I rolled my eyes walking away he didn't even know Berlin or his friends he was just like my parents judgemental as fuck.
I walked back over towards Berlin and he smiled opening his gifts.
"Keys?" He asked turning towards everyone. 
"Guilty bitchhhh check this shit out." Keelee shouted snatching the keys going somewhere before pulling up with a Rolls Royce Truck. 
"Damn." I mumbled under my breath she bought him a car I felt like my gift would be so insignificant to him. 
"Yo fr?! Deadass?" He said walking towards the car feeling over it as if it was a cloud that would poof away. 
"Duh nigga 66k on that shit fully paid off and everything in yo name." She said handing him an envelope that I'm assuming had his title to the car on it. 
"Damn Keileia thank you for this forreal." He said hugging her. 
"Ight Ight Ight my turn." Juju said handing him three boxes and a big bag. 
Out of the three boxes 24k Cuban Link chain a Diamon encrusted Rolex and Two Custom rings out of the big bag was some Dior Shoes and Balenciaga Shoes.
Next was Kyron who gifted him some bands and pounds of weed. 
"Nah bro this gotta be yo whole stash." Berlin said tryna give it back. 
"Nah Bruh you forgot I started growing my shit ina house Bruh I got weed for decades beside ik that bitch Willow be stressing you." Kyron spoke.
"Aye watch the bitch word that's my son mother and she still my girl." Berlin said sounding frustrated all of a sudden I guess it annoyed him when his friends also called him out on his relationship.
He opened gifts from his other family members before finally getting to me. 
"Who the fuck got you this?" His friends said laughing. I stepped back feeling embarrassed at the idea of my gift. 
"Mailynn..." Berlin spoke running his thumb over the Canvas. 
It was a painting with deceased family members and friends that he loved and cherished in the middle was his first album cover with him and Rome in his arms the painting didn't signify death or darkness since I added stars and clouds around the dead it was a deep meaning to this painting. 
"Umm so I know it's not like super expensive but my parents did cancel my card so it was really last minute..." I rambled nervously.
"That's insensitive why would you people dead people that he cared about on a painting and give it to him as a birthday gift." Keelee mumbled. 
"Because I once told her that everyone that left me got me to where I am today." Berlin said with a tear dripping from his eye. 
"This shit look jus like momma man." He said showing one of his brothers. 
"I didn't mean to be insensitive or make you cry I'm sorry I'll buy you something instead." I said attempting to take back the gift. 
"No Bruh I love this shit." He said wiping his eyes pulling me into a tight hug. 
"Did you check the back?" I asked smiling up at him. 
He turned it around and it had a small mini canvas of his first time holding Rome with flowers and a quote he once told me. 
"The hardest part about loosing everyone is continuing for my son." He read wiping his tears holding me in his arms. 
"The message behind the painting is that your loss created your success everyday is a battle for you but you continue for them and your son their deaths arent voiced by you but I know they were special and that you miss them I thought I'd remind you how close they are to you." I said letting him continue to lay his head in my neck as he looked at the picture. 
"This shit so thoughtful." He spoke kissing on my cheek. 
"Berlin you too high." I said giggling. 
Out of nowhere Martez was snatching me by my shirt and yelling in my face flying spit everywhere. 
"Aye watch the fuck out we got a problem?" Berlin asked getting between me and Martez. 
"Yes Nigga why the fuck you kissin on my girl Bruh?" Martez asked getting outta pocket and loud it was so embarrassing. 
"Can you please calm down we are just friends it was a kiss on the cheek." I said with a low tone I was honestly frightened this wasn't the only time Martez freaked over a guy he was severely jealous and sometimes his jealousy led to me getting hurt. 
"You shut the fuck up cuz you was letting him kiss on you." Martez said his rage getting higher than I've ever seen before 
"Aye bro let her go this a problem that can get solved." Berlin spoke and his friends pulled up they shirts exposing guns and Keelee pulled out her purse showing a Taser and pepper spray. 
"It can get ugly." Juju spoke taking the safety off his gun. 
"Nah chill out we out the hood they don't play that here." Berlin said seriously Juju put the gun up and the boys continued to stare each other down. 
"This so embarrassing I'm going home." I said gathering my things before hugging everyone kissing little Rome on his cheek before attempting to walk back home alone. 
"Nah princess Ima drive you Lemme get Rome." Berlin spoke heading over to the gift table telling his friends something before taking the new Rolls Royce keys off the gift table and going to pick up Rome. 
"You forreal gonna be all in a nigga face this whole night let him kiss on you and now you riding in his car?" Martez asked. 
"I honestly have no words for you like I'm horrified by you right now." I said disgusted by him in the moment. 
"Don't worry bout me no more than cuz we done I can be with hoes." He spoke smiling like he accomplished something I think he thought that he hurt me. 
"I've heard so much worse from my own family that your words ain't even got a sting to it since ur done delete my contact and don't be like the other exs obsessing over me at school." I said opening the passenger door to the Rolls Royce. 
"Man hopefully you actually get the pussy she stingy with it." Martez said as Berlin walked towards the drivers seat of the car. 
"I'll run you over nigga fuck from her and my car." Berlin said passing Rome to me so I could sit him in my lap. 
"Just drive if he's hit he's hit." I said blocking his number and deleting it from my phone. 
"Despite the end of it I really hope you enjoyed your birthday." I said covering my hurt with a fake smile. 
"I did I love your gift the most shit had meaning and real heart I mean the car too cuz I been telling everyon that Ima live up to my middle name and I finally got it." He said cheesing. 
"Berlin Royce Esscence happy 20th birthday." I said cheesing once I saw my house come into view. 
"Call me before you go to bed." Berlin said opening the car door for me taking Rome and sitting him in his lap waving and pulling off im assuming back to the park to officially end the party. 
Once I got upstairs to my room I saw Jordan rummaging through my shit.
"You stole my earrings?" She asked clearly caught and tryna make excuses. 
"I can't do this today can you just be my sister for once?" I asked feeling tears slide down my face. 
"What happened?" She asked once I sat on the bed to cry into my pillow. 
"Did you and Martez break up?" She asked and I nodded into my pillow. 
"Oh...well I'm sorry for that...I'll go get mom and Kamarilynn I'm not good with you in anyway so I'll avoid making you mad just for today." She said fixing her mess in my room before calling in Mom and Kamarilynn who held me while I cried. 
He was a red flag the moment we started dating that possessive jealousy turned into abuse I hadn't been beaten but I was always choked or grabbed roughly whenever a guy payed me any attention and from the look of rage tonight had Berlin not been there how far would he have gone?















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