What they don’t know

I don’t mess with you

About a week later

Tahari

It's been amazing lately. I got an A+ on my test I'm just getting it back so we are going out to celebrate. I'm happy that they acknowledge my work ethic. All my dad said was good job then he would walk away somewhere. Right now we are visiting the trap museum, because Mr. Carter and I wanted to go.

We walked inside, and the first person we see is Tyrome

"Tyrome my man wassup nigga." Mr. Carter dapped him up.

"Wass happnen playa." He dapped him back

"Nun juss wit the fam." He said

I guess he got confused because I was standing next to him. He thought I was his girlfriend, and Mari was my sister and momma was my mom.

"Oh no I'm not his girlfriend." I said quickly Backing up "I'm his step-daughter." I said

"I'm his girlfriend." My mom said stepping up

"Aww damn my bad mommas." He said then he looked at me

"So what's your name beautiful." He asked me

"Nunya." I smiled sarcastically then walked off I heard a my mom and sister laughing

Mr. Carter caught up with me laughing "you ain't have to do my mans like that."

I giggled "I only date dark skins." I told him.

He chuckled and smirked

M. M. M. The way he smiles and the way he laughs the way he walks- what the! Stop it Tahari he's your step dad!

"Did you hear me?" He asked

"No I was having a conversation with my conscious. What did you say."

"I said you only into dark skins I got someone for you follow me." He said

"Have you been here before?" I asked and he nodded his head.

I followed him into a room where all these guys and girls were. All the guys were fine as s**t but one stood out to me. I guess he felt someone starring so he turned to me and smiled. Ugh his smile is so addicting.

"Oh you looking at him? I was talking about him right there." He said

I looked over and saw this fine as man.

Oh s**t b***h!

He walked up to dap Mr. Carter. And some girl walked up too.

"Who dis?"Micheal asked looking at me and licking his lips.

I went behind Mr. Carter alittle bit and blushed.

"That's my step daughter Tahari, Micheal.”He answered

"Wassup beautiful." He smiled ugh his smile is everything.

I smiled and tucked my lips witch showed my dimples.

"I'm good how about you?" I asked him as the girl beside him rolled her eyes

"Is there something wrong?" I frowned at her

"Oh no it's just your flirting with my man." She smiled sarcastically

This time it was meek that rolled his eyes. "How many time I gotta tell you your not-" after that I walked off became someone else was calling my name

He met me half way and we never broke eye contact.

"Wassup lil mama." He smiled??

"Hi." I giggled and blushed

"What's your name?" He asked me

"Tahari..but juss call me Hari." I told him as I bit my lip and twirled my hair with my finger.

"You got my daughter in the trap room?! Tahari let's go!" I heard my mom walk over to come get to me

I looked back and took my phone out "quick put your number in and I'll call you ok?" I rushed out he nodded and did it and handed me my phone just as she was dragging me away.

"Go to the car y'all two!" Mama said

Me and Mari began walking to the car.

"So what happen in there?" She asked me

"Nothing really he was introducing me to dark skin people." I shrugged and we hopped in the car.

Shawn

"I can't believe you took my daughter in that trap room!" She yelled at me

"She's grown, if she felt uncomfortable she would have have said something and we would have left!" I said to her calmly "and I wasn't gonna let nothing happen to her." I added

"It doesn't matter Shawn!" She said

"You let Mari Go in there the last time we was here and you know what that room was about. She is 15 Tahari is 20 I don't see why your mad." I shrugged

"That's my daughter!"

"Ok I get that T but you have to start treating her like she's an adult."

"No!"

"If you keep treating her like this y'all are gonna grow apart." I argued back

"You don't tell me how to treat my daughter!"

"You know what fine when she starts to become distant from you, and goes to me for problems, and not you or she does the unthinkable you know why don't blame her, blame you." I said as I began to walk away. She pulled me back and slapped me. I just smirked

"I don't think my mother would appreciate you putting your hands on me like that." I told her and walked away.

Tahari

Mr. Carter came back with a red mark on his cheek, and my mother came back with a whole red face so I knew she was angry.

"Mari Renae get in the front please." My mom said

Mr. Carter and solo switched seats and my mom pulled off.

"Tahari what has gotten into you?!" My mother yelled at me

"Juss speak calm and softly." Mr. Carter mumbled and I nodded

"What do you mean mommy." I said

"Going in that room being some hoe! I did not raise you like that!" She yelled

"Mom how was she being a hoe they were just talking." Mari reasoned

"Mari Renae you don't know what i saw stay out of this!" Mama warned her

"Mama we were just talking. Honestly." I said calmly

"Bullshit!" She said

I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"This is why Your father sent you over here!" My mother yelled

"For being the hoe that you are."

"What does-"

"Because you did the same thing your dad said you did over there!"

"I DIDNT EVEN DO ANYTHING!" I yelled back I know he said be calm but she was pissing me off to a T.

The whole car went silent, as my mother stopped the car.

"Just don't hit back!" They both said to me when she got out the car. I nodded confused when she opened my door and began attacking me. She pulled me out the car and smashed me head on the ground. She stopped after that

"Tahari-"

I don't know what happened all I saw was red.