Violence 101

Cyan

DJ:

I wake up to screaming. I run to NJ's room and see her screaming in her sleep. I go over to her and shake her wildly.

Me: Babe wake up. Natasha!

She jumps and looks at me. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she grabs onto me. Mom comes in and looks at us.

Agnes: What happened?

Me: Bad dream. You go back to bed. You gotta be up in a few hours.

Mom leaves and I let go of NJ. She wipes her face quickly and stared at her sheets. I grab her chin gently and turn her to me.

Me: Its okay. What happened that got you so scared?

NJ: My dad. I thought he survived and he tried to kill me.

I sigh and we both get quiet. She played with her fingers and I smile.

Me: I'll sleep in here with you.

NJ:*giggles* Stop being fresh.

Me: Im serious. I don't want you being scared.

NJ: Okay.

I kiss her soft lips and pull away. She pulls me back and kisses me deeply. I was in heaven. I get ontop of her and start kissing her neck. She moans quietly as I grab her ass hard. I stop and breathe.

Me: We gotta stop before my mom kick us out for fucking.

She laughs. I peck her lips one more time. She flips ontop of me and lays her head on my chest. I smile and tangle my fingers in her hair. She started to drift off.

Me: As long as you're by my side, I will protect you. Always.

I kiss her head and pulled the cover over us. Then I drift off as well. I wake up to jumping on the bed. I see NJ, mom and my cousin Behlen. She plops on the bed and hugs me.

Behlen: Hey Darryl.

Me: You know I don't like being called that.

Behlen: Im your cousin. It's what I do.

I shake my head and laugh. They leave and I get ready for school. I hop in the shower and run my fingers through my hair. I wash and get dressed. I put on a plain white shirt, some black jeans and my dark green Doc Martens. Then I place on my princeton SnapBack. I turn it backwards. I grab my bag and go downstairs. Grabbing a granola bar, I take NJ's hand and we run out he door. I plop in my seat and sigh. NJ looks at me. I knew what she was thinking.

Me: Lets act like last night never happened. Okay?

NJ: Okay.

We head to school. There, we both get out. Chresanto, Ray and Craig run over. They stare at NJ.

Me: This is Ray, Chresanto, and Craig.

Ray: This yo girl?

Me: Nah. She live with me.

Ray: I would like some of this.

He grabbed her ass. She grabs his shirt and pins him to the car hood. She pulls a pocket knife out of her pocket and holds it to his face.

Me: You remember the deal. Give it up.

She hands it over without hesitating. Letting go of Ray as well.

NJ: Dont EVER touch me like that again.

Ray: Okay I'm sorry.

He rubs his shoulder. I place the knife in my pocket and look at NJ. She catches me staring. I hold my hand out.