He Who Is a Friend (Sadik #1)

by Love Belvin

But everything about Damien’s appearance contrasted with who he was known to be in the streets of Paterson.

“And that’s the kid that’s locked up?”

Bilan brother

“Love in Warm Hues. So, you’re a romance junkie?”

Jones is so smart and…passionate about her campaign for Black love, she made it preternatural.”

The dark-skinned stripper

Why she gotta be all that...

“And still married to her. Still committed to her.

Clearly not.... (173)

Sadik had been very nice to me.

Naaaahh..... His behavior throughout this whole encounter has been problematic

romantic gestures.

Romantic where? I've seen nothing but domineering, presumptuous, rude behavior from him...

Okay. I feel like crap…

😐🙄😒

Yup. I screwed this up.

😐🙄😒

I was sure his young diva girlfriend,

???? Didnt he say his parents were still together...???

Finally, I was seeing him again, now realizing how much of a privilege

😐🙄😒

“I want to spend more time getting to know you, Bilan.”

...i thought you were cutting her off ..

Or Sadik’s approval…

😒😒😒 tf you need his approval for. You just said a few pages ago that you don't even know this man so.....

“AND DON’T YOU EVER FUCKIN’ CUT ME OFF WHEN I’M SPEAKING!”

Bruh

Some women were built to be spoiled by men of wealth.

🤨

I don’t even know you!”

It can open up your understanding of entrepreneurship.”

Ok Deek! That's right don't be one of these fuck niggas talking about, you don't need to go to school or get a job, I'll take care of you. Encourage her to better herself!.... But you can pay for it though...

“But not half as much as I do.”

Already nigga?! Its been 2 weeks!

Okay, so we’re in agreement this is grossly inappropriate?

What the hell is happening. dad is on the deck with two girls frolicking around him and apparently has a girlfriend who picks out his clothes. His mom is in the kitchen, boo'd up, cuddled up, snuggled up and kissing up on another man....what is happeningggggg

It wasn’t out of fear, rather respect.

Respect is to be earned and reciprocated...

You’ll have to quit.”

......

“I’M FUCKIN’ IN LOVE WITH YOU!”

It's been three weeks....

“You never said.”

Actually... He said it a week ago

“But I guess I’ll just have to wait for you catch the fuck up.”

Now THAT is manipulative... How are you going to get mad at her because she isn't professing her love for you after 3 weeks

“Assurance that you don’t want an arrangement: you want me exclusively.”

Yes, preach that shit because idk what the fuck his parents got going on..

I don’t need to see her imperfections, and that’s precisely what happens when I see her…lovers.”

... But the same doesn't apply for your father...

“I gave you two rules of intimacy with me. The first is no clothes in my bed. The second is to never leave my bed without relieving me or being dismissed. Why the fuck did I wake up and you weren’t there?”

Bruh, she is not your property...

I planned to feed my girlfriend.

🤦🏾‍♀️

“I’m sorry, Nalib,”

Stop doing shit that requires you to say sorry. Saying sorry doesn't make the fact that you keep doing shit that requires you to say it, ok.

Iban, who appeared completely oblivious to the tension he’d caused, leaning into his wife’s ear, whispering something to make her grin.

Seriously when are we outing this nigga. He playing all these games like he doesn't have the biggest seceet looming over his head. im sick of his shit.

You’re going to love the beach.”

Who the hell is she taking to because i KNOW she ain't pregnant... It's been 2 months!

Macen Beach,

....i know she ain't that stupid to think she can hide from him in the house HE bought