Love like no other

4

"Ma'kylin do you think you could pick up my shift on the 13th? It's from 1-7" my coworker asked

"Ummm yea as long as it'll be on my paycheck from that Friday." I said as I clocked in

"Yea , the manager said it would be thank you so much." She said with a smile

Today was the 11th and my birthday was the 15th. I had my nails and lash appointment on the 14th and to pick up my dress from dry cleaning after that. I wasn't going to have ja'laiyah do my hair until after we left the beach and was headed to the mall. I had it done that way we didn't have to worry about fixing the lace from the water and sand and whatever else would happen to it.

I worked as a cashier at a local grocery store and it was a pretty chill and easy job. My paycheck was decent , sure I could be making more somewhere else but I'd probably be losing whatever more I made on gas driving back and forth.

I flipped on the light at my register and began working at I normally would. I saw Alot of the faces I would see on the regular and some new ones with the very occasional flirting. I didn't flirt back as I wasn't interested in what ever lustful fantasy they had with me , or in dating them at all.

The rest of my shift went by quickly and when i was done I walked next door to the hair store.

"Hello" I said as I walked in

"Hey love" the lady spoke from behind the counter before coming over to hug me

"What are you getting today ?" She asked looking up at me

"I just need some lip gloss , a bonnet and a pack of  braiding hair and a small back of curly hair" I said walking toward where the braiding hair was.

I wanted my hair to be cute for the beach but nothing that would take long to do or take out.
So I picked having two cornrolls with curls as it would be cute and fast and easy to take out so that once we got back to the beach house kamiyahs mom was letting us use ja'laiyah could getting started on my hair.

After gathering what I need I picked up seven lip glosses so that everyone would have one and two extra just in case.

I paid for my things then began driving to the mall to look for a pair of heels. I would've looked online but I didn't want to order shoes and they not fit. I was already scared that my dress might not fit so I didn't wanna double chance things.

I pulled up to the mall and changed from my work sneakers to my crocs and from the work shirt into a pink v neck tank top . I was wear black leggings so I had no reason to change pants

I got headed in and damn it was empty. I never really been to the mall on any day other than Friday nights or Saturday so seeing it this empty was strange as fuck to me .

"Yooo you look good" I heard a male voice say as I walked past the foot locker

I usually would look to see but I was in no mood to be to worried about a boy the week of my Birthday.

"Damn so it like that ?" He called back out

"I got places to be" I laughed calling back still not turning around

"Shii I can come with you den" he said

I could hear his footsteps picking up speed behind me.

I rolled my eyes at how determined he was to talk to me.

"So where we going" he asked now walking beside me

"Ion know it was a we but into this store so I can find a pair of heels" I replied glancing over at him

"Shii lemme get em for you"

"Why you do determine to talk to me , don't you you gotta get back to work??"  I asked side eyeing him

I asked cause he was wearing the footlocker uniform shirt. He was matte brown skin with braces and he had a low taper fade and twists that reached his eye brows in the front. The twists on the side reached the middle of his ears and had a little hang time in the back and side. He was tall , well atleast taller than me but I was only 5'4 so that wasn't that hard for a boy to pass. Height was probably around 5'8 5'9

"Chill I told dem I going on break , and you must not be fwm" he laughed

"Cause I'm not interested in talking to nobody frl , and ion wan you to pay fa my shii and expect some pussy in return" I answered

"Nah it's ain like dat and we js can hang fa da moment and I'll still pay fa ya shii" I replied in a more serious tone

"Mm I'll chill then and well da store right here" I said pointing at the store with a bunch of dresses and mannequins.