Shorty Got My Head Gone (26 page)

"Damn you gonna smoke weed in these white folks shit," she said grabbing the box of cigars from out my hand.

"What white folks this my shit," I glared at her.

"Oh, this ain't no rental?"

"Hell naw, I paid cash money for this, this my new baby," I said rubbing the steering wheel.

"Oh ok that what's up, now where the weed at," she asked holding her hand out.

I pointed to the glove compartment. She grabbed the weed  and rolled up. She sparked up the blunt as I entered the 110 freeway going North.

As she exhaled blowing out a cloud of smoke through her nostrils, she spoke, "Where you taking me, my neighborhood the other way."

I glanced at her then focus back on the road. She took another pull from the blunt then passing it to me.

She exhaled then spoke "Where you taking me?" she asked again.

I took a drag from the blunt, inhaling the potent OG granddaddy kush, relaxing back in my seat. "Where the hell you been," I spoke before blowing out smoke.

"Handling my business."

"What fucking business you got? Your only business is school and home and you damn sure ain't been at home, and your school ain't 24/7 so where the fuck you been." I say still looking at the road.

"Damn you questioning me like I belong to you." she said looking at her phone.

" Naw those shoes belong to me though," I giggled.

"You bought them for me now they belong to me, they look good on my feet don't they," she twist her ankles looking down at the Jordans then back up at me.

I feel like she just lowkey tried me on some chump shit, but I'ma let that slide for now.

I pulled the blunt once more passing it back to her. "Shit it's way more from where that came from if you stop playing."

She giggled looking at me up and down "What you mean stop playing."

I smacked my lips looking at her up and down "You playing right now."

"Whatever," she rolled her eyes and continued texting on her phone.

We sat riding in silence for a moment until her phone began to ring, she pressed the ignore button and it rang again and again, she pressed ignore every time. I soon realized who's ringtone that was in her phone, that nigga Marcus.             

"What the fuck Keke you still fucking with that ugly broke ass nigga?"

She cut her eyes up at me and gave me a blank look "And if I was?"

I drove quietly for a second till I seen the first exit come up and I veered to the right and got off because before I realized it, I was getting pissed off.

I stopped the car at Petro Gas station and put it in park on the side of the building and looked over at her with disgust in my eyes.

"What the fuck you still fucking with dude for after he done beat yo ass from here to japan, damn I don't know what the fuck wrong with you and Ashley ya'll not wrapped too tight." I snapped

" What the fuck Teeko you trippin i'm not about to do this shit with you today," She said getting out the car.

"What you leaving for? You don't even know where you are. get back in the car Keke." She just ignored me and slammed the door behind her.

I jumped out and jogged behind her, grabbed her wrist and made her stop in her tracks but she snatched her arm back.

"Leave me the fuck alone Teeko you cuss me out and shit and don't know shit what you talking about.” She snapped with anger in her eyes.

"Look Keke I just wanna talk to you woman to woman no bullshit, you been avoiding me because you're afraid of your true feelings but you’re playing with my feelings.”

"How? we just friends, I'm not gay like you want me to be. I'm strickly dickly, why can't you get that through your head?" she snapped

"Here you go with this shit again talking about you not gay, what the fuck that gotta do with anything. Man, you making me mad with that bullshit.

"What cause i'm not gay?" She sneered

"Last time I seen you, you was moaning you love me now you talking about you not gay, yo ass wasn't thinking about labels when you was riding my fucking tongue."

"I do love you as a friend. I was just curious and I made a mistake."

"Curious? So I was just an experiment to you or some shit. What the fuck you mean a mistake, was It was a mistake when we made love, What about these scratches on my back and hickies on my neck, was that a mistake too." I paused waiting on her to respond but she ain't say a word.

"Show nuff you was drunk when you came banging down my door and blowing up my phone the first time, but the second time you wasn't drunk nor high so what the fuck you mean a mistake." I paused shaking my head looking at Kieara up and down. "You pissing me off, this not a mistake you need help."

She frowned up her face "What? Because I don't want to be with a girl."

I grabbed her hand and looked deep into her eyes "No because you running from what's best for you and that's me."

She jerked her hand from out of mines and slid her hands in her pockets looking down at the ground.

"I can't do this teeko I can't be with a female," she said not looking up at me.

"Why not, give me one good reason why and I will leave you alone for good."

She looked up at me " I, I. .I" she stuttered but the words wouldn't come out. " I just can't be with a female" she slightly turn her head to the side breaking eye contact.

"That's not a good enough reason," I say. I have to confess my love to her. It's either now or never. As of now I feel like our friendship is ruined because we crossed that line with one another but I also feel like we can salvage our friendship and build something deeper than just a friendship.

"Other than me joking around with you I've always treated you with respect. I love you more than just a friend. Let me be the one to show you the definition of real love. I'm not going to hurt you like that nigga. I just want to heal you and love you treat you like the queen that you are." I say stepping closer to her looking deeper into her eyes taking in her beauty as she took in everything I just said.

I grabbed her hands from out her pocket holding it to the palm of my hands. "You need to stop playing cat and mouse with me. You know I love you and you know I want to be with you. I was your friend before anything and I know what you want, I know what you need and I know what you looking for and that's me," I bit the bottom of my lip still staring into her eyes.

She looked at me with weary eyes and I was contemplating what was running through her mind. Is it possible that she knows we should be together or she still having doubts in her mind about her being with a female. She stood there quietly for a moment.

I sighed putting my head down breaking eye contact "Keke all I know is I really love you, but regardless of the situation I never want to lose you as a friend but just give me one chance to prove to you I can be your friend and your lover."

Silent for a second she put her hands back in her pocket, looking up at the ground then back up at me. She slightly shook her head "I can't do this Teeko."

Those words stung deeply. I just poured my heart out to her and she stomped all over it with a steel toe boot it seemed like. For the first time ever I see what it feels like to have your heart broken. It feels like a pit in the bottom of my stomach and I unquestionably hate this feeling.

"Fuck it," I said giving up "Come on let me go, I'ma drop you off home, I got some shit I need to handle," I said as I was turning around to walk to the car.

She grabbed my hand stopping me in my tracks. I slowly turned around gazing into her eyes. She looked down at the ground partially moving her lips to speak but stopped herself before a word could come out. She then slowly lifted her head as she bit down on her bottom lip.

Then and there I knew exactly what she wanted and that was me. Whether she wanted me or to lie like she didn't, I knew I got her. She got life fucked up if she thinks I'm going anywhere, she my girl now and she ain't going nowhere, believe that.

I licked my lips "Come here," I murmured yanking her hand, pulling her into my arms. I grabbed ahold of the side of her face and crashed my lips onto hers. Accepting my kiss she slightly opened her lips letting my tongue enter in and out as I kissed, sucking on her top and bottom lip.

She wrapped her arms around my body. Still attacking her lips, I wrapped my arms around her neck. Touching my elbows with my hand, I squeezed my arms tighter around her neck, as I parted my lips from hers and planted two kisses on her neck and jaw line.

''I got you " I whispered in her ears. "You trust me?"

She shook her head up and down. I backed my face away from hers to look at her.

I playfully mean mugged "you better," I said biting down on my bottom lip.

She smacked her lips "Shut up and give me a kiss," she said reaching her head forward planting a kiss on my lips.

Her phone started ringing and it was that nigga Marcus calling again. I loosened up my grip stepping back.

"You better tell that nigga to stop calling your phone, you better let that nigga know you are now taken." I growled

She smacked her lips giggling "Girl ain't nobody stunting Marcus ass, I haven't talked to him in I don't know how long."

"Who dat then with that ringtone."

"My sister damn, that's my ringtone for everything. See call it," She pulled out her phone from her pocket.

I grabbed my phone from out of my pocket and called her number. Jason Mraz I'm yours blasted through her phone speakers, which ringtone I thought was set for Marcus when he call. He was the main one calling blowing her phone up all the time, so I always figured that was his ringtone. I ain't going to lie I kind of feel stupid now, but it was all worth it because now I got my girl.

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Ashley

I was sitting in the back yard getting some fresh air. I looked down at my phone and it was almost time for me to leave to meet up with Dwayne to study for a test we're taking tomorrow. This will be our first time studying together outside of school.

I got up from my seat and went inside the house going straight to my room. I went to my dresser checking myself out in the mirror. I was looking casual but cute today. I wore some with a sleeveless white ruffle crop top with some white sandals. I had my hair up in am goddess braid that wrapped around my headand wore some gold tribal hoop earrings.

I grabbed my body spray from off the dresser and sprayed some sweet temptation by Victoria's secret all over my body. I over did it a little bit but it's a habit, I love smelling good.

I grabbed my book bag from off the bed and slung it over my shoulders. Going back to the dresser I grabbed my phone then examined myself one last time before heading out. I pulled out my phone and texted DWayne I'm on my way and I will be there in 15 minutes.

As I'm walking out the door, I see Poppi getting out the back of an all black 2014 Cadillac Escalade while Mike is holding the door open for him. He stepped out looking like he just came from work. He had on all black wearing some black slacks, with a black button down shirt with some black loafers.

Butterflies hit my stomach as I was slightly afraid to walk past him. I’d been avoiding him since we got back from Atlanta last week and this is my first time seeing him since then. He wanted to have a talk a couple day ago but I was scared to because I didn't know what he wanted to talk about and my nerves got the best of me. So I continued to avoid him.