devotion

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                                                         <devotion.>

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Nyel's pov.

"Where you been at boy? If it's a lady friend you better let me see her before I die." My mom says while I pour the pills for today in the mixer. I crush them up for her sometimes and make a smoothie on hot days like today.

"Nah ma. Ain't no lady friend." I respond. "Boy you better find a wife and let me see her 'fore I'm gone." She retorts, "no pressure." She adds lowly.

"Ma that's a whole lotta pressure." I hate this topic because whole time she's talking about my future wife, I'm thinking about Val. And ion really like to think about her death.

"Did you think about the retirement home situation?" I told her about the money saved up for her and gave her some time to think about it.

"Ain't nun to think about. I don't wanna be surrounded by death." She shakes her head. "Okay ma." I just let it go. I knew she'd say don' some shit like that.

I gotta do a whole lot in this crib today so ion think ima see Val. But ima definitely call or text him.

I change all the sheets and clean up with the help of my mom.

Nyel❤️
Can't make it today.
Ima pick you up from work tomorrow

Shorty
Okay, have fun with your mom ❤️

My finger hovers over the red heart emoji as I think about whether I should send it back. I know I'm in his phone with a red heart so it can't be that deep to him.

Nyel❤️
❤️

I sent it.
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The next day I pick him up from work as planned and grab some food on my way there. I text him that I'm outside.

I watch as he picks up his phone and immediately smiles. I think he smiling at my message? When he starts typing while still cheesing I feel myself smiling too.

He lets me know that he will be out in a minute. I wait for a lil bit and reach over to open the door for him so he can get in quicker.

"Nyelll" he says happily when he sees me. "What's good?" I love seeing him so excited to see me.

"What's good?" He repeats playfully making me chuckle. I raise a brow when he opens his arms and leans in. We hug for a lil bit.

"Okay let go." He giggles in my ear but I only hold him tighter. "You missed me?" I want him saying that in my ear, "duh I didn't see you yesterday." He says.

"I missed you too." I respond before letting him go. Ima just go with it and enjoy what we got until we end this.

"My dad invited us to his cookout." He says. "You wanna go?" I ask hoping he doesn't. We been all up on eachother these past couple of days so I know it's gon be hard to keep our hands to ourselves once we step out together.

"Not really but I want some of the food." He says, "let's pull up for a second then. When is it though?" I ask, "in a week." He answers.

I eventually remember his food in the back and hand it to him. "You're the best." He happily gets to eating his food as I drive us to his crib.

"Maybe you could invite your mom too." He suggests. I know she'd be more than happy to come but the fear of somebody catching onto whatever Val and I got going on is eating me up alive. I don't think she'd be too happy if she found out.