"Nothing less, nothing more. i hear your heart hit the floor"

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Chapter 1: the motion

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Flashback

|Ariana| ✨

(Trigger warning: Abuse)

"OWWW" I exclaimed, "STOP HITTING ME HERBERT"

"Nah because you think you fucking slick Hoe" he said hitting me in the stomach, "I'M TIRED OF YOUR SHIT ARIANA"

So this is what my life is like, i have an abusive Rapper boyfriend or ex boyfriend, i don't know anymore but all i know is that, i just want this shit to end...

I was in tears and in pain...

This isn't what i wanted, we started off good... so fucking good....

And he started being secretive, started cheating on me with some girl... started abusing me mentally... till it got physical one time and it's been never ending cycle since then...

He'd apologise after he hit me and i'd forgive him...

I don't know what i did to deserve this shit... all i did was love this nigga and this is all the shit i get... i get bruises and black eye...

Herbert is so manipulative and so controlling and he is a fucking liar...

He keeps this image up that he's a good person when in fact he's not

He left me for another girl and when i caught wind of it, he insisted that they were just friends... again He gaslighted me thinking i was crazy but no i was in fact not...

I was trying to leave the house and leave him.. For Good..

I packed my stuff and ready to leave the house

When he got into the House, i knew i was in shit now...

He kept me asking where i was going, what i was doing and me being me, i ignored and you know what the fuck this bum ass nigga did

He punched me in my shit... i fell back on the ground and he's been on top of me ever since.. making stay down on the ground...

"Oh? You crying now, you ain't shit without me, you hear me" he exclaimed..

I immediately kicked him in his Area and he was groaning in agony...

"Go to fucking hell" i retorted while Taking my stuff and leaving the house...

I kicked him in the fucking head, so he knows how much he's hurt me..

"Fuck you, respectfully" i said..

I walked out of the house and I got in the car, started the ignition and backed out of the lot and drove off...

While i was driving, i had tears in my eyes... i can't believe i left his ass.. after all the bullshit he put me through... i thought i would never leave but this one just made me realize that i have to...

Even though, our relationship was So toxic.. very toxic.. i knew i had to leave...

I was cut off from my thoughts when i realized i was at the stoplight and it was red..

I decided to call the one person that would help me out and be there with me through the bullshit and it was none other then my best friend..

Tae..

"Hey Ari, you know it's hella late for you to be calling me like this" he said sounding really tired...

"Uhhh hey tae" i said sounding sad...

"Oh my gosh, Ari you okay?" He asked me...

"Yeah, i'm okay, i just need to stay at your place for a while" i said with tears in my eyes, "if you don't mind"

"Hey, it's okay, you can stay for a while Ari, you know mi casa su casa" he said, "i'll be outside waiting for you aight"

"Oh my gosh thank you Tae so much, i'll be by your place in 5 minutes" i said..

"No problem" he said, "just know i'm outside okay"

"Yeah bye" i said dropping the phone and ending the call..

I turned to where tae lives and there he was by the door waiting for me...

I parked in his lot and switched off the car...

I got out of the car and walked up to him and hugging him...

"It's okay Ari... please come inside" he said

I got inside his house and put my things in the guest room..

As i got inside the guest room, i just laid on the bed and Tae laid next to me...

"You okay?" He asked me, "you can tell me anything"

"Yeah i'm okay, we can talk tomorrow tae because i'm really tired emotionally and mentally" i said wiping my face,

Today was a lot to say the least... but i'm glad it's over...

"Well aight... i'll talk to you tomorrow okay, when you're all fine and dandy aight sis" he said hugging me

He stood up from the bed..

"Goodnight Ari, sleep tight" he said...

"Night Tae" i said..

I got in the bed and within 5 seconds

I was fast asleep

So much for a fucked up day huh

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6 Weeks Later...

|Ariana|💕

I was chilling on the couch, playing color switch on my iphone until I felt Tae Jump on me.

"TAE GET OFF ME, YOU HEAVY AS FUCK" I exclaimed

"not until you give me a hug Ari" Tae said

"nigga, I can't give you a hug when you on top of me idiot" I replied  while laughing at the fact that tae really thinks I can hug while he's big self is on top of me, eventually he got off me.

"okay, now I'm not on top of you, give me a hug tho" tae said

"fine, you so annoying" Ari says, she eventually gives tae a long hug.

"girl, you love me everything I do is not annoying, anyway you good after what happened between you and herbert"

"I'm good tae, thanks for checking up on me but in all honesty fuck him, i hope he burns in hell after all the abuse he put me through" Ari exclaimed, after the whole situation I  told myself that i'm not going to get involved with any man okay scratch that, I'm not getting involved with a boy, all i'm gon to do is focus on chasing the bag.

"girl, its no problem, I'll always check up on you Ari and also fuck him for cheating on my best friend, you don't need that nigga, you what a nigga need" Tae exclaimed

"boy get on"

"ari we need to get out of atlanta, atlanta is so boring" tae whined

"boy where we gon go" I questioned him, cause really where we gon go anyways

tae had this funny grin on his face, "we can go to L.A and besides I have clients there, you know those fashion nova models need me for their photoshoots"

"okay but you planning on going in a month cause I don't mind going in a month with you anyway."

again tae had this funny grin on his face, "we can go tomorrow"

ari was shocked when she heard that, "TAE!!!, Why you telling me this last minute"

"girl, I'm sorry, I know its last minute and stuff but I really need you to come with me and besides  dream is coming, she needs a break, and jayda will also come, she needs to get away from lil baby after all these cheating. please Ari,"

after these last few weeks, in atlanta, all I've been doing is just sitting around the house while tae was doing these hair for his client and anyway I think I deserve a break from Atlanta right? right?

"fine, I'll come"

"YESSS MY BESTIE IS COMING WITH ME TO L.A, we gon go partying, we gon be drinking like there's tomorrow" Tae exclaimed

"okay, tae ease up with the whole drinking thing, I might change my mind about this trip"

"girl, you Ain't doing shit, besides I bought you a ticket anyway, so you weren't gonna say no to me anyways"

"oh wow, tae, anyway since we leaving tomorrow, should our outfits match or what" I said with a grin

"girl, yes, what kind of question is that" tae exclaimed, "oh, Ari, also you better let me style your hair for tomorrow, I want to let these hoes know that we ain't playing when we get to L.A"

"yes tae you can style my hair"

"anyway I'm gon start making food for myself, you hungry?"

"yes please, you know I like the way you make the penne pasta with the meat sauce "

"ugh girl stop, you just saying that cause you in my house" tae said while he was taking out the ingredients for his special pasta recipe, "ari, find some movies for us to watch"

"aight"

I was checking some movies on Netflix, til I stumbled on Waiting to exhale, which is my favourite movie, "tae, do you want to watch waiting to exhale?" I questioned him

"YES Ari! but don't play it while I'm cooking girl, you know I hate when you watch the movie while I'm busy" he exclaimed, tae really does not like when I watch a movie without him which in my opinion is very cute lol but he doesn't know that

"fine, I won't watch it, I'll wait for you to be done" I exclaimed.. I reached for my phone and opened to instagram, to post a photo

Therealkylesister: I wish you the best but baby I am the best ☺️

after I posted my photo, I put my phone down and saw that Tae was done cooking.

"took you long enough huh?"

"girl hush, you know I had to Make this into perfection cause that's how like the pasta and shit"

"wow tae" I said acting all shocked.

"anyway put that damn movie on" he said while his mouth was full

"boy if you don't finish swallowing that food"

"girl you know my mouth has been full before, if you know what I mean"

"ah.a tae, don't say that shit" I hit him playfully "that shit you said was wild, I can't"

I really want to ask tae this question because he's my friend and he's been there through all the traumatic shit i've been through...

"Tae, can i ask you a question" i said while i was eating..

"what?" He said looking at me...

"Do you think, i'll ever find love?" I asked him, "every guy, i've talked to or been in a relationship with, hasn't treated me right and i feel like i'm gonna be alone"

Instantly i broke down, Tae grabbed me and hugged me

"Ariana, i've known for a long time and i can tell you for a fact, you'll find someone that's for you" he said, "he'll love you flaws and all, i can't wait to see you being loved out loud Ariana and see someone treat you right"

I wiped my tears, i really needed to hear that, i mean i still feel like shit.. time to time...

the movie started playing and as much as I was focusing on the movie, I couldn't help but wonder if this trip will be actually lit considering but I gotta give this trip a try, I think I'll have fun on this trip to be honest

and besides I deserve that shit

all that I can hope is that I get to live my best life in L.A without any distractions and get my hot girl self back, actually you know what fuck that, I know I'm gon be a hot girl anyway *flips hair* I'm claiming that shit!!

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anyway, I just want to introduce myself the writer of this story

hey I'm Boipelo

hope everyone is having a good day and what not, also happy New Years to everyone

this is my first story, so please be patient with me

I promise I'll update when I get the chance

anyway hope you guys enjoyed this chapter ;) this story is going to be lit trust me

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I'm working on the next chapter as we speak

so buckle up your seats, this is gon be one crazy ride