Lookin For Faree

(This is kinda short but it's well needed, hope you enjoy!)

When Nicki walked downstairs she was looking for Safaree but didn't want to make it obvious. She came down in a long pretty dress. Her hair straight and she had on light make up. She was a little disappointed but she didn't speak on it. 

"So we eating or not?" She asked rudely. Both mothers got up and walked into the kitchen right behind her. Cristina and Lauren stayed behind laughing. Nicki just sat playing with her fork starring into space. "Why didn't he come over?" She thought to herself. About 10 minutes later there was a knock on the door. "We'll get it momma!" Cris and Lauren both yelled. When they opened the door they saw Safaree. They knew he was going to get dressed to impressed Nic. But they didn't tell her. "Oooooohhhhh Nicki you don't have to pout any more look who's here" Lauren said. Nicki quickly turned around and saw him. She had the biggest smile ever on qslspher face. 

They spoke at the same time. Nicki said "you look so handsome" while SB said "you look so beautiful". Cris and Laur both said thank you at the same time but rolled their eyes and walked away when they noticed neither of them got their attention. 

They went to eat.

After everyone ate Nicki and SB sat on the couch and talked. It was around 11 pm when they heard a loud bang upstairs. Their moms were having a separate conversation in the kitchen and it didn't seem like they noticed it at all. When they went upstairs they found nothing. 

"Store run Nika!!" Her mom yelled up. But she didn't even reply. 

"Faree wait out here so I can get out of this dress" 

"Onika we're in the 11th grade I'm pretty sure I can handle not looking at you"

"Fine Safaree, just sit over there" she said smiling. He sat on the bed and looked around.

"It looks just like I remember.... You know I use to sneak in here after you left? I really missed you" he said looking over at her. She was now wearing some sweats and a t-shirt with Marilyn Monroe on it. 

"Oh yeah? Because you seemed to not miss me at all when I got back" 

"That's another story, that I'm very sorry about" she was now in front of him and he pulled her down for a kiss. In the middle of the kiss they heard another loud bang causing them to jump. Nicki went to go find Cristina and Lauren. 

"Guys how did you manage to lock yourselves in the bathroom?" Nicki laughed to herself then went back to Safaree after she let them out. 

Dinner date?

"GIRLLLLLSSSS GET DRESSSEDDDD" Mama Carol yelled as she was walking into the door. 

"Why are we getting dressed at this time?" Nicki yelled back. 

"We're having company" 

Nicki rolled her eyes. "Sorry guys..... I didn't know about this. They probably aren't even important " all the girls laughed. "I don't know  i actualy wanna dress up, it seems fun!" Cris said and Lauren agreed. " okay so lets go to the 'dinner dress up closet'" 

"Whoa Nic you have one of those?" Cris asked her. Nicki rolled her eyes and went to the back of her closet with them following. She had 3 buttons. She clicked the middle one. They were all pretty much the same size so she had a dress for all of them. Lauren had picked an orange dress, Cristina picked a blue one and then they left. "Wait Nic what are you wearing?" "My pajamas, I told you I don't think this is important!" 

The girls shrugged her off and went to get ready. By the time they were walking downstairs the door bell rung and Nickis mom yelled for them to get it. 

"That should be the Samuels, girls get the door!" 

"Wait, Nic.... The Samuels as in Safaree!?" Nickis eyes got big. "Omg guys, you get the door, I have to get dressed!!" 

"What happened to 'they aren't important'" Cris teased. Nicki gave her a death glare then hurried up the stairs. 

Lauren opened the door and said "oh look Cristina, it's Safareeeee" 

"Haha, real funny, Where's Nika?" 

"She wasn't dressed up enough for you" Cris tried to whisper. 

"CRISTINA ! Shut the ..." 

"Onikaaaaaa!" 

Nicki still in her room rolled her eyes. Lauren spoke up. "Neither of them mind their business" they all laughed until mama Carol walked in and said "and what was that Lauren?" 

"Just greeting your guests" she smiled. 

Nicki was ready about 20 minutes later. When she came back down stairs everyone was sitting in the living room except Safaree. ToBeContinued .. Had to leave ya betches wondering lmfao ill post the rest soon 😂😂👏

Can I Borrow Some Sugar?

After a long night of talking the girls fell asleep around 3 a.m. Nicki was glad she let all those emotions out but she was really tired. 

*SB house* 

"SAFAREE GO!"

"Mom it's SB & it's 9 a.m!"

"I need sugar for this kool-aid now go ask for some."

"Why can't I go to the store?"

"LLYOD"

"I'm going" she smiled knowing that using his middle name would get him to realize she wasn't changing her mind. He anxiously skipped steps to go put on some sweatpants and a t-shirt. He didn't want to admit it, not to his mother and not even to hisself, but he was happy he had an excuse to go see Nicki. 

Once he made it to the house he already saw her mother half way up the street. 'Dammit' it thought. He rang the bell anyway. About 2 minutes later a tired Nicki opened the door rubbing her eyes. Her natural hair was curled and looked messy but in a cute way. She had on no make up since she just woke up. Plus her hello kitty pajamas to top it off. When she saw SB she became alert and tried to fix her self up. SB just smiled at her. 

"Umm.... Wanna come in?"

"I'll be quick" he said walking in and sitting down. 

"Well did you need something Safaree?" She asked while giggling. He didn't answer he just tapped the seat next to him. 

After being gone for about 2 hours, Cristina and Lauren started to wonder who it was. 

"Nikaaaaaaaaaa!?" Cris yelled. "Who was at the door?"

"Don't tell me it was your Prince Charming SAFAREEEEEE" she said his name all weird like she's been doing all night. When she said that Nicki froze. She didn't know what to say. SB just grabbed her hand to reassure her it was okay. 

"Cris! You idiot! It is him! Look" Lauren thought she whispered. 

"Oh shit! I hope I didn't embarrass her. As much as she was talking about him last night"

"Aw look they're holding hands"

"Guys we can hear you and you're both realllllly embarrassing" Nicki laughed. 

They disappeared and came back minutes later and Lauren was hiding something behind her back. 

"Here you go Safaree"

"Please don't call me that!" 

"Sorry man, chill but here you go"

Lauren handed him the "Onika-Faree" book and she noticed the ' - ' had been taken away. She just shook her head. 

"Safaree don't look at that. I don't even know what it is".

"This was our favorite picture remember?" He said starring at the cover of the book. It was a picture of them when they were younger. Nicki was smiling from ear to ear while SB tickled her. 

"You were doing that ugly laugh"

Nicki gave him a side glare "my laugh is cute play boy!" 

"Wait but she can call him Safaree?" Lauren 'whispered' to Cristina. 

"Shut up! They're having a moment".

They flipped through the book together until the end. Cris and Lauren noticed that the picture of SB crying was now tapped into the book right next to Nickis picture crying. She even wrote a little note on the side. 'Onika-Faree forever' SB leaned in and kissed her as he closed the book. Forgetting that was his bestfriend, forgetting he was mad at her and especially forgetting they weren't alone. 

Nicki pulled away blushing. SB loved her and now he knew. 

"How could you treat me so bad Faree?"

"How could you leave me like that Onika?" 

"Why don't you treat me like that?" Lauren asked Cristina. All 3 of them just looked at her at her. 

"Sorry, just enjoying the moment" Nicki shook her head at her friend and laughed. Cristina pulled Lauren up the stairs and into Nickis room. 

"They're too cute." 

"Yeah Laurie but shouldn't we warn Nic about Paula?"

*hours later* 

"Alright Nic I should be headed home, it's getting late."

"Okay, bye.... SB right?" She said with a smile. He pushed her hair out of her face and smiled. "You're so beautiful". He hugged her and was on his way.

When he walked in his mother was cooking dinner. That's when he realized he was starving. Then he thought about why he didn't eat and remember his mom. He looked at his watch which said 15 minutes to 9. He'd been at Nickis almost all day. 

"So um did you get what I sent you for?" She said with a smirk. 

"Yes mom. I got Onika. Thank you so much." 

"Safaree do you remember crying for her?" 

"I don't wanna talk about this and I hope you guys didn't talk about this either. I saw the picture tho. So thanks" he said the last part sarcastically and she just laughed. 

"I haven't seen you so happy since she left son. I know you just started talking to her a few hours ago but that day she knocked on our door that sparkle came back into your eye...."

"Mom.... stop"

"Okay okay I'm sorry."

"In hungry, did you cook?"

"Oh we're invited over to the Maraj house at around 9:30"

"MOM IT'S 9:10!" 

"So you might wanna go get dressed"

New Friends

It was finally Friday. Nicki liked school but she felt like this was the longest 3 weeks of her life. Today she would go shopping with Cristina and Lauren. She met Cristina in Geometry class and Lauren started off as just Cristina's friend that she met at lunch one day. She then realized she had most of her classes with Lauren. They were both fairly short and had dimples just like Nicki. Cristina wore her black hair curly while Lauren preferred her black hair straight. Nicki fell into their clique quickly. There was Trey, Lauren's boyfriend. Sean, Cristina's boyfriend. And then there is Wayne and Michael. On the other hand SB didn't have a clique. Just this one friend Drake. Drake was a lot like SB. They didn't completely open up to each other but they didn't have to, they knew enough to call each other brothers. Drake came from Canada weeks after Nicki left back to Trinidad. Drake lived next door to SB ever since and their moms became close. SB's mother told his mom all about Nicki and her mom so when the Maraj family came back Mama Carol fit in perfectly. But it was different for the kids. Drake didn't know about Nicki, to him she was just the cute new girl to the block. Drake usually didn't like the people SB didn't like for the sake of 'boy code' but since SB didn't mention Nicki, Drake began to get to know her. (But this story isn't about Drakes sexy ass so back to Nicki). 

*shopping trip* 

The girls went to Nickis house after school and since it was mid December they figured they'd start shopping for Christmas gifts. Nicki loved to shop and was so happy that Lauren and Christina loved it too. 

"Mommmmmm I'm going shopping for gifts, I'll be back later" 

"Don't only shop for Safaree! Get me and your brothers something too" her mother said walking pass her while winking. 

"Ooooooooh who's Safaree?" Lauren and Cristina asked at the same time. 

"So you didn't tell them about him but you can talk my ear off about him all the time!?" 

"Bye mom" Nicki said walking towards the door. She didn't hear the girls behind her when she opened the door so she turned around. She shook her head when she saw them sitting on the couch listening to what ever her mother was saying. She sat on the side of the couch near Lauren and Cristina. 

"So we finally moved back and she acts as if she doesn't want anything to do with him" her mother continued. 

"That's not true, he wants nothing to do with me." Nicki defended herself and her friends just gave her a death glare so she threw her hands up and 'zipped' her lips. 

"I'm surprised you girls don't know him. He goes to your school." 

"WAIT ! This story just got better" Lauren said while fixing her bangs. 

"You are so nosy" Nic said shaking her head. "Now mom, if you're done with story time I'd like to go shopping. 

Ignoring her comment Cristina mumbled "Safaree" over and over because it sounded familiar. 

"Whoaaaaa he wouldn't go by SB now would he?" 

"That's the one!" Mama said smiling. "Such a stupid name! I prefer Safaree" 

Nicki got up because at the mention of his name she got butterflies. It was normal for a 16 year old girl but this always happened to her, SB was all she thought about when she was in Trinidad. Before she could leave the room Christina pulled her back and pushed her on the couch. 

"Soooo ONIKA ! Sb !? Sb !?" 

Nicki stayed quiet. Lauren walked over "don't pressure her to tell us! I mean she does talk to us every day and we tell her everything but WHATEVER" Nicki laughed "shut uppppppppp! Can we shop or should we go up to my room, change into ourPJ's and spend the night talking about SB?" "I mean we're spending the night so why not?" Cristina said before her and Lauren raced up the stairs. Nicki dropped her head. "This is going to be a long night". 

Nicki grabbed a water before she followed them upstairs. She sat on the bed in front of Lauren and gave an innocent smile. She figured Cristina was in the bathroom until she heard loud screaming from her closet. 

"NOOOOO WAYYYY!" They jumped up and ran toward the yelling. Nicki had a walk in closet that had a secret door alllllll the way in the back. That's where they found Cristina. Sitting on the floor holding a book with teary eyes.

 "Why are you here?" 

"Nicki shut up, Lauri! Look at this" she yelled passing the book. It had pictures of Nicki and SB playing in the park, walking hand in hand, smiling in each others faces and at the end of the book was a picture of Nicki crying. Then a picture not even Nicki saw before fell out. 

"Wait what's this?" Lauren asked picking up the picture. 

"It looks like Faree but why is he crying?" 

"Awwwwwww that was your nickname for him!?"

Nicki just grabbed the picture and went to her moms room followed by Cris and Ren. 

"Mom how'd this picture get in my book?" 

"What book?"

"YOU KNOW WHAT BOOK!"

"Oh the Onika-Faree book?" She asked with a smirk. 

"Aww Nicki that's what you named it? It would go better together tho. With out the dash, right Mama?" 

"Yes Lauren you're right." 

"Mom! The picture?" 

"Welllll..... his mother gave it to me the other day and I thought it would go well."

Nicki didn't believe her. "Why would she give you a picture of him crying?" All three girls sat down on the bed. 

"Fine Onika! She was saying how it's sad how you guys won't talk when he use to cry for you every night." 

"Awwwwwwww." Lauren and Cristina said while Nicki just sat there. 

"He would wake up saying your name, it was really cute. But after a few years she had to stop it. She brought out her camera and said if he didn't stop acting like a baby she'd take a picture and show you when you came back. That's why he's covering his face. He said you couldn't see him like that". 

Nicki didn't know what to say but she realized she hurt him. Although it wasn't her fault she left she felt bad. She felt tears escaping her eyes so she got up and walked out. She walked to her room and layed down. Followed by Lauren and Cristina minutes later. They didn't push the situation any further. They just laid on each side of her and snuggled to her to comfort her. In less than 5 minutes they were sound asleep.

Interlude

(This little part was necessary for the next chapter ! this is more of an interlude so you can understand the next part. Enjoy)

Sb ignored Nicki day after day. He was a junior in the high school down the block from where they lived and being a year younger she was starting as a sophomore there. He didn't know she would be going to his school mainly because he's been avoiding her but when he left his 3rd period class he saw a big crowd and decided to walk over. SB wasn't a football player but he was still considered popular. Nobody really knew him like Nicki even if they thought they were really close to him, he knew they didn't know the real him. After Nicki left he vowed to himself he'd never get that close to any one again.
When he reached the crowd he noticed Nicki in the middle of it. He wanted to feel happy that she was fitting in but that wasn't the crowd for her. When people noticed him they greeted him then focused back on Nicki. He gave her the look and she ignored it. SB had been ignoring her for a week now so she gave up. She wanted SB in her life but she would never let any one make her beg for friendship. No matter how hard she wanted to get on her knees and cry for him she didn't. Ever have those friends that you don't like but you have no reason so they're 'friends'? That's how SB felt about this crew. Nicki noticed the look but didn't really care she just continued laughing and talking until the late bell rung. Sb decided to wait for her but she walked right pass him. SB didn't go to any other class he just went home early. By 2 when Nicki got out of school SB was sitting on we steps just like old times. When she got there she once again walked right pass him. She went to straight to her mothers room after dropping her bag in the living room. She dropped on her mothers bed and sighed into one of her pillows. Her mother figured it was just SB problems again so she just looked down at her and waited for her to speak. "Mom he was waiting outside, like when I was little" Nicki took another long sigh. "Onika let him explain" Nicki slowly lifted her body off the bed and walked out while saying "I told you my name is Nicki".



(It's short but I'm updating all three stories so it'll make up for this short one. Hope you enjoyed)?

Dreams Don't Always Come True

*Trinidad years later*
Ever since the day she left Queens she's been dreaming of going back. Her 16th birthday was coming up and she couldn't wait to surprise Safaree. This time her father let them go so Nicki her two brothers and her mother moved back to South Side Jamaica Queens. Nicki couldn't wait! Ever since they left her mom continued to pay the rent so when they finally went back they would have a home to go back too.
*in queens*
"Mom I'm going out to play ball!". Safaree now 17 years old was very tall now with a deep voice and love for basketball. He has never dated. He always dreamed of a girl but he didn't know her. He promised himself he wouldn't date until he found her. He felt a connection between them but slowly he was giving up.
When Nicki and her family got back to Queens everything looked so different but yet the same. There was a new play ground on the block where an old parking lot was. It had swings and a basketball court, usual playground stuff. Nicki quickly unpacked and then headed for SB's house and by this time he was already back from playing basketball, just getting out the shower: Nicki shyly knocked on the front door. "I got it!" He yelled answering the door in only his towel. They shared a long stare. He thought she looked familiar but from where?
"Umm hi um i was just um..... is Ms. Samuels here?"
"Uh yeah sure wait here."
When she got to the door she grabbed Nicki and held her close. She missed her. She was like the daughter she never had. They sat and talked for a while getting re-acquainted. "SAFAREEEEEE COME HEREEEE" his mother yelled. SB rolled his eyes upstairs and yelled back "he's not here". Alot has changed since then, nobody called him Safaree. He preferred SB. Nicki got sad hearing Safaree wasn't there. She really missed him. But when SB came down, thank god he had a shirt on. "Boy how dare you not keep Onika company?" At the sound of her name he looked at her stuck in a trance. That's when she knew that was her Safaree. She ran up to him and hugged him. But he didn't hug her back he just stood there. He couldn't say anything. "I missed you Safaree." "It's SB" he responded coldly. "Whatever you call yourself I missed you!" Her accent was so cute and strong. In a way she looked the same. Just more body SB noticed. "Same height though " he joked to him self while he went back upstairs feeling her starring at his back and trying so hard not to care.

GoodBye

At the age of 8, little Onika only had one friend. His name was Safaree. They lived on the same block in South Side Jamaica Queens. He was Jamaican and she was Trinidadian. They played together every day. They went to different schools but Safaree was a year older and waited on her steps for her to come home but this day was different. It was her 9th birthday and Safaree wanted to surprise her with flowers and a card he made her in school. (He was only 9 give him a break!). Safaree waited with the flowers and card until the street lights came on realizing she wasn't coming home. Safaree went over to her house after school the next day. The door was wide open. He walked in and saw everything was gone. He sat in the middle of the floor and cried, realizing he lost his best friend and didn't even get to say goodbye.
Weeks had past and Safaree had been loosing memory of her. He didn't want to forget her but slowly it was happening. One day she left a sweater at his house. He slept next to it every night. Mama Samuels didn't like to see her son sad but she couldn't tell him the truth about what happened to Onika. Yes she knew the truth. Because their kids were so close the parents had no choice but to communicate. Although Onika didn't talk about her father much that's the reason they moved to Queens in the first place. He was very abusive to them so when she finally escaped him in Trinidad she could only grab Nicki in time leaving her sons behind with their father but she wasn't to sorry about that. He would never hurt the boys. Her father, Robert, never stopped searching for them. Finally he found them and forced them to go back to Trinidad. There was nothing they could do. She could see the sad look on their faces as they got into the cab with all their bags in the trunk. The tears staining the face of a young girl she was so use to seeing happy. That was the last time she saw either of them.