Overdose Of Love

real and raw|

K I M B E R L Y

"Long as everything is alright between us 'fore we go to sleep..." I sung into the mic with my eyes shutting

"Baby I know sometimes it's gonna rain, but baby can we make up now cause I can't sleep through the pain... boy I don't wanna go to bed at you--"

"Kim" I opened my eyes and looked at the record producer, Gary.

"Yes?"

"You're doing great but you skipped a whole part before the chorus" I lifted a brow looking at my book, "Oh yea I know I don't know how to blend it in" he and Dre the recording engineer looked at the lyrics talking it out

I fixed my headphones while in the booth then they pressed the button speaking to me, "Arielle you can try adding a few words in so that the break isn't too long like a ooohh-ooou-woah," Dre said

Gary agreed, "yeah and then it's a shorter break and you proceed with the chorus"

I nodded reviewing in my head

"You get what were saying" I nodded my head, "yea I getch'yall" I said

The music played again,  "Long as everything alright between us before we go to sleep baby we're gooonna beeeee, haaaaappppy, uh woah woah woah, uh oooouuu woahhhhh" the music paused and they nodded their heads smiling, "perfect man, you got this under the bag" Gary said

Dre stood there clapping and I pulled my hair back.

"Ight let's run it through one more time" Dre said and I nodded

"Ready?" The audio engineer asked

"Uh-huh" I put my water bottle down and listened as the music started

"He's staring at me, I'm sitting here wonderin' what he's thinkin, nobody's talkin, cause talkin just turns into screaming, uh-oh..."

"So both of us are mad for nothing, nothing, nothing, when we won't let it go for nothing, it should be nothing, to a love like what we got, oh baby" I seen my mama walk in which caused their heads to turn back

I ignored her continuing to sing, "I know sometimes it's gonna rain, but baby can we make up now cause  I can't sleep through the pain, boy I don't wanna go to bed, mad at you, and I don't want you to go to bed mad at me..."

I closed my eyes again singing the rest of the verses actually getting into my feelings,  "...and just how good it's gonna be,
We can fuss and we can fight
As long as everything's alright between us
Before we go to sleep
Baby we're gonna be, happy, baby"

I finished the song up and waited until the music finished to open my eyes up. I seen my mom smile at me with a thumbs up. I didn't smile. I noticed all of the workers were gone

"Good job, I can't get a smile" I already pulled my headphones off. I took my book and pen along with my water bottle walking out.

"I like the song"

"Thanks" I said lowly

"Sit, I wanna speak with you" she said pointing to the chair next to her

I sighed, what was it about now.

"We ain't in a good space, I know this but imma just be real. You come at my daughter one more time and there will be problems Kimberly" I sat there silenced

She sat up, "there ain't no he said she said, ight, you got Tyla comin to me crying constantly talkin bout Kim tryna make me feel guilty for what I said. Ion respect it, I know you have your ways tryna get under people's skin and shit, I know Kim but whatchu not about to do is have her like this especially when she's almost at the end of this pregnancy, unda'stand?" Then she started talking with more aggression

"You wanna do you cool, but do not get my daughter into your shit you already made it clear that you ain't rockin wit her or me, you made it clear Kim, and Tyla made it clear she don't want you in her life so stop tryna gain sympathy, cause it ain't gon work, not this time beybeh girl, not this time" she stood up and looked at me shaking her head

This was my life. Tuh there goes another fail Kim. At this point I had no reaction.