My best stranger

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We get to the lake with the sun still up.
"Shit, forgot to bring a blanket " she blurts out.
"I have one in my car, in the back seat"
"You have a lot of things in your backseat"
I watch her walk back to where we parked the car. I sit on the class and see watch the calm water being gently disrupted by the wind. After some minutes she gets back with the blanket and lays it on the grass. I get up, dust off my shorts and lay on the blanket. She lays next to me and we look up, the tree branches over us shield us from staring at the sun.
"So, when did your dad die" I ask hoping I'm actually correct, the whole conversation in the car yesterday night was a blur and that's what I could remember.
"When I was fifteen."
"Sorry for you loss. Why don't we go to see him in the cemetery"
"He wanted to be buried in Nigeria"
"Cool."
"Do you miss your mom"
"Ya, a lot. I go to visit her sometimes but she says she wants some time away from her past"
"Ouch"
"Yup. Dylan doesn't even know why I dislike him so much. He tries to make us closer but I just see him as the guy who took everything away"
"Just give him and his mom a chance, who knows they might fill up the hole your mom left"
"Bleh. Okay"
"Good"
"So... First boyfriend?" I try to change the subject. I don't want to spend the whole day talking about how sad our lives are and crying and shit.
"Hmmm long story"
"That's what we're here for, long stories"
" Okay. Funny enough I didn't like him at first"
"Let me guess it was this classic enemies turned lovers type of shit?" Seen a lot in movies, starting to bore me.
"Nah, he was basically invisible before I knew him" she sits up ready to tell a hopefully good story.
"So there I was in highschool" she begins dramatically.
"I had a huge crush on Danny.."
"Pls don't tell me he was your boyfriend" I inwardly cringe
"No. I wish though" she replies and laughs
"Wait you like him?"  Now I'm just confused.
"Just let me finish. I had a huge crush on Danny and we were just friends close though. He didn't feel the same way and he had a girlfriend already which was my junior" she makes an irritated sound with her mouth.
"He told me about this guy who was his friend and liked me but was to shy to say it. The whole shy thing was already a no no for me so Danny advised his friend to tell me himself. He told me, I said I didn't feel the same way, he persisted, we became friends, he persisted, we started dating, still persisted and I liked him blah blah the end." She concludes and lays back down.
"So you started dating him before you liked him?"
"It was a whole peer pressure thing but I didn't regret the relationship. He was really nice"
"Is he dead" I ask and laugh.
"No" she replies in shock and slaps my bare shoulder.
"So how did you guys break up?"
"We both agreed to move on after graduation"
"It lasted till graduation?"
"It was final year gees."
We both laugh and she asks about my first girlfriend.
"What makes you think Benita wasn't my first?"
"Cause you couldn't have put up with that for so long" she replies and we both laugh.
"Uhmm. She was Lucas' younger sister"
"What the..!" She remarks in shock.
"Funny yeah. Whenever I'd go to his house she was always staring at me so one day I decided to walk up to her and kiss her"
"Wow. What if she rejected?"
"Well thank God she didn't and it wouldn't have hurt that bad cause I was high when I did it"
"Oh I forgot weed gives you confidence"
"Ouch"
"She told me how much she liked me. She was cute so I agreed. Lucas was pissed when he found out."
"So how did you break up"
"He found out"
She laughs.
"Ya. So do you know that Danny likes you now?"
"Oh my god. Are you serious?" She says, her voice filled with sarcasm.
"Wait you know?"
"It's so obvious and I'm not naive. I'll just pretend to be cause I don't feel the same way and he hasn't told me"
"But I thought you had a huge crush on him in highschool."
"Ya but my boyfriend and time took away the petty highschool crush I had for him"
The sun begins to create an orange-pinkish hue in the sky. The light peaks through some openings in between the branches and settle on her face

Beautiful view

"Nice view" she says looking at me.
"I'm so flattered"  I reply hoping I didn't put in too much sarcasm cause I meant it.
"You don't take compliments well huh"
"I'm a guy, I don't get compliments"
"Your a guy that hasn't been with the right girl, that's why you don't get compliments"

Deep ish

"Worst fear?"
"Getting pregnant" she replies and laughs. Definitely not the answer I predicted.
"Why?"
"Not getting pregnant, just getting pregnant now. My mum strictly warned me before she went to Nigeria. Don't get pregnant, take care of your brother, focus on your studies. If you get pregnant just keep it at the back of your head that you've disgraced your dad and I. And all your uncles and aunties."
"Sounds like your biggest fear is disappointing your parents"
"You can also say that. I just said the pregnant thing to be funny"
"You do look kind of pregnant though. Been with any guy lately?" I say in a joking manner.
She dramatically gasps and says "take that back"
"Or what?"
She gets up and stares down at me then sits on my abdomen.
"What the fuck?" I laugh and slowly feel the pressure on my stomach. Thank god I work out.
"Take it back"
"Take what back."
"You said I look pregnant which means I look fat"
"Not all pregnant people are fat? I guess"
"I'm not leaving"
"I honestly don't mind" I mutter under my breathe but she hears me. She blushes slightly and says "I heard that"
"Can you just go a little lower"
"Noah!! I'm trying to make you beg for mercy"
"Oh pls Erica don't kill me with your fat ass" I say and start laughing, I literally can't stop. She desperately tries to hide it but she's laughing too.
"You seriously don't know when to use the f word huh?" She says and gets off me figuring this gives me more pleasure than uncomfortability.
She lays next to me and places her head on my chest. My arm automatically wraps around her and pulls her closer her bouncy hair is brushing against my face and I pat it down but it just comes back up. I've gotten used to close contacts like this now and I look forward to it all the time. We both watch as the sun slowly sets.
"Having a fat ass is a good thing you know?"
"I know. I'm proud of it" she says and we  both laugh.
"I'm really happy I skipped school today?"
"Me too" there is a more calm and less creepy silence.
"I guess I'm a bad influence now. I just need to get you to do drugs then get you pregnant" I hear the last part and immediately regret that statement.
"Uh no, I'm so sorry mom I guess I ran into bad company" she says imitating a sad child.

Seven's note
I love me some cute Erah moments. Pls don't forget to vote and comment about everything 😗.