Chapter 10

DIGGY’S P.O.V.

*an hour later*

Diggy- *carries his stuff downstairs* *walks past Jermaine*

Jermaine- *watches him*

Diggy- *drops his boxes by the door* Hope you have fun here *walks back upstairs*

Jermaine- You know, I didn’t mean for all of this to happen

Diggy- *turns around* 

Jermaine- I didn’t know he was gonna do that

Diggy- And what? You’re sorry?

Jermaine- *looks down*

Diggy- *scoffs* Naw, you ain’t. You never have been, never will be *walks back to his room*

YOUR P.O.V.

Mom- *hugs you tight* I swear, I’m never letting you go again..

Y/N- *chuckles* You’re gonna have to one day, because you’re squeezing me too hard

Mom- *lets go of you*

Y/N- *pretends to pant*

Mom- *hugs you again* Shut up, I missed you

Dad- *walks in* We all did. *kisses your head*

Y/N- *smiles* Thanks dad. What’s for dinner? And where’s Sean and Evie? I thought they’d be here

Dad- They should be back soon

Y/N- My brother and sister aren’t even here on the day I come back home, seriously?

Mom- Don’t worry about it Y/N. Just settle in at home, we can have dinner with just the three of us *puts dinner on the table*

Dad- *pulls up a seat* I’m just glad that guy is out of your life. The sooner this divorce comes through, the better. I still can’t believe you ran off and married him

Y/N- *sits down* Please, not this again dad. I don’t wanna think about it

Dad- I’ve been thinking for months what went through your brain to do that

Mom- She was in love, it was a mistake.. she went and got married in secret and moved out, we didn’t even know it. 

Y/N- Yes, it was a mistake. Can we please get past this, I don’t wanna talk about it

Dad- *shakes his head* I want you to be careful. There’s guys like him who will do things to trap you and make you feel like they value you when they don’t. Take it slow. No more guys. 

Y/N- *looks at them both* *sighs*

*a few weeks later*

YOUR P.O.V.

Diggy- *holds his hands together* He threw me out.

Y/N- *puts down her glass* What?

Diggy- I don’t live there anymore

Y/N- Diggy, what the.. what the hell are you gonna do?

Diggy- I’ve been fine. Staying at a hotel for a couple weeks..

Y/N- What about your mom?

Diggy- She lives all the way out in Philly.

Y/N- *shakes her head* I can’t believe it.. so you’re up in this hotel room, paying god knows what everyday, just to live?

Diggy- I have enough cash.. for now. I’m just tryna make it

Y/N- *smiles* You following your dream?

Diggy- I’ll keep on doing it till the end

Y/N- *holds his hand* I believe you can do this.. I’ll be here to help you. Every step of the way *smiles*

*a week later*

It killed me to even know Diggy got kicked out of his house… and he was running out of money. Fast. He had to sell his car and most of his stuff.. including his clothes, just to try and stay afloat, pay for the studio and have beats sent to him by his producers. The hotel were telling him he hadn’t been paying for his room and they were gonna have him arrested. I kept thinking about it..

Diggy- *opens his door*

Y/N- You’re coming with me

Diggy- What? No, I’m not going back home

Y/N- No.. you’re gonna stay with me and my family. I already asked mom, she’s cool with it

Diggy- *opens his door wider*

Y/N- *looks around* How much do you even pay for this room?

Diggy- *shrugs* Something like $350 a night

Y/N- *turns to him* What the fu.. *shakes her head* You’re crazy *sits on the bed*

Diggy- *sighs and sits next to you* You know, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking..

Y/N- About what?

Diggy- About what’s next for us. Me and you.

Y/N- *looks at him*

Diggy- Cause.. something was gonna happen all the way back then before you took Andre back. I wanna know what that was gonna be *holds your hand*

Y/N- It was gonna be something I’d regret because… I wasn’t thinking straight. Diggy, you’re such an indescribable person.. but I don’t wanna move too fast. I don’t want what I did with Andre to repeat again.. with just anybody

Diggy- I’m not just anybody

Y/N- *holds his face* No.. because you’re you. You’re Daniel. And I want to start by being friends with Daniel *kisses his head*

Diggy- *smiles a little at you* I can do that

Y/N- *stands up* You can get your stuff together and we leave. I’ll pay the hotel bill, we’ve just gotta get you to a real home *grabs a box of his stuff* You coming?

Diggy- *smiles at you* Yeah

*an hour later*

DIGGY’S P.O.V.

Y/N- *carries his stuff in the house* Can I get some help please!!

Dad- I’m right here.. *walks over and helps you* 

Y/N- Thanks dad.

Dad- *looks at the box* Whose stuff is this?

Y/N- Did mom not tell you? My friend is coming to stay with us for a few days.. we have more than enough space

Diggy- *walks in* *sees your dad* Oh, Mr (your last name), thank you so much for this, I really appreciate it *shakes his hand*

Dad- *shakes it strongly* It’s… no problem…?

Y/N- Dad, this is Diggy. 

Diggy- *smiles* 

Y/N- Come on, I’ll show you around.. *walks upstairs with him*

Dad- *scratches his head*

*a few days later*

Dad- *looks at Diggy at the table* So Diggy.. what do you do?

Diggy- Nothing at the moment..

Y/N- *swallos food* He’s tryna make it in the game

Dad- Oh, basketball?

Diggy- No, hip-hop.. it’s my passion

Dad- *rolls his eyes*

Y/N- *sighs* Dad thinks rap is dead now, ruined for the future

Dad- *drops his fork* It is. Rappers nowadays don’t rap. They spit shit bars about women, money and drugs over good beats when they could be talking about better things. Like what happened to the stuff Tupac would make? Or Run DMC?

Diggy- *chuckles* My dad was in Run DMC

Sean- *looks at him* Seriously?

Diggy- Yeah.. Rev Run? You know bout him?

Evie- I thought I recognised you, you’re J Cole’s brother!

Diggy- *pauses* Um, yeah.

Sean- Wait, you’re the kid that had that dope mixtape?

Diggy- *smiles a litle* That’s right

Dad- Your dad had the whole game in his hands.. it’s a shame the group split up. That was hip-hop. Your brother ain’t doing too bad himself, what’s he working on? I loved his recent song by the way

Diggy- *glances at you*

Y/N- *looks down at her plate*

Dad- Did I say something?

Diggy- It’s.. nothing, no.

Dad- I mean it must be amazing to have him as your elder brother.. and someone as successful as your dad, I wouldn’t blame you for following what your brother’s done. It’s remarkable how far he’s come and made such a pathway for you.

Diggy- I don’t wanna follow his path.

Dad- So what are you doing? You haven’t got a job, you’re living with us and tryna make it, you’re not in college, you’re not doing anything.. you need that pathway to get to where you want in the game

Diggy- I need to make it on my own like I started. 

Dad- How are you gonna live up to your brother’s success? Perfect rep, amazing songs, great label, Jay-Z is his boss and No I.D. is his mentor. How much more successful can you get?

Diggy- *leg shakes under the table*

Y/N- *puts her hand on his leg* *looks at him*

Dad- You’ve got a lot to live upto with your family’s track record. Until you put your mind to it and really go for it, Diggy, you’re going nowhere. *sips his drink*

Diggy- *looks down*

Mom- I’ll clear the table if everyone’s finished. *stands up*

Digy- No, I’ll get it. I insist. *stands up quickly and takes the plates* Dinner was beautiful *goes to the sink*

*everyone gets up*

Y/N- *walks over to him* Are you okay?

Diggy- *pauses* I’m fine

Y/N- *rubs his arm* Dig, you don’t have to prete..

Diggy- *drops the Could you… just leave me for a while. I think I need to be by myself. *walks away*

Y/N- Diggy, where you going?

Diggy- *pulls on his sneakers* I think I need to go for a walk. *leaves*

*a few weeks later*

YOUR P.O.V.

Rev- So.. what did you want to talk about? Diggy?

Y/N- I don’t think you know how hard he’s been working

Rev- *laughs a little* 

Y/N- I’m serious. He’s got a job now, he’s trying to stay on his feet. He wants to make it so far in life

Rev- Doing what?

Y/N- Music. Can’t you see that he started and he never wants to stop? It’s always on his mind, he’s so passionate about it

Rev- So what do you want me to do about it?

Y/N- *shrugs* Give him a start, make amends with him, help him get to a career he’d love. If you heard the stuff he’s done.. that basement you gave him, he made it into his own studio and Jermaine stole his song from him *plays a few songs*

*a few minutes later*

Rev- *pauses the music* I think I’ve heard enough. *sighs* I’ll see what I can do..

Y/N- *nods a little* *walks to the door*

Rev- Oh, and Y/N?

Y/N- *turns around*

Rev- Tell my son, I’m sorry.

Y/N- *looks at him* *leaves*

*the next day*

DIGGY’S P.O.V.

Diggy- *knocks on your door* *walks in on you getting dressed* Oh shit.

Y/N- *covers herself* Diggy!! I didn’t say come in!

Diggy- *closes the door and smirks a little* Sorry…

Y/N- Now you can come in..

Diggy- *peeks in* All clear?

Y/N- Shut up.. *sits on her bed* What did you want?

Diggy- I have to ask you something… why did I get a call from my dad’s assistant saying Roc Nation wanted to sign me?

Y/N- They called you? Diggy, that’s amazing…

Diggy- And your name and my dad’s name came up as a topic too.. did you speak to my dad without telling me?

Y/N- I’m sorry, I just.. I really needed him to know how much you wanted this and how hard you worked on everything you’ve done so far

Diggy- *sighs* Y/N, you shouldn’t have done that! I wanna be taken seriously. Not just given things because my dad or my brother can get them for me. And I want all my hard work to actually get me somewhere and I can truly say that I earned it. *sighs* And I wanted to show you something *puts his laptop on the bed*

Y/N- *looks at it* Your Rihanna screensaver? Oh thanks Diggy, I’ve been waiting my whole life to see this

Diggy- *pushes you over playfully* Whatever..

Y/N- *chuckles*

Diggy- *opens up a webpage* This.. *turns it to you*

Y/N- *looks at it* It’s.. an apartment. You’ve been looking at apartments?

Diggy- *nods* In New York

Y/N- New York, wow… *scrolls through the pictures* What are you thinking? You can’t afford this., it’ millions of dollars in the Upper East Side

Diggy- I’m thinking that’s my dream. To live in something as amazing as that in the city, bright lights and amazing views every night and make the music I love

Y/N- *smiles to herself* That’s a great dream

Diggy- I know I can’t afford that and… your dad obviously doesn’t want me here

Y/N- Dig no, it’s not like that

Diggy- He gets at me for anything. I got a job now, and he says I don’t earn enough. He thinks I can’t achieve what I want and doesn’t want me so close to you

Y/N- *sighs* I don’t know why my dad is like that. 

Diggy- This is your family’s home and where you guys are. I don’t wanna intrude… I wanna move out

Y/N- Oh. *looks down*

Diggy- And if you want.. I’d love if you came with me

Y/N- *looks at him*