Nyla (Urban)

Nyla 4

Was it worth it?
Would you do it again?
Aren't you tired of always making amends?
I know you hate me now
I bet you hate me now
Bring on the thorny crown

~Sza

Nyla

Reece parked the car a block a way from the school and threw his cigarette out the window. I grabbed my bag and chewed on my thumb nail. He looked at me out the corner of his eye. "What up?"

I sighed and looked down. "My momma's looking for me."

He looked out the window. "You don't know that for sure, do you? I mean who says so?"

"Yeah, word on the street says so. If she finds me Reece she's gonna ask me for money, and if I don't have it she gonna have me thrown in jail for being a runaway." I felt tears threatening to spill but kept myself in check as soon as he looked back at me.

"You know I'm not finna let that happen Ny. I'll figure something out, let's get to class I guess."

I smiled at him slightly and leaned in to kiss him. He responded by grabbing my neck softly and pushing me against the car door. I walked into first period five minutes late smacking my gum, and took a seat all the way in the back to the left. Ms. Walker, my Chemistry teacher gave me a stern look.

"Any excuses you'd like to give me before I give you detention Ms. Kohl?"

I shrugged as if to say 'whatever' and she continued writing notes on the board. "These are things you will need to memorize for this semesters finals so I suggest all of you pay attention." I zoned out and found myself staring at the back of a familiar head. I started cheesing once I realized it was Malakai.

He was sitting in the next row two desks ahead of me. I tore a sheet of paper out of my notebook and balled it up, tossing it at the back of his head. I heard him suck his teeth and turn around to glare at me. I grinned and tore another piece of paper out of my notebook writing : Give me ur #. I balled it up and threw it at him, waiting for his reaction.

A guy to his left started whispering to him and he shook his head, scribbling on the paper and throwing it back at me. I bit my lip in excitement and copied the number down into my phone, saving it. I texted him not to long after that.

Me: Meet me after seventh?

HersheyKiss💦😏❤️: Naw, I have practice

Me: Get sum1 to cover...pwease??

HersheyKiss💦😏❤️: Aight whatever Nyla. But we doin what I wanna do.

Me: Thas cool! Meet me behind the gym.

My stomach lurched and I realized that I was going crazy over some nigga I barely even knew. I took a deep breath. Cool it Ny, He's just some ass. Get in, get out. I thought to myself.

Accept I couldn't help but feel that he was so much more.

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Malakai unlocked the door to his apartment and threw his bag down, with me following behind him. I looked around at the blandness of the place and scrunched my nose. You could tell it was an apartment of full of boys; there wasn't so much as a picture on the wall.

It looked like no one else was there as he led me to the back.

I folded my arms as he opened one of the bedroom doors. "No thank you, I wouldn't like anything to eat or drink." I said sarcastically.