The Jungle

Chapter 19

Brooklyn POV

It's been a few weeks since everything went down at Rio's house. He still hasn't told me anything about what's going on which is really annoying. I'm back to that phase where I'm crying myself to sleep at night. All I wanna ask these people is why cant I ever be happy. What have I ever done to them.

Right now it's me and Cali at her house with our security guards. They look so mean and unapproachable but I do respect them because they take their jobs seriously.

Rio and Korday have barely been here I miss him. He's the only one who took his time out to actually get to know me. He makes me feel special and not like the piece of shit I felt like before. I smile more when he's around me, and my confidence level is rising. I always wanted to know if he feels the same way about me like I do him. Maybe he was the happiness my mom was talking about, idk.

I always hated myself after that day. I thought my skin color was too faded and I still have a few bruises left over from that night. They make me ugly. I try not to think about it or the tears will start pouring down.

"Brooklyn...Brooklyn..."

"Hmm"

"Hold still or Ima burn that ass"

Cali was currently re twisting my dreads. They were kinda nappy in the front so she had to use the hot comb to straighten them out so it could look better.

"Cali your the one who wanted to do them"

"Well stay still or I'm the one who's gonna burn that ass"

"Ok my bad"

"I only have this last piece to do and your done"

A few minutes later and she finished they looked so pretty and clean.

"Girl you have skills where you learn to twist like that?"

"You forgot the twins have dreads, the hairstylists charge way to much to re twist my babies heads so I just watched some YouTube videos"

"They look good thank you"

"You welcome sis"

We heard the door open and close from down stairs so we walked out of the room and seen Korday stretched out on the couch.

"Hey baby" Cali said kissing him on the forehead.

"Wassup" he grabbed her and kissed her neck. "Wassup Brooklyn"

"Hey"

"Bae, You look tired"

"I am we was up all night trying find that it, Rich or Ruth whatever df it wanna be"

"Damn does he even know that y'all know"

"Yea he do because he don't even come to the trap no more"

"Oh so where's Rio?"

"He outside, Brooklyn he wants you."

I nodded my head and walked out the house. I found Dérion sitting on top of his car with very red eyes. He looks more worn out then Korday.

When I walked over to him we smiled at each other. He kissed my cheek. Then he pulled me by my waist and held on.

"You look exhausted"

"I am"

"Why don't you go take a nap come on" I said pulling him by his arm.

"Nah ain't no time for sleep, I gotta protect you. These niggas moving a mile a minute we trying to stay a step a head." I stopped and stared at him for a minute.