Tough Love

Chapter 12

Luna

I scroll through Pinterest as I wait in the car for him to come back wit our Wingstop.

The rain falls onto the car heavily, and Jhene Aiko plays on the speakers. I see him approachin wit the food and my heart feels at ease. I put my phone down.

He gets in. "What was you doin on your phone."

I smirk, his overprotective ass. "Pinterest."

"What's dat?"

I show him. "I just save all these things that I like, quotes, products, clothes, nails. Shit, I don't know. I like it."

"Send me some sorta link to your profile."

I look at him and laugh.

"What?" He says with a smile.

"Why you needa link to my Pinterest profile?"

"Maybe cuz I wanna get you all them things that you love," he holds my face wit his hand "you ever consider that?"

I shake my head and send him the link. He hands me my food. I eat my fries and hum to the music.

"You wanna talk about what happened?" I ask him as he eats his food.

"What about it?" He says, closing himself off.

"Anything. If any of it be botherin you. I know that it's changed me a lil."

"Really?" He asks "why Lu, what's different?"

"I get real nervous and scared sometimes, like I never used to. Actually...I think about it a lot, and I picture myself dying in that fire."

He looks at me but he don't say a word, he just looks real upset.

He looks down, "I'm so sorry Luna." He whispers.

"It ain't your fault, would you stop apologising?"

"I..." he says "I ain't used to talkn bout my shit. You already know I done killed a lot of people on your behalf , whether or not you wanted that, but I'm a military man Luna, that shit don't bother me no more. What bothers me is the state you was in when I found you, now that's the image I can't get out my head."

Once we've eaten, he drives us up to a nice spot near some hiking trail.

"That white man wit the camera hit me up about doing a follow up interview, would you come wit me?"

"Why? I can give you a thou right now so you don't have to go."

"Ain't about that...it's dumb really, but I'd like to be asked them questions again."

He smiles at me. "Damn Luna, you could really make me do anythin wit that voice of yours...sure I'll go with you."

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"So..." the man says as he turns the camera on, me and Akim sit close together "Luna and Akim, also known as Venus and Virgil, how have things been?"