𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑𝐘 ↹ 𝐁𝐊𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐀 𝐗 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣

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⤑ 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐥𝐲𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

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"it smells good, watchu making?" brooklyn asked her mom as she walked over to the middle aged woman who was sitting on the couch while drinking some tea and watching some tyler perry movie.

"baked chicken, mashed potatoes, rice, and rolls" her mom replied, watching as brooklyn sat down beside her and rested her head on the woman's lap "that sounds so good" brooklyn said and her mom chuckled.

"you can have as many plates as you want" she said and brooklyn smiled "thanks, mommy" she said before her smile slowly dropped "so i like this girl.." brooklyn started and her mom immediately paused the tv and placed her tea on the coffee table to listen.

"and..she's absolutely gorgeous and she's a sweetheart, she wouldn't even hurt a fly" she stated and her mother nodded as she ran her fingers through the girls curls.

"and alyce has a habit of treating everyone who interacts with me like garbage and she did it to the girl i like, her name is monae" brooklyn ranted "so after we came back from new york monae went ghost on me like she stopped talking to me and avoided me" she added.

"was it because of alyce?" her mom questioned and she nodded "completely, so i talked to my friend about it and then i went to gio's and told alyce to stop coming around me and things of that nature" brooklyn went on.

"isn't she your ex?" her mom asked and she nodded "yea..and when i came back from the house i seen monae at the shop and she tried to leave without speaking to me but we ended up talking and in the mix of us talking she told me that i was a shitty person" brooklyn said as she stared at the white wall in front of her, feeling tears flood the rim of her eyelids.

"and people tell me this all the time.." she stated "you're not a shitty person, baby, i promise" her mom said, her expression softening once her daughter looked at her with tears in her eyes.

"do i look like him..?"

⤑ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐞'𝐬 𝐏𝐎𝐕

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"ouu, i think i want some salmon and rice" monae said with wide eyes as she looked over at her brother who quickly mugged her "so make it wit yo fat back ass" he said and she rolled her eyes.

"can you do me a favor?" she questioned and he shrugged "depends" he replied "die." she said before standing up and walking over to her kitchen "well no, i can't do that" he said.

"asadi shut up" she said, rolling her eyes at his childish behavior "shut don't go up, cars go fast, take my advice and shove it up your ass" he said and she pointed to the front door.

"get out." she said with the most serious expression ever "nooo" he whined "so shut up, i feel like i'm babysitting" she said, huffing as she grabbed the ingredients she needed.

"your phone is linging" he said as her phone vibrated on the couch "bring it to me" she said as she turned the stove on "it's from bk" he said as he handed her, her phone.

"ian ask" she said and he bucked at her as she answered the voice call before putting the phone to her ear "hello?" monae said as she waited for a response "are you busy?" brooklyn asked.

"no ma'am" monae replied "is it okay if i stop by?" she asked "of course, i've been looking for a reason to put him out" monae said, earning a laugh from brooklyn "okay, i'm on the way" she said.

"k, be safe" monae said "i will" brooklyn said before hanging up causing monae to clap as she looked at her twin brother "you can finally get out my house" she said with the happiest smile ever.

"i hate you" he mugged "no worries, me too" she replied, watching as he slid his jacket on and tossed his keys around "bye whore" he said as he opened the door "bye slut" she replied.

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"hey, b" monae said with a smile as she opened the door "hey" brooklyn mumbled as she entered the house "you okay?" monae questioned after noticing her off behavior.

her expression immediately went from concerned to worried as she caught a glimpse of the state that brooklyn was in—her eyes were puffy and red, her nose was a light red, and her voice was barely over a whisper.

monae rushed over to the couch and sat down with open arms, allowing brooklyn to lay in her comforting embrace, "you wanna tell me what happened?" monae asked as she massaged the girls scalp.

"it's better if i don't" she replied and monae nodded understandingly "that's okay, just know that i'm here for you" monae reassured "thank you" brooklyn mumbled as she closed her eyes.

monae stared at her, wondering who could've put her in this state and how could you possibly make a hard body cry? she's a tough soul so it's definitely more to this and monae was gonna get to the bottom of it.

"whatever it is, i know it'll get better" monae said as brooklyn listened since she wasn't quite ready to fall asleep "just know it's okay to cry, you don't have to always hold it in and put on this tough act" monae said.

"at the end of the day you are human, everyone cries and everyone hurts so don't feel ashamed for letting your emotions spill out cause in the end you won't regret it, it's like a weight is being lifted from your shoulders" monae rambled.

"so from now on, don't hold your tears in and don't bottle up your emotions cause at the end of the day you're human and you have to fall in order to succeed, keep that in mind" she ranted.

"and if you ever feel like you need a shoulder to cry on then i'm always available, especially for you" monae said, watching as a singular tear ran down brooklyn's cheek which monae kissed away.

"everything's gonna be ok"