Star: Tyler, The Creator

6. Heartless

"You're insane." Rose laughed at the story Abel told her about his last hookup the song was inspired by.

"That's how Heartless came about."

They had been talking for the past hour and a half about almost everything. She didn't tell him anything about running away or any of that—that was off limits. Just surface level things, as always.

"So you like playing with girls." Rose inhaled the cigarette she had lit.

"Depends on how you define playing..."

Rose watched as he came closer, her heart racing. She leaned in, their lips touching for a moment.

Her phone rang; catching them off guard.

"Fuck," she looked down at the contact.

Tyler.

She declined the call—seeing that he had left her a bunch of messages.

where are you?
-Tyler, 9:45 pm

answer the phone rose
-Tyler, 10:15 pm

call me when you see this
-Tyler, 10:30 pm

She cursed again, getting up from the concrete ground.

"I have to go."

"Already?"

"My friends—,"

He took her phone from her hands as he began to type in his number.

"Nice meeting you, Rose."

Abel handed back the phone and made his way back to the party.

Rose's head was pounding.

She crushed the cigarette on the ground before making her way back inside.

The party was still packed.

She felt even dizzier with every step she took.

Just like that, everything around her went pitch black.

...

"Fuck, Rose,"

She slowly opened her eyes.

"You scared the fuck outta me."

Tyler turned back to his phone.

"No yeah, she woke up...aight, thanks again." He hung up the phone.

She was inside his car with the doors and windows open. She could feel the breeze graze her skin.

"What the fuck happened?" She rubbed her eyes.

"You fucking blacked out inside. I was about to call the fucking medics."

He was mad.

She adjusted herself as Tyler made his way around the car into the drivers seat.

He shut the door and passed her a water bottle.

"How much did you drink?"

"Not much."

"Did you smoke?"

"Yeah, a little," Rose took a sip.

"That's it?"

"I did...never mind. Forget it."

"You did what?" He turned to her with furrowed brows.

"...coke."

Tyler's lips parted as he turned away and sighed in disappointment.

"Who the fuck gave it to you?"

"I was with Abel the whole time..."

"That nigga—," he breathed out angrily, "That nigga does hard shit Rose. I don't even know why Frank talks to that nigga. What did he do?"

"What the fuck do you mean 'what did he do?' We talked and that was it." Rose was growing annoyed.

"I was calling you the whole time I thought you dipped. Imagine if you passed out up there I wouldn't know—,"

"Okay fuck! I get it!"

"I just don't want you to give in to that stupid shit—,"

"I'm grown, Tyler."

He shook his head.

"You don't have to give in to shit to fit in. I told you I have you—,"

"Can you just take me home please?"

Tyler sighed, starting the car.

...

"Hold on," he made his way around as he helped Rose get out of the car.

"I can get there myself."

"You ain't even got no fucking shoes on."

He sighed as he took Rose up unknowingly over his shoulder as he held onto her heels with his other hand. She didn't even have the energy to fight him. She dozed off before she felt herself being put down on a bed.

Rose slightly opened her eyes, she could barely keep them open.

She felt Tyler lift an extra comforter over her as she cozied up underneath it.

T's phone began to ring, and he answered it.

"Hey...yeah, we home now...she's fine she's sleep...nah, it's late i'm gonna head home too...aight, text later, night."

Tyler hung up and placed the phone back into his pocket.

"Who was it?" Rose asked, slurring a little.

"Frank and some other people. They helped me get you out of there."

"What time is it?"

"2 am..." he looked at the watch. "I'm gonna go then."

"You don't wanna stay?" Rose spoke
softly, "It's your place."

He let out a chuckle.

"Just stay," she pulled on his arm from the bed.

"You're so fucking high."

"I'm not..." Rose rubbed her eyes.

She clearly was.

"I'll come check on you in the morning. Night."

She sighed as he turned off her light, walking out and locking the door behind him.