Nyla (Urban)

Nyla 5

Malakai

All throughout the week I didn't see Nyla. I contemplated texting her and decided her ass probably just played me. She seemed foul enough to do it. By lunch on friday I took a seat at my usual table with Noah, Kelly, and his girlfriend Sasha.

Kelly dapped me, "Yo Kai, you going to homecoming? I might have a girl you could go with, you know get you a lil pussy."

I sucked my teeth as him and Noah snickered. Sasha rolled her eyes, "For real Kai, you never go but you have to this time. It's senior year, don't tell me you not thinkin about at least one chick to take to this damn dance."

I shook my head at her. Sasha had been Kelly's girlfriend since our freshmen year, and I could honestly say she was the coolest most down to earth female I'd met in my life. Despite this she had a tendency to get in people's business. "Man not really. I ain't really tryna feel anybody out anyway."

Kelly sucked his teeth. "Man what about that chick last week in first period? I saw y'all passin notes and shit."

"Who Nyla? Naw its not like that."

Noah chimed in, trying to pick a curly fry off of Sasha's plate. "Man that sounds familiar. A thick brown skin with some nice hair huh?"

I laughed, "yo you wildin' that could be a lotta chicks at this school."

He tried to get a fry off of my plate this time and I slid the whole tray across the table. "Yeah but I think the one you talkin about is a hoe. Big time. She gives good brain like she graduated from a good school, you feel me? I hope you ain't fuck her."

I got up, "Whatever nigga. Let's go to Marlowe's, I'm not really feeling this nasty ass cafeteria food."

Sasha and Kelly agreed so we all went out to Kelly's car. I leaned my head against the window and thought about it. Maybe I should go to homecoming.

Nyla

I lit a cigarette and stared out of King's second story window, deep in thought. With no where else to go, it was either him or my momma. Before I could get sucked in, King poked his head in the door.

"Yo ma, you gonna go to school ever again. Unless you wanna make a run with me, cause I got business to tend to."

I stared him down, "Why can't I just stay here King?"

He scratched the back of his head. "Cause ion know, you seem real depressed. Im not tryna come home and find out you done blew ya brains out all over my white linens."

I didnt smile even though I knew he was trying to make light of the situation.

"Let me take a shower."

When I was done we took a cab to the other side of town. Not that he didn't have a few cars, it was just more unsuspecting this way. We pulled up outside of blank brown builing on the edge of the city and got out. King's body guards led us inside and up an elevator.

Soon as we got inside a man who looked to be hispanic stopped pacing, turned and smiled at our arrival. He was tall and gorgeous, with thick curly hair and warm chocolate eyes. He was wearing a suit that appeared to be armani and there was a rolex on his left wrist. Couldn't have been older than twenty-five. He was big. Maybe even bigger than King himself.

"Ahh King, you finally decided to show. He said in a thick spanish accent. "And who might this be?" His gaze lingered on me and roamed further down. I bit the inside of my cheek and held back a moan. Already I could feel my inner hoe arguing with me.

He's probably good in bed.

"What's good Castillo? I thought we were here to talk business. It's my understanding that you'll be staying in New York for a few months." Said King.

Castillo nodded. "Right. I decided it was worth it to make the trip from Mexico just to do business with you. I heard you were good, so let's have a seat and talk."

We all sat at a table in the middle of the bare room. "I can push product all along the east coast down to Florida. My men are good in this type of business and are good at not getting caught." Said King.

While they talked Castillo glanced at me occasionally and I shifted uncomfortably.

Ten minutes later they stood up and they shook hands. Castillo looked at me again, "Who is this belleza?"

"She's a friend. She's cool, you don't have to worry about her snitching or nun."

I rolled my eyes and smiled, extending my hand. "I'm Nyla."

"Nyla." He repeated, kissing it. "Well I hope our paths cross again my love."

So does my pussy.

I shook the thought and managed a small smile.

He turned to King, "I"ll be here a few months and if I like what I see, I will trust you enough to go back to Mexico. Nice doing business with you Mr. King." We walked back downstairs and King started on a lecture.

"I saw the way you were looking at him Nyla, you don't wanna get caught up in his shit trust me." I ignored him until we got back home.

I shut my bedroom door in his face and looked at my phone to see if I had any notifications.

One text message from Malakai.