Troubled Love

Troubled Love: Chapter 1

"Almost time to clock out girls." my manager Dayna said to us as she walked through my area. Maleeah, Riley, and I were cleaning off the tables. A big party came through and made a mess but I didnt mind because the tips i got today were looking nice. Once we finished the clean up, Dayna let us clock out early. We all got into my black, 2013 Caddilac and made our way home from work. I loved my job. I worked at a singing diner with my two best friends from my childhood. Everyone who worked there was friendly, welcoming, and musically gifted and or talented. To me, there was nothing to hate about it.

"I'll see you guys later." Riley said as she got out the back seat.

"Bye RiRi! Tell Momma Dunford I said Hey!" I called to her. After i made sure that she entered the house safely, I drove off. Maleeah and I live together along with her older brother Terrance. We promised him that when we both turn 18 we would move out and find a place of our own and I pretty much already have. Im just making sure we have extra money on the side for after its purchased.

"WE'RE HOMEE!!!" Maleeah yelled as she stepped through the door. Terrance was sitting in the living room playing the xbox so it was very likely that he heard her. I wouldn't be surprised if the whole neighborhood heard her with her loud self.

"Girl, if you dont calm your hyper-active self down and go to bed. Geez. Coming in my house all loud and what not." Terrance said as he turned around with an irritated look on his face. I couldn't help but laugh at him. Terrance was like another older brother to me. My actual brother, Deontre, moved to Cali so I didn't see him as much. We normally talked on the phone, texted, or video chatted from time to time.

"Why can't you be more settle like Raven? She aint never loud around me." he said.

"Cause RAVEN DON'T LIKE YOU! NIGGHHAAAA!!!" Maleeah said as we both busted out laughing. Terrance sat there with a straight face the whole time but that only made us laugh more.

"Terrance chill, you know we love you or I love you at least." I laughed as I hugged his neck when i walked past him.

"Yeah yeah, whatever you say." I heard Terrance say as i walked into my room and closed the door behind me. I laughed to myself. I undressed myself then got into the shower. I washed my long plum colored hair and then put it in a bun. When i got out the shower i grabbed my iphone and played "Girl with the tattoo/ Breaking from Toronto" as I got dressed. I put on I pair of short Nike shorts and a white tank top with my fuzzy monster slippers. I looked at the clock and saw it was 11:06. I grabbed my phone and went back out into the living room. Maleeah was on the computer and Terrance was still on the game playing 2k14 but he was arguing with somebody. I knew cause he was yelling and I heard the other guys voices playing through the tv. I layed down in the chair and scolled through my instagram.

"So how was work." Terrance asked.

"The usual. Im training some new guy tomorrow so that should be fun." I said. I liked training people to do what i loved to do most. Sing.

"Oh one of my boys was tryna get a job there. Whats his name?" he said.

"Darious I believe." I said looking up from my phone. A lot of Terrance's friend were thuggish dudes. It was kinda funny to me to see one of his friends working at a singing dinner.

"Yup thats him. I heard him sing a lil before. He got a nice voice. He tall too." Terrance said. I loved tall guys to the death of me.

"How tall?" i said as i sat up.

"Bout' 6'6"

"Jesus take the wheellllll!!!" I said as i fell back into the chair. Terrance and Maleeah busted out laughing because they knew how serious my love for tallness was. After that we all talked for a little long then I went to lay down cause I had to work at 9:00 and I got off at 3:30. I didn't know Maleeah's schedule and Terrance got off at 4:00. He was a tattoo artist. He's really good at what he does. He did my first tattoo last year and since then ive gotten five from him.