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Nicki
"Rihmeek just give it to him!" I yelled at him as the men dressed in black gun pointed him. "But baby this is the ring I bought for you. I was planning on proposing tonight." He said as I felt the tears coming. I looked down at my pregnant belly & my empty finger. "Its okay baby just give it to him." I said as he shook his head. "I love you too much to give it up this easily." He said as I heard 3 gunshots go off. "MEEK NO." I yelled as I saw him fall to the ground right in front of me.

I jumped out of my sleep & heard my 10 month old crying. I sighed & put on my house slippers before going to her bed. I picked her up & tried to calm her down but nothing was working. Maybe she's hungry. I went downstairs with her in my arms & looked in the fridge to see nothing. All her milk was gone or either gone bad. I sighed & threw in my jacket. I put a blanket over her & went to my car. The car that meek bought me before he got killed. I tried to crank the car but it was out of gas.

I sighed & called my momma. "Ma, can you come get Kinsley for a second? I need to run & get her some milk." I said. "Of course. Do you need anything?" She asked as I looked down and sighed. "A few dollars for her some milk." I said. "Okay. I'll be there in 5." She said as i thanked her & hung up.

Once my mom got Kinsley, she gave me $50 to get her milk. I didn't need that much, but anything helps. Once she left, I walked to the nearest store which was Target. "We're closing ma'am." I heard the man say as I kept walking. "I'll be quick I promise." I said. "You have 5 minutes." He said as I nodded.

Once I got everything, I paid & walked out. "Yo shorty. You got a man?" I heard someone say as I cringed & kept walking. "I'm good." I said quietly. I was hoping anyone else would be out here cause the more I walked, that's the more he followed me. So I walked into a dark alley. "Aye shorty, I know you in here. I just wanted ya number." He said as I heard another voice. "Yo get your drunk ass the fuck from around here. Obviously whoever you're talking to doesn't want you." The girl said as I left out a sigh.

I heard footsteps & the same voice again. "You can come out. He's gone." She said as I came from my spot. "Thanks." I said. "No problem, what are you doing out this late anyways?" She asked. "Oh um, my baby needed some milk & the store is right down from my house so I decided to just walk." I lied as she looked at me. It was dark but I could feel her eyes on me. "Come on." She said as I frowned a little. "Where?" I asked. "I'm gonna drop you off. It's too dangerous to be walking around this time of night." She said as I shook my head. "I'm gonna have to decline that offer." I said.

"You wanna get home safe to your baby right?" She asked. "...yes." I said. "Then come on, I'm not gonna do anything to you. Here matter fact you can have my taser." She said handing me something. I sighed & took it. "Which way?" I asked. "Follow me." She said as I saw the light on her phone.

Once we got to her car my eyes widened. "Oh you rich rich." I said as she chuckled a little. "I mean after years & years of creating businesses from scratch, it'll eventually pay off." She said. "Interesting. What exactly do you do?" I asked as she unlocked her car door. "Oh I own Ivy Park & I have my own record label." She said as I nodded. "That's nice." I said. "Yeah, what about you. What do you do?" She asked. "Oh um i um i don't have a job..." I said. I thought she would laugh at me like most people but she didn't.

"You know you look down when you talk?" She asked. "Well there's really nothing to look at anymore." I said. "What you mean?" She asked. "Nothing..um can we go?" I asked. "Oh yeah, sorry." She said.

Once she pulled up to my house, she gasped. "Yeah I know... this all I could afford after my boyfriend died." I said. "Wanna talk about it?" She asked as I shrugged. "I mean he was killed in a robbery, shot & killed literally right in front of me. I was pregnant with my baby girl at the time & it shocked me so bad that I had her that same night. So her birthday is the day her father was killed. Crazy right? But every since then, I haven't had a thing to smile or live for. But my momma always told me that there's other people in this world that would die to have someone like me. & that was almost a year ago & I've yet to find someone who's like Meek. Every time I try to talk to someone, they find out I'm broke & they start testing me like shit cause they think I need them. But my mom is the best mother I could ever ask for. She's been with me the whole time helping me physically, mentally, & financially." I said.

"Give me your number." She said as I took my phone out. I gave her my number & she called me. "Save the number. The name is Beyoncé. Yours?" She asked. "Nicki." I said. I saw her typing on her phone & my cashapp notification went off. I looked up & she was already looking at me smiling. "Find somewhere safer for you & your baby girl to live. That's 20k. It shouldn't be that much but the rest is for you." She said as I just stared at her. I couldn't process what she had just done.

"Nicki???" She asked as I zoned back in. "Huh? Oh sorry. THANK YOU SOO MUCH. but I can't take this from you. It was nice but I just can't. Cause what if I get a house & they kick me out bc I can't keep up with my rent?" I said. "That's why you let me handle it. I have too much money anyways. I want to spend it on someone who deserves it. Would it be weird if I asked you to stay with me until you find somewhere else to stay?" She asked. "Thank you so much. This is like so nice of you. God will bless you. & I'm fine with staying with you until I find somewhere else for my baby, as long as my baby can stay as well." I said.

"Ofc that's fine with me. I'll be right here waiting while you go get your stuff & your baby stuff." She said as I nodded.