California Dreamin' (August Alsina)

Valet

oh. ma. gawd. i haven't updated in 5ever. i never planned on not updating this long. on thing came on top of another &' then eventually i forgot. i'm so sorry. i still love you guys so much💞. school is draining me a lot. but oh well. dm me. how've you guys been ? how has your social lives been ? what's the tea ? let me know everything. i love y'all.

-sleepy ass ray

Jordyn.

I was walking back from the park with Justin on my back. I was really happy that I had met a person. As I was walking back to auntie's house, I was thinking about what I was going to wear. I visioned it in my head. I would wear my MOSCHINO bralette, my money jacket, my light blue mid-rise jeans, and my all white converse. While I was thinking about that we somehow ended up in front of the house. I turned in the house and surprisingly it was open. I put Justin down and he took off running somewhere. I walked in the kitchen and saw Diana sitting there. She was on the computer typing away. I cleared my throat to announce my presence and she immediately looked up and slammed her computer down. She looked at her watch and frowned.

"Back so soon?" she questioned while taking off her glasses.

"Eh, it wasn't really much to look at. Besides, I had Justin with me and he didn't really want to go anywhere sooooo here we are." I explained

"I'm sorry, dinner isn't ready. I just got carried up with ummm work." She said hesitantly.

"Oh um , that's fine. I was going to go upstairs and get more settled in anyways. Take your time."

"Thanks hun." She said heading to the refrigerator.

I headed upstairs and sighed. I sat on my bed and ran my fingers through my head. Breathe mama, everything will be okay. Everything will be okay. I heard my mama's voice and it soothed me until I fell asleep.

I heard Diana calling my name over and over so I immediately jumped up. I ran down the stairs and she held Justin in her hands as well as a frown on her face.

"What's wrong? Did I do something? I'm so sorr-"

"Justin told me about Mr. August and how he asked you over his house." Diana said.

"Oh...um, I wasn't going to go. He asked me to call him and everything but honestly I really don't want to go. I mean it's not that big of a deal. I'm sorry for not telling you." I said, rushing through my words.

"Okay. One. Stop apologizing for everything. It's not your fault and it's okay. Two. Go! Have fun! You need to relax considering what you've been through in the past week. Hell, your for 10 years. Oops. Sorry Justin. Don't mind my potty mouth." Diana said.

"Omg, seriously? Thank you so much Dia-auntie. I'll be home by 10:30 at the latest!" I said squealing, jumping up and down, and finally running up the stairs.

I ran to my closet and took out the outfit I planned out. I took out 3 more so I would have options to think about while I was in the shower.

I walked to the bathroom and took my toiletry bag with me. I checked the clock on the wall and it read 5:48.
Shit. I don't have that much time. I ran back downstairs to ask Diana if she had honey, nutmeg, and milk. She did and handed me the ingredients. I got a bowl and a spoon and made a mask. I left it one for 10 minutes and while that was drying, I sat and talked to Justin. We revisited all the things that happened in his life that bothered him and how he felt. Which wasn't much, but for a three year old, he shouldn't have seen nor been in the situations that he has. By the time we were through Justin was sleep and I looked at the clock again. It read 6:30. I immediately ran to the shower and washed the mask off and hurried to wash my body. I hopped out and noticed that there was shea butter on the counter. I smeared that on my body as lotion. I noticed Diana put a toothbrush and toothpaste on my bed so I picked that up and brushed my teeth. After all my hygiene-like things were done, it was time for me to get dressed. I only had 5 pairs of clothes and one pair of busted converse. I chose my money jacket, MOSCHINO bralette and my only pair of good jeans because the only other options were sweat pants, hoodies, or some jeans that looked like they belonged to a 10 year old. I slipped that on and checked on Justin before I left. Then I went downstairs to get the approval from Diana.

"Honey, what are you wearing?" Diana said laughing.

"What? Is it that bad?" I said hanging my head in defeat.

"No no no! You look great, it's just you are a bit overdressed for this certain event. That's an outfit for a music video. Come here. I was about to throw some teenage clothes out and you look about that size. So let's see." She pulled out a black crop top with little strings that tie around your waist. So I tried that on with some rings and a necklace that she let me borrow.

"Ooooo girl you look nice! Now have fun and call me....do you have a phone sweety?" Diana said.

"Umm no. My mama's boyfriend wouldn't allow us to have that type of stuff." I said looking down and shying away.

"Oh honey, don't be ashamed. I'll give you my old iPhone. We can get you adjusted. You will be safe here and I guarantee that." Diana said while picking my face up and stroking my cheek.

"Thanks auntie Diana. I'm going to get going now. I'll be home in about 2 hours. Are it sure you want me to go? I mean, with Justin and everything."

"Go! Have some fun! You deserve it."

"Alright. Thanks! I'll see you when i get back." I said walking out the door.