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Pic is of Dre, Reggie's friend.

Chapter dedicated to SimplyNiaaaa she just started writing a gxb book called 'Relentless' and it's so good already so make sure to go and show love to her she's best friend so yesssss.

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Alonzo

10. 10 missed calls from him. I had to, he was a distraction, so I stopped letting him distract me. I had to get out of the blurry haze I was in when I was with him, I had to....fly away. I chuckled to myself at that. Fly away was the name of the new song I was writing, one that needed to be thrown away. All it did was remind me of feelings that should be muted, shut down, stored away so I didn't have to ponder on them.

I mean was I wrong? Maybe I should tell him why I was ignoring him. I mean all these issues at home and around me needed to be handled, and if I talked to him, yea they'd all disappear, but, who would that help? I had people who needed me so what I wanted was irrelevant, right? Whatever fuck it. I looked around at the mess before and began to clean up.

The smell of cooking downstairs was floating throughout the house, making my stomach growl, emphasizing how hungry I truly was. After I was completely done cleaning up, I headed to the bathroom down the hall and began stripping my clothes after locking the door behind me. Today was gonna be a regular day. Be bored, go over to Perry's house, do nothing at all and call it a day. It was same thing every day back to back endlessly. Looks like I was being productive with my summer.

Turning the water on, I wait for it to heat up before hopping in. The water was warm but I liked it hot so reaching for the handle I turn it slightly and instantly it feels like the gates of hell have opened and Satan himself was pissing on my back.

"Fuck!" I mutter to myself, turning the knob again and signing in relief when it cools. I grab the Dove men and put some on, rubbing it across my body and later grabbing the shampoo and scrub it through my hair. I rinse my body and hair off before stepping out of the shower and grabbing the towel.

When I hear my mom call me, I hurriedly put on my underwear, shirt and gym shorts before running down the stairs. I didn't know I was nervous until I felt the sweat gathering on my palms in the way down the stairs. I mean, yea I did just come out to my drunk mother last night so there was a 50/50 chance she remembered all that and I wasn't completely sure what her reaction would be now. Maybe she'd be fine with it or she could be the complete opposite and anger stricken. I don't know honestly, and the unknown scared me.

"Heyyyy mom," I began, hoping to strike up some conversation or see what she was thinking. She was over the stove mixing the grits and I chuckled to myself when the song 'flick of the wrist' popped into my head. "Need any help?" I ask hesitantly and she just shakes her head no before turning towards me.

"I'm sorry about last night, I just, I-I let everything build up inside and it blew up in my face and I'm sorry you had to see that. By the way could you not tell your father about that?" She questions while taking the grits off the stove.

It takes me a while to answer her question because mid-sentence I got a text, from the main person I was avoiding.

💖 Ray Ray💖: If you're gonna read my messages the least you can do is reply. Meet me?

The snapping of fingers in my face grab my attention and I pull back dazed and I recall our conversation.

"Oh yea, your secrets safe with me." I say and end it with a big smile before getting up from my seat. "See you later." I mutter before heading towards the door.

"Who was the text from?" She questions and I can't seem to take the smile off my face from thinking about him. No matter how much I fight it, it always wins eventually.

"It's ok, you're secrets safe with me." She continues and gives me a wink.

I reply to his text despite my greatest efforts of avoiding him and we decide to meet up at the studio. On the drive I turn up the radio when 'Boss Ass Bitch remix with Nicki Minaj' comes on and sing along.

"Rule number one to be a boss ass bitch, never let a clown nigga try and play you, if he play you then rule number 2, fuck his best friends then make em' yes men, and get a dick pick and then you press send, and send a red heart and send a-" I sing until I receive a call on my phone,  interrupting the music and causing me to give my phone major side eye towards whoever interrupted my boss ass bitch moment. I seen the rainbow hair pop up on the screen and instantly knew it was Vic calling.

"Team Light skin speaking, how may I help you?" I answer and chuckle to myself when I hear his cackles on the other side of the phone.

"Bitch you coming out with us tonight we need to turn up its been some time like come on!!"

"No I already made plans sorry sis."

"Oh you going to go get some dick?!"

Click. I hung up on him and his crazy antics cause at this point I was bound to drive off a bridge. The message notification wasn't far behind so I waited until I pulled up to a stop sign.

Vic the sex demon😈: I know you getting some dick so make sure you throw it back for me!!

Me: I'm not about to play with you 👉🚪.

When it was clear to go I hit the has and sped down on my way. The closer I got to the studio, the more nervous I got. I mean it was obvious I was avoiding him. Would it be awkward?

I didn't have much time to think about it because before I knew it, I was at the studio. I took my time leaving my car and just sat there, hoping he'd text and cancel plans, but he never did so I sucked it up, got out the car and headed into the studio.

I followed the sounds of laughter until I ended up in the studio with Ray and some other boy.

When I entered they both stopped talking and looked over at me. Ray with a look of surprise, I guess since I actually showed and the other boy was just looking in confusion. He was about my height with a average build but a little more muscular. He was brownskin and had short, black curly hair with a part in his hair. He also had a little goatee growing that was neither too long or short.

Tense silence is all that surrounds us until his friend chooses to speak up.

"Aye what's your name I'm Dre."

"Alonzo." I spoke confidently, looking over towards the both of them.

"This the one that wrote that song?"

Ray started nodding his head and Dre broke out into smiles.

"I guess you like it?" I ask hesitantly, this would be a first of getting other people's opinion on my work.

"Hell yea, it was my beat that Reggie stole and used for it."

"Oh my ba-"

"It's all good," he interrupted, "I liked the lil song so I let it slide."

"So what y'all working on now?" I ask to change the subject.

"Nothing really just chilling, Reggie here been hyping me up and waiting on you. He talk about you like your music saves lives or something."

"Nigga, shut up." Reggie tells Dre and I chuckle to myself.

"Nah I don't think so." I say, holding in my smile after hearing he's been talking about me.

"So show us what you got."

"Huh? Oh nothing I'm good."

The only person I'd performed in front of was Reggie to be honest and I don't know how I managed to do that, probably because he had already walked in and heard me sing.

"Come on, show him how good you are, for me please?" Ray asks, making a pouty face and all.

"Ok ok whatever play this now song I've been working on."

"Oh snap we getting the new new." Dre cheers while snapping his fingers.

I laugh and walk into the studio and put the headphones over my head before inhaling and taking a deep breath.

Play Song Now

Dre POV (Just go with it.)

I didn't believe Reggie when he talked endlessly about lil dude, but he was real good if I was being honest. He had real talent and his music proved it.

But let's not act like I ain't noticed all the other stuff. I mean Reggie's a whole nother' dude when he with this Alonzo, and that pouting and saying please is something I'd never seen before. Now this Alonzo in the studio singing this song but he not just singing it, he singing it to someone, to Reggie, his eyes never left Reggie's, not once. But I was just gon sip my Hennessy and act like I ain't seen nothing.

"I gotta just get away

From all these issues at the crib

I love you cause I trust you

Not to judge me for my sins

I swear I didn't see it

Cause at first I ain't believe it

I think I found a man

That never once gave me a reason to:

Wanna leave, and I bleed

When he's away from me

Resisted you at first

But you told me that you would wait for me

There you are, affecting me like a star

When people work on my nerve

My nigga get on his job

Lets take a break, baby

Tell me what I do to you

Love it when you stare at me

And tell me that I'm beautiful

Know you've got my back

So when you here I feel relaxed

And when you gone

I feel wrong I call your phone

I'm coming back, babe

Cause I, I, I wanna fly away with you

I, I, I wanna fly away with you"

Lil dude was good, I'm not even gon lie, but it was something about him, something about his relationship with Reggie that was weird but like I said earlier.

That ain't none of my bidness.

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