RUTHLESS || XXXTENTACION STORY ||

01

KIITANA

"Did you ever get the boxes from the backseat?"

I rolled my eyes at that question, but I made sure she didn't see that I did so. That was about her millionth time asking me that, and I keep confirming that I did.

It was move-in day for Freshmen, and I'm being bossed around by my mother at the moment. 

I turned around swiftly to give her a look, raising my eyebrow  as my hands are placed on my hips.

"Mama, how many times are you going to ask me that? I have everything in my room now." I informed her, noticing a glossy glimpse in her eyes as she released a deep sigh.

"I'm sorry, baby. It's just that you're all grown up, and I just want to stick around just a little longer, y'know?" She came clean, wrapping me up in her arms as I felt the sorrow emotion radiate from her.

In return, I cling my arms around her, too. Reflecting on everything, this is a huge transition of my life right now, and seeing her like this gave me a pang of sadness upon my chest. 

I love this woman with all my heart.

All those sacrifices she has made has actually paid off, and I'm living proof of it currently.

After the brief moment of silence between us two, she had slowly removed from the hug, running her fingers through my curls as her index and middle tilted my chin up.

"Look at you, so beautiful. I love you, so much." My mother had spoken softly with a bright smile.

"I love you, too. I'll call you before I head to bed, okay?" I promised, bringing my right hand up to brush away her fresh tears from her cheeks.

"Okay, Kit. If you forget, I'll call anyway." She chuckled.

She had dropped her hand before walking over to the door, grabbing the door knob and turning it. She gave me one last glance and with that she was gone.

It's official, it's all me now.

I sat down on my bed, taking a look around my room with a little grin upon my lips.

I can't believe that I'm an adult now; I get to live my life the way I want, and no one can stop me from doing so. It feels weird, though, but I guess it's something that I'll grow to get used to later on in life.

There was a knock on my door, interrupting my thoughts, which caused me to groan a little. I got up from the bed, making my way over to the door to open it, revealing a girl with her hair pinned up and a friendly expression on her face. 

From a distance, she may seem intimidating by the amount of ink that had cascaded from her shoulders to her wrists, but up close she doesn't seem so bad.

"May I help you?" I asked with a confused tone.

"I'm the Freshmen Residential Assistant on this floor, and I'm here to inform you about the party later on tonight at the quad." The girl responded, raising up her I.D. to confirm that she was my RA.

"Oh, is this like a Freshmen welcoming thing?"

"Yeah, it is. I would have told everyone else on this floor, but their rooms are cleared out, so they must be out visiting the stands outside. As of now, you're the only one that knows as far as I know."

I nodded slightly at her, rubbing my arm as I glanced down at my feet. 

I probably seem pretty lame in her eyes, since I'm not out there enjoying myself as an undergraduate. I was never really social growing up, and it caused me to be looked upon as someone weird. 

"What's your name?" She asked all of a sudden, causing me to look startle as I returned her gaze.

"Um, my name is Kiitana, yours?"

"Imani, but most call me 'Mani,' so either one is cool with me."

And the silence had came over once again.

I never really extended a conversation like this before, it was just usually, 'Can I borrow a pencil?' or 'Did you do the homework?' As far as I know, this could maybe be the start of something new, and I want to take it on.

"You can come in, if you'd like? I mean, if you're not busy..." I invited, taking a step back as I widened the door.

"You're not trying to kill me, are you?" Mani asked, looking me up and down with suspicion as she folded her arms.

"What?" I said, much louder than I should have, but I was appalled that she would say such a thing. 

And with that, she had started laughing, escorting herself into my room anyway.

What am I getting myself into?

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Aye, it's about to get lit!!!! X will be coming up really soon, just taking it slow and not rush everything. If you have an idea as to who would great to be Imani, let me know and she'll be included into the official cast. If you see any punctual or grammar mistakes, it will get fixed soon.

Thanks for reading.

-N