I walked into my room, Jas following behind me. "We ready?" She asked. I nodded, "Let me just grab my wallet and keys." I said. She nodded, walking around my room. I went over to my desk, grabbing my wallet and car keys from the drawer. I followed close behind her as we walked out, turning off the light.
I opened the front door for her and she walked out mouthing a small, 'Thank you.' I nodded and locked the door behind me. She walked to the car and I unlocked it, going around the car and climbing in.
After she climbed in, I started the car and connected my phone to Bluetooth. "Now playing. WNA - By Sdot Go." The car spoke and the music started shortly after. I started the car and began driving, occasionally looking at Jas as she scrolled on her phone.
★ AT THE MALL
We walked through the crowds, and for a day like this it was pretty crowded. Jas held my hand, dragging me towards the store she wanted to go into. I had no choice but to comply, glancing at the people walking by. She pulled me into H&M first, letting go of my hand and instantly running toward the pants section.
I sighed, smiling to myself, and walked toward the Men's section. I felt a hard glare on me but I ignored it. I browsed through the different shirts. I picked up some white tees and some graphic ones. I never constantly shopped at H&M, so this was pretty shocking for me. Their style was close to mine and I needed more tops anyways. Suddenly, a familiar voice appeared beside me. "Von?" The voice spoke. I looked up to see Valerie, one of Gia's best friends.
"Wassup Valerie," I said, giving her a side hug. She smiles and pulled away. "How have you been V?" She asked, picking up a shirt from the floor. "Great," I responded. "Type shit," She said back. I said watching her put the shirt back on the rack.
"I saw that girl you walked in with, that's your new girlfriend?" She smirked, looking back at Jasmine. I laughed at the thought, "Nah. She's a friend. I'm still with Gia. I just saw her as I was about to walk by." I replied and she nodded.
"Oh... Let me show you something." She said worryingly. She pulled out her phone and showed me a screenshot of Gia and Ja, who was Gia's boy best friend. The post was to her private story which I wasn't in. Ja was behind Gia and Gia was bent over. I looked over the photo, each and every small detail. My heart sank and my feelings came aboard. Ja's hand was smacked right on Gia's ass. There was a smaller red heart in the corner. I stayed quiet as she pulled the phone away.
"Well, if you're done I'll check you out." She offered and I nodded, following behind her. I set my stuff on the counter and Jasmine appeared behind me and put her stuff down as well. "Cash or card?" She asked. "Cas-Card." I replied, cutting jasmine off. The coldness of my voice showed and both females looked at me with concern.
Valerie nodded as I inserted my card into the reader. She put the clothes into one bag, folding each piece, and handed the bag over to me. "Thanks, Valerie," I said before walking towards the exit of the store.
Once we were out, Jasmine stopped me. "You good?" She asked. I nodded and as I was about to walk she grabbed my hand again. She gave me that 'Tell me.' look. "It's nothing, bro. Could we just go?" I said and she sighed walking beside me. My thoughts were the only thing that my brain was focused on. I walked towards Foot Locker and Jasmine followed behind me.
Browsing the shoes, a worker came up to me. "Yo. You looking at anything?" He said dapping me up. I nodded, wiped my mouth, and spoke, "Yeah. Lemme get those 4's. Size 12." I pointed at the shoe.
He nodded and headed toward the back. "How long have you and your girlfriend been dating?" Jas asked, staring at my facial expressions. "Nun of yo business," I said and she sucked her teeth. "Your mad rude." She replied, rolling her eyes. "Keep rolling your eyes at me. I'll fuck you up."
"Sure." She said back.
She sucked her teeth, watching the worker give me the box of shoes. "You gonna check out?" He asked. I nodded and grabbed Jasmine's shirt, pulling her towards the counter. She slapped my arm away, "What you pulling me for?" She said with an attitude in her voice. "You the one not paying attention," I replied, pulling out my card and swiping it.
I gave my email to the worker and he put the box into a bag and handed it to me. I put my card back in my wallet and stuffed it into my pocket. As we walked out of the store, I stopped in my tracks. "Not gonna lie, I'm ready to leave," I said. She agreed and we walked side by side toward the exit of the mall.
★
"You hungry?" I asked as I started the engine. "Yeah, you mind getting some Chick-Fil-A?" She asked, putting on her seatbelt. I nodded, driving out of the parking space. I turned the corner and reached the light. Suddenly, some bozo turned into my lane, almost hitting my car.
The light was still red so I rolled down Jasmine's window, reaching over her body. My hand was implanted on her thigh, gripping it for support as I started to speak to the guy. "What the hell are you doing nigga?!" I screamed at the white guy in the car. He hesitated, responding, "Shut the fuck up! And drive!" He yelled. He was pissed, I was pissed, and the cars behind us were pissed as they honked their cars. I rolled my eyes, sitting back up and driving through the green light.
I could see Jasmine's frantic typing and her beaming smile as I drove in the corner of my eye. "Put yo window up," I said, turning into the driveway of Chick-Fil-A. She did just that, as I put my window down to speak into the menu.
"Hello? What can I get for you?" A lady spoke. I looked over to jasmine, "Uhm, the spicy chicken sandwich, fries, and a lemonade." She said as I remembered her order. "Lemme get a spicy chicken sandwich, a regular chicken sandwich, two waffle fries, and two lemonades," I told the lady and she told me to drive up. I sighed, wiping my face.
I grabbed my wallet from out of my pocket and got my card ready, driving up to the next window. A light skin female slid open the window, surprised to see my face. I didn't recognize her, but she stuck her hand out for my card. I handed it to her, and she handed it back after swiping it. She handed me my food and then my drinks. "Thanks," I said to her and she smiled, speaking to the next person behind me. I handed the bag to Jasmine and put the drinks into the holder before driving off.
Jasmine put her house address into my phone as she sipped her drink. I opened the wrapper, biting into the sandwich. "Thank you for today V." She said. I nodded, "No problem Jas."
Soon, I arrived in front of her house. Unlocking her door, she climbed out and grabbed all her stuff including her food. "Bye V." She said before shutting the door and walking up the porch into her house. I watched as she got in before driving off to my apartment.
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