Young 18 year old Viola is in love. She plans to make way up North to Harlem. Set in the 1920's she is faced with difficult decisions. Leaving Alabama with the love of her life she is faced with hardship and is forced to grow up while still a kid.
I woke up to Viola shaking me. "Willie get up were here." She said in her soft voice.
I yawned and looked at her for a moment then took the coat she was handing me.
"Let me button it up." she said looking down. I moved my hands away and watched as her small soft hands moved quick buttoning everything.
She got up and held her hand out. I soon followed taking out our belongings out from under a seat. With her free hand she held what looked like blankets.
I grabbed our stuff and her hand as we got off the train.
It was so cold I saw my breath turn to ice. It was night and dark ,So this was Harlem, everyone had street cars and trash was all on the ground.
There was thick bricked buildings with yelling and cussing.
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I felt Violas hand tighten around mine. We walked to 162th street where I pre rented an apartment. The flights a stairs where no joke.
"34b" I said happily clinking the keys around. "yeah." She said simply.
We unlocked the door and walked into a crappy,tore up,colder than outside,dusty apartment.
|Viola|
The look William gave me was as if he disappointed me. I quickly reassured him and told him it was only cause it was new & that we would fix it up in the morning.
William sat up against the dirty wall shivering. I cuddled up to him trying to keep warm.
The blanket around us as we stared out the broken window only light was the street light.
"The coat fit nicely." I said breaking the silence.
"Yeah it did, good job." he replied flat still starring out.
"I had to improvise cause I didn't know your size."
"Well you do now, thanks, how did you know we were gonna need them?"
"The woman who sat across from us told me." I answered back to him.
"What woman? we were the only ones in that car."
"No Willie, we weren't." I snapped back
"Yes Viola we were" he looked down at me seriously.
I wasn't in the mood to argue with him but I know there was a woman there.
"While you were sleeping I noticed something." I spoke out.
"What did you notice?"
"That your nose wiggles following that your lips twitch."
He chuckled in embarrassment.
"Don't worry I thought it was cute." I said looking down.
I turned my head facing him into his eyes as he smiled. His dimples sunk deep as he showed off his pearly white teeth.
I slowly took in the bottom lip bitting it. I watched his facial features close.
"Baby, are you hungry?" I asked not even noticing the name.
"Yeah,but we don't have money to eat tonight." He replied in discouragement.
I simply nodded.
NEXT MORNING
|William|
My back ached from sleeping on the cold wall. Viola said she had gotten an address from the woman on the train.
We sat in the cab and drove up to a stoop house. We walked in and it was so warm inside I wanted to stay and bake.
We walked up to the third floor and knocked on the door.
"WHO AT DA DOOR?!" a loud voice rang.
Viola and I looked at each other than the paper making sure it was the right place when the door flew open.
"Who is you?" a woman in her late 30's stood heavy and a cig in her mouth with her hands on her waist.
"Um I was told to come here." Viola answered innocently.
"Come in." was all she said leaving the door.
We walked in and the smell of breakfast hit my nose. My mouth began to water.
"What chall need? a bath? food? what?"
"Um a bath and food." I answered this time then explaining our story. I didn't want to seem like a charity case.
We walked down the hall to find a huge bath tub in the center. The women told is that breakfast will be done when were done.
The door closed and Viola began to strip.She undid her hair from the tight bun it was in and her wild curls sprang out.
She was completely naked and I never wanted to jump on a woman in my life than before.
From her firm,perky breast down to her flat stomach then her thighs them thick thick thighs.
I don't now if it was the hair or the heat from the room but I was getting stiff. but I told myself no I will respect her and not tear her up like I want to right now.
I watched as she got in to the tub. I soon got in with her. she smiled at me as I watched her hair drench in water.
