𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐎

intro

[ CARMELO + SANNIYA ]

❝ i guess you'd say
what can make me feel this way?
my girl, my girl, my girl
talkin' 'bout my girl, my girl ❞

❝ I was always taking
pictures, cause I didn't want
to miss you so bad,
miss you this bad ❞

[ CAST ]

SANNIYA JALIYAH MALONEÈ ⟢ ݁ ִ ֗
6TEEN | ❛ melo my friend, and my friend only ❜
- they only chase the fame there is no one left to blame but me.

CARMELO AUSTIN ⟢ ݁ ִ ֗
8TEEN | ❛ you mad cute when you giggling ❜
- condo out in collin's like that nigga from new orleans, im that nigga

also featuring ...

ARII BABY
ROMAN TOO LIT
SERAPHS WORLD
OMARION
TAYLOR AYANI
TD DA KID
KINIGRA DEON
REGGIE TOLAN
&& more.

INTRO 💐

sanniya had always been a city girl. born and raised in the heart of new york city, she was used to the constant hum of life—the screeching subway trains, the chatter of strangers on crowded sidewalks, the smell of street food wafting through the air.

new york was a place where the city never slept, where every corner held something new, something alive. but when her parents' marriage unraveled and her mother decided to move to alabama, it felt like the world was ending. a place like alabama?

it wasn't as if sanniya hadn't seen the signs. The late-night arguments between her parents that spilled into early-morning silences. the way they avoided eye contact at breakfast, the tension so thick that even she, a sixteen-year-old, couldn't pretend it wasn't there.

but the reality of them splitting up didn't fully hit her until the papers were signed, and her mom announced they were leaving.

"why alabama?" she'd asked, her voice a mix of confusion and frustration. "what's even there?"

"family," her mother said softly, with the same tired expression she'd worn for months. "it's time for a change, sanniya. we need something quieter."

quieter. that word felt like a slap in the face. sanniya didn't want quiet. she wanted the noise, the lights, the pulse of the city. the thought of leaving her friends, her school, and everything familiar for a place she couldn't even picture—it was too much.

in the day they left, new york was bustling as usual. the movers had already taken most of their things the day before, and now there was only the empty apartment with its bare walls and echoing floors. sanniya stood by the window, looking out over the busy street below. yellow taxis zipped by, and people hurried along the sidewalks, heads down against the cool breeze. it was just an ordinary fall day in manhattan, but for her, it was the end of everything.

her dad was staying behind. he hugged her goodbye at the front door, but it felt distant, like he was already a thousand miles away in his mind. "you can always come visit," he said, trying to sound reassuring. "we'll figure it out."

sanniya wanted to say something—wanted to ask why they couldn't just figure this out—but the words got stuck in her throat. instead, she just nodded, pulled away, and climbed into the backseat of the car.

as they pulled out of the city, sanniya pressed her face against the window, watching the skyscrapers grow smaller and smaller. The bridges, the buildings, the people—they all blurred together as they left the only life she had ever known. the rhythmic bump of the highway under the tires only reminded her how far they were going. and how different everything was about to be.

the trip south was a blur of highways and rest stops, the long hours broken only by her mom's occasional questions about whether she was hungry or needed a break. sanniya barely answered, her mind too full of thoughts to form any words. what was she even going to do in alabama? what did people do there? the images she had in her head were cartoonish—a place full of cowboys and open fields, nothing like the life she knew.

when they finally arrived, the first thing that struck her was the silence. it wasn't like the quiet of her old new york apartment at midnight when the city's hum had finally softened. this was a deep, overwhelming silence, broken only by the chirping of insects and the occasional sound of a car passing by. their new house was small and surrounded by trees. no towering apartment buildings, no fire escapes, no rumbling subways beneath her feet. just space. too much of it.

her mother seemed happier here, which sanniya tried to appreciate, but it was hard. they unpacked, slowly turning the unfamiliar house into something resembling a home. but even with their things in place, nothing felt right to sanniya. the walls seemed too bare, the air too still.

her new school wasn't much better. back in new york, her middle school had been full of life—kids crammed into hallways, teachers yelling over the noise, and her friends always nearby, ready to share a laugh or some gossip. here, the school felt small, like everyone had known each other since birth. walking through the halls on her first day, sanniya felt like she had a spotlight on her, but not in a good way. whispers followed her, and every glance felt like judgment.

that first week, everything reminded her of what she had lost. the local mall was tiny compared to the massive shopping centers back home. the movie theaters played films that had been out for weeks in new york. even the food was different—there were no street vendors, no corner delis selling bagels or pizza slices at all hours.

her mom sighed but kept her eyes on the road. "it's different, i know. but give it time, sanniya. you might end up liking it here."

sanniya doubted that. liking this place felt impossible. new york would always be there. but for now, alabama was home.

[ UNEDITED ]