When You Feel Lonely

We nah talk too much

It was a cold,winter night and y/n was rushing back home. It was dark and predators were out waiting for their next victim. Y/n was sitting impatiently at the bus stop,looking at your phone.
"The bus was meant to be here half an hour ago!" you scream, the thoughts of what was waiting for you at home circling through your mind. Your mother had told you to get home as soon as school finished but of course you felt like being rebellious and decided to go to a party. It was now 4 in the morning and all the buses seemed to be delayed.
As you stood up ready to walk off and probably get lost in some unknown place, a deep voice startled you.
"Yo,y/n what are you doing at the bus stop so early?"
You turned around to see the quiet boy that was in your boyfriend's friend group.
"Oh,hello. You're Malachi right? We don't really talk so I'm sorry if I don't know your name properly", you softly said to him.
Malachi was a tall Jamaican boy with longish locs. He had a deep but soothing voice and every-time he spoke he was always smiling.
He giggled too himself and looked into your deep brown/blue/green eyes.
"Come with me?"he hesitantly asked holding his hand out. You smiled at him but ignored his hand.
You followed him down the road and he ushered you into a colourful Jamaican restaurant.
"Sit down if you want too. They do amazing breakfasts here just pick whatever you want", he said.
The atmosphere was quite awkward between you because you didn't really speak to him until now.
Malachi just looked at the menu not saying a word.

"I'll have the cornmeal porridge with fried plantain", you stated watching his face screw up in disgust.
"What?" you asked.
"Did you just say plan-tain? It's plan-tin. Plan-tin! Tin!" He laughed to himself but you could tell he was serious.
"Okay? Calm down", you giggled to yourself confused.
Malachi went off to go get your breakfast and you looked at your phone. It was about to die soon but you could see the 72 missed calls and messages from your mom.
You called her back,waiting for the lecture you were about to receive.
"Y/n! Nuh suh! Wah mek av yu na answered eni ah mi calls?! an na even reply tuh me? Also weh pan Earth av yu been?! Watch wen yu cum yaad mi a gi yu di biggis beating yuh hav evah received eena yu life!"
(Btw you were adopted by a Jamaican woman,she's a widow so yh)
"Mama! I'm at a friends house don't worry" you lied watching Malachi appear with two bowls of porridge and a big plate filled with plantain. I mean plan-TIN.

"Thank you" you smiled up at Malachi his veiny dark hands catching your attention.
As soon as you put the spoonful of cornmeal porridge into your mouth you felt like having an orgasm it was that good.
"Good?" Malachi asked you his mouth filled with plantin.
You nodded licking your bowl clean. He looked at you mesmerised and it seemed like he could not take his eyes off you.
Suddenly, your phones started vibrating. The name 'Aiden🫶' pops up on your phone.
"Sorry Malachi. I have to go I think it's important", you say watching a hint of sadness flash in Malachi's eyes but maybe you're just imagining things. He waves goodbye and you notice him staring down at the ground his face looking glum. You rush out so you don't have to watch him be sad and you run off.