Chapter 11

Going in my mom's room, I see her shutting the closet.

"Uh uh ma. You too old for this. Who in the closet"

"Baby no one"

At the smack of my teeth, out stepped a man.

I turned to my mom.

"Ma you too big to be lying. Seriously"

Turning back to the man, I examined him.

He was tall and broad. Darkskin and had a nose that look similar to mine. Eyes too. The thickness in the eyebrows was the icing on the cake.

I took the closest thing to me and threw it at him then closed our distance and started hitting him.

"Autumn stop" ma said pulling me off.

"So he's the reason we came here?"

"No nana"

"Ma. Do you not remember how he did you? How he did us??"

"I've cha-"

I threw my mom's perfume bottle at him and stormed out.

He's got some fucking nerve.

Getting downstairs, I put on some different shoes and ran out before my mom could try to stop me.

I took off speed walking down the street and my mom called after me until she couldn't see me anymore.

Forgetting I didn't know where I was at, I stopped to think.

I don't even have my phone. Such a dumbass.

I walked around Charlotte, NC like a lost puppy.

Cooling down, I decided id return home because I didn't have anywhere else to go.

Even if I did have Ty's address, I still wouldn't go.

"Get in" Charlie said out of nowhere.

"Charlie I'm fine" I said clearly still angry.

"Get in"

"How'd you know?" I asked getting in beside Charlie.

"Ty'elle told me to follow you. She didn't like the that you didn't know who's car"

"Ty'elle?"

"Yeah"

I sat back remembering her name. It's so pretty.

"Where you taking me?"

"You ask a lot of questions" he chuckled.

I sat back. I trust him I guess.

A few minutes later, I was out.

"Come on pretty girl" Ty's voice said grabbing me.

She picked me up bridal style before I decided that I could walk by myself and she put me down.

"Really don't want this night to end huh?" She joked.

She kinda knew not to ask about it just yet but I knew she'd be asking soon. We rode up what felt like 30 floors silently.

"Penthouse suite? How rich of you"

She chuckles and lets us inside.

"I'll get you some clothes. You can shower."

My face routine. I'm fucked.

It's just one night.

I used what Ty had to cleanse my body and face.

It felt good to smell like her.

She was in the kitchen when i got out.

"You can sleep in my bed"

"Oh you don't have to sleep on the couch. It's your bed, get in it"

"No, ill give you your privacy"

"What if I don't want it?" I asked getting bold, finally looking at her.

From top to bottom, I examined her and she began to examine me back.

The way she wore her wife beater cropped only a little bit so that I could see her pierced belly button and black basketball shorts sorta turned me on.

"Goodnight Autumn" she said knocking us both out of a trance.

I smiled sweetly to her and turned to walk away.

"How are you so comfortable with me sleeping in your bed? In your room? You don't even know me. What if I take your panties, sniff them, sale them online but keep the panties and the profit?"

She chuckled lightly.

"You ramble when you sleepy huh?" She giggles walking closer to me.

"No, it's a serious question"

"Keeping the profit wouldn't be just. You have to give me a percentage" she said leaning against the wall, breathing down on me.

"Ohh ok. Noted" I say backing away slowly and going to the room.

What happened to being bold?

Soon after getting in bed, I began to doze off. Today was long, most of it was fun.

Fuck. I mumble to myself.

Im already knowing what time it is. Halfway asleep, I get out of bed and exit the room forgetting I'm not home.

"Why aren't you sleep?" I asked Ty who was scrolling on their phone.

"Why aren't you sleep?" She retorted back looking up.

"I can't"

"Why not?"

"What aren't you sleep?"

"I can't sleep either"

"Why not?"

"I asked you first"

"I'm asking you now"

"Because im too into my show"

"You're literally in your phone so is it that good?"

"Investigator. Why can't you sleep?"

"You don't understand"

"You didnt even tell me"

"You gonna laugh"

"What is it?"

"I don't have my turtles. I usually wake up in the middle of the night, have a few then go back to sleep. It's like a nightly thing.

She started at me before slopping back into the couch.

"See" I say turning to go back to the room.

"No autumn, im not laughing at you" she said grabbing my arm.

"Yeah whatever"

"Come on. I can get you some. Wanna go to the store?"

"It's not that deep. Thank you though. Do you have something chocolatey?"

"Go look" she says pointing to a dresser.

I gave her that 'this not my house' look and she gave me that 'go look' look so i did.

"Girl this is like snack haven" i say admiring her stash.

I hop onto her counter and grab a honeybun and a pack of gushers.

"What you watching?" I ask coming up behind her on the couch.

"First Kill" she answered scooting over and patting the chair.

I sat beside her and she leaned back over grabbing my gushers.

"Hey. Go get your own"

"It's too far" she said taking out some gushers and putting the pack back in my lap then we continued to watch the show in silence.

"You gonna talk to your mom?" Ty said out of nowhere.

"How you figure something was wrong?"

"Would you be here if something wasn't?"

I stayed quiet.

"You don't have to tell me what happened. Just talk to her"

"Yeah, im not gonna ice her out but not now"

She shrugged and turned back to the tv.

"Bro i think we moved down here solely for him. And for what? For him to beat my mom blue and purple again? For me to have to see that shit?"

"Who is he?"

"My mother fucker. Literally"

"Your dad?"

"The sperm donor" I corrected her.

"So you fear that he'll hit on her again?"

"No, I know he will"

"How can you be so sure? You wanna give him a chance?"

"Hell no. I wish she never moved us down here. I wish I wouldn't have seen his face. I wish she would've never met him" I let out.

"Well im glad she did. I could get on my knees and praise God right now" she licked her lips, staring at me.

I cocked my head at her and tried to get up but she pulled me down into her.

"If she wouldn't have moved y'all down here, I would've never met you. If she wouldn't have met him, you wouldn't be here-"

"Don't sound too bad to me"

"And if you wouldn't have seen his face tonight, we wouldn't be right here, right now" she said getting serious and looking into my eyes.

I bit my bottom lip but then looked away.

"You're gonna make me love you. Go crazy for you. Stalk your IG, lie and say you got me pregnant" I admit turning back slowly to her.

"That's the plan"

I got off of her lap and sat back on the couch.

"Can you put on Author?"

"Author? Like the little rat nigga?"

"He's an aardvark..but yes"

"Seriously?"

"Don't sleep"

"Yeah you definitely not from here"

"Duh".

I tucked myself under her cover and got comfortable in the couch.

Before I could truly drift off, someone knocked at the door.

"Ty'elle?" I shook her.

She didn't get up so I pryed her off of my shoulder and got up to go to the door.

"Yes?"

"DoorDash"

"DoorDash?"

I opened up the door and a short, kinda chubby Asian man handed me a bag.

When I got inside, I opened the bag to a box of turtles.

I smiled.

"Come on ty" I shook Ty'elle until she got up.

"What's wrong?"

"Let's go to bed" I whisper and she stands up, licks her lips and follows me to the room.