I Know You

The Party

Friday night, 2024. The day of the party.

I wake up from my nap. It's around 6:40 and I need to get ready. Whatever Jillian has planned, I have to do better. I get some outfits ready and choose the one that fits best for the occasion.

I choose a silk slip in dress that perfectly surrounds my body and some heels that give me a few inches of height. I felt beautiful and ready. I was so excited to show what I've made of myself.

I applied makeup on my face as the finishing touch. By the time I was done it had already been 7:45. I go to text Hamzah that I'm ready for him to pick me up.

Hammy

E: hey Hamzah I'm ready can you pick me up

H: yeah I'm just around the corner actually

  E: oh okay thankss

H: 👍👍

I close my phone and go downstairs to wait for him. "You look beautiful hon, but be safe okay, let Hamzah watch you." Mom says. "Yes I will thank you." I say.

Hammy

H: I'm here

E: okie dokie 👍

I go to my mom to say goodbye and head to the door. In all honesty I was kind of excited to go. I wanted Jillian to know that Hamzah "chose" me for a reason.

I twist my hand on the knob and when I open it I see Hamzah's car up front, he's on his phone. As I'm getting closer he notices me. Once he finally looks at me I wave and smile. "Hey Hamzah." I say. "Oh hey Evan." He says taken aback.

I get inside the car and take a deep breath. "What tired already?" Hamzah asks. "No just nervous." I say. "Nervous about what?" He asks. "It's my first real party and Jillian's most definitely gonna ruin it some way." I say.

"You can't just expect the worst, you just have to live in the moment and let whatever happen, happen." He says. "Okay Shakespeare fine." I say jokingly. "Oh okay well you could just say my advice is good." He says.

I roll my eyes and hear him chuckle.  As we're driving I see Hamzah taking a glance of me, I'm sure he didn't want me to catch on but I did.

I look at him with a smile as he glances and he smiles back. I can't control my smile and my cheeks just flush with redness. And I think Hamzah's did too.

"Okay we're here Evan." He says. I look over to him annoyed "I look the girliest I've ever looked and you still manage to call me Evan." I say. "It's not that hard look, hey Evan. Anyways you're always going to be Evan to me, you're Evan." He says with a shrug.

"Okay well then you're hammy and so many things rhyme with hammy." I say. "Like what." He asks. "Okay well now that you've asked clammy, Tammy, scammy, slammy, and the list just goes on." I say.

"Okay but what does that have to do with my name?" He asks. "I don't know they just rhyme" I say with a shrug. He chuckles at me "you're trying to stall aren't you." He says. "No?!" I say defensively. "Okay then let's go right in, you can lead." He says. "Okay then?!" I exclaim.

I quickly turn to him, "I forgot don't forget to act like my boyfriend cause you are not acting like it." I say to him. "Of course why would I forget that, it's like the main reason we're here??" He says in a whispered but strong tone.