Journey to Loving The Skin I'm In

Dysfunctional Relationship

Sarai's POV

I had been struggling with my weight for most of my life. After I turned 8, I began to gain weight slowly but surely every year without fail. I wasn't the most active child, and living in an apartment surrounded by nothing but concrete and gravel didn't help to situation any. Throughout elementary school, I was ridiculed for my pudgy stomach and extra chin that was beginning to fill in. It only let up when I finally reached 6th grade and I developed something that most girls my age didn't have yet, boobs. I literally went from bird chest to giant golden easter bunny eggs that grew a size every year there after. Throughout middle school, I found that most of the guys I formed crushes on only had things for my "friends" and I swear I thought I'd never get to experience how it felt to be in a relationship. My freshman year in high school was the first year that I got my first real boyfriend and my self esteem seemed to be at an all time high. His name was Christian.

Christian POV

I'm a star football player at my private high school in Broward County. I recently met this gorgeous girl online that I made my girlfriend after talking to her for around 4 months. She's a little over a year younger than me which is something I typically don't go for because I can't deal with immaturity. Surprisingly though she's more mature than most of the girls I've dated that were even older than me. Something about this girl made me mushy and corny, but for her - I'd be that.

2 years later

I'm graduating from high school this year and I'm beyond hype to get out of St. Thomas. I had fun with my boys, but I'm ready for something new. Me and Rai been on and off for the past two years and honestly that's my fault. She's been the best girlfriend I could ask for but at the time I was feeling myself way too much to be tied down to that girl. My boys and I have been selling pills we made with his pops' home pharmacy. Together we were the neighborhood pill pushers and honestly, the money was so good we were pulling in $400 a day easily. I had all the bitches on me already because of my skills on the field,  but after that money started to roll in from pushing pills, I was the shit. Currently, I was back with Sarai though and today was the day I had to let my baby girl know I was going to school in California to play football. I know most people thinking that she's gonna leave me when I drop this bomb on her but I know my Rai  and this is only gonna strengthen our relationship, it has to, she's my ro- o- o- o- o- o- ock.

Baby Girl

Wyd?

I'm in my AP Capstone class, what's up babe?

I finally decided on what college I'm going to...

Awe babe I'm so proud of you for securing that scholarship

Thks ya man gonna be in Cali at UCLA

I gotta change your name to BruinBaby now

lol you corny. we gonna be good

yeah, of course. I told you I'm gonna ride for you through whatever

love you baby girl

imma hit you later though

Sarai POV

My relationship with Christian has been nothing but a rollercoaster over the years. My friends can't stand him low-key but it's only because they hate to see me being out through all the mess. But you ever loved somebody so much that you'd do anything for them and even when they do you wrong you can't help but take them back after they apologize? I had that kind of love for my baby. It's been times where he's went a week without so much as texting me and when I blowed up his phone enough, he'd finally respond to me and after I fussed about how mad I was that he didn't communicate his busy schedule with me and left me with nothing but to assume the worse, he'd turn around and apologize and send me a heartfelt paragraph of how sorry he was for not being appreciative enough of what I am to him and how much he love me -- we'd make up and things would go back to the way they were. Him going to Cali honestly will be a little hard but not much harder than what it is now. Since I'm not 18 yet and my mom doesn't approve of me dating, we've basically been seeing each other every now and again when I was going to youth church or I was at my grandma's house. Now I'd just be us talking through the phone until he came back home to South Florida during the breaks and the summer. It'd going to be a challenge but like, I told him, I'll be there through whatever.

How do ya'll feel about Sarai & Christian's relationship?
Do you think she's dumb wanting to ride for her man?
A/N: I have a lot of background info to put out so when the story starts to pick up ya'll will understand why certain characters move the way they do. Be patient with me please.