In our darkest days (Urban)

Part 7

They pulled up to Bahama Breeze, it was a nice island restaurant that sat next to the ocean and had a live Reggae band. The two were greeted by a waitress at the door. Alisha took a look around, it was so nice and fancy. She hadn't been out to eat for the past 2 years and even when she did go it was just to buffets.

The waiter seated them to a booth, and handed them menu's. "I'm Stacey and I'll be your waiter tonight, let me know if you guys need anything" she said before walking away.

The night was going good and they both were having a nice time. They exchanged laughs, smiles and deeper information on themselves. The food was good and so was the service.

In the middle of dinner Kevin's phone rang out. He answered the phone and asked for Alisha to excuse him. I hope it's not that new bitch from school or any bitch at all she thought to herself, she was far from insecure but it was still something that rested in the back of her mind.

5 minutes later Kevin came back to the table. "We gotta go baby, see if you can flag down the waiter" he said as he dug in his pockets for cash. "What's wrong? Who was that?" she asked. "Nobody important, just somewhere I forgot I had to be" he said.

Within just 2 minutes of returning to the table he got impatient waiting on their server and just left a hundred dollar bill on the table. Alisha knew there was no way possible the bill was that high, "You really gonna leave that much?" she asked as they walked out the door. "I didn't have time to wait, it's chump change anyway". he said as he shrugged his shoulders.

They were driving and all Alisha could think about was why he ended the date she was enjoying so much. She didn't want to keep asking him, once was enough. She looked over at him and he was quiet, he looked worried. She took her hand and rubbed his goatee as he drove, "You know you can always talk to me" she said. He remained silent but grabbed her hand and kissed it. She dropped her whole plan on trying to get him to talk to avoid annoying him.

As they got closer to were he dropped her off the other day, her nerves got bad. She didn't want him to drop her off in the same spot. She knew it would make him wonder why he didnt know were she stayed but she definitely didn't want him coming to her doorstep. She debated and debated to herself on where to tell him to go.

"Drop me off right here at this bus stop" she said pointing to the one she sits at in the morning. "Why can't I just take you home?" he asked. "Earlier I told my friend Monica I would meet her here to get something from her" she said. "Alright well be safe, I can pick you up here around 9 tomorrow morning so we can go get the phone" he said. "Ok" She said. She kissed his lips before exiting his car.

She felt so bad for repeatedly lying to him but she'd rather do that than embarrass herself. She sat down on the bench until she felt he was a few blocks down. she headed towards her home, it was Friday in the hood so even though it was late people where still out drinking and partying.

There were a bunch of dope boys standing on her block smoking and drinking. It was late and the street lights didn't work, the only thing that was barley keeping the street lit was people's porch lights. walking past them was something she dreaded. They were sitting on both sides of the street making them unavoidable and turning around now wasn't an option.

She walked slap down the middle of the street with her head down hoping they would say nothing.

"Damn what's up ma?" someone called out. "Aye red jacket, come here!" another person said. Her heart was racing and she began to speed walk.

She glanced over her shoulder to make sure no one was following her, she looked back at the group of guys Is that Sean? She thought to herself. She looked back again, That is him she thought. He was drinking and smoking right along with the others. Alisha knew there was something off with him, she never liked him hanging with her brother because he was nothing but trouble.

She reached her home, she quietly put her key in the door and slowly turned the knob. She opened the door to the silent house, it was dark and nothing but the TV in the living room was on. She closed the door slowly behind her, she looked over at the stove to get the time 12:09 it read.

She eased in her room and looked right across the hall to her moms room and the door was closed which meant she was sleep. Alisha was finally able to catch a break...for now. She walked in her pinch black room, tip toeing being careful not to trip over anything.

"About time you got here." A voice said in the darkness. "Corey I thought you were sleep" she said. "No I been up waiting for you to get here" he said in a low voice. "Well I'm here now" she said. "No you should have been here after the game was over, I covered your ass for mama and told her you had a project to do for school at somebody's house" he said.

She could hear him get off the bed as he rambled on. "I know, I know. I just got caught up with some friends" she replied. "What friends?" he asked. "You don't have no friends but Monica, you was with that nigga I told your dumb ass to stay away from." he added. "First of all I wasn't with him and if I was, so what? I don't need you to protect me." she snapped.

She forgot she had the jacket and necklace on he gave her, she was glad they were in the dark and quickly snatched both off. She put the necklace inside the jacket and kicked it under the bed. "Whatever Lisha, I'm gone tell you one more time; stay the fuck away from him." he said as he searched for his shoes in the darkness. "Yeah alright" she said with an attitude.

Corey's mattress made a thump sound as if it had been lifted from the box spring and dropped back down. "I covered you, now you cover me." he said as he was walking out the room. "Where you goin'?" she asked. "I'll be back before mama get up, just don't tell her I left" he said. "But where are you goin' this late?" she asked. "I gotta be somewhere, I'll be back like I said" he closed the room door and left.

Alisha began to undress herself. She knew he was probably going somewhere he shouldn't. As much as she wanted to wake her mom up and snitch, she didn't. The only thing saving him was the fact that he covered for her. Before laying down in her bed she got on her knees and said a prayer for him. She felt around her bed for Kayla and Sage, making sure not to lay on them and gave them a kiss. She laid down until her thoughts put her to sleep.