A Ghetto Love Story

Chapter 1 .

Ariana POV

" Ugh " Was All I Can Manage To Get Out Of My Mouth When My Alarm Clock Awoke Me This Morning , I Had A Long Night At The Club & All I Wanted To Do Was Sleep . I Got Out Of Bed & I Went Downstairs Where I Greeted My Mother But Was Ignored . I Walked Into The Kitchen Hoping To Find Food But To No Surprise There Was None There . " WHY IS THERE NEVER ANY FOOD IN THIS HOUSE ? " I Shouted Loudly .

" There's No Food Because You Eat Everything Up " My Mother Said To Me . I Don't Argue With My Mother Because It Never Ends Well . It Always Ends With Me Beat & Battered . I Just Closed The Refrigerator & Made My Way Back Into My Room . " I Eat Everything Up " I Mumbled To Myself While Putting My Shoes On & Grabbing My Sweat Jacket Off Of The Floor . " I EAT EVERYTHING UP " I Yelled , Covering My Mouth Afterwards . I Didn't Mean To Blurt That Out . Sometimes My Anger Gets The Best Of Me . But If I Did Eat Everything Up I Can Because I Buy It . " I Can't Ever Have Shit In This House " I Mumbled While Counting My Ones . I Barely Make Shit At This Trash Ass Club . Frustrated I Throw The Money Down On The Bed & Just Laid On My Bed . It's The Only Club That Would Hire Me Because Of My Age .

I'm Only 17 , Well I Haven't Officially Turned 17 Yet . I'm Still 16 But I'll Be 17 In 6 Weeks . But Even Then I Won't Be Old Enough To Work At A Decent Club . I Picked Up The Money & Stuffed It In My Wallet . " I Guess It's Better Than Nothing " I Said To Myself . It's Better Than Being Broke , It's Better Than Being Hungry . Shit It's Better Than Not Having Anything To My Name . I Walked Downstairs , Brushing Past My Mother Who Was Stumbling In The Hallway Drunk & Damn Near Passed Out . " YOU THINK YOU GROWN ? , YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST LEAVE WHEN YOU WANT ? " She Shouted At Me Loudly . I Laughed " Do I Think I'm Grown . I Think I Can Just Leave When I Want " I Mocked Her While Making Faces . Not Noticing My Father I Mean Arnold Was Looking At Me .

" You Can Be So Ungrateful " He Said To Me , Learn To Respect Your Mother . She Brought You In This World . Don't Think She Can't Take You . I Looked At Him & Thought To Myself " Shit I'd Be Better Off If She Just Took Me Out " I Turned Around & Huffed And Puffed " No MOM " Putting Emphasis On Mom . " I Don't Think I'm Grown . I AM GROWN " I Shouted At Her . " IM GROWN AND TIRED " I Said Just Has I Walked Out The Door . I Buy My Own Clothes , I Buy My Own Shoes , I Get My Own Hair Done , I Do Everything For Myself . I Don't Want To Be Grown But I Am . That's Just The Life God Gave Me . Im Grateful Everyday That I Wake Up But Everyday That I Wake Up It's Just More Bullshit Added To My Life .

I Walked Into The Bodega & Order Me A Sandwich , I'm Not Buying Groceries For My Parents I Mean ... I Don't Even Know What To Call Them . But I'm Not Feeding & Supporting Them . That's What They Are Suppose To Do For Me . I Feel Like I'm The Parent & They're The Children . " Hey Ari " The Bodega Owner Said To Me . " Great Show Last Night , Can I Get One In Private At My House " He Said As He Winked & Handed Me My Sandwich " This One On Me " I Grabbed My Sandwich , Gave Him A Smile & Walked Out . All I Could Think Was How Disgusting I Felt . Having A Bunch Of Grown Man Look At My Body & Do God Knows What With Me In Their Mind . " Yuck " I Said Aloud . If He Knew How Old I Was Would He Still Want That Show ? Of Course He Would Still Want That Show .

I've Lived In This Same Ran Down Apartment Building Since I Was Born , He Watched Me Grow Up . He Watched Me Change . I Just Hate It . I Hate The Attention I Get From These Old Man . I Walked Into My House & Straight To My Room . I Looked At My Alarm Clock . 10:30am . Ugh I Have Class At 12 . I'm So Exhausted I Wish I Could Just Take A Break From Life . I Wish I Could Just Go Away On A Vacation & Just Relax . I Ate My Sandwich Then Pulled Out Clothes From My Dresser . Sweats It Is . Just Like It Is Everyday . I Walked Into The Bathroom & Turned On The Shower Water . Making It As Hot As It Can Possibly Be . My Showers The Best Part Of My Days . I Get Into The Shower & Just Daydream Of A Better Life Until Reality Hits Me Again .

I Stepped Into The Shower , Grabbing My Rag & Pouring A Lot Of Soap On . I Begin Scrubbing My Body Hard . As Hard As I Can . Scrubbing Off All The Eyes That Were Glued To Me Last Night . Washing Off All Of The Hands That Touched My Body . All Of The Germs From The Club . I Scrub & I Scrub Until I Feel My Skin Burning & Turning Red . But Still I Scrub . I Feel A Tear Fall Down My Face And I Realize What I Am Doing . I Stop & I Just Sit Down In The Shower Letting The Water Pour Down On My Head . " Why " I Shouted Loudly ! " Why Me ? " I Shouted Again . Full On Crying . I Never Let Anybody See Me Cry Or See Me Down . This Is My Safe Haven This Is Where I Can Let My Emotions Pour .

Bang ! Bang ! Bang !

" Shut Up With All That Damn Yelling , Aint Shit Wrong With You " I Heard Arnold Shout From The Other Side Of The Door . " Go Away " I Said Under My Breath . Wiping My Tears & Picking Myself Up . One Day I'll Be Living So Good I Won't Remember Any Of This Shit . I Won't Even Think About ! I'll Be Far Away From Here . On A Beach With The Wind Blowing My Hair & The Sun Hitting My Skin Without A Care In The World . Living So Free With No Fear . Another Bang Hits The Door " Hurry Up In That Damn Shower , You Better Not Be Late To That Class Again Or I'm Gone Kick Your Ass Ariana " My Mother Shouted . I Stood Up & Washed My Hair . BANG ! I Heard Again . Keep Ignoring Me & You Gone Regret It . " Coming Now Mom " I Said Hoping She Leaves From In Front Of The Bathroom Door . I Step Out Of The Shower & I Wrap My Towel Around My Body .

I Stand At The Bathroom Door , Scared To Open It . Scared Of What Might Happen When I Walk Out Of That Door . I Grab The Door & Swing The Door Open . Peeking Out When I Realized Nobody Was There I Had A Sigh Of Relief . I Walked Into My Room & Closed My Door . I Began Drying My Body Off & I Started Getting Dressed . Looking In The Mirror At How Red My Body Was . When My Mom Swing Open My Door ! " Fuck You Looking At Your Body For , GET DRESSED " I Clenched My Fist Tightly & Closed My Eyes . I'm Getting Dressed Now . I'll Be On My Way In A Second . " Well Your Ass Better Be On Your Way Soon . If I Get Another Call You Ain't Gone Like The Out Come Of Whats Gone Happen To You " She Walked Away & I Closed The Door Putting My Clothes On . Nothing Spectacular . Just Some Regular Adidas Sweats With A Hoodie & My Adidas Slides . I Grabbed My Book Bag Throwing All Of My Books In My Bag . Then Grabbing My Hair Dryer Making My Way To The Bathroom " Na Uh " I Heard " You Don't Have Time For That , You Should've Thought About That When You Wanted To Stare At Yo Body In That God Damn Mirror " She Yelled At Me . She Always Fucking Yelling . I Took A Minute To Gather Myself & Thoughts .

" It's Chilly Outside , If I Don't Dry My Hair I Can Get Sick . It Won't Take Long !" I Said To Her " GET YO FUCKING ASS OUT MY DAMN HOUSE " She Shouted Loud As Possible . I Stomped To My Room , Grabbing My Jean Jacket & Book Bag & Stormed Out Of The House . " BITCH " I Yelled As I Got Up The Street . " STUPID FUCKING BITCH " I Yelled Again . " Calm Down Lil Mama " I Heard A Voice Yell From Across The Street . " Mind Your Fucking Business " I Snapped Back . " Keep That Attitude & You Won't See Any More Of My Dollar Dollar Bills Yo " He Said Back To Me . " UGH " I Said . I Hate My Choice Of Work . I Hate My Life . I Hate Every Fucking Thing About Being Ariana ! I Silently Walked The Rest Of The Way To The Community College .

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