Ke'Ari, everything is about her. She done been through so much but she got a handful of people there for her. What happens when the most important one dies?
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 8TH BIRMINGHAM, AL KE'ARI POV:
"How was school," Jeshawn asked me as I got in the car. "Fine." "You look tired. You sleepy?" "No. I'm just ready to go home. I don't wanna come back to school anymore."
"Why not," He asked looking at me. "He makes me feel unsafe." "Who is he?" "You know."
I didn't like saying his name. It made me feel a type of way.
"What happened?"
*FLASHBACK*
"Ke'Ari," I heard my science teacher call. "Yes?" "Mr. Grover needs to see you." I looked up to see him talking to my teacher.
I froze but quickly collected myself. Be normal. Act normal.
I got up and walked out with him. We made it to his office and I stayed standing. I needed to be able to escape. It's all I wanted.
He knew that. He locked the door and stood in front of it. There's no other exit. It was over with.
"You've been distant, why's that?" "I don't feel comfortable coming around." "Why not? You know I care about you a lot."
I nodded. I was feeling a little sick to my stomach. "I just don't think I have a reason to come around."
He brought me close to him but I backed up. I already was in a fucked up position. I wasn't going to make it worse.
He grabbed me and gripped my arm hard. I started yanking my arm but it was no use. I accepted whatever fate was coming to me at this point.
"You're mine, remember that. You belong to me." "I don't belong to you," I replied softly. He yanked me.
"What did I say?" I stayed quiet. He smacked the side of my neck. It hurt. "Answer me." "I'm yours and I belong to you," I stuttered out.
"Good girl. Wipe your face and go on." I hadn't realized I had started crying. I wiped my face and walked out the room.
I went to the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. "Worthless slut," I murmured to myself.
I wiped my face and walked back to class. Normal.
*FLASHBACK OVER*
"This shit gotta stop. You needa tell someone." "Nobody will believe me," I told him. "Youn know that."
"He's white. I'm black." "That does play a part but it doesn't hurt to try baby." "It's okay I graduate in a few more months. Report cards came out today and my grades look good. It'll be okay."
"It's bothering you tho," he said turning into Lil Caesar's. "It'll be okay." "Ion want you to feel no type of way or be stressed out about it."
"It'll be okay," I repeated again. "You really feel that way or you tryna convince yourself that?"
