Armani's POV I haven't been to my own house in days. I've been staying with my mum, even though she wasn't my biological mother she was my mum and I loved her with all my heart. She had taken me in when that woman had left me and in my eyes she was my mum regardless blood or not. My mum was a young mum but she also had the greatest advice so I knew staying with her would allow me to clear my head. I had yet to fully explain to her what happened with LK because she had been working but today she had the day off and she promised me a girls day.
As I went downstairs I could smell her cooking, I peeled into the kitchen and this woman was living her best life dancing about. I admired her, she had kept her body good. When we went out with her, people always thought she was our sister rather than our mum and we went along with it.
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"I heard your footsteps, Marns come in and eat" she said as she placed a big plate of food on the table. I sighed, this woman wanted to fatten me up. She also sat with her own food and looked at me with raised eyebrows.
"So what happened with you and your boyfriend then", she asked me. I sighed and explained the whole story, she didn't interrupt until I was finished. When I was done, she had an unreadable facial expression. I was scared for what she was going to say, I didn't want her to hate LK. "Has he apologised Marns", she asked. "Countless times", I replied thinking of how many times he had texted me over the last couple days.
"Well it seems to me he made a mistake, a stupid one but still a mistake. As your mum I have to tell you the truth, I can't promise you that you always have a perfect relationship. Sometimes mistakes are made and you can't take drastic actions. Speak to him, see what he has to say and then you can decide what you want to do", she advised. This is why I loved her, she was able to see things both ways and she really gave the best advice. I nodded getting up to hug and kiss her. "Don't let him in so easy but speak to him", she warned as I got up to go and text him.
LK's POV
"Meet me at TGI's in Westfield", I read the text and my smile grew. She wanted to see me. This past week had been hell without her. When Alina came back, I'll admit my head was fucked but being away from Armani had hurt me way more than I thought it would. I had second guessed my feelings for her because I didn't believe that I loved her but I knew deep down that I did. I rushed off to go meet her and when I got outside TGI's I found myself feeling nervous. This girl had a different type of effect on me, I was hoping I was meeting her in order to sort things out and not for her to cut things off completely. If she cut things off completely, I don't even know what I would do.
I took a breath and stepped inside the restaurant, as per usual it was packed, I searched around for her until I spotted her. She had no makeup on, her hair was in a bun and she looked tired and fed up. She was still beautiful in my eyes but I can tell she wasn't sleeping properly. She was into her phone so she didn't realise I was infront of the table until I cleared my throat. "You alright", I asked her and she gave me a weak smile. She couldn't even look at me properly man, I had fucked it.
********* LK and Armani spoke about their relationship and what would happen from there, Armani had stated she would give him another chance on the terms of him cutting off Alina completely and giving her time to trust him again. LK was ready to agree to any terms Armani gave him.
Unbeknownst to the couple, they were being watched. Someone was taking pictures and waiting for Armani to leave. The person had followed her car to TGI's and was waiting for her to leave. As the two decided to part ways after paying, LK dropped Armani to her car not noticing the stranger that left at the same time as them getting into the car behind hers.
As Armani drove, she sang with happiness. She was happy that her and LK were getting back on track. She was scared of what Amirah would say but at the end of the day it was her life and her decision. If she felt that they could work through it, no one else could tell her otherwise. She was completely oblivious to the black car following her car.
Finally getting to her little area in Canning Town, she spotted that there was no parking spaces so she would have to park around the corner and walk back. It was dark and she hated walking but it was only 3 minutes, "what could possibly happen", she thought to herself.
Armani's POV I locked my door and started the little walk back to the house. I was excited to see Amirah and tell her the news. The streets were emptier than usual. As I walked, I began to hear footsteps behind me. I didn't turn around because I didn't want to look paranoid to a stranger. The footsteps got closer and closer. I decided to slyly speed up, I could feel the presence directly behind me. A wave of panic begins to build up inside me. I turned around and I was greeted with a dark figure. I couldn't see a face but I knew it was a man. "What do you want from me you creep", I shouted.
I was now backed into a wall with a stranger infront of me. I closed my eyes and began to breathe in and out saying all kinds of prayers in my head. I felt a sudden agonising pain. My nose. He just punched my nose. He kept punching and punching. My stomach. My back. I had now fallen onto the floor and he was repeatedly kicking me. What had I done to deserve this?
"Tell your pussy boyfriend it's him next", I heard the man shout as he ran away. I just laid on the floor clutching my stomach, I tried to shout for help but no one was around. I held onto the closest wall and began to limp towards the house.
Finally the blue door was in sight, I made my final steps and heaved over in front of the door. I couldn't stand. I had fallen with a thud, I prayed Amirah would have heard that and she would help me. I could feel the blood trickling from my nose, the tears slowly dropped down my cheeks. I felt as someone had ran all over my body. **********
Fifteen minutes later, the door opened. JB was leaving Amirah's to go meet the boys. As he opened the door, he saw Armani's frail body slumped on the doorstep. "Amirah" , he shouted with worry. She came running to the door and screamed at the sight of her sister laying on the floor.
My peoples can't catch a break man, everyday passaa. Thank you all for your votes and comments, appreciate you all so very much. Keep voting & commenting. Road to 10K and I'm actually nearly there so thank you guys -M
