Hold Me By The Heart

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JUNIPERS POV

Location: Miami, FL

As the sun peaked through behind the teal blue sheer curtains the sound of a faint buzzing noise could be heard. As Juni slowly opened her eyes she slowly turned over faced with the back of Ja. "Oh shit". She whispered as she raised up slowly. As she looked around trying to find a piece of clothing to cover herself with she turned her head slowly towards the sleeping man hearing the buzzing noise. As she stepped out of the bed slowly feeling the cold, hardwood floors under feet, she stood up making her way to the other side of the bed. She bent down slowly picking up a T-shirt and slipped it over her head, covering her nude body. So many thoughts were going through head as she stepped closer to his side of the bed. Realizing that it is was his phone she rolled her eyes. As she turned away slowly she stopped in her tracks. She was tempted to take a look , just a peak. Just to see who was blowing him up this early.

As she leaned over at the illuminating phone the words "H.E.R🩷" flashed across the screen. Junipers face turned up. Not only was she irritated but she was disgusted. She was disgusted at him because he lied and disgusted with herself because she went against her gut. As she stood in front of him shaking her head quickly , her blood was boiling. "Ja!" She yelled out. She smacked his arm. "Ja. Get the fuck up." She yelled out as she picked up his clothes and shoes , bundling them up in her arms. As the man raised up slowly he was met with his clothes thrown at him and his shoes aimed at his face. "Aye what the fuck". The man said as he raised his hands up attempting to block his face. The man pulled the cover's back , quickly standing up faced with the angry brown skin girl. Juni was seething. "So you single right ?" She asked with an eyebrow raised. "You single?" She asked once again stepping towards him. The man stepped back. "What are you talking about?" The man replied as he glanced over at the buzzing phone.  He knew exactly what she was talking about. He saw the name plastered across the screen and sighed. The H.E.R🩷 was Brooklyn Nikole , Lattos sister. Ja and Brooklyn had been in again off again for a year now. They were off and had just gotten back on good terms. All though he cared about Brooklyn he made it clear to her that he was still gonna do him regardless of their relationship. I mean he was a young, successful man and he wanted what he wanted whenever he wanted it .  "What am I talking about? Are you serious right now Ja? You laid up in my bed and some bitch is calling your phone after you looked me in my face and told me that you were single and made me feel bad for brushing you off!" The girl exclaimed.

"Listen Juni. It's not like that aight. She ain't even my girl". He said. "That's your not girl? Oh so you think I'm a dummy huh? You think I'm a dumb bitch? You think you can play me nigga!" The girl yelled as she pushed him back. "Aye listen man , stop putting your hands on me." The man yelled as he grabbed her arms. "Get out". The girl said as she looked damn. She sucked in a gust of air trying to keep herself calm. She didn't want to go there , to that place of anger that would cause grave consequences. "Juni let's just talk about this. It's not that serious. Me and her ain't even together. It's just some girl that I've been messing with. She came way before you. She knows what it is. It's nothing serious. ". The man said as he stepped towards her slowly. "Get out. Now. Or I will make you get out. Get your shit and go". The girl yelled as she walked out the room. As she made her way towards the living room she shook her head. She couldn't believe this was happening again. The feeling of getting played was never a good one. It felt like a needle pricking your skin, like a heart burning sensation. As she swung her front door open she stood there, quietly watching the man make his way towards her. "Juni". "Don't." The girl said quietly. As the man went through the doorway she slammed it almost hitting the back of him.

As she leaned down taking in a deep breath the memories came through like a windstorm. She shook her head , placing her hands on her face. Her cheeks were warm , eyes were watery, she could feel herself over heating. As the girl closed her eyes clenching them shut a faint pinging noise could be heard from the bed room. As she looked up making her way to the bedroom she spotted the clock that was placed on the wall next to her door way. It read 10:30 Am. "Shit." The girl said loudly. Two and half hours till Brenae and her friends arrived to see her. She wasn't in the mood to see anyone at the moment, but she knew she had promised to meet Brenae's boyfriend and his friend Keon. And on top of that she had work the same night and could not miss it. "Today will be eventful ". The whispered to herself.