Inspired by the Miguel song 'Leaves'.
In which, one lust filled night reveals new truths for childhood best friends, Alyjah Coleman and Devonte Rhodes. This one night turns into a summer of lies, betrayal, and questions. Could the two end up togethe...
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one night only
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Saturday, Feb. 7 | Alyjah
At the first hint of sunlight, Alyjah's eyes began to open. Her body stirred but the feeling of strong arms tightening around her stilled her movement. Slowly she began to remember who her head was resting on, whose arms were encircled around her.
Her face morphed with confusion as she turned her head to be face to face with her childhood best friend, Devonte Rhodes. Suddenly, all of the memories from the night came crashing back into Alyjah's mind.
And the panic started to seep in.
The same person she gotten into an argument with her boyfriend Enzo about. The same person she always assured him didn't have feelings for her, never understanding where he got that from.
Guess he was right, she thought.
Enzo claimed that a part of him had always had his suspicions about Devonte and whether or not he had feelings for Alyjah, but she brushed his comments off.
Enzo was actually the reason she called Devonte over in the first place. They had got into a huge fight and, like always, she ran to her best friend when things went wrong. Never would she have thought it would lead to this.
With all of her moving around Devonte began to wake up as well. Not giving him enough time to even open his eyes fully, Alyjah abruptly said, "You should leave."
Simultaneously, she began sitting up, invoking a groan from Devonte who pulled her closer to his chest. Reality not hitting him in the same way it was hitting her, yet she didn't resist his embrace. She let herself enjoy the feeling of being within his arms, as much as she tried not to.
"Why?" He whined in a child-like manner, wanting to bask in this moment together. In his mind, this is all he could ask for, laying in bed with Alyjah in his arms.
Alyjah looked him in the eyes, hers misting with her emotions. They had been friends for years, to the point where she could not remember a life without Devonte. It was when they got older though, that her feelings grew for Devonte in more than a friend kind of way. She kept it to herself but everyone around them could tell.
