THE OUT CROWD

New Friends

Kentrell

I was currently lying in bed having awaken just a few minutes ago. I am doing what I do often when I wake up which is lye in bed and think about Ahmaud. A smile spreads across my face as I think about the time we spent together before he passed. While it wasn't a long time it is a time I will always remember. I promised Ahmaud I would never forget him and that is a promise I intend to hold on to! I hear my phone start to buzz and I grab it. I punch in my lock code to see I have a message from Ty.

FineAssTy: Good morning! Here is the addy 4805 N Woodlin St. Apt 628.

Kenny: Thanks! What time should I come through?

FineAssTy: You can swing through whenever we gone be here.

Kenny: Bet I'll be through as soon as I get dressed.

FineAssTy: Bet see you then Kenny😉

Kenny: See you Ty!

I laughed at little at Ty putting the winking emoji and decided to go ahead and get out of bed to get ready since I told Ty I would be through in a minute. I go in my drawer and grab some underwear and head in the bathroom. I turn on some music on my phone, I press the shuffle button and it starts playing Best Friend by The Weekend. I turn on the water and make sure that it's not too hot but not too cold once it's the right temperature I go ahead and climb in. I wash off with my dove soap and then I wash my hair. I am currently wearing my hair in freeforms and have been wearing it that way for awhile now. After 20 minutes I step out of the shower and dry myself off. I find myself looking in the mirror again and down at my body. I try to shake off the tears that are threatening to fall as I begin to think about my parents and them throwing me to the orphanage because of who I am. I can't help the way I was born but my parents seemed to have thought differently. I think about them sometimes and my brother too. It's been years since I have seen them, I wonder if they still live in Baton Rouge or if they have moved else where. I finish drying myself off and then I slip on my underwear. I dry my hair off then I wash my face and brush my teeth. I walk out of the bathroom and go sit on my bed and rub lotion all over my body. After I am done lotioning, I walk over to my closet to pick something out to wear. I don't have a whole lot of cloths but I have enough for now. Hopefully I can go shopping when I get my first check. I am a little nervous to be seeing Ty again and I will be meeting his freinds so I don't want to look raggedy. After looking through my closet for awhile I decide to put on a pair of black ripped jeans, my black and red hoody that said Skateboarding is life and my black and red slip on Vans. After I finish getting dressed I debated on if I wanted to put any makeup/face paint on my face. Yea I still like to wear makeup or face paint on my face sometimes. I decide against doing a full on face and decide to just through a little chapstick and gloss on my lips so my lips aren't dry. I give myself a once over in the mirror a little nervous about the way I look but I decide to just roll with it because I don't want to keep Ty and his friends waiting any longer. I grab my apartment keys and stuff them in my pocket along with my wallet, and phone. I grab my skateboard and head out the door. I put the addy in my GPS and start off on my way. I could of Uber'ed there but I need to save money so Skateboarding there it is. I arrive there in about 30 minutes and I text Ty to let him know I am here.

Kenny: Hey Ty I'm here.

FineAssTy: Okay I'll buzz you in then just come to apt 628.

Kenny: Okay.

My nerves are starting to kick in even more. Ty was honestly the finest boy I have ever seen since Ahmaud and not to mention I am meeting his friends too. I just hope everyone is nice and everyone likes me, especially Ty. I mean I just met him yesterday and he seemed nice but you never know. Imma just roll with it and see what happens. The gate opened meaning Ty had buzzed me in so I head in and make my way to the 6th floor and apt 628.