"Cut Loose"

*Introduction* "The Phone Call"

Hey Tray bae, I said to Travis as I stepped beside his mama car
to give him his peanut clusters he asked for me to buy while I left the movies with my homegirls. "Hey Shorty" he answered.

Baby why are your eyes so red?

Aye lil mama you ain't got to worry about that. As long as you're ok with me then we good right?

yeah I guess. I said looking him into the eye with a confused look.

I looked straight ahead of me while Travis was getting reddy to start the car then I yelled,

omg what is that smell? HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING AND SMOKING ? Travis I told you about hanging with ya lil "kin folks" they ain't nothing but trouble towards you. AND IS THAT PERFUME I SMELL ON YOU ?"

I stopped trying to calm down for a second. Travis opened his peanut clusters and made his jaw move, the thing he does when he's about to explode but catches himself. Then I continued, "Please don't tell me that there was some females at this party? Omg Travis YOU. HAVE. DONE IT, YOU ONCE AGAIN JUST PISSED ME OFF. YOU SEE THIS IS THE REASON WE BROKE UP LAST TI- and before I seen it coming, he kissed me on my lips pressing on them, and grabbed my waist. He kept it going until he pulled away licking his lips. His face was very close to mine and although it had happened many times, it always feel like the first. He smiled at me with his gorgeous teeth and said "I love you, and yes I went to that party, but that's only because I didn't want to go back home. I'm just real stressed out because of family problems, but I'm with you now, and that's all that matters."
Although I still smelled perfume, I didn't ask him anything, I love that kiss too much to act a fool now. Then he pressed the gas ready to take me home from the movies.
We were silent for a few minutes then that's when he brought up my birthday coming up in a couple of more months.

So you know me and my homes excited to plan yo sixteenth, it's gone be turnt."
I smiled at the window leading it to him, but still thinking about that kiss.

"Aye yo I also got you a small birthday gift already, I seen it at the mall and just decided to go ahead and get it while I had the chance to, so that I don't have to go get it later on."

I could tell Travis was really trying to start a conversation, but I just couldn't keep it going. "Cool." I said with another smile. I could tell that Travis already knew what I was thinking about when he glanced over at me trying to read my expressions, and trying not to notice him. It was to late for that though. He turned back to the wheel and did that "loudish, silentish" laugh where he ball up his fist and put it over his mouth.
"Cmon Drami." He laughed.
"What?" I asked trying to pretend that nothing happened.

"Dee that was one ol lame ass kiss that didn't even last long." I laughed for a second just thinking about how true it was. That made us laugh together which was always a good feeling go the both of us.
As we pulled up into the apartments, we both looked at each other with blank faces. Travis got out of the car, opened the door, and kissed me once again. This time it was the best kiss that he had ever given to me. He made me feel like I was the only important girl in this world.
"I love you Drami" he said biting his bottom lip.
"I love you more." I said smiling in a softer voice. Then he backed up with his hands still on my hips as he was slightly letting them go.
As I made my way to the front door he watched me yelling, "OOH LIL MAMA FINE!" the first thing he'd said to me when he first seen me. I replied back, "That's why you lucky right?"
Travis looked down, smiled, and went back to his seat. I watched him turn up the volume to his music, take out a beer, and took off. Fast.
When I came into the house I went to go see what mom was up to. She was cooking some chicken and rice in the kitchen. She was also on the phone with my step daddy, he went to take my step brother to a college tour in Chicago, but they're coming back tomorrow morning.
My real dad is in jail. I really hate to talk about it so now is not the time. I remember the court day like it was yesterday, especially when my mama fell down hard to the ground after the judge told her how many years in jail he had.
"I love you too baby." She said. She hang up the phone.
"Hey mama." I said almost trying to scare her.
"Ooh girl you know you did that on purpose" she said with a smile, with her hand over her chest.

"Ahaha. No I didn't" I laughed.

"How was the movie ?You hungry ?" She asked.

"It was cool I guess, and no I'm good, I already ate down there."

"Ok baby just asking, and make sure you do these few little dishes, it's not to much."

"Yes ma'am" I said.

I went upstairs to to go shower up, I loved the fact that my mama was happy with Dillian, and I liked him too, he a cool person. His son Kindrick was too. He was like an actual big brother to me, and as much as I hate to admit it, he's really cute. He talks to almost 5 girls a day, but he keep girls thinking that he only love them. I just go with it to show that I really don't give a fuck. Even though he's like 2 years older than me, and we fought all the time,It was family.

We had a nice house too, better than the garbage I used to live in and came from before.

When I was finished with the kitchen, I went back upstairs to my room, and talked to my best friend Kay Kay for hours just gossiping. And at about 1:30am I got tired, so therefore I turned my fan on, tucked myself in bed, and went fast asleep.
...

RING! RING! RING! RING! My telephone went off. My eyes opened in the silence again, all I could hear was the fan, but then it rang again making my eyes wide open once again. I looked at my phone to see that it was five o'clock in the morning , then I picked up the phone and answered it.

"Hello?" I said trying to make my voice sound as clear as possible.

All I heard coming from a mans voice is;
"I am very truly sorry, but your boyfriend Travis Kinggg has been killed in a car accident."
...
I couldn't say anything else.
There was this big lump in my throat. I heard the phone disconnect. I looked around and my surroundings were very blurry despite the fact that it was pitch dark in my room.
Then 2 tears came down my eyes at the same time. I got up, just ready to go downstairs and I don't know why.
I just couldn't stay in the bed at all, there was no way I would handle being still.
With one foot step down the stairs, I blacked out.