My best stranger

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I miss this, her laying in my arms and her curly hair brushing against my jaw. Her cute laugh at the silliest things happening on her favorite series, how she says the word "chill" and the phrase "for real" too much, how her dimples becoming evident when she smiles or laughs or says words like 'this'. It's funny how I pay attention to the tiniest of details when it comes to her if there was a course called Erica 101 trust me I'll ace it a million times. I'm normally observant but with Erica I want to observe. I observe ten times more when it comes to her.

I miss her and I peck her forehead just to silently tell her that I love her presence and I don't want her to leave.

"I need to pee"

"What?"

"I need to go pee" she repeats and giggles "be right back, hold on to a pillow while I'm gone"

I inwardly groan as I feel her body heat leave with her, I'm cold again even if the duvet covers me. I look at the tv and try to understand what is happening, I haven't been paying attention to it.

I hear her footsteps coming back and I smile and lift up the duvet granting her access to my embrace.

"I was just thinking"

"Yeah?"

"We haven't gone to see Liya in a while. It's like my life is moving and I'm forgetting the major role she played in it. I feel bad."

"I think she'll like the fact that your getting to be happy again. And you can never forget what she did to help you. We can visit her tomorrow if you want "

"I'd like that"

"Of course you would, I suggested it. You can never hate anything I suggested" I grin, there's no harm in looking for a little trouble from time to time.

"Says who. That's a fat lie."

"Prove it"

"Uhmmm, I don't want to watch this series I don't even understand what's going on"

"Are you serious? Me too" we both laugh

"Here's what I want to do"
She says and gets up

Not again

She walks over to the switch and turns off the lights, then turns off the tv.
She gets her phone from the center table and connects it to her earpods.
She hands me the one for the left ear and lays back down. I hold on to her, tighter this time, discouraging her from leave the couch again.

A song starts playing but I can't really recognize it

Is it X?

"What's the name of the song?"
I ask piercing the music filled silence.

"Summertime in paris by jaden and willow"

Wow, didn't expect that.

"You don't like it?"

"I do, it's perfect"

"Good night Noah" she says and pecks my cheek.

"Night Erica" I respond and take the earpod off her ear. I look up at the dark ceiling and pay attention to the song lyrics.

....stare in your eyes, your right by my side..

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"Marcy is coming along with us, if your cool with that" I tell Erica as I put on the second leg of my jordans.

"Maria?"