Stay Wide Awake

4) The Car

After Evelyn was done with her laugh attack and caught her breath, she headed downstairs. "Yo, where is you white boy?" she called out. "In the living room. And why do you keep calling me that? You're white too." She came to a stop and stood in front of him."Because it's fun. Now white boy." She emphasized the words "white boy". "Apparently you didn't think of what I was gonna wear when I went to the store."

"Crap. I didn't. Um. Hold up, I'll be right back." He hopped up off the couch and jogged in the direction if the stairs. Evelyn sank into one of the chairs, waiting for him to come back. She sat for about three minutes when she heard him come bouncing back down the stairs. He put the items he picked out from his own closet down on the couch. There was a pair of black Nike basketball shorts, a white T-shirt, and a camouflage hoodie. "I need shoes Marshall." "Damn it" And back up the stairs he went. "Don't forget socks." Evelyn shouted up after him.

He returned after about 30 seconds with a pair of Nike Air Maxes that were orange and camo, to match the hoodie. Marshall tossed her the pair of socks, saying "Well I mean I guess we could go now. There's no sense in waiting." "Yeah, just let me get dressed" "Ok" Marshall flopped on the couch, grabbed the remote, and turned on the tv.

"Uhh, what're you doing?" "I'm watching tv?", Marshall said with a confused look on his face. "No, I mean what are you doing still sitting here? I need to get dressed, therefore, you need to get out." "Ok one, this is my house, and two, you're my girlfriend now." "Ok one, I couldn't give less of a fuck, and two, no I'm not" she said mocking him. "Would you please just get dressed so we can go?" Evelyn rolled her eyes. "No. Not until you vacate the premises." It was Marshall's turn to roll his eyes this time.

"Are we really going to do this right now?" "Yes. Now get out or I'm staying right here." Evelyn firmly planted her feet on the plush carpet floor. "Fine, I'm going." She smiled as he walked out. "And try to peek either, or I'll poke both of eyes out with anything I can find sharp enough." "Yeah, yeah."

Marshall went upstairs to his room. She waited until she heard the door close to begin undressing. She tugged off her nightie, and put on the basketball shorts. Pulling on the T-shirt, she thought of how glad she was that she always wore a bra to to bed. The only time she really wouldn't was if she had just taken a shower. Speaking of showers, she really wanted to take one. "Marshall, you can come down now, I'm dressed!" Evelyn yelled towards his room.

Marshall came bounding down the stairs. "How does everything fit?" "Well, I'm actually kind of amazed that you didn't bring me a pair of khaki shorts first off, and it's just everything is just a little bit big on me. Especially the shoes, Jesus what size are you?" Marshall laughed and looked at her feet, "10" Damn no wonder I'm swimming in these things, I'm only a size 7 Let's go so I can get some shit that actually fits me."

Marshall walked ahead of her and grabbed his keys off the hook by the door. He opened he door and walked out, Evelyn trailing not far behind. Marshall walked over to a large, black Escalade with extremely dark tinted windows. After Evelyn was done with her laugh attack and caught her breath, she headed downstairs. "Yo, where is you white boy?" she called out. "In the living room. And why do you keep calling me that? You're white too." She came to a stop and stood in front of him."Because it's fun. Now white boy." She emphasized the words "white boy". "Apparently you didn't think of what I was gonna wear when I went to the store."

"Crap. I didn't. Um. Hold up, I'll be right back." He hopped up off the couch and jogged in the direction if the stairs. Evelyn sank into one of the chairs, waiting for him to come back. She sat for about three minutes when she heard him come bouncing back down the stairs. He put the items he picked out from his own closet down on the couch. There was a pair of black Nike basketball shorts, a white T-shirt, and a camouflage hoodie. "I need shoes Marshall." "Damn it" And back up the stairs he went. "Don't forget socks." Evelyn shouted up after him.