She's my way out.

Chapter Thirty Seven

"So does this mean you two are back together now?" Rashai  glares between the both of us looking so  confused. "Well we did stuff last so does that  count Naomi?" I slap his hand away as he said that, and him and Rashai begin to laugh. Thinking of last night, "you used a condom init?" I whispered in his ear
"Yeah..." He said wearily.
"Better of because I only just had my implant out" I didn't even want to think about what could come of me letting myself go one night "Anyway, you need to get to school. They keep ringing my mum about your attendance and its not good, your year eleven now, GCSE are around the corner."
He signs a deep sign, his eye rolling around the room but I wasn't about to let him miss another day of school.
"Allow it"
"No Rashai. You've missed loads. Unless you wanna go back to selling that stupidness for Rashad as a living then fine- but not under my watch, or my mums."
"Alright man" He tuts, reluctantly getting up in a strut.
"I laid out your uniform on the ironing board, get  it on then I can drop you."

"Your too hard on him." Rashad says, after he leaves the room.
"If not me? Who else will be? His mums family are mostly crackheads, you are too lenient and the friends around him will just encourage to do stuff that will get him in trouble."
"Their not all bad though Naomi."
"I know but- Rashai is  my priority now and they aren't doing nothing good for him. Just promise me, you wont let him sell any of that stupid stuff Rashad."
"I wont." he said, bluntly.
"Rashad"
"I wont Naomi, relax."he declares, tutting while he says so.
"Good."
"I just find it so crazy how, my younger is under your wing now. Its almost like, you've got him more than Ive  got him."
"I just didn't want to see another young black boy go down the wrong path. From the time I saw him, running from those boys I would of never let him leave my sight because- I'd just  feel so guilty."
"That's why I love you init."
"Funny how you weren't saying that a two weeks ago with your delusion girlfriend."
"Aye, lowe that chat- that's in the past. You know how much I want you and Mackenzie to come back to the house- so we  can  be a proper family."
"I want  too , but- baby steps ay?We don't want to  go and get ourselves in another dilemma"

"Im ready, and I heard him crying as I walked past the room so- I took him out the cot"  Rashai announces as he walks into the living room. "Aww my poor baby." Mackenzie-Tyler slobbers all over me, he was teething so his moaning level was at one hundred. "Rashad, you can have him for the day right?"
"Yeah, its nothing."
"Cool,remember to close the front door properly as you leave or my mum will kill you."
"Alright. Inabit, inabit YR."
"Inabit" he responded.

"Samurai Jack, mizzy mizzy or mac, eight chest on deck no meds why S bake off with yaks, friends in the cab but I still step with HS that's men in black, nevermore for you back, add a K on two more K's see cuckoo youtes in black, man scream gang, gang till its real and your bredrin ran, Spartan gang, violate gang and you must be mad!"   As I drove him to school, harlem blasted from my car ,I felt like such a ghee. You know that feeling when you know all the lyrics to a bit of the song and you just feels so complete! "Nah, Nay we need to get you off this road ting. Ive exposed you to too trap music, got you thinking your a gangster now"
"I am a gangster, I mash work"
"Noooooo, stop Naomi" he couldn't control his laughter, looking at me with watery eyes "Mash work where exactly?"
"Don't worry, all You need to know is I'm a harlem darling now init. Oh my gosh my song- My take your jawns, I don't know me, deadting I dunno know me ,Jason bourne "
"I've introduced you to too much of theses songs, about your a Harlem darling" he laughs hysterically.
"Shutup and get out." I tell him, as I pull up outside his school "fucking hell"
"Have a good day gheeeee"
" yeah yeah" he says as he opens the door and gets out, as he was just about to close it, he stops in his tracks "Naomi?"
"Yeah"
"Love you sis" he said. I can't explain how much my cheekbones were hurting from how he made me smile when he said this "I love you too"
"Inabit"
"Bye"

Rashad

I want things to get back to normal. I want that, but- I know id be stretching it. We had only just got back together and it weren't gonna be how it used to be instantly. I'm just bare happy that we're back on: because id be lying if I said I didn't miss her. That's why, I'm gonna buy it and keep it for later, until I know we're steady. "These are our most expensive ones" the lady told me, I propped Kenzie up on the surface abit, I could tell she didn't like that I put him there but I was about to spend hella pees in here so she needed to cool arf. "A gorgeous vintage marquise- shaped ten carrot diamond, set horizontally. This ring has a 1920s vibe, with 28 smaller stones sparkling around the large diamond"
"I like it, I like it. You like it Kenzie?"
He stared at me through his big glossy eyes sucking his dummy. "Lemme get it" I tell her
"Do you not wanna know how much it it?"
"I know it's a whopping amount, so- I'm not even tryna look, but it's all good- anything for her"

"Where are you?" I ask her through the phone
"Huh?"
"I said where are you b?"
"On my way to this job interview, I was just with Asia had to change my clothes at her house and everything"
"She been chatting shit about me again and for what?"
"I don't have a diploma for no reason you know, and she- she just wants the best for me"
" I just need to know like, what's happening tonight? Where's Kenzie staying. Where are you staying your mums or, you coming back home?"
"Well, I dunno to be honest. I'll think about it, I just don't wanna rush and then- we flop again"
"Naomi, I ain't tryna play no games anymore so what is it gonna be?"
"If you see me at the yard, you see me there init, I have the key anyway so"
"Your too mix up blen blen swear down"
" I don't understand yardie talk, I'm African. Soooo, bye"
"Naomi- wait don't cut off-
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She loves playing games.

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"I'm very flexible, I can do Monday to Friday."
Naomi tells the interviewer, she longed for this job. "You do understand that this is only temporary, until she gets back. Your qualifications are very good, how old are you again?"
"Twenty two"
"And you managed to get a diploma?"
" I managed to do everything really early. My teacher told my mother I was capable of doing my GCSEs early so she paid for me to do so. Then I just picked up extra subjects that my schools could offer, which is why I have more than the minimum qualifications as this carried on throughout my schooling"
"Wow, well, you start Monday."
"Really? Just like that?"
"Well, let's be honest- I'm not going to find anyone else better, welcome to the job Naomi"

Rashad sat anticipating her arrival. His right foot tapping upon the floorboards whilst he waited for her to come. Jhene aiko played softy in the background, as he stood up, about to go to bed and turn the music off, he heard the key through the door. She walked in the livingroom, her suitcase of clothes dragged behind her. Rashad smiles, Naomi kisses her teeth. " You always get your way,I fully hate you" said Naomi,
"I love you"

Months later

Naomi
"Stop- shad stop" I giggled, as he dropped small kisses along my neck he  was hovering over me. I was all ready to go to job work but he was delaying me. "You don't have to be there until nine thirty man can you  allow it and I'll drop you off too"
"Your forgetting I have a car now, nothing like the old days" I say with a smile
"But real talk. We haven't has sex  for some time now, and it's been months" I try to shrug away from his hold, but he gentle pulled me back "it's been months since- Trudy, and I thought maybe  we'd be fine again, but no. Tell me why you've been moving mad?"
"I haven't! Rashad I have to go"
"Naomi?"
"I'm pregnant ok! I'm pregnant."

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