i'm gonna call you love | Tyler, The Creator

Chapter 9

I was sitting on Tyler's coach waiting for him to come downstairs, while waiting I was on my phone and decided to answer all my messages, I realised I had few messages from Crystal that were already opened even though I didn't open them yet, I must have forgotten to reply. I looked through the messages and found a few pictures and videos of me and Tyler when we went to fatburger. They were actually really cute and the one's of us sharing the milkshake and staring into each other's eyes really looked real. I decided to send the pictures and videos to Tyler and then replied to Crystal.

Khanani
That monkey man is very cute but no <3

Crystals
Girl what? You look so in love in this picture!

Khanani
Looks can be deceiving bestie

Crystals
Ugh whatever I ship you guys and I'm not giving up. I'm bored im pulling up!

Khanani
eh eh? wait im not home!

Crystals
Well where are you then?

I couldn't tell her I was at Tyler's house or else she would never let me hear the end of it. I can already hear her saying "omg did y'all fuck?" "You kissed didn't you?" "oh shit he broke your back" it would just be endless.

Khanani
At the store.

Crystals
The one by your house?

Khanani
Nope I went somewhere else. I felt like exploring

Crystals
Oh okay I'll talk to you later. call me bestie and go talk to monkey man

Khanani
Stfu whore <3

I rolled my eyes and threw my phone on the couch. I turned on Tyler's huge TV and went to YouTube and listened to my favourite afrobeats songs. In no time I didn't even realise I was whining my waist to santi on Tyler's couch and screaming the lyrics at the top of my lungs.

"You're talented too?" Tyler said startling me and making me fall off the couch.

"TYLER!"

"don't be mad at me, you're the one busy bellydancing on my couch"

"Its called whining my waist loser"

"Well it's the same thing and you're really good"

"Thank you"

I got off the floor and sat on the couch, he quickly joined me, he smelt like cocoa butter and chanel, really interesting. He turned his body to face me and looked at me while using his arm to hold his head up. I changed to soft 80s Jpop music videos and looked at Tyler.

"Yes?" I said with a little sass in my voice

"You didn't tell me your story" Tyler said a little too excited

"Okay well my name is Khanani Makhadzi Matebula, I'm 25, I was born in South Africa, I'm half Mozambican and South African, this is my first time in America Well basically leaving the continent so this is exciting, I have a mom who was kinda sorta abusive but we'll deal with that later. I have two sisters one older and one younger, my dad died when I was 14 he was really sick uhm... I love designing buildings, animation, skating, food specifically lasagne, dancing, spending time with my friends, flowers, the colour green, the beach, hugs, music of all genres and I'm not trying to sound basic but I like everything! I've never been in love before and it would be really cool to experience that and yeah."

Tyler smiled at me and engulfed me in a huge bear hug making me tear up a little. Why was he so kind? So precious? He reminded me of a flower, a beautiful exterior that can be so fragile and has to be handled delicately.