Harlem Lovin

11

Rocky
Briana's mom eventually came and of course she was upset this happen. In the midst of all of this I wondered where Yasmine's real parents were because I never heard her talk about them or refer to them it was always Briana's mom. It was going on midnight and they weren't letting anybody back to see Yasmine yet.

Rakim sweetie? Briana's mom spoke taking a seat next to me and I looked up giving her my attention.

I want to thank you for finding her and saving her. I'm very thankful for you and I know this had to be very upsetting and traumatic for you. I want you to know that Yasmine really likes you not just as a friend but more and since you've came around she has been happier but she has setbacks. I'm not sure why she did this but I know she'll be okay. It's getting late why don't you go home and get some sleep and first thing in the morning you can come back up here I'll put you on the visitors list. If she wakes up before then I'll have Briana call you okay? I nodded my head.

Here's a clean shirt for you.

She handed me a regular white tee and I got up going to the bathroom throwing the bloody one away putting it on. I looked in the mirror and my eyes were a little puffy but not too much. I took some water and splashed it on my face a couple of times and wiped it down. I walked out and went and grabbed my stuff and Briana's mom walked up to me and embraced me in a hug.

Thank you so much Rakim.

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I was currently at Yams house because I didn't want to go home and I needed to talk. I told him about what happened and we smoked a little bit.

Aye Rocky man that's fucked up but you gotta look at it like this. If you wouldn't have found her she could be dead right now man. I'm here for you when ever you wanna talk and you don't have to go home you can crash on the couch but I'm about to go to sleep.

"Thanks man." I dapped him up and went to go lay on his couch on the other side of his room. I closed my eyes and thought about everything soon drifting off to sleep.

The next morning
Rocky wake up I gotta talk to you. Yams shook me and my eyes slowly opened.

"What's up?" I stretched my legs and arms out sitting up.

I sent your song to a few people I know and that shit getting a lot of attention. I'm talking radio attention somebody hit me up yesterday saying they heard your shit playing.

"You serious?" I sat up all the way now.

Yeah this shit is a good sign cause they rarely play local artists on the radio b.

"Man I know who you even give my shit to?"

A couple producers and other industry people I know.

"Yo that's crazy bruh bruh I wanna hear my shit."

Me too I'll be looking out for it. But you good?

"Yeah I'm cool." I thought about Yasmine.

You going to see shortie today?

"Yeah I gotta shower and shit and then if I don't get a call by then I'll go up there. Her friends mom put me on the visitors list."

Where her parents at?

"Same shit I was wondering she never talk about her parents only Briana mom who she stay with."