Cindy PoV

This chapter is doen from Cindys view its the same mornign ofcourse :)

Disclaimer time: i DO NOT own any of this

Cindy rolled over in bed pushing her messy blonde hair away from her face to get a look at her alarm clock and groaned smacking it off the table as it continued to buzz. "fuck havin a job..."

She managed to get herself out of bed and unplug the alarm clock before stretching out her arms and yawning loudly. She took a look around her cluttered bedroom trying to find her work clothes, but finding nothing except jerseys, shortshorts and one of Riley's wife-beaters he had left at her house a few nights ago.

"where da fuck are my damn clothes?" She trailed around her room one more time and found them buried underneath some dirty clothes. Cindy had recently picked up a job in the mall at the Nike store so she could move out of her mom's house. Cindy and her mother were constantly arguing and she was getting sick of it so she wanted to move out.

She grabbed her phone before heading into the bathroom as she checked her texts. She had one from Jasmine that said call her so Cindy rolled through her contacts and touched the one titled "Mrs. "Hater" Freeman" and waited for an answer.

"Good morning Cindy!" Cindy pulled the phone away from her head and yelled back. "Damn girl wat da hell you so happy about at eight in da freakin morning?"

"Its the holidays Cindy, your supposed to be happy!" She let out a sigh as she leaned against the sink and putting her hair into her usual style. "So whatchu want? I gotta be at work in like twenty minutes?"

"Oh sorry, well Huey and I are going present shopping today and he told me I should remind you to buy Riley something." Cindy scoffed into the phone. "too late Jazzy I already got Reezy somthin."

Cindy could hear jasmine saying something away from the phone, probably to her hater boyfriend. "Huey says that-" "Jasmine come on I dont have time for dis shit I gotta go!"

"Ok ok fine I just wanetd to make sure, have fun at work". Cindy ended the call and tossed it onto her bed from the bathroom door. "Damn I cant get one moment of privacy from dat girl or that hater."

She finished in the bathroom and picked up her phone again and rushed downstairs to try and avoid fighting with her mother over something she wouldn't give a shit about like usual. Cindy wrapped her fingers around the door knob as her mother's voice echoed from the living room. "Cindy don't be late for work!" "shuddup mom im tryin to leave now, DAMN!" She slammed the door behind her already being pissed off enough with Jasmine and Huey, and now her mom. She began walking down the sidewalk and looked back at her house. "Damn I cant wait to be outta there."

Cindy barely made it to the mall in time for her shift as the store manager, Alex, was raising the gate. He flashed her a smile as she got closer. "Good morning Cindy, glad to see you on time today." She gave him a hard punch in the arm which made him flinch as she went inside turning on the lights of the Nike Store. "Shuddup man I'm not in da mood for this shit today."

Alex raised an eyebrow as he entered the store. "Whats got you so fired up?" "Nothin, just the usual stuff." She looked away from Alex as he passed her, she hated talking about her problems at home, except with one person.

When Alex came back out he was carrying a few boxes of a brand new shoe that Nike was releasing just in time for the holidays as Cindy grabbed some of the boxes taking them to a display rack. "So is Riley gonna show up for the third time this week just to harass me then leave?" Cindy smirked as she put down the last box. "Aww come on Alex, your day wouldn't mean anythin if Riley didn't stop by just to mess with a nigga would it?" He shook his head before handing her more boxes. "Nah actually imma go meet him at da food court on my break, Jasmine too if I can find her."

"When are you and Riley gonna get together anyways Cindy, we all know that nigga wants to be with you." Cindy glared at Alex and whipped at empty box at his head. "Shuddup nigga, me and Reezy aint like that, we just friends like when we were kids."

Alex chuckled rubbing his head where the box had got him. "If you say so Cindy." He left the main store and went into the backroom as Cindy shook her head and when to the counter. "Dat asshole lost his mind, Reezy and me together, dats just messed up." Or is it...? Cindy thought but immediately forgot about it as a few boys entered the store.

Cindy watched them but her mind kept going back to the question she had asked herself. She grabbed her phone and sent a text to Jasmine. "Get rid of the hater for ten minutes tonight, we need to talk." She put her phone away again and sighed as she saw Ceaser heading towards the store which put a smile on her face. Maybe he could get her mind off Riley.

Ceaser smiled and waved at her. "Hey C hows work goin.? "Nigga you gotta ask? I hate workin in dis damn store but I need da money to get outta my moms place." He nodded as he leaned on the counter. "You know I could always kick Huey out and take you in." A smirk crossed his lips as Cindy laughed and shoved him away from the counter. "You wish, besides how would you even get his ass outta your apartment?" Ceaser shrugged and smiled. "Hell if I know but id figure somthin out, at least think about?" She laughed again and smacked the back of his head. "Man get outta her before I throw yo ass out."

Ceaser laughed and nodded as he turned around and walked out. "Crazy nigga, he aint ever gonna stop chasin me." I wonder what would happen if Riley knew about it... Cindy shook her head and sighed. "Come on Cindy stop thinkin bout dat shit."

Cindy didnt even notice the two teenage boys standing at the counter until one of them cleared his throat, she almost jumped out of her skin. "Shit Im sorry, you need anythin else? "They both shook their heads as she rang up the shoes they'd picked out and watched them leave before letting out another sigh. "Forget it, a game of basketball will clear my mind after all dis."

When it was finally time for her break Alex barely had time to say good-bye before Cindy shot out of the store and began walking towards the food court. She passed by her favorite store which was a sports memorabilia. In the window sat an auto-graphed basketball for her favorite team which she had been wanting for a long time. "imma make you mine soon as I get da hell out of my moms house." She smiled at the orange ball covered in player signatures as she walked away back towards the food court.

She took our her phone and sent a text to Riley. "Saw you and yo hatin ass brother in the food court, where yo ass at?"

Riley replied back. "Back at da food court, had to do some bullshit errands for my Grandad now im just grabbin somthin to eat, why whatchu you want?"

aight imma come find you when I got off work, don't go no where nigga." After she sent the last text she headed for the food court quickly because she knew Riley rarely ever waited for anything.

After a quick stop at the Taco Bell resturant to grab a drink she walked out into the center of the mall as she began to hear people (mostly mothers and their children) screaming and running away from the Santa display.

"What in da hell is goin on?" She looked ahead and saw the mall Santa splattered in paint as he tried to wipe if from his face and she sighed. "Riley..."

Cindy looked around for her best friend and saw him coming down the staircase of the second floor, she headed over to meet him and could already hear his trademark laughter as he watched the mayhem he created unfold.

She reached the stairs just as he hit the bottom and smiled as she yelled out. "Reezy is yo ass ever gonna grow up, why you gotta hate on Santa so much?"

Riley completely froze in place which made Cindy's smile even wider, he knew he was screwed now.