𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙻𝚒𝚜𝚝|𝙼𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝙹𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙵𝚊𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟺

Michael left the lounge 3 hours after Imani did. When he got home, his mom was cooking dinner.

"Boy where have you been?" Was the first thing Katherine asked when he stepped in the kitchen.

"Sorry ma, I was out with Imani." He explained while sitting down.

"You and this Imani been hanging out a lot now." She looked at him and raised a brow. "If I ain't know better, I would think y'all dating."

"Momma please." He groaned in embarrassment. But in all honesty, he really liked Imani and he had been thinking about asking her out. But the thought of rejection scared him too much.

But he would never know until he tried right?

"Well do you like her?" Katherine asked.

"Yeah." Michael answered while biting his lip.

"Then ask ha' out. If she say no, she the one missing out not you. Understood?"

He nodded his head. "Understood."

***

Since the next day was Saturday, Imani and Michael planned to spend the whole day together. It was also the day Michael planned to ask Imani out. He was nervous as ever, but he had to do it one day or another.

Michael pulled up to Imani's house and knocked on the door. 2 minutes later, Imani opened it and smiled at him. Her hair was put up into a messy ponytail and she had on Nike leggings and a sports bra.

A/N: Okay but why she dressed like they finna fuck- anyways back to the story☺️

"Hey!" She cheered while pulling him inside. "My momma's not home right now so we can do whatever we want."

"Mhm, cool." He muttered. He wasn't really listening to what she was saying because he was too focused on something else.

"Yep!" She said while grabbing a can of Sprite. "Anyways, what do you wanna do?"

"Actually, I wanted to ask you something." He muttered.

"Oh?" She questioned. "What's up?"

"Well, I've liked you for a minutes now and," He twiddled with his thumbs. "I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to go out."

He looked up and saw Imani looking at him, jaw dropped. He felt his heart break a little bit.

"Actually, you know what? Forget I said anything." He got up, planning to leave, but Imani tugged at his wrist.

"No, no, no. I would love to go out with you really. I was just shocked that's all." She smiled genuinely at him, making him smile back.

"Oh ok. How about Friday after school?" He proposed.

She cheesed. "Bet."

***

Friday came quicker than expected. Imani was currently sitting in her 7th period science class with 3 minutes left in glass. When the bell rang, she grabbed her bag and sped out of the classroom.

She texted her mom what she would be home late, not that she cares though.

She went to her locker to put her books away and saw Asia standing there.

"Girl, what you so happy about?" She asked when Imani walked up.

"I'm going on a date today!" She sang.

"For real?" Asia asked excitedly. "With who?"

"Michael."

"Ooo, I see you." She teased. "Well, you have fun and you better tell me everything that happens."

"I got you." Imani assured her. They said their goodbyes, and Imani made her way outside to Michael. She saw him near his car twirling his keys around his finger.

"You ready?" He asked when she walked up to him. She nodded and he opened the passenger seat for her. She threw her book bag in the back and got in.

"So are you gonna tell me where your taking me?" Imani asked as she put her seatbelt on.

"It's a surprise."

"I hate surprises."

"Relax." He placed a hand her thigh. "You'll like it I hope."

Imani shrugged and got comfortable, leaning her head against the window. She felt her eyes get heavy, and soon enough she was asleep.

***

Imani was woken up by someone shaking her lightly. Her eyes fluttered opened and she looked around.

"What happened?" She asked groggily.

"You feel asleep on me." He laughed. "Come on and help me with this food."

She perked up at the word 'food'. She quickly unbuckled her seatbelt and ran to the trunk to get it.

"Ole fat ass." He muttered but she paid no mind, already taking a bite out of a strawberry.

She looked up and actually took the time to admire where they were. It was a park with all types of flowers in it. All the colors made it look even more beautiful.

"Wow, this place is beautiful!" Imani stated in awe.

"Right? Come on." He grabbed her hand and let her to a picnic table.

They sat down and he opened the basket of food. There was fruits, chocolates, and candies in there. She picked up a bag of skittles and started eating.

They sat in a comfortable silence before Michael broke it.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Shoot." She said, mouth full of skittles.

"Like I said, I've liked for a minute now and I was wondering if you would like to be my girl?"

She looked at him and smiled brightly. She leaned in and pecked him lightly on the lips.

"I would love to."

A/N: Happy Valentines Day or whateva💕we're almost half way done so get ready to hate me😌
-Mariama❤️