His Soft Side (Tyler, The Creator)

/I'll Teach You/

Tyler

I woke up before Tyla. I gently slide outta bed without waking her.

I go downstairs to make breakfast and chill.

Another knock at the door. Fuckin Thebe.

I open the door.

"She didn't come home last night, she here right?" He says.

I sigh exaggeratedly. "Yeah, what's it matter?"

"Just gotta check in on her. You know how Frank would be if I didn't.." He says.

"Nigga don't front" I say.

"What?" He replies.

"That ain't why you here"

"What the fuck would you know"

"I know you wanna fuck her"

"Nigga you already did that." He assumes.

"I'm just here to look after her, like you won't" He says coldly.

"Nigga, where she been the last two nights?" I ask him.

"With you nigga"

"Exactly. I'm looking after her. Now either bounce or come chill" I say firmly.

This nigga was really starting to get on my fuckin nerves.

Thebe my nigga but I don't like this faggot ass side of him, like at all.

Tyla had woken up and come down the stairs by then.

"Thebe? What are you doing here" She groans.

"Checking on you" He explains.

"I'm not a baby Thebe, you don't have to. I'm fine with Tyler" She sounds fed up.

Earl sighs.

"Aite. Ima leave then. Since you ain't gonna fuckin appreciate my concern" He says finally, more so to me then Tyla.

Before he leaves he stares over and catches a glimpse of Tyla's neck.

Fuck.

"Are those fucking hickeys?!" He yells.

He starts to get worked up.

"Thebe!" Tyla shouts.

"Just calm the fuck down, please!" She pleads.

"Fuck that" He says and pushes my chest.

Man fuck Earl. This nigga had the nerve, really.

"Thebe chill the fuck out, she ain't even your girl" I say. Fuckin bitch.

Earl's eyes wonder back over to Tyla.

"Yeah I guess not" He says quietly.

"You don't have to come home tonight, I'll know where you are" He says to Tyla, then turns around and leaves. 

Tyla sits down looking upset.

I sit next to her. I wanna comfort her but I'm scared I'll just make it worse.

I sit across from her and look at her pretty face. I still don't know why she fucking with a butt ugly nigga like me.

"You aight?" I finally ask.

She shrugs a little.

"Yeah I'll be fine. Me and and Thebe just don't usually fight that's all. It's just weird like this" She tells me.

"Thebe's being a fucking faggot" I say, then realise how blunt and insensitive I'm being.

"He's always been protective but never this bad, this is next level.." She sighs.

"You wanna go do something, get your mind off it??" I ask. I'm not usually one to be sympathetic but I already know fuckin hate seeing her like this.

Her face lights up.

"Yeah, what we gonna do?" She asks.

"It's a surprise. Get in the car" I say, trying to think of somewhere nice to take her.

I ain't a fancy nigga. I took her to the skatepark.

But I was gonna teach her how to skate, so when I hang out with the guys at the park she can tag along.

We got out the car.

"T, I can't skate!" She said panicking.

I smile. "I'm gonna teach you" I say, grabbing my board out the trunk with one arm and grabbing her hand with the other.

I stood in front of her and placed the board on the concrete in front of my dirty ass vans.

I look up at her .

"Hold on to me and stand on the board" I tell her .

"I can't" She protests.

"Yes you can dumbass" I joke, "You don't even have to move, just stand on it"

She places her hands on my upper arms and I hold her waist.

"See, you fine" I tell her.

"Don't let me go I swear to god I'll fall" She giggles.

I show her the right place to put her feet. "Now, with one foot kick off, just roll" I tell her. She shakes her head no.

"I'll look like a dumbass" She says. "I'll fall"

"You ain't gonna fall! Just kick off, you don't even have to go fast" I tell her.

She uses one foot to kick off and rolls, looking back at me excitedly.

She's going slow enough for me to walk alongside her.

Even when she's on the board I'm taller than her. I put a hand behind her back gently, helping her glide along.

The I give her a light push.

"Now lean your weight to one side and turn that corner" I say. She does right away.

Within an hour she could already drop in and ollie.

I couldn't even fuckin ollie for a solid week.

When she gets tired we get back in the car and drive home.

I'm clowning tryna keep her mood positive, make her laugh and shit.

I don't want her feeling all depressed and shit just cause of damn Thebe.

I roll down my window and shout at people on the street and she's laughing away at me. I liked making her laugh. That shit was my favourite.

I dropped her off at Thebe's on the way home, she said she needed to sort some shit out with him so I let her be.

Before she gets out the car she kisses my lips for a split second. It's not enough so I pull her back in for a longer kiss.

Honestly, I could fuck her right now.

But I cant.

Instead I just tell her I'll catch her soon when her lips leave mine again. She smiles at me and waves as I drive off.