We were on top of our roof "I'm afraid that I'll lose you." He whispered. I grabbed his face and pulled him towards me. "Don't you ever say that." I replied. "I am in love with you, you are everything I ever wanted don't you ever think you are not enough for me." I spoke sternly. He squeezed his eyes shut as his tears rolled down his cheeks. I felt my eyes began to burn from my own that dared to fall . "You deserve more than me, you're a dream come true." He said. " Sade I'm not-I don't feel the way you want me to feel. I try everyday to stay productive so my mind doesn't wander but it's hard Sade. It's so hard to to stay alive when it's much easier to just let go." Carter shook his head so fed up with himself or was it me ? " tell me you love me" he asked suddenly. " I need to know because what you did Sade...that's not love...." "Tell me please." He begged. The energy was tense. "What did you do Sade ? What did you do to us?"He asked softly
Sade Sade SADE SADE
"Sade. SADE !" Carter was shaking his girlfriend awake. Her eyes blinked open and adjusted to the light. She felt the warm liquid fall from her eyes, What she dreamed of was impossible. Wasn't it? Carter's smiled faded when he saw her tears. "You alright ?" Sade couldn't get her words out. She wanted to tell him everything about the dream but Somethings are better left unsaid. Carter had this uneasy feeling in his gut, and the only time he ever felt this way was when something was being kept from him
Carter shook the thought from his head and grabbed Sade's hand. "Come on Dae I made you something." Emotions were never this forte, art seemed to be his escape. Things weren't really off with Sade and him more so in himself. It was a cycle, as viscous one at that. Some days were great and some days you pretend are great. Today was the latter.
Ight, look up baby.
Sade tilted her head, her silly smirk turning into an " O" she was speechless. There are rare talents. She always believed that but then there are people like Carter. Artistic freaks of nature.
" how did you...she trailed off. Carter baby, I have no words."
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" Yea I'm going through this phase of high renaissance art. Only issue is there weren't any niggas. So I made some. " Carter smiled. " it's beautiful " she was in wonder, it was identical to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. " Michelangelo who ? Period !"
Carter laughed. Sade was his backbone, and his greatest supporter. He only poured his love into 2 things his work and his girlfriend. The only 2 things that didn't cause pain. He looked at Sade and admired her. Her thick hair now in long cornrows, her face clear not a blemish in sight, her full lips that were now hiding her perfect teeth. He laughed at the memory of her fake freckles she swore were real. Her first lie. He thought. But who was he to judge he told Sade he never had braces. Which wasn't a complete lie. He got an Invisalign.
" Carter, you're staring again" She joked "My bad baby, I was in my head." " I know " she giggled I could tell"
They took each other in peacefully, Things were simple with the pair. Sade in grad school at NYU. Carter being a street artist who was now getting more recognition and developing a taste for Armani suits. After graduating from Pratt Carter had a hard time finding work so he went into working for himself. Soon he'll be in galleries, networking with the elites. Their day seemed to go about smoothly hours passed and the did what they usually do, joke, eat and spend time together. They were laying on the floor half naked, a habit they picked up from God knows where.
" I wanna make a commission piece for A$AP Rocky"
" I think you should do one for Playboi Carti, he's your twin anyway." Sade joked. " I don't look like that nigga, shit you look like SZA fine ass" he retorted. Sade scoffed she hated being compared to SZA in her opinion they look nothing alike and her hair was real. " hey baby I have to run out to the store soon so let me know if you need anything okay ?" Sade had some things that handle. They were put off constantly so she can focus on her schooling but she's been feeling unbalanced. She needed to deal with it before it dealt with her. " Um alright, imma slide to Kirk's crib. Just call me when you're home. Alright ?" Sade nodded as Carter got up to get dressed. She checked her phone to make sure she had enough time to do it all. A long day a waited her and she began to feel restless already.
