unbound Princeton love story

chapter 11

::Princeton P.O.V.::

-I was half way down the block when it started to pour rain.Which seemed appropriate for how this day was going.I just hopped YN was happy and she was probably with Damien right now anyway.I walked into a small bar to get sheltter from the rain.I didnt drink,just sat in a booth and thought.The bar was empty except for the bartender who was cleaning a glass and a really old man in a ten-gallon hat.The man sat not-so-far away and kept looking up at me from his beer glass.I kept feeling his eyes rest on me.

Man:It's a girl aint it?

-I looked up at him surprised.Partly because he still had enough brain cells working after all that beer to speak and also because he knew that a girl was the reason I was in here.

Princeton:What?

-He took a swig from the mug of beer

Man:Boy,you just sauntered through the rain into an empty bar all alone on a Sunday night and you're sittin' silently starin' into space.Plus you aint gotta drink in your hand,and the rest of the world dont look like it mean nothin to ya

-I could only blink at the old man as he raised an eyebrow and continued to talk.

Man:From your condition it seems like you really loved this girl;thats why you aint drikin,you dont wanna forget her.

-He took a long, exaggerate gulp of beer

"She made you do or say something you really didnt want to;thats why you walked through the rain like that so you could wipe some of that guilt off a ya"

-He finished his beer

"And you're remembering all the time you had together,good and bad;that's why your sittin here lookin like a lost puppy"

-I looked down at my hands.

Princeton:She was really close with this boy she knew.They were good frineds...REALLY good friends.

-The man stood and walked slowly and carefully to sit accross from me in the booth.

Man:She dumped you?

Princeton:I dumped her.

-The old timer shook his head

Man:Did you make her cry

-I thought back a little and finally shrugged

Princeton:IDK she seemed upset,but I'm sure he's makein' her feel "better" right now.

-I glanced at the clock on the wall.11:00pm

Man:Son,if you love the girl be a man and work it out.See when I was just a little older than you I had a similar situation ya see.Met a girl right here in this bar,she ran off with my best friend and I let her.I sit here everyday of the rest of my life lookin' a whole heck of a lot like you do right now.

-I didnt reply for a while.He didnt speak again either.Eventually I broke the silence.

Princeton:How do I get her back?

-The man sighed

Man:Thats the part I aint quite figured out yet son

-I looked out the window and watched the rain.I felt myself starting to get a chill.I turned back to the old man,but her was gone! O.O FTW!!! I looked all around me.Suddenly the crazy old dude popped up from under the table.

Man:Nah, just messin witcha kid!

-He grinned a near-toothless smile and stood to leave for real this time

"But seriously,get her while she's still here"

-He exited the bar. I heard someone say, "He's right you know".I jumped and look over at the bartender.He was nodding his head and focusing on drying his glass.

Bartender:Old Mike is ALWAYS right.

-I stood.I knew what I had to do.I hopped out of the bar and onto the curb.I took off running back to the dorm.I banged on the door cause I'd left my car keys in the house.Roc threw it open.

Roc:Easy niqqa this a a quality door!

-I sprinted past him into the room,grabbed me keys,through on fresh clothes and went back out.I drove to YN's dorm room.Girl dorms didnt allow boys in past eight o, clock,but at this point I had no more fucks to give and I just really needed to find her.Kayla opened the door this time.She greeted me with a few words I couldnt understand cause of her accent.

Princeton:Hey Kayla is YN here?

-Ciara came up behind her

Ciara:No we were hoping she was with you!She never stays out late when she has school in the morning.

Kayla:If she not wit you she wit dat boii Damien

-I understood THAT through her accent.

Ciara:She's probably sleeping over at the studio,but still we've been trying her phone and got nothing.

-Ciara smirked

"We figured you two were-"

-I held up a hand to cut her off.

Princeton:I get it Ciara.I just...said a few things I shouldnt have said and-

-Ciara's eyes grew wide

Ciara:You let her get away didnt you,dumbo!

-I nodded shamefully

Ciara:URG!PRINCE!What did I tell you kid?!

-She ran toward my car

"C'mon you two!We gotta go get YNN before she does some stupid shit!For all we know she could be sleeping wit the niqqa!

-THAT had me up and in the car before anything.Both the girls got in,still in their pajamas and we sped toward the studio