Her.

• SIXTEEN •

| T O R I |

"How hard did he grab you , Tori?" Mya asked , angrily. "It was nothing , really. It's my fault , I had to kiss him and I was being a brat and -- -"Mya cut me off and scoffed , "This is not your fault , Tori ! And it sure is something ! Look at your fucking arms. " I put my head down in shame and rubbed the bruises on my arm. "Put on this black sweater. " Mya said , handing me her coat. I nodded as a thank-you. "I'm gonna get back to work... I'll see you later. " Mya said , rubbing my shoulder.

I walked down the hall and back into my office just to see Bryce looking at the pictures I have of Jordan on my desk. "What are you doing here? " I asked Bryce. He looked at me with a serious face and put his hands in his pockets. "I just wanted to talk to you about some things , T. " I nodded and walked up to him. "You must have a lot of things going on now , huh?" He asked and I nodded, making my eyebrows give the meaning that I was curious. He just shook his head and looked at me again.

"Yeah... Pretty much." I told him. He scoffed, "That explains why you turned me down , for somebody who left you , right?Oh no , not only you, you AND your son. " I looked at him and rolled my eyes. "Are you stupid , Tori ?! " He simi-yelled. "Lower your voice! " I told him , "I'm not dumb. This is MY decision. Not anybody else's" He laughed at me. "You're nothing but a fucking hypocrite . You wouldn't give me a chance because of what he did to you and you can't let anybody in but as soon as this douche bag comes back into your head a fucking brain washes you , you're head over heels for him !"

I was actually speechless. I also felt really dumb. Some of everything he said hit my mind. "Crazy , how people do you, yo. Crazy. " He said , shaking his head and walking out my office . I honestly felt ridiculous. I had Mya on my head and now Bryce? Great. Just what I needed. "Bryce.. Wait." He didn't hear me and he kept walking. I chased after him and opened his office door. "Get out , man. " I sighed , "Bryce, just listen. " I tried to stop him but he held his hand up and laughed , "When he fucks up , don't come looking for me. "

I just walked out.What else could I say to him?I felt stupid enough as it is. I went to pick up Jordan and went home to start dinner. I had invited Raelyn , Marquise and Mya to come to dinner. I was making Spaghetti , Garlic Bread, & Salad. Josiah was out with a couple of his friends to go to the bar. I told him not to drink too much because we were having dinner with the neighbors . He told me he wouldn't drink too much and be home in time for dinner.

I was almost done finishing the spaghetti, I sprinkled cheese on top and put it in the oven. The doorbell rang and when I answered it Raelyn was standing at the door with a big smile on her face. "Give Aunty Tori a hug , Raelyn. " Mya said. They all gave me a big hug and came inside into the dining room . "Is he here?" Mya asked quietly. "No-- He should be here in a minute. " I told her. "Well where is he?" Mya asked. "He---" Thank God he came in time because I really did not want to tell her where he was at.

He walked inside the door and looked everywhere to where I was at. He decided to come to the table and join in where we were eating. "Mya... Right? Marquise & Raelyn... Nice to meet you all. " He slurred. He smelled like a bottle of Henny & I could tell he was almost gone. "Nice to meet you too. " Marquise said . Since no one really decided to speak. Raelyn played with Jordan after dinner and Mya helped me with the dishes as Marquise and Josiah went outside to have a drink. Josiah walked in and fell over one of Jordan's toys.

"Jordan ! WHAT THE FUCK DID I SAY ABOUT THESE DAMN TOYS" Josiah yelled. He threw the toy against the wall and Mya went to get Raelyn. I ran over there and got Jordan before anything else could happen. I took him to his room and told him not to come out and he nodded. Before I could step foot back into the living room , Marquise almost popped Josiah in his mouth but before he could say anything , Mya opened her mouth and I knew it was going to be all bad, "Bruh, I don't give a fuck who you are you not about to act like that in front of MY kid. Get yo ass on before I beat yo ass like a nigga would. . . . Don't know what the fuck you thought this was. "

"Tori , get these people out my house before I have a fit... You bit--" I shut Josiah up before he could say anything because Marquise had already been ready to kick his ass. Mark took Raelyn and Mya and they left. I looked at Josiah and shook my head , "Don't you walk away--- Awa.. from me, Tawii...You don't get to walk awaaaay. From---From Me. You hear me ?! You-- You hear me bitch?!" He grabbed my arm and gripped it hard. It honestly hurt because He grabbed my arm like that recently.

"Let me go , Josiah... You're hurting me. . . Stop. " I told him , he looked at me and I stared into his eyes. They were completely full and his pupil was large meaning he was completely drunk. "Let me go !" I yelled, pushing him off me . I tried to run away but he grabbed my and pushed me against the wall.

BOOM.

Then Everything went black for a minute.