Broken Without You

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Chapter six • Keisha

"Fucking hell Keisha, just ask him out already." Serena tells me.

"I-I can't."

"What do you mean you can't? He likes you, take a hint. He even said you're beautiful, hell, he let you babysit his daughter." She takes a sip of her wine.

"What if he doesn't like me back though. I don't want him to break my heart like your brother did."

"Fuck Trey. He should be dead by now." She rolls her eyes. "I'm just saying though, he has a crush on you and you have a crush on him so make a move. I better be a bridesmaid." I roll my eyes this time.

"We barely know each other, never mind a fucking wedding." I lift myself up from my bed and drink my wine.

"Does Sariyah know about Roman?"

"She's been asking questions but I didn't tell her who he was?"

"Oh, well tell her to get ready, she's about to have a father." I slap her arm.

"Shut up." She just laughs. "I don't know what to do." I drink my wine again.

"We'll see where this goes. You just keep teaching his daughter gymnastics and do your thing."

"I will." She looks at the clock.

"Its nearly 7, it's time you pick up my niece." We get up from my bed and get ready to pick up Sariyah. We get in my car and drive to Amara's house. I knock on her door. "Hi mum." She hugs me. "Hey auntie." She does the same to Serena.

"Hi Sariyah, you have a good time?"

"Yeah." Amara comes down with her mum.

"Hi Cecilia" I hug her.

"Hi K'." She looks at Serena. "Hey, how are you?"

"I'm good, and you?" They smile at eachother.

"I'm doing fine." She turns her attention back to me. "Sariyah has been good. No messing about or anything like she used to do."

"Good girl." I kiss her forehead. "Bye Cecilia, bye Amara."

"Bye." They say simultaneously. We go to my car and drive to home. Sariyah goes in the living room and turns on her Playstation while me and Serena go back into my bedroom. "Sariyah needs a sibling."

"I know." I sigh. "I'll find a man."

"And that man is..."

"My soulmate."

"I guarantee your soulmate's name is Roman."

"If you don't shut up I swear I will fuck you up."

"Fuck me up? Roman's supposed to be fucking your pussy but--"

"Right, that's it." I get ontop of her and start hitting her.

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"Bye Keisha and next time, don't hit that hard."

"Well don't bring up Roman again."

"I can't promise you that. Bye Sariyah!"

"Bye!" She shouts back.

"Now leave." I wave. She leaves my house and I close the door. I go into the living and find Sariyah playing Call of Duty. She looks at me and takes her headset off and smirks.

"Roman, huh?"

"Yes, and you need to get yourself some food. I made some rice and chicken."

"I ain't hungry." She puts her headsets back on but I take them off her. "You've been playing this game non stop. Go. And. Eat."

"Fine." She stands up and walks away. My hand goes to pick up her controller but I was stopped. "Get your hands off my controller."

I laugh. This girl will be the death of me.