thirty seven

;)Autumn Aumani

"Oh my fucking goshh" Ty'Elle groans next to me shaking me all the way out of my sleep.

"Autumn you gotta do better. Ain't no way you sleeping through a whole alarm clock and the snooze" she continues as she turns off my alarm.

Shaking my head and rubbing my eyes "I'm up".

"Girl please. Come on. We'll be late"

I roll my eyes internally. Now she cares about being late.

"I thought you was 'like that's " i quote her.

"I am. It just doesn't matter remember" she quotes me.

"Funny how the-"

"Tables have turned. Hm" she finishes off my sentence and poking her lips for a kiss.

I grab her face and put a sweet morning kiss on her lips before heading to the bathroom.

*

"You ever thought about locking up?" I ask as i run my fingers through Ty'Elles wild hair.

"All the time but then i know I'd miss my freedom" she answers relaxing under the sensation of my touch.

"Locs are versatile"

"I know" she shrugs.

We were waiting in the lobby for our hair appointments. I was going to get my first install that I let Ty pick out and Ty was gonna get some braids.

I lean my head onto hers as we wait for our names to be called.

"You smell good" she compliments rubbing my thigh.

"Mhm. You just wanna eat me again"

"Maybe, maybe not" Ty'Elle grips onto my thigh, circling her finger.

I pop her thigh "Behave yourself. You acted a FOOL in Wendy's yesterday"

She cuts her eyes at me. "

*

"You're so tender headed" i chuckle as i run my fingers over Ty'Elle's fresh chrome heart braids.

"Psh. You like your hair?"

I look at myself in the mirror. On hella girls, it looks right but I just don't like it. It doesn't look right.

"You don't like it" Ty'Elle sits up in the bed.

"I mean I do" I began to fib. We spent $200 on the hair, $125 on the install and when I say we, I meant Ty'Elle. My job at CVS isn't kicking it.

"You don't. You don't have to lie Mani"

"I don't. It's cute, I just think I have to let it marinate you know"

"We'll let it 'marinate' for twenty four hours and if you still don't like it, we'll take it out and get you some braids. Ok?"

"It's fine baby, it's not that big of a deal"

"Ok?" She nudges

"Okay Arayah"

She lays back down and I cuddle into her.

"Get this itchy ass shit off of me" she pushes my head off of her.

"Ty stop playing"

"And it smell like hair burn" she mugs truthfully as she hands my bonnet and scarf over to me.

My mouth drops. "Yeah, I definitely don't like it" I throw my bonnet over my scarf.

"Ditto"

"Ty'Elle stop. You being rude"

"I'm playing but I'm serious" she smiles.

I roll my eyes at her.

"Stop rolling your eyes. Come on" She reaches her arms out for me to fall into.

Our heartbeats sync as we fall into tonight's slumber.

"I don't like the way you yelled at me this morning" i remember

"You gotta do better" Ty'Elle shrugs groggily in her sleep.

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Something short. 500 words