𝐗𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐧'

𝗜: 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱'

I'd probably laugh if somebody told me I'd be here years from now..

I still can't believe this is my truth..

A year earlier..

"Lena, are you up?" My Dad said knocking on my door. "Ughh.. YESSS " I said covering my face with my pillow , I could hear him open my door. He walked in snatching the pillow from my face .

"WHATT?!" I said irritated, I just wanted to sleep! "Little girl don't get beside yoself cuz I will remind you I'm big dog round here" he said laughing causing me to roll my eyes.

My dad Anthony Richards.. age 35, tall darkskin male stood 6'5, long black locs with a fresh haircut.

"I'm trynna sleep duh.." I said causing him to smack me with the pillow, he so irritating sometimes.. my dad raised me by himself my whole life.. he got my mom pregnant at an early age and gave up parental custody to my dad.

"Babygirl you can't sleep today away.." he said sitting beside me in my queen size bed. "I don't wanna think about it dad I just wanna go back to sleep" he pulled me into a tight hug. Today's my 19th birthday.. I know you may be thinking now Lena why aren't you excited?

I always hated my birthday after what happened at my 7th birthday.. my mom showed up causing a scene.. she showed up to my party drunk off her ass with her new boyfriend. She paraded around my party telling all my friends and their parents how much of a "bad guy" my dad is.. how he "trapped her at a young age".

For background.. my dad and mom have been in a relationship since middle school.. senior year of highschool right before my dad was about to graduate he found out my mom was pregnant.. at 16 she wasn't ready. Her mother forced her to sign over her Parental rights to my grandma Eden. My grandma raised me for a few years while my dad got himself together.

My dad now a successful black man and role model in the community, he owns the hottest barbershop in the city. While also running a successful clothing brand.

I always got the hottest fits I always rep my dad's brand of course. That brand got my dad set for all the things we have. We live in a 2 story 4 bedroom house with 3 bathrooms, in a gated community. I got my own bedroom with a large walk in closet, also I have a beauty room where I do nails sometimes when I want some extra money on the side.

Im fresh out of highschool.. I've been working for my dad at the shop working the books. I also help with his brand packing orders I find it oddly satisfying I made all the packaging for his brand.

I'm heading to college soon.. I plan on going to school for business. Following in my dad's footsteps you could say.

"You good?" My dad said checking to make sure I was alright I had went quiet for a little minute without realizing.. "I'm good, I was just thinking" I said, "well how bout this, you get dressed and we can go get something to eat, and then do whatever you want today" he said causing a big smile to come over my face, "really?" I said smiling ear to ear causing to chuckle.

"Don't make me change my mind hurry up" he said shoving me off my bed. "I- um.. ouch!" I said dramatically rubbing my shoulder. "Ok ok I'm going" I said seeing him make a balled up face at me. I stood up walking to my closet, opening the doors being met by my floor length mirror. "Ouu.. JUMPSCARE" I said laughing at myself. Grabbing a pink towel from my stack of freshly folded laundry, walking out of my closet and to my bathroom.