I woke up that morning realizing just how tired of New York I am.
I've been living here my whole 20 years of life and for some reason it hasn't grown on me.
Don't get me wrong, I'll ride for New York till the day I die. But Im sick of being here.
I finally decided to get out of bed and do something productive with my life. I walked to the bathroom connected to my room and brushed my teeth. I connected my phone to the bathroom speakers and clicked Summer Walkers new album. Turning on the water to the right temperature, I stripped out of my clothes and stepped in.
"Cuff yo bitch, nigga nigga cuff yo bitch" I sang along as I dipped my head under the warm water. I washed my body and then started washing my hair. Halfway through my mini concert, my music stopped indicating that someone was calling me.
I stepped out, muggin at my phone screen and then smiling once I realized who it was.
Boog would like to FaceTime...
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I quickly covered myself and answered the phone.
"Hey baby" she yelled as soon as it connected
"Boog!!! how are you?" Lauren and I talk almost everyday, but lately I've been too busy to speak to anyone. Our bond is so strong that I people swear we're sisters.
"I'm okay baby, I just called to tell you that Im flying to New York, Roddy is starting his tour soon and his first show is there, so he's flying all of us out there." The mention of Roddy's names immediately had my heart racing.
"Oh wow really? that's amazing I can't wait to see you... all of you" I smiled weakly. "Listen, Im gonna call you back ok? I have to finish my shower." Boog furrowed her eyebrows, already sensing something was wrong.
"You okay?" She looked at me with worried eyes. "Im fine" I said "I'll call you later baby bye" I said blowing her a kiss.
She sighed and blew a kiss back "I love you poog." I rolled my eyes at the nickname. Nipsey named me that to match Laurens, and now everybody calls me that. "I love you more boog"
I made my way back to my shower. My head was in the clouds, like it always is, as I thought of Roddy and our complicated friendship.
Rodrick and I met when I was about 13 and he was 14. I'm a competitive dancer so most of my competitions were in L.A. So I was basically there almost every weekend. I usually always stayed with Nipsey, I've known him since I was a baby. He was my moms best friend and a father figure to me. My dad left when I was born so, Nip was the only real father I had.
One day after my dance competition, Nip was in some kind of trouble so he wasn't able to pick me up. My best friend Amber had her cousin pick us up. She drove us to where she lived, somewhere in Compton. When we reached her house, Roddy was in the house sitting on the floor playing some video game on the TV. He was very quiet and didn't say much to anyone. I had asked if I could play with him, to which he agreed. Ever since then we've been inseparable.
