"I think someone has been following me"
Benedict, Sammy, and James look at Aaliyah, their mouth opened
"I'm sorry?" Benedict asks "I think I didn't hear very clearly"
"Every time I look back I see no one yet the minute I turn around I feel someone watching me" Aaliyah says eating her snack
"How long has it been happening?!" Sammy yells
"Hmm...since the day Benedict invited us to his practice and we that girl" Aaliyah replies
"So a week?" Sammy says looking at her
"Yeah...I guess so" Aaliyah says
"You know this is serious right...like it's serious" James says
"I know but...I'm safe with you guys"
"Just being safe with us is not going to help anyone's case Aaliyah...you know the minute you are out of our sights, he could try to harm you," Sammy says
"I know..."
"Have you bought any pepper spray?" James asked as Aaliyah shakes her head
"I don't feel like harming someone" She replies
"What do you mean by that?.. Benedict, can you please tell your girlfriend that if she doesn't buy pepper spray, there is a chance that she might get hurt..."
"James is right... you need pepper spray and a rape whistle and a taser...fuck I need to know your location at all times" Benedict says
"Why are you guys acting like he has done anything yet...he hasn't even spoken to me yet," Aaliyah says
"Girl, you're my friend, but sometimes you act stupid," Sammy says
"Hey...that's mean"
"You want him to take you to the woods, sexually assault, and leave you for dead because he hasn't talked to you? Are you hearing yourself...you don't want to harm the person who could potentially harm you...of course we're mad...this is not an oh maybe he's just going to the same class, taking the same route...this is an oh he found my address, my family members, where I work, who I date, when's my birthday, when I graduate type of thing" Sammy says as the two boys nod
"Okay fine...I'll by a pepper spray-"
"And a taser"
"Yeah Benny, I'll buy a pepper spray, a taser, a flashlight, whatever you guys want..."
"And your location too" Benedict replies
"My location? For what?"
"Just in case you see him follow you...hopefully, I won't be too far to save you"
Sammy sighs rubbing her temples "Okay buy those things and do not talk to anyone but us, do not request a ride from anyone, do not accept a ride from anyone, if you feel like someone is watching, use your flashlight, if you walk in secluded areas, hold your keys in between your fingers and make sure your pepper spray if unlocked, if you see the man more than twice, text any of us, and if we are not too busy we will tell you. When that happens stay at one place in front of every walking student and make sure to make your presence known. If he texts you-"
"Alright, alright! I get it...don't be alone...gosh...you're acting like my mom" Aaliyah says folding her arms
"My sister was stalked during her last year of high school, trust me I don't need the end result to happen to you too" Sammy says with a sad voice "The fear in her eyes as she always read his messages...it's haunting...I was 10 watching a creep stalk my sister...so if I seem overbearing...it's for a good reason"
Aaliyah frowns soon looking down, playing with her fingers "I'm sorry...I know it's a dangerous situation but I really feel safe with you guys... especially with Benny since he drops me off at class every day...but if you guys want to me enforce more things in my life...I will...just to ease out you guys"
The group sighs looking around before Sammy drinks her smoothie "So Benny...what are you going to do for your birthday?"
"Huh...maybe hang out with you guys...go to a party drink, chug...and go back to my dorm" Benedict replies
"Sweet...I get to see those chicks again" James says
"Which chicks are these manwhore? The typical short jeans, sneakers, hair down or the other short jeans hair in a bun wearing a white shirt" Sammy says
"Are you describing frat parties?" James ask
"Yes...I'm describing frat parties since I have only been to one and it looked like a whorehouse to me"
"Are you jealous that no other guy except for me and Benedict looked at you...I mean you weren't really in a party outfit"
"Because I don't want them to look at me...the only thing you think about is women's vag that the minute you see a woman not showing half of her ass, you start to lose your shit"
"You're giving me I'm not like other girls vibe and it's really beginning to piss me off"
"I don't hate other girlies, if you want to shake your ass like a whore, then do it" Sammy says
"But you have been calling these women whores just because they want to have fun Sammy...you called the parties whorehouse and you try your best to present them as sluts" Aaliyah says "So I'm not shocked or surprised why James would like to feel like that about you"
"Yeah yeah...maybe because I'm a parent of super religious people so I was taught that shaking your ass at a party is a whore thing to do"
'See this is why you need to go to parties and shake some ass, because if you have never felt it before you would hate it" James says with a smirk as Sammy rolls her eyes.
"Besides one party doesn't count for the other parties you know..." Benedict says
"Yeah yeah...guess I learned a lesson, whatever" Sammy says as she scrolls on her phone
"But do you want to come along? My teammates told me I can invite my friends and I want to spend the night just partying"
"You won't spend the night getting wasting and being a manwhore like you did the other time, would you?" Sammy says looking up from her phone
"No...I'm not going to drink...okay maybe some cans of beers but I won't kiss anyone...and if I kiss anyone Aliyah gets to slap me 2 times the amount of ladies I kissed" Benedict says raising his hands as he chuckles.
"See that's the difference between you two...manslut and man who made a mistake that I still hold against him," Sammy says to James who is scoffing and rolling his eyes.
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One kiss at a time
RomanceAaliyah and Benedict, two polar opposites, begin their journey at Riverstone University as freshmen. When their eyes meet for the first time, Benedict is instantly captivated and becomes determined to know her beyond just a familiar face. Aaliyah, a...