Melanin Beauty

chapter 8

I thought I would be up all night but thank god because Ya'ria called me.

" Wassup." I answered the phone.

" girl you not going to believe what just happened to me."

" what happened."

" Joshua and me went into his apartment and I spent the night over there in the same bed as him with me in his arms." Ya'ria squealed.

" so what you doing up now... Y'all didn't do anything right?"

" I'm bout to go home before my mom start tripping and no we didn't do anything... I told him how I felt and he says he feels the same way."

" so how-what are y'all now." I asked.

" I don't know... But what you doing up girl."

" I had a bad dream." I told her.

She laughed. " what was it about."

" I had just got finished running in the forest and I saw a lion so I decided to go over there right... When I went over there I saw this human sitting down. He looked back at me and stood up. Some how he appeared in front of me but his back was facing me. I touched his shoulders and he turned around he looked... Decayed. And then I woke up."

" so you have anxiety attacks or something, you should go see a doctor."

" nope."

She laughed after a few more minutes of talking we hung up.

I looked over at the time which read 7:57. I might as well get up.

I peeked through my mother's room she wasn't there which either meant she spent the night with Raymond or went grocery shopping.

My aunt of course was at work she should be getting off soon. I went in the living room and watched TV for a bit.

An hour later my Aunt walked in taking her hat of her head.

" hey baby what you doing up this early... You having them dreams again." My aunt asked.

My aunt is the only one that really knows about my dreams I told my mom but she just says its just a phase. So I quit telling her about them.

" hey auntie." I smiled.
" your mommas' home." She asked.

" no..."

She shook her head. " imma have to put a few words in your mommas' ear... She left you here all last night?" My aunt questioned.

" I honestly don't know I went straight to my room last night and besides I'm almost 17 I'll be fine." I told my aunt.

" uh uh... I don't care about that she should be here that's part of her mother duties, to look after her child." She said shaking her head.

I sat there quietly not knowing what to say because that would only lead her to talk more about my mother. Don't get me wrong I love my aunt and mom but I don't like when people talk about her not even my own aunt even though our bond is stronger than the one I have with my mom sadly.

My aunt sighed. " have you thought on what you want to do for your birthday." My aunt asked me.

" yea."

" yea, what's that."

" watch TV eat some cake and then go to sleep."

My aunt laughed. " no gifts?"

" I mean I'll take it if you decide to give it to me but I don't want any." I told her.

Just then my mom bust through the door stumbling with Raymond behind her laughing. She's drunk.