Living Off Past Trauma [EDITED]

Outta the house

{Published 1May2024}
{Edited 7January2025}

Omniscient
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It's been five years since that incident with Tj. Onika's now 19, turning 20 soon. She moved out of her mom's house around age 18. Exactly after Prom, she and her best friend Skyler, moved to Los Angeles California.

It has always been their dream to move to California, but the main reason Onika wanted to move is because she was running away from Tjay. Skyler doesn't know that she got raped by him, only her mom and Lamar, her guy best friend does. She felt too embarrassed to tell Sky because she didn't put him in jail and because she did warn Onika to stay away from him. Onika never had enough proof to put him behind bars, so he wasn't able to go to get locked up. Lucky for her, she never saw Tjay again ever since that day.

She was so relieved when her mom told her 3 years ago that Tjay ended up going to jail for theft and rape.

Since that day, Onika has been going to Therapy, Self defence classes and has also been doing people's hair and makeup. Owning her own beauty Salon and sharing a house with Skyler. She's been happy ever since. Just the only thing that still hurts is that she'll never be able to get pregnant.

The day she got abused, her mom took her to the doctor and they said her cervix and ovaries got badly damaged. Meaning she could never get pregnant and that it would take a miracle for her to get pregnant. If so than it would be a high risk pregnancy.
But otherwise she's been happy with her friends and family.

Skyler Hernandez Wilson//Sky
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LA California

"Girl get yo ass outta dis bed right now! It's frickin 2pm and we got plans remember!" I said as I pulled the blanket off Onika

Onika and I have been besties since the 4th grade and have been inseparable since. Having her as my bestie is such a blessing. She ain't even my best friend anymore. She's like a sister. A very great sister.

"Im too tiredddd." She dragged as she tried going back to sleep but I pulled her off the bed

"OOP! Bitch what the heck?"

"Don't what the heck me. I told you we going to Lamar's house. C'mon, go get ready" I say

"Lamar's house? Bitch, the nigga don't even like you. Y'alls always end up fighting, arguing or dissing eachother" She said as she made her way to the bathroom.

Onika and Lamer have known eachother their whole life, way before I knew them. Their mamas are best friends. I met him when I moved to Atlanta and when I became friends with Onika. We never liked eachother to be honest.

"That's our way of expressing our friendship" i say as I walk outta the room

"Righttttt" Onika drags with a eye roll.

"Bitch just go get ready"

Onika Calhoun Jones//Oni
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I began to get ready, doing my hygiene and hair. I got dressed and did some light makeup to cover some of the marks from 5 years ago. After getting ready, I headed down stairs to the living room.