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Hood Ornaments. Content Warning.
Malik rushed to put his gun away as he heard someone come down the steps. He could tell by the heavy creaking it was Dennis. Malik wasn’t afraid of him, actually, as his mother became more round with child the more Dennis contributed to the house. So hiding his gun was more out of respect than anything else. Malik never thought his mother would get off of drugs and have real man take care of her. He also never thought that he would like working construction. The work was mindless, but at least it kept him in shape. With the money he was making, he could afford to leave the game alone. Dennis reached the bottom of the steps and held out his hand for Malik to shake,
By Majique MiMi3 years ago in Fiction
Hood Ornaments. Content Warning.
Tori would have been lying if she said she wasn’t disappointed when she arrived at the studio and Michael wasn’t there. All the same, she had a lot of work to do. Her semester character painting was only half complete because she was struggling with the hues of the jazz musician’s skin. She walked around the easel a few times then started biting on her thumb as she squatted in front of it. Tori then sucked her teeth and glided to the other side of the studio where her other easel was. This was an abstract, and she could easily finish this before her time was up. She was so involved in her painting she didn’t hear Michael come in, and she jumped at the sound of his voice.
By Majique MiMi3 years ago in Fiction
Hood Ornaments. Content Warning.
The concrete seemed to glimmer in the sun, Tori was reminded of home. The way the streets were beaten by the elements cracking under winter’s pressure made potholes everywhere. It was also odd because of the glimmering specks in the street Tori once thought were jewels, she now realized they were fragments of glass.
By Majique MiMi3 years ago in Fiction
Hood Ornaments. Content Warning.
The first day of any school year was always nerve racking. The first day of class at college was doubly so. The first day of class at a new college in a strange city where you have only met two people--was creepy. Tori did what she could to make it through. Before she left home she printed out the map of the campus, circled the buildings where her classes were along with the times and room numbers.
By Majique MiMi3 years ago in Fiction
Hood Ornaments. Content Warning.
When Dell pulled into the driveway with the van, Tori rolled her eyes and wondered if he was going to rent a new vehicle every time they went somewhere. She pulled her cell phone out of her pocket and rolled her eyes again. Tony had not texted her.
By Majique MiMi3 years ago in Fiction
Hood Ornaments. Content Warning.
The average beach visitor dreads the daunting task of finding reasonable parking. Every lot that didn’t cost an arm and a leg would be anywhere from five to ten blocks away from the beach. From the few trips the crew took down to the beach as children, they all remembered that. They remembered assisting with carrying bags, coolers, towels, and sometimes chairs and umbrellas. They would look like a makeshift parade heading to the boardwalk. The whole family would stop and catch their breaths at the steps leading up to that wonderful wooden barrier from the beach hosting vendors, games, rides, food stands, and a variety of other little hidden treasures.
By Majique MiMi3 years ago in Fiction
Hood Ornaments. Content Warning.
After the eating, the dancing, the water ice, the fireworks… Tori was still trippin that there were fireworks. After the yards were cleaned up, the food was put away, the left over coolers filled with all kinds of drinks placed on their respective porches, Tori and her crew were lying on lawn chairs inside one of the zippered up canopies in Trudy’s backyard. The breeze was cool but not uncomfortable. Tori could still hear jazz softly playin from down the street. It was soothing like the tinkling of a myriad of backyard wind chimes. Even the guys seemed to enjoy it.
By Majique MiMi3 years ago in Fiction
Hood Ornaments. Content Warning.
The healing process was an arduous haze for the quartet. Dell was able to bind and gag his inner demons, pass his G.E.D. exam and enroll for fall classes. Malik graduated and although he never told a soul that it made him physically ill, he worked hard at the construction site with Dennis. Tony on the hand, refused to work at the construction site; unbeknownst to anyone, he enlisted in the Army and was due to leave for basic training in the middle of September.
By Majique MiMi3 years ago in Fiction
