His Broken Testimony: COMPLETED ✅

Chapter 2: Nobody Knows

Omniscient POV

"Nobody knows what I go thru
Wish you could put yo'self inside my shoes
I got friends dat ain't friends no more, they don't like me since I became poor
See dat money and dat fame it can hurt everything you luv.
I had some people dat depended on me
But I fucked dat like up
They don't know what I'm goin' thru
They don't know what I'm goin' thru"

Standing on the exact same spot he's usually in around this time Anthony stood as tall as he could hands tucked in his pockets singing his heart out. He had drawn a small crowd of people who had stopped to hear him sing. They didn't stand too close but close enough to hear every word. His voice and the power of the lyrics had them in a almost mesmerized state. They could believe how somebody so beautiful could come from someone so ugly.

Unable to hand to all the eyes on him Tony's eyes looked every where but the people in front of him which made him miss the familiar face staring at him through the many people but she couldn't miss him. Well his voice.

While coming out of her apartment building Ryan noticed a few people standing around something or someone. Being the person that she is she decided to mind her business and keep walking towards her car with her fiancé leading the way until a voice just as good as hers if not better hit her eardrums. With singing being a passion and love of hers she couldn't leave this area without finding out who owed those set of pipes. Her feet carrying her across the busy street as she looked out for cars drowning out the sounds of Jahmal calling after her telling her to get back to the car and that they had to go. Pushing her way through the sea of people wrapped up in coats her eyes focused on the man in front of everyone. She couldn't see his face seen his hood was pulled down tight and his head was low but she didn't need to see what he looked like to know for a fact his voice was beautiful.

"Nobody sees da struggle, they just see dat I'm poor
They focused on their peace but they will never see my war
Homies I started with ain't make it 'til da end
They used to be my niggas, now we ain't friends
Long as I was puttin' niggas on it was all gud
Soon as I said dat I can't they was da first to go
I don't see em tryna come around since I ain't been gud
But I knew dat they was fake so I let it I hadda let it go."

Stuck in a trance like the others but allowing her eyes to roam the homeless man's frame something about the lankiness in his body seems familiar. But she just couldn't pick her finger on it. As he finished up the unknown song he was singing people placed a few coins and some even a few dollars in the cup at his feet. Once they crowd cleared Ryan didn't room from her spot like her feet was glued to the concrete. She watched him closely as he reached down to pick up the warning he had made , having to remove his hand from the pocket and there is was. The very unique one of a kind finger tattoo she had come across for the first time about a week and a half ago. She haven't seen him since he ran out of her church two Sundays ago not that she was really looking for him in the first place though.

Her grandmother on the other hand had been worried about him like she knew him personally. Making sure every time she talked to her granddaughter to let her known how disappointed she was on Jahmal for speaking to him in such a way. Understanding where her grandmother was coming from with how rude her man had been for no reason Ryan also understand where he was coming from. The only reason she had shook Anthony's hands was because Mary was staring at her almost daring her not to. Ever since Ry was younger her granny always found herself helping people in need and most of the time they end up deceiving her so for all she knew Anthony was no different.

The sound of her name being yelled out into the public by Jahmal who was now crossing the street caused Tony's head to snap up knocking his hood completely off. He hadn't known he was still being watched after he had finished singing especially by the beautiful face that's been haunting his dreams since the first night he went to sleep after meeting her. Nervousness rash over his body causing his hands to shake making his cup filled with his money to hit the ground. Without a seconds thought he was on his hands and knees trying to hurry up and collect by the wind blew it away. The only thing Ryan could do was watch him in disbelief at how desperate he looked crawl around like a animal. Right when his hand reached for the dollar bill that was a few inches away a large dress shoe stepped on it and the tips of his fingers in the process.