The Signs Of Love (The Secretarial Series #2)

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Khalil

I walked out of class and took my phone out. I started heading to Nessa's class, like I always do. This was both our free period, I'd normally go to the field and do some drills......babe would be in the library.....

"Waddup, boi.....!?" I clapped up another player on the team.

I like living here way better than CA, where it was contstant distractions. Arena football may not be as big as the NFL....but you still get known. That was back in CA, where all the actors try to play you.....they only your friends cuz you got clout.

Over here, everything is chill and lowkey....it's highschool, friends aren't forever......but I got actual ones. Anderson Logan is just.....Anderson Logan......and his bullshit ain't even a discussion around here. I kept walking and looked at the message from.....Karmen.....?

Sis: plz call me when u can. I wanna come back home

I stopped and let the students around me keep moving to their last class, I called her and started walking again to Nessa's class. Ever since we had moved here, shit been distant between me and Karmen......that's still my sister, though. So seeing this typa message from her......

Something ain't right......

"C'mon....." I mumbled impatiently.

Whatever differences we got, I know to push it behind me and make sure my baby sis is aight. I got that from my mama, cuz look at the bullshit Anderson put her through and she could be mad and angry......she got the right to. Instead, she removed herself from around his ass and the drama.

"Hello....?" I stopped in front of Nessa, when I heard my sister's nervous voice.

"Karmen. What's wrong.....?" Nessa laughed at two other girls in her class, waving them off.

"Khalil.....I don't wanna stay here no more....." It ain't sit right with me at the fact my sister sounded more scared, than nervous.

"You aight, man.....? Somebody did something to you.....?" Nessa looked at me cautiously and the halls were getting emptier when the warning bell rang.

"I'm sorry.....I shoulda listened. I just wanna come back home....." Karmen started crying, I took my girlfriend's hand and we started running to the school exit.

"Ok, ok, chill out....." I'm not worried about why Karmen left right now, mama ain't neither. We're just worried about Karmen being over there in CA with him and.....Rod.

"Stay on the phone and lemme call someone......" I gave my keys to Nessa and looked for his number. He told me to call him if I needed him for anything.

"Karmen.....?" I connected his call. Nessa started the car and pulled out the school parking lot.

"Yeah......"

"Why you not in school.....?" I looked at the time, it had to be like 10 am over there......

"He didn't sign me-"

"Hello.....?"

"Darryl...." I said and I heard my sister groan.

"Yo......" Darryl lazily said and Nessa turned a corner.

"It's Karmen......" I started and she still ain't say nothing yet.

"What's wrong?" He asked and then Karmen started crying. "Karmen?" Darryl asked.

"Yes....I just wanna come back. I'm sorry, I sho-"

"Nah, nah....where you at now.....?" Darryl asked and I let out a sigh of relief. I was hesitant when I first saw him at the house, but Kennie made it so easy to believe that Darryl didn't come with bad intentions.