A hustlers Wife

Chapter 3

The next day at school I decided to meet Mikayla in the office. She smiled when she seen me walking up to her.

''Aww don't you look nice'' she says hugging me.

''Thanks. I like your outfit as well'' I say.

''So my family having a get together this weekend and I was wondering if you wanted to come?'' she asks.

''Yes I would love too'' I say'

''Alright. My mom will talk to your mom or dad'' she says.

''It'll be my brother'' I say.

''You live with your brother?'' she asks.

''Yeah'' I say.

''How is that?''

''It's actually good. Him and his wife is cool'' I say

''Where's your mom?''

''I honestly don't know'' I say. She looks at me.

''You can talk to me. I don't judge'' She says.

''My mom is a crackhead and my dad left me when I was one'' I say. She pulls me in for a hug.

''I could tell that you was about to start crying. I'm here for you Aaliyah. I really gotta build a friendship with you. I can tell you've been through a lot.'' she says. And its crazy because I was crying and she knew that.

''Stop crying. Ima always be here for you man'' she says wiping my tears away. I needed a friend like her.

I was on my way to lunch when I bumped into someone. All my shit fell out my hand.

''What the fuck'' I say not even looking up at the person.

''Mybad bruh'' I look up to see it was another familiar face.

''Its straight'' I say.

''You was at chipotle yesterday right?'' he asks.

''Uhh yeah'' I say.

''Mybad I aint tryna sound weird but me and my boys was there as well''

''Oh'' I say not knowing how to respond to him.

''My name Anthony. What's your name?''

''Aaliyah'' I say but his name rang a bell.

''You new round here?''

''Yeah''

''Leave her alone Anthony'' Mikayla says coming up to us.

''You could at least try and return my calls'' he says to her.

''For what?'' she says.

''Just hit a nigga up. Its nice meeting you Aaliyah.'' he says an walks off.

''That was the boy you told me about'' I say.

''Yes girl.'' she says

''Wow'' I say.

''He fine as fuck but I can't take that pain anymore ''

''I understand''

Later that day I had to walk home because Megan had a doctors appointment. I was so damn nervous because I ain't know nobody in this damn city so my guards was up. I was walking towards a group of boys. My heart dropped.

''Shit'' I say to myself while pulling out my phone. Next thing I know I hear gunshots.

''AALIYAHHHH!!!!!!!'' I don't know who called my name but next thing I know somebody knocked my thick ass over and I was on the ground covered by somebody.

''Oh my god are you okay?'' I open my eyes and my heart drops.

''TARIKKK?!????'' I ask trying not to cry. This was my childhood bestfriend who had got taken into foster care. ''Oh my god I'm dreaming'' I say blinking my eyes. 

''Naw its me baby girl'' He says helping me get up. He started fixing my clothes.

''Man no I'm dreaming'' I say pacing back and forth.

''Calm down LiLi'' he says almost making me faint again because he was the only one that called me that.

''Where you been?'' I ask crying. No one would understand me and Tarik friendship. He was my childhood boy bestfriend and got taken away from me when I was 8. Damn near 9 years later here he was in my face.

''Round here getting it'' he says. ''Stop crying Liyah. I'm alive'' he says smiling.

''Exactly you're alive when I thought you were dead'' I say while he's wiping my tears away. ''Why you lost contact with me?'' I ask punching him. ''You know we was worried ass hole''

''Can we get you home first?'' he asks taking my bag and books. 

''Yeah'' I say.

''Aye Marcus!'' he says. 

''You know him?'' I ask.

''Yeah that's like my brother'' he says.

''Wowwww'' I say.

''What?'' he says opening the car door for me.

''Hey yall this my sis she's new round here'' Tarik says.

''Sup'' all the boys say.

''She be with Mikayla'' Marcus says looking at me.

''Mikayla fine ass?'' Tarik asks.

''Bruh chill'' Anthony says. I didn't even know he was in the car.

''Oh mybad bruh'' Tarik says laughing.

''Where you from?'' one of the boys asks.

''Florida'' I say.

''Damn sunshine state'' he says.

''Where I'm going?'' Marcus asks.

''We taking Aaliyah home first bruh. She ain't finna be in this car full of drugs ''

''What the hell? Yeah take me home'' I say.

''You in good hands'' Marcus says.

''Can you just drive'' I say.

''You hungry?'' Tarik asks.

''Yeah''

''What you want?''

''Chipotle''

''Aye stop by chipotle first'' he says

''Why?'' Marcus asks.

''Cause I'm hungry'' I say. He speeds up the car.

''Man chill we gotta female in the car'' Anthony says.

''She ighttt'' Marcus says.

''Well them the cops that'' Tarik says making my heart drop. I turn around and see the police sirens. My heart dropped.