CHAPTER 7 - KIERA

My phone alarm woke me up the next morning, i kissed my teeth and searched for my phone under my pillow, my alarm was meant to be turned off. I looked at the time, it was 9am, i went to get up but had to lie straight back down. I had the worst hangover, my head was pounding and felt like i was about to throw up. I rolled over to see Troubles fast asleep next to me, he looked cute. I thought of how sexy he was and how lucky i was to have a man like him.
I slowly dragged myself out of the bed and walked into the bathroom, i couldn't even remember half of what happened last night, I looked in the mirror and noticed my face, i had the biggest bruise on my cheek under my eye, it took up like half my cheek. I stared at myself in the mirror for a couple minutes, i was slightly baffled of how i got it. I started thinking hard..
The memory of me ramping with Jermaine, breakin Darius' bed, Troubles scuffing Jermaine, me getting pushed over, seeing Jermaine fuckin that chick and Troubles getting vex and hitting me all came back to mind. A random tear rolled down my cheek as the image of Troubles hitting me kept replaying in my head.
My head started spinning so i splashed my face with water, it didn't help and i just looked wounded. I ran my fingers through the back of my hair, it hurt so i started feelin my head, i felt a little lump in the back of my head, i never noticed it last night, i must have got it from when Jermaine pushed me over.
I went toilet then went back into my room and climbed back into bed, i looked at Troubles while he continued to sleep, i secretly felt like suffocating him with my pillow.

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I woke up again to the sound of my phone ringing, i picked up my phone and looked at it, it was Troubles, i looked to where i thought he was lying next to me, but he wasn't, there was a small box with ribbon wrapped round it there instead, i rolled my eyes and answered the phone;
'Hello'
'Yo babes - are you still sleeping?'
'Well, you kinda woke me up', i looked over at my clock, it was 3.15pm.
'Oh sorry babes, you feeling alrite though?'
'Not really, im fucked - i got a hangover', i picked up the box and looked at it, it had a note on it saying 'Sorry',
'I'm coming back to look after you yeah'
'Okay - whats with the present? for me yeah?'
'Of course babes, i just wanted to show you I'm sorry for yesterday - you got me vex, but i shouldn't have hit you', he sounded genuinely sorry,
'Sooo you think giving me some any present is gonna make it alrite?', i had a angry tone to my voice,
'Babes, i said I'm sorry'
'Sorry don't mean shit, I know you see my face this morning, you think sorry is gonna make this bruise on my face go away?' I was getting vex,
'Yuh know what - i know nuff man that wouldn't hesitate to punch you up for the way you was movin yesterday. You count yourself lucky I only gave you a little slap - and don't even use the excuse that you was drunk, cah if that's how you go on, then you need to fix up!'
I was silent for a minute, I was shocked at the way he was talking to me, usually i was the one in control..
'Only a little slap?' i shouted, '- You bruised up my fuckin face!'
'And i said sorry, i even went out and spent my money on you, bought you something real expensive, even though up to now ii ain't heard a sorry from you for the way you been acting',
'What so is that gonna be your new thing, hit me and then buy me something real expensive?',
'Carry on with your wicked talk - I'll come back to your yard and tump you in your mouth now if that's what you really want', he started getting vex,
'Yeah, well I'm here waiting - don't forget my Gucci watch', i said sarcastically
He kissed his teeth,
'I swear if i didn't love you...' he sighed, 'babes I'm sorry - but try understand how mad you get me when your getting all up close and personal with Jermaine like i ain't your man, like i ain't got no feelings - you know I'd do everything and anything for you, but your just boyin me off, making me look like some dickhead yute'
i was silent for a minute then locked the phone, i didn't want to talk anymore.
I picked up the present he'd left on the bed and opened it, it was a gold charm bracelet, i looked at it for a minute then put it back in the box and put the box on the side table and headed downstairs to make some tea.

I walked into the kitchen, Jade was in there, i didn't even know she was at home. She looked at me,
'What happened to your face!?', she stopped what she was doing,
'Does it really look that bad?'
'Babes, how did you manage to get that?',
'Trubz - he erm.. - he got vex with me last night', i turned on the kettle,
she gave me a confused but serious look 'he got vex with you?'
'Yeah - '
'Are you being serious!? - babes, you have seen your face right?'
'Course',
She stood there staring at me while i continued to make my tea, she was kinda making me feel awkward,
'I beg you stop staring at me please, your just making it worse'
'Sorry - I'm just shocked, like he came back here earlier and he was acting like everything was cool with you two-', she paused for a minute '-Ohhh, so that's why he bought you that present'
'Mmmmm', I walked towards the kitchen window and looked out to see what the weather was saying, the empty space outside my house caught my eye, i stared at it and took a deep breath to contain my anger,
'Erm Jade... where the fuck is my car?', i continued to stare at the space where my car was supposed to be,
'Troubles has it - i thought you knew',
I took another deep breath, counted to five then walked out the kitchen and back to my room.
I picked up my Blackberry and checked the weather temperature on BBC website, it said it was going to be 26 degrees.
I took out my matching Adidas shorts and tank top, it was white with blue stripes, some white long socks and blue and white underwear. I picked up my phone and dialled in Troubles number;
'Yo'
'Where are you?', i said trying to keep calm,
'I'm about - whats wrong?',
I was silent for a minute while i tried listening to his background noise, I could hear music playing and girls voices, I took a deep breath,
'Who are you with?'
'Just a couple of my dons - babes, I'm driving so I'm gonna call you back'
'You didn't even ask if you could take my car -',
he locked the phone before i could even finish talking, the anger that was building up, i thought my head was going to explode. My phone started ringing, it was Jermaine;
'What!?',
'Rudeness, no hello or nothing - Is it that time of the month?',
'Shut up, what do you want?'
'Wanted to see what you was on - but i think I've changed my mind'
i kissed my teeth 'I got a coco on the back of my head yuh know'
'What from last night? - sorry, you want me to come kiss it better?',
'Mmmmm, you could do still',
'Where's your superman at?', he laughed
'Out'
'Mmmm, okay okay - I'm at Darius' fixing up his new bed - secretly you should be here helping'
'Nah, I'll pass on that'
'Mmmmm, anyways when I'm done ima come over - i got a nice fat head to bun with you'
'Alrite, when your ready dial me'
'ite, say nufin', he locked the phone.
I felt that slight bit happier after talking to him, i started thinking about how he always keeps me happy.

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Me, Jade, Jermaine and his bredrin Daryl was chillin in the front room watching Desperate housewives. I passed Daryl the zoot and took a sip of the Malibu and Lemonade i was drinking, i had that nice feeling, cloud surfing, I was waved.
Daryl was sitting on the floor between my legs, i was taking out his cornrows, he had the softest hair.
'You got really nice hair you know', i ran my fingers through his half of hair i had already taken out,
'Thanks'
'Jade, don't you think he's sexy?', i looked at her, she looked at me surprised,
'Yeah, i guess so', she said
'Nah, he IS sexy - he got nice hair, nice eyes, cute smile, nice chocolate complexion-', my phone started ringing, i passed it to Jermaine to answer '- good dress sense - how old are you again?', i carried on taking out his hair,
'20' he said,
'Mmmm, you even got a sexy voice - didn't know you was older than Jay, I'm gonna be 21 in two months', I smiled to myself, then i remembered i gave Jermaine the phone to answer, i mouthed to him to put the phone on loudspeaker,
'- I'm tellin you fam, i will body you. Carry on'
'Body who? Your a pussy!'
'Why you always talking shit - I'm on my way to you now g - let me show you how much of a pussy i am',
'from when you can put your hands on your wifey, your a pussy - and your so much of a pussyhole, your wife keeps coming to me! - My dick makes her scream bludy nora', Jermaine started laughing
I took the phone out his hand and took it off loudspeaker,
'Babes, where are you?'
'On my way to you - Im gona fuckin' body him', he sounded vex
'Babes, please - dead it'
He kissed his teeth 'I love how your always protecting that yute'
'I think you both need to dead the hype'
'So what - your tellin everyone i slapped you up yeah',
'I don't even have to tell, my face talks for it self'
'Nuff said, I'll be back in an hour but when i get there, that little prick better be gone or i will fuck him up'
'Okay, bye', I locked the phone before he could say anything else, i didnt want to hear the hype.

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I looked at the time on my phone, it was 12am. Daryl was on Jades lappy, Me, Jade and Jermaine was flicking through the music channels, Jade stopped on one of Jason Derulo's videos,
'This Jason Derulo guy is annoying - like who fuck is he?', I looked at Jade,
'for real', she laughed and changed the channel and left it on Beyonce's video phone video, the door knocked, i got up and answered it.
'Hii'
Troubles walked in and kissed me on the cheek, 'You alright yeah?'
'Yeah'
'So what, did you like the present?'
'Oh yeah i did, thanks' i gave him a hug and walked into the front room, he followed.
He screwed me when he noticed Jermaine,
'Wots gud Jade?', he waved at her then looked at me 'let me talk to you quickly',
he walked back out the room and i followed him upstairs and into my bedroom,
'Why is he here?' he screwed me,
'Him and his bredrin came to chill with me and jade'
'Why?'
'Because he did'
he kissed his teeth, 'When are they leaving?'
'I don't know'
'Tell them to leave now'
'why?'
'Cah i don't want Jermaine here', he started getting vex
'He only come here to chill with me for a bit and bun zoot'
'I don't care, i dun told you already that i don't want you talking to him, but you continue to just ignore me'
'But who are you to tell me who i can talk to, you don't own me'
'ite, say nothing. But can you tell them to leave'
'No, cant you just chill, be humble babes', i hugged him,
'Can you go tell them to leave', he pushed me towards to bedroom door,
'I'm not telling them to leave, they're with Jade'.
'Can you stay up here with me then'
'Allow it babes, can't you just come downstairs'
'Listen, i do not want to be around that yute, i will fuck him up - what you'd rather chill with him then me!?'
'Its not even that, but like-'
he cut me off 'you'd rather chill with him than me'
'Same way you'd rather chill with whatever chicks you was with earlier, then come look after me like you said you would', i started gettin angry,
'When was i with chicks?'
'when i called you - i did hear them in the background. Your there driving some any chicks around in my car, then you wanna come here and chat shit to me about Jermaine!?'
He laughed, 'Fuck it, I'm done. do what your doing', he pushed me out the way and walked out the room,
'What you mean by that', I followed him down the stairs, 'Dwayne, I'm talking to you',
'I said do what your doing - i can't be bothered with you no more'
'So what are you saying, its over?',
'If thats what you want - your choice', he took my car keys out his pocket and handed them to me, 'So when your ready to be serious with me, call me'
He opened the front door, then turned back and kissed my forehead, it felt warm and his lips were nice and soft. I stood there in silence as he walked out and closed the door behind him. A random tear rolled down my cheek.