When Times Get Hard

Part 11- Stranger Things

Jordan's POV

I tried to call Aaliyah again but the phone went straight to voicemail, I really hope she's ok. I would pull up but honestly I think that would make her situation worse. So I just sent her a text on all her social media and her number hoping she'd get the message somehow.

Me: Hey um I'm sorry all this happened forreal I never meant to hurt you or get you hurt. We gon get through this bs together 🫡 but for now I think it's best we get ourselves together first so we can fight this battle as a team and not individuals. I'm ngl ima lil worried for you but ik if I pulled up rn that wouldn't help yo situation, hopefully you get this message nd hopefully u good and safe. I'm keep checkin my phone til u respond so don't have me waiting too long 😑

I turned my phone off and walked back into my brother's room and retold everything that had just happened.

Aaliyah's POV

I slowly get up off the floor after my mom had hit me so hard I flew back hitting my head and landing on the floor. As I'm trying to get up my phone rings and she quickly throws it across the room breaking it.

"Why are you even doing all of this?!"

"I told you to do one simple fucking thing and that was to mind yo business and stay away from that girl, your dad is going to flip when he finds out about this"

"But why though? What do you guys have against her so bad? You don't even know her!"

"I'm not doing this with you Aaliyah, get outta my face"

"You're literally in MY room"

She rolls her eyes and leaves my room slamming the door shut. The second she leaves I collapse to the floor and I start crying. I've only seen my mom act like this a couple times, this is the bullshit my sister tried to warn me about.

When I was about 10 or 11 I was ear hustling an argument between my big sister who was 17 and my mom they were going back and forth about something I still don't really know to this day but I remember hearing my mom and sister yell at each other and things being thrown for over an hour. My mom was yelling while my sister was trying to tell her to shut up so I wouldn't hear.

After their argument my sister stormed up to her room and within 10mins had two suitcases packed and she came in my room to talk to me.

Flashback convo:

"Hey Liyah, I know you heard all that fighting downstairs and I'm sorry you even had to hear all of that. I gotta leave for a little until me and mom can be on the same page ok, I'm not leaving you I promise but I just need a break. Always remember to stand up for yourself and don't let anybody make you second guess your own decisions and what you decide to do not even mom ESPECIALLY not our mother. You'll understand when your older but just know to stand your ground no matter what" she said while silent tears came down her eyes

"But Cami, I don't want you to leave"

"I'm sorry, it's for the best forreal" with that she gave me a big hug and left my room when I tried to follow her my mom yelled at me to go back to my room

Ever since then I haven't had contact with my sister forreal she used to text once a month but then when my mom found out she made me change my number

End of flashback

I was brought out of thought when I heard my IPad notifications start going off I rush and silence them before my mom came back in here and quickly looked at the notifications I saw more comments on the post and multiple messages from Jordan. I opened the message and read it. I responded on iMessage..

Me: Hey um I really don't know what to say right now my mom is trippin. My head hurts like hell I wouldn't lie, she's so mad and I don't even know why thanks for checking on me and shii🙃 yea I don't really know how to move forward with this

Jordan🫶🏾: I don't know either G but it's gon be koo, if u need to cut me off I get it mane 🫡 ion need to be makin yo life harder especially with basketball being around the corner you don't need this drama

Me: but that's the crazy thing I don't want to cut you off, I don't see why you're not a bad person at all 🧍🏾‍♀️ but you're also right we might need some separation in this friendship at least till things die down... oh also I no longer have a phone cause my mom threw it across the room and broke it 🥲

Jordan🫶🏾: Damn that's fucked up forreal, it's ok we'll get you a new one and ion wanna not talk to you either but obviously yo moms ain't a fan of it

Me: Man fuck that lady

Jordan🫶🏾: damn Babi calm down, that's still yo moms

Me: fuck my mom

Jordan🫶🏾: I mean she is kinda bad 😏 sry tryna lighten the mood a lil bit

Me: yea ur cut off 😭
Me: Ima have to talk to you later, finna have to hide my iPad like I'm 7 again 🤦🏽‍♀️ this is so fucking stupid I'm finna run away atp

Jordan🫶🏾: Well if you do, I gotchu 🫡

I powered off my iPad and slid it under the edge of my bed. I walked downstairs after cleaning myself up to see my father sitting at the table with a scary look on his face.

"Sit." He says sternly

I take a seat, we begin to talk about the post and situation. Unlike my mother he isn't yelling but I can tell he's just as upset. We go back in forth until I just ask the question

"So why don't yall like her? Is it her family?"

My dad shoots a death stare at me then he begins speaking

"That's nun of your business, we told you to stay clear from her and somehow she's in your car. But now you see the consequences of your actions and I'm not bailing you out of them at all you brought all of what's coming to yourself. Don't expect me or your mother to help you."

With that he grabs his bottle of whiskey takes a shot to the head and walks into the living room leaving me at the table by myself both hurt and confused. He spoke as if there was something about to happen.

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What is Liyah's dad warning her about?

Why are her parents so mad?
Will Jordan and Aaliyah be able to get pass this and continue their friendship or should they call it quits?