Nicki POV
Looking in the mirror I scanned met bruises and cuts that my father had just inflicted. I wasn't the only child but I was the only one to get beat everyday. My father always hated me but he loved my two older brothers. When I was little I used to beg my mama to help me but all she did was laugh at how pathetic and useless I was. My family never loved me and I know that now. Anytime we have company like family friends they would be all sweet and nice but, if a made one wrong move they'd beat me afterward. I sat on my bed and pulled out my writing journel, I've had it since I was like ten and I always write in it so my feelings won't be all bottled up. It's like therapy for me I long enough to write.
December 8,2016
It's my birthday today, no one even remembered. I turned 16 I always wanted to have a sweet sixteen but my mama said I don't deserve shit. She hit me for the first time in my life. It's usually just Papa hitting me but, this time she joined. I don't know what I did to deserve this but I wish it was over. I don't like having to cry myself to sleep at nigh. We got a new boy at school today too. He was so cute and his name is Robert like Papa's. He talked to me too but I didn't say anything back with me being mute and all. He tried talking to me all day but I never spoke back and it kinda made me feel bad. I might write him a note and explain why I didn't speak back so he won't be mad at me.
Love Onika
I climbed into bed after putting my journal back in its hiding spot. Dozing off to sleep all I could think about was Apologizing to Robert.
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Robert(Meek) POV
I had just walked out of my room after doing my homework and now I was about to help my dad fix his oil. "So son how was your first day of school" my dad was a man I always looked up to. He took care of his family the best he could and made sure his girls(my mom and sister) never cried. He would always tell me how important it was to have an education and to never let money get to my head. "It was good, I met this girl but I don't think she likes me." He looked at me before letting out a soft chuckle. "Son I love you and I know you got needs but don't be getting caught up on these lil girls. They don't want nothing but one thing and that's money." I was no virgin and my pops knew that but I felt something different around that girl at school. She was like a angle or something and when she wasn't talking to me it kinda hurt a lil. "I don't she like that pop. I was trying to talk to her all day and she didn't say not one word back. We have all the same classes together and I tried making her laugh but she wouldn't. She didn't even tell me to leave her alone which was weird. She kinda hurt my feelings but I ain't show it." Looking back at my dad he had a smile on his face. "I remember when I first met yo mama she was the most beautiful girl in the world, well beside my moms but yeah. She was not trying to give the kid no play. As much as I tried she always turned me down. Then one day after school this man was being to rough on her so I stepped in, come to find out it was her pops. She had a friend named Carol, I never really liked her though, I don't know why she just gave off a weird vibe. What I'm trying to say son is that no matter how many times she turn you down go after yo dream. I know you and ya friends don't call y'all self Dream Chasers for no reason."
