Me and Mr. Brown

Chapter 4

"Ariel?" I ask as I open the door to seeing the very familiar face.

She smiles softly and I welcome her in.

Ariel is my cousin on my moms side. Lately,Ariel has been having alot of problems back home in New York so she got sent to live with us. Me and Ariel used to do everything together until I moved here, to cali, a couple years ago. I help her with her bags up into my room and I help her unpack.

"So whats been up chica?"

"Nothin,just my crack headed ass momma being a lil hoe and shit...Damien took off. His ass no where to be found. So it was just me, momma,and her high niggas she would bring home," she rolls her eyes,"Den my bitch nigga boyfriend,excuse me,ex boyfriend gunna try to hit me up with all kind of shit like he miss me or sumthin."

"Damn...Damian left yall?"

"Yep his bitch ass sure did,either that or he dead."

Damian is Ariel big brother. He is twenty five and could have taken care of Ariel but he in the drug game and he raped Ariels bestfriend when we was nine. He was cool when he wasn't high or drunk but to be honest I only seen him once without a blunt in his fucking hand. Damian was never around anyway. He always left during family gatherings and was hardly ever at his house so him and Ariel never were really close.

"Damn..thats fucked up..."

She nods her head,"I'm glad I'm finally here in L.A though....I've been waiting ever since yo momma said she would take me in...where yo momma at anyways?"

"She workin...like always. She neva home so you should get used to it bein just us two...so is my daddy."

"Auntie Tiana and Uncle Terry always workin," Ariel laughs.

"They are,but I ain't complaining,my lil job at Bath and Body Works ain't doing shit but buying me clothes and sneakers."

She laughs again.

"Hey,I want to take a shower."

"Oh go an head...you can use mine."

"Thanks alot Li Li."

"No problem cuzo."

I take about a twenty minute nap while shes in the shower and it was really good.

After Ariel got out of the shower it was around five or six,so we decide to order some Chinese food to eat.

We spent the rest of the night,eating,and catching up. Talking how we used to talk. It was actually pretty cool. It felt more like a sleep over than just a regular night and I hoped it stayed this way.

I wake up at 8:00 a clock sharp to get ready for a most likely drama filled day at school.

I take a quick shower and do the rest of my hygiene stuff. Then I put on light wash hollister skinny jeans,a white tee shirt and my white converse and put on a white and navy blue hollister jacket.

I put on some mascara and chapstick and then quickly curl the ends of my hair. Ariel is up also and she does her hygiene stuff too. She begged my mom last night when she came home to please call the school and ask them could she come into school tomorrow instead of Tuesday,claiming that she was going to be bored as hell. My mom of course,convinced the principle to let her start school tomorrow with me and have her take the same classes as me.

Ariel is wearing a royal blue maxi dress with a cropped jean jacket and some sandals. She straights her hair so it flows nicely down her back and does her full makeup.

"Damn bitch you about to outshine my ass, maybe I need to change my outfit," I say laughing.

"Nah girl I put this on cuz I can't wait to see what these cali boys about and you look perfect as hell so shutup."