't be beating up on a white boy in a all white neighborhood, do you know what they could have done to y'all?" he says and I nod in agreement, I get to my room and take off my clothes to get ready for bed.

Y/N

It's back Monday and I'm back at my grandmas house, my mother told her about everything that happened the other night, she wasn't necessarily angry because she knows why we went over there and that it wasn't our fault "I'm glad you two are alright" my grandma says "why were you two out that late anyway? Why weren't you at your party your parents threw for you?" She says "because I didn't want to be there... especially with them, and I just needed some air" "Y/N sweet baby I would really love if you would just act like you want to be there, yes we know what they did was wrong..very wrong but they're trying to make it up the best they can" she says and I sigh "I guess your right" "I know I am, now go up there and get ready, grandma needs your help with some things today" she says as I get up to head upstairs.

After me and grandma got done getting the things off of her grocery list we headed back to start on supper "I got it" I say as I go to open the door, I wasn't expecting anyone at this time so I just thought it was one of grandma's friends "Mary...hi"I say as I open the door to be met with Mary at my doorstep "what are you doing here?" I say as I let her in "well after all of the things that happened yesterday I felt I needed to come over and apologize" "for what? It wasn't your fault" "I know but if I didn't tell you to come to my house so late you wouldn't have gotten in trouble and and-" "Mary your rambling" I say to her " again it's not your fault ok? So stop blaming yourself" I say as she nods and I kiss her to reinsure her "Y/N who was at the door?" My grandma says as she comes around the corner "oh it was just Mary" I say as I put my hands in my pockets "hi miss Y/L/N, I just came over to see if Y/N was alright and um to give her this" she says as she gives me a present "oh well isn't that nice, let's go have a seat girls".

"I have to check on the food so if you would excuse me" my grandma says as she gets up to leave to the kitchen "open it up" Mary says as I begin to open the gift "a half necklace?" "Well yes but look" she says as she goes in her shirt to take out a necklace that looks like the other half to the necklace I have "put it to mine" she says as I pick up the necklace to connect ours "it has our initials" I say as she mh in agreement "look what it says on the back" she tells me "forever all ways" I read off the heart "Y/N?" She says as she looks over my shoulder to see if my grandma was coming, she grabs my hands "Y/N I love you...like a lot, to some points it kind of hurts but it's all worth it..do you know why?" She asks me "no" "because I get to see your beautiful face everyday, and getting to know more about you, like your life and personality, if we ever fall apart I wouldn't know how to feel" she says as she wraps the tears off my cheeks, I didn't even realize I was crying until then "Mary I-" "foods ready, come on and eat girls!" My grandma shouts out.

"I really appreciated the gift, thank you" I say as we stand outside waiting for Judy to arrive "Y/N you don't have to say thank you, I'm your girlfriend..I'm supposed to do things like this, and plus it was your birthday" "I know I just..never had anyone do all of this for me...I mean except my grandma" I say and she laughs "well get use to it" she says "I love you too Mary Washington, I mean we may have not had the best start in this relationship at first but we made it, the love I have for you is scary too but that's what this relationship stuff is about, making, and taking risk and not knowing where it will lead you..and that's kind of scary doing that but I do it everyday" I say as I look at her teary eyes as she smiles "can I kiss you?" I ask as she kisses me, this wasn't like any other kisses that we've done...this was different, it had more compassion in it..it's not like we don't have compassion in our kisses it's just the love was really there.

Falling in love at a young age of 16 was never in my plans, with my condition and all I thought it would never happen...I guess I was wrong.

I hope y'all like this, I wanted it to be more sentimental between them so they had to show some love.