Sade POV
I was walking outside of the building with my head hung low and my spirit defeated. Their words haunted me as i looked back at my mom through the glass screen.
"She's getting life with out parole." "There's nothing we can do im sorry." When they said that to me I felt time stop all around us. I felt like someone had put a bag over my head and was suffocating me.
As I looked at my mom with tears rolling down my face she just looks at me with a sad smile and says " Go be great like I know you can." "And remember mommy loves you and is SO proud of you ok?"
All I can do is sob and let out a small "o-ok" between gasping breaths from crying so hard. The officers tell me times up and i have to leave, so I get up and walk out of the facility before i hear someone call out my name. My real name.
"Sade!" He says and i turn my head and see him walking towards me. "Um hello?" "Do I know you?" "Yeah you do um... Your mom and i used to be bestfriends in highschool."
He says with a small smile. "Um is there a reason you wanted to talk to me or no." I say with a slight snap to my voice. "Yeah actually your mom wants you to come with me."
"Your gonna be living with me from now on until your ready to move out completely." "No I'm not im not moving in with a man I don't know and even IF my mom knows you she doesn't have the best choice in men."
"Well you actually are gonna move in with me considering your house is on foreclosure." "Yeah I know it is that's why I just paid it."
Rio looks at you with a face you cant make out but just says with a stern voice "Get in the car Sade now." You roll your eyes at him and reluctantly get in his car and put your seatbelt on.
"So I heard you like to sing. Whats your favorite song?" I just sit there and don't respond to be petty because I'm not gonna respond to a nigga that just tried to press me the fuck?
"Oh so you not gon respond?" "That's fine I just won't take you to wingstop then" I whip my head around to look at him. "Wingstop you said?"
He laughs lightly before saying "Nah mama if you want it you gotta answer my questions." I groan dramatically "Fineeee whats your question?"
"I asked you what your favorite song is." "Oh well then my favorite song that's not mine is Nice by the Carter's." "Whatchu mean that's not yours you a singer?"
"Yeah been doing it since I was 14 i got a studio in my house and a choreography room too." "Oh damn you sing and dance you any good?"
"Well considering I've been going on world tour since I was 15 you tell me." "Damn you been going on tour since you were 15!?" "Yeah I just love to make other people happy and it makes me happy to know that other people can find peace and security in my music."
"Damn that's cool will you sing for me when we get home?" "Umm I guess I do need to practice for my show at my old schools football game so I technically could."
"You singing for the playoffs game!?" "Yes they asked for me by name." I say with faux sassiness and i flip my long all black boho braids across my shoulder.
He chuckles at my sass and says "You are just like your mom was at your age sassy and funny but also still really serious when needed and also a little mean too." He says laughing at the last part as i gasp dramatically.
"You think I'm mean!?!" I say in a joking manner. "Yeah a little bit from how you reacted when i came to pick you up." "Damn you just came outta nowhere and said my government name and nobody calls me by my government name."
"Why you don't like it?" "Nah its cause i got enemies." I say slightly laughing at the face he makes. "Whatchu mean enemies mama?" The way he called me mama made something in me start to feel hot.
It wasnt what he said it was how he said it. "Hey! You alright?" "Huh oh yeah what did you say?" "I was asking why you got enemies?"
"I got enemies because of my mom when she had me she stole from a lot of people she also fucked them over really badly so they hate me for being her daughter..."
"Oh damn I'm sorry ma... You hungry?" "Yes I am now that you mention it." "Good because we're here at wingstop." He says and he smiles when he sees my face light up like a kid in a candy store. "Yay! I've always loved to eat here since I was little."
"Yeah? Then lets go inside to eat mama." I get out the car and start running towards the store like I did when I was a kid. And he just watches me with a smile.
"Damn she looks just like she did as an excited kid always hungry too." He thinks to himself with a chuckle before he follows you inside.
As we wait in line I can't help but think he's a little bit cute but he's way too old for me. The cashier calls me up to order and i do.
I order 5 hot honey rub tenders, 6 pieces of Cajun corn, voodoo fries and a big tub of ranch. And I look at him for what he wants. "What you wanna order?" "Umm I'll get some garlic parmesan tenders."
"Thats it? Damn I gotta get you to eat more wingstop." I say shaking my head. As he laughs at my statement the cashier tells us the price of the food and he takes out his wallet but i stop him.
"No no I'll pay for both of us." "Mama you dont need to pay for me too its fine." "No. I will be paying for us both its the least i can do ok?" He pauses for a moment and then just says "Alright if you say so."
I pay and we sit down to eat. As were eating he says to me "so whats going on with you and your mom?" "We just don't get along that well anymore..." "What's goin on with yall?"
"Y'all fighting or something?" "I just don't wanna be around someone that does what shes done around me my whole life and she did something that I just cannot forgive so I'm cutting my ties with her."
"Damn im sorry about that if you don't mind me asking what she do? "She brought my abusive ex that also sexually assaulted me's dad to my house..." "Oh shit... Thats fucked up."
"Yeah I know its hard though because shes my mom and I love her but I just can't move past and act like it didn't happen." "Yeah I know its hard but now you'll have me to look after you like I used to."
"You used to watch me when I was a kid?" "Yeah i did your mom had you when she was young and we were bestfriends so I let her stay with me until she was ready to move out."
"Damn that's crazy you ready to go?" "Yeah I am lets go home i gotta talk to you about something when we get there though." "Oh ok..."
What could he wanna talk to you about? I'm leaving y'all on a cliffhanger because I'm tired and i gotta hair appointment😜
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Promises
RomanceRio was an old friend of your mom's and before she went to jail for life she asked him to take care of you because she trusted him and your dad isn't around anymore.
