The Girl He Left Behind

Prologue

Niah POV 

I was ready. I mean that's what I thought as I hit the okay on the website to get my loans for college.

Thank you for your application. You should hear from us in a couple days with your results.

I click off the website with satisfaction and go on my messages to text my best friend Luna the news.

A-hey I'm just letting you know I finished my application for my loans, and I should hear from them in a couple days.
L-that's amazing I'm so excited for us to go to college and enjoy our freedom without our parents and share a dorm of course.
A-yes, I know and too finally get away from my crazy family and finally live my life the way I want to.
L-yes because you definitely deserve it after everything you have been though

I sigh and decide not to reply to that even though I knew she was right. My life has been crazy, and I have been through so much when it came to my family. I was raised more on the poor side of things. My mom raised me and my two brothers off of child support, so it was hard for me to fit in with other kids, but thanks to Luna and of course my amazing boyfriend Terrence I was able to get through all the drama and all the hard times of my life. I snap from my thoughts with the ringing of my phone laying on my nightstand. I pick it up to read across the screen my future husband I smile and slide the green button and put the phone up to my ear

"Hello, my sexy boyfriend" I say getting up from my bed and walking over to my dresser

"Goodmorning beautiful I was just calling to let you know I'm coming by is that okay?" He asks

"Of course, besides I know my mom is in a bad mood today so it will make me feel good to have you here." I say looking down feeling the past creep up on me a little

"Okay babe don't let her stress you out I'm on my way."

I hang up the phone with a smile on my face and continue to go through my dresser for something to wear. I find yellow leggings, a white V-neck and decided to pair it with my white jean jacket. I quickly get dressed and put my hair into two braids. Once I get into my sneakers, I hear my phone vibrate. I quickly run over to see a message from Terris.

My future husband- I'm at the door

I instantly get excited and run to open the door to see him standing there in his usual: sweatpants, a t-shirt and some shoes.

I hug and give him a quick peck before I bring him into my room and crack the door since my mom had a problem with the door closed. He sits down on the bed, and I stand in front of him with a smile.

"So, babe guess what?" I say bouncing up and down 

"what" he says looking at me like I'm crazy

"I put in my application for loans for college"

"Oh, that's great babe" he says 

"Thanks, it still sucks that were going to be an hour away from each other since you're going to be at Rutgers and I'm going to be at Cabrini."

"Yeah, I know but we can try to make it work"

I hear my mom's door fly open and we instantly get quiet as she stomps down the hallway and peak into my room with annoyance. 

"Hey Terrence" she says 

"Hey" he says quicky 

"Um you better stop playing around and get to that bus stop before your late for work" she says serious 

"Okay mom I'm going, are you walking me Terrence"

"Yeah sure" he says and stands up from my bed 

I grab my book bag purse, my name tag and walk out the bedroom with Terrence and out the door to work.

A couple days later 

I hop back onto my laptop to check the status of my application.

Dear Niah smith, you have not been accepted for loans at this time please try again next year.

I felt my world fall apart as I read those words across the screen. I was once again stuck because I couldn't finish paying off my 3,000-dollar loan. I get up off my bed and go to my mom's room to see her smoking out her pipe 

"Mom, they denied me for the loan now how am I supposed to pay for college"

"I don't know what to tell you I guess you just not going to go you can't ask your dad because Hes still mad that you didn't invite him to your graduation"

she was right I didn't invite my dad to my graduation. Me and my dad have been nothing but ups and downs since growing up. He made a total of 10 kids and cheated on my mom to make majority of them. She sent me and my two brothers over his house every weekend but most of the time he never spent any time with me he just dropped us off with his so-called wife and went about his business but in this current time I found out that he took me to senior prom in my half-brother's car, so I decided not to invite him to graduation 

"So, I guess I'm not going to college anymore then." I say with a hint of sadness as I shut her door behind me 

Now what?