Well, another day at Empire is one hell of job. But the fun part is, that today is a special day for me. Yep, today is my birthday. Cookie's birthday had passed a couple weeks ago, and she had the best day ever....until Andre and Lucious had a rough beef with each other after Andre found out about his grandmother. I'm glad Cookie got what she wanted, and I hope I could get the same thing, except for the fighting part. I was walking around the hallways until I heard someone call me.
"Ne'veah!"
I turned to see Jamal. I smiled at my "boyfriend". Me and Jamal didn't really come to terms on what we were, so I secretly made him as my "boyfriend" being idiotically delusional as ever with how it were going.
"Jamal! Hey, what's up?"
"Nothing much. I was going to meet up with Freda today at the barbershop. You want to come?" He put his arm around me.
"Well...I had other things planned today, Jamal. I mean, today is a special day and I was hoping that you might spend it with me." I hinted, smiling excitedly.
Jamal looked at me clueless.
"A special day? What's so special about today?" He said, confused.
My heart shattered to pieces. He doesn't remember?
"You don't know?" I asked hurtfully. Jamal shook his head.
"No, I don't. Why, what's wrong?" He held my hands tightly.
I sighed, knowing well I didn't feel like telling him.
"Nothing...just...nothing that important, anyways. You should go and hang with Freda, I'll just be in the way of y'all...bonding." I solemnly muttered, but put a fake smile on.
Jamal looked like he was trying to stare into my soul, and he also read me like a book when something was wrong with me.
He grabbed my shoulder firmly with a genuine smile.
"Veah, I promise I'll spend time with you after I talk to Freda. Ever since I got to know Freda, it's like we got this...huge connection that's so dope. I'm not replacing you over her, I swear." Jamal says.
"It's not that, Jamal. I'm really happy you are spending time with Freda, but I just wanted you to realize that this day is a important day for me and I just wanted some attention." I stated lowly, then bumped his shoulder with a slight attitude in the process to walk away.
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All of us was in a board meeting listing to Jamal's new song he did with Freda. Of course, I was happy for him, but highly disappointed that he didn't remember my own birthday. And on top of that, Cookie and the others didn't even mention my birthday, which was straight-out hurtful. Becky was the only person that actually remembered, which I thought was touching. I didn't want to be the drama of the day because they couldn't remember my stupid birthday, so I acted normal like everything was okay.
Becky, who was right next to me, was dancing to Jamal's song which I laughed at silently and rolled my eyes. Jamal and Cookie was sharing a glance at each other at how his song was amazing, until Freda came in rapping and Cookie had this mean look on her face. Jamal slightly had a fake grin on his face when he seen it.
Why doesn't Cookie like Freda anyways? It was like she was some deadly disease that she didn't want Jamal to catch.
"Yes! That was so dope! Yo, you and Freda are like Riki and Eminem in reverse." Becky commented after the song was over and the board clapped.
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Without A Doubt (Jamal Lyon Love Story)
Fanfiction{BOOK 2} It's been months since Empire was taken away from Lucious Lyon and the rest of the Lyon family. Ne'veah Summers is determined to help the ones she has called family since childhood and probably win the heart of a certain Lyon. Could she ris...
