Messyaf Stories

You ever loved somebody so much it felt like pain?" "Yeah. That's the only kind of love I know." Naomi "Nae" Carter grew up fast in East Atlanta. Her mama's always high, her daddy's locked up, and she's been raising her little brother since she was 14. She moves quiet, keeps to herself, and doesn't believe in fairytales especially not the ones about love. Then Malik "Mess" Turner crashes into her world. He's fresh out of juvie, loud, fine, reckless with a smile like sin and demons he doesn't bother to hide. Everybody says Nae should stay away. She doesn't listen. Maybe it's the way he sees through her silence. Or the way he makes her feel something for the first time in forever. But Mess comes with... well, mess. Baby mama drama, old beef on the streets, money he won't explain, and secrets that could ruin them both. As Nae tries to keep her life on track for school, her brother, staying outta trouble. Malik pulls her into a world of love, lies, and loyalty she's not sure she can survive. This ain't a fairytale. This is Black Messy.