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Six

October 16
5:45 pm
Malik's POV

"Where you been nigga, we ain't seen you in a good lil minute," I had just walked into my homeboy Stacey's house to come chill. "I been chillin doing the same shit I been doing," we've all been busy so I don't know why he was acting like I'm the only who hasn't been around.

"Nah he been out here fucking ole girl from that lounge," Antwan, Stacey's brother chimed in. "Nah he ain't hit that, cause the Malik we know would've been hit it and got rid of her ass," Stacey said. "Nah bruh it ain't even like that, why is everything about fucking with y'all?"

"Shit, you need to be asking yourself that. You don't remember all them hoes you was fucking on," I guess I wasn't allowed to change the way these niggas was jumping down my throat.

"Man we grown as fuck now, ain't nobody trying to keep fucking on randoms, a nigga can't settle down," my intentions for Zayla were genuine, fucking was the least of my worries, I mean if the opportunity presented itself and I felt like doing so I wouldn't pass up the offer but that's not what I was thinking about right now.

"Ight we'll see if she don't give that lil pussy up soon it'll be a matter of time before you're fucking on another hoe," they were just talking not knowing what the fuck they were talking about. "Watch your mouth and ight we'll see since y'all motherfuckers think y'all know everything," I hated when people tried to tell me about my life and what the fuck I had going on.

"Man we grew up with you, you ain't fooling nobody," they both laughed. "Ight, we gonna keep talking about me, or we gonna roll up," I asked changing the subject. "You already know we finna roll up," we rolled up a few blunts and chilled for the rest of the day.

I left around 8:30, on my way home I decided to stop at chick-fil-a to pick up something to eat and to get Zayla something too. Once I pulled up to her apartment I texted her.

Zay
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Come outside.

Umm okay, omw.

Ight.

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I looked over as she pulled on the door handle trying to open the door. I unlocked it and let her in. "Hey," she said softly as she slid in the car.

"What's up, you ate something," I asked.

"Nah not yet, why," she adjusted herself in the seat to where she was facing me, resting her head on her hand.

"Here I got you something while I was out," I handed her the bag with her food in it. "Aw thank you, it's crazy because I was thinking about getting chick-fil-a" she said looking in the bag.

"No problem, but you alright," I questioned. She seemed a little off today and I wanted to see where her head was at. "Yeah I'm okay, just a little irritated," she replied.

"Why, what's up,"

"To be honest I haven't heard from you all day, I even called like three times, but all I got was your voicemail I was a little worried," she said.

"My bad I wasn't trying to worry you I just got caught up in other shit," I wasn't trying to ignore her, I was just really focused on other stuff.

"That's cool, but you still could've just texted me saying you were gonna be busy today or something," I got where she was coming from, but damn I didn't know she would be upset over some small shit like this.

"I get you and I do apologize, I honestly just got caught up and didn't think to text you, I honestly didn't think you would care,"

"I mean why wouldn't I," she asked.

"I don't even know, but to be honest I don't know why I didn't just communicate that with you, that's my fault," I didn't want to argue, that shit was draining so I just let her have it.

"I mean it's not that big of a deal, I know that you have a life, but I thought you were mad at me or something. I've just gotten used to us texting everyday, I didn't even get a good morning text back from you. I'm not tripping for real it just kind of threw me off," I could tell me not hitting her up today kind of hurt her feelings which were not my intentions, I just got caught up in so much shit today that it slipped my mind to text her.

"And I get that, that was bad on my part. Like I said, I do apologize," this girl was really changing me because if this was any girl before her, she wouldn't have gotten an apology. "I accept your apology," she said as she grabbed a fry from the bag and bit into it.

"Well besides that how was your day," I asked changing the subject. "It was okay besides me overthinking this whole situation, I babysat Dyah's little sister, so we went out on a little girls date, let me show you our pictures," she pulled out her phone to find the pictures. "Damn why she kind of look like you though," the little girl looked more like her sister than Dyah's.

"Oh my gosh, why do everybody say that," she giggled. "Cause it's true, she doesn't look anything like Dyah," I said. She continued to show me a few more pictures before putting her phone back in her pocket.

"That's crazy I don't see it, but that's how my day went. How was yours since you were so busy," she asked making air quotes. "Well my day was cool, I went and took the twins home and stayed at my parents' house for a bit, then I went to chill with my homeboys and now I'm here with your big headed ass."

"Here you go with them lame ass jokes of yours," she chuckled. "I'm glad you had a good day though,"

"Yeah I'm glad you had one too,"

We sat and chilled in my car eating our food as we talked. We both couldn't stay long since we had to get up early for work.

"Good night thanks for the food again," she leaned over grabbing my face as she kissed me. "Good night" I said once the kiss broke apart. I watched as she got out of the car grabbing her food and walked into her building. Once she was inside I pulled off.

I grabbed my phone scrolling though my playlist until I came across Kickin the Clouds by Lil Poppa.

The whole way home I listened to the Under Investigation 3 album. Once I made it home I hopped in the shower, ate the rest of my food, and got in the bed. Before I went to bed I made sure to text Zayla.

Zay
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Good night beautiful, hope you enjoy your day tomorrow.

Good night, I hope you have a day just as good as mine tomorrow.

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I was surprised with myself everyday for how I was falling for her. I honestly didn't think I was capable of settling down but I was proving myself wrong everyday. 

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