Who Do You Love? (Short Story)

Chapter 1

It was a normal Saturday afternoon for Shyana and Brieyon. They would always meet up at the mall and have a typical girl's shopping spree.

"Girl, I need a whole new wardrobe so just a heads up, I'm about to cash out." Shy giggled. "Girl, me too. Everything nice!" Brieyon chuckled as they settled at the food court. It's been a while since they last shopped at College Center Mall. The name spoke for itself. The mall was always filled with college kids, especially on Saturdays. Brieyon and Shy was once considered one of them. They had went their first year to college and was now taking a year off from school.

"We didn't even grab drinks." Shy reminded them. "I definitely need Starbucks if we're going out tonight." Brieyon stood up. "Gross! Starbucks and Chinese Food together?" Shy asked with a disgusted face. "They don't only have coffee Shy. They have refreshers too." Brieyon laughed at her. Shy was never one to ride the Starbucks wave. "Ok, you do that! Ima go grab a pop." She turned in the opposite direction.

As soon as Brieyon stopped at the Starbucks stand, her phone began to ring. It was her ex, Derrick. Ever since they've broken up, He's been the least of her worries. She stuck her phone back into her pocket and let it go to voicemail. Brieyon didn't want anything to do with him. She hated that he knew her new phone number already. She was confused on how he even got it in the first place.

"Thank You," Brieyon smiled as the lady handed her a Venti Strawberry Açaí. As soon as she turned to walk away, She bumped into a tall figure and the drink splashed all over him.

"Muthafuuucka!" He snapped before looking up at Brieyon. His white tee was soaked along with his face and arms. She was so embarrassed, she couldn't even get any words out. He shook the drink from his hands and looked at his shirt. Brieyon couldn't stop staring at him. She was stuck and still had no words for him. "Uhh..." She stumbled. "I- I am sooo Sorry!" She apologized as she continued to stare at the man. She recognized him from being a local rapper in the Bay Area. He was just so damn perfect up close and personal. She actually felt a slight shock run through her body.

She would've never ever guessed that this would be their first encounter. This was definitely far from what she had imagined. It wasn't supposed to happen like this.

"Nah, you good Ma. It was my fault. I should've been payin' attention." He flashed a smile as the two guys behind him watched everything play out. They stood down after realizing he was good.

She was still stuck and didn't know what to say because everybody started to notice him. There were people coming out of every direction. His two friends guarded him like he was the president or something.

"Sorry about your shirt." Brieyon said as she dug into her purse to retrieve her wallet. She grabbed a $50 bill and held it out for him to take. He looked at the bill then back up at Brieyon. It was obvious he was famous and all but she knew a white tee didn't cost more than $50.

"Yo, You tryna' play me? Whatchu sayin I'm Broke or something?" He snapped at Brieyon. Her eyes widened and she sighed. "No, I'm not saying that. I'm just.. Trying to make up for the mess." She lowered the money after she saw that he wasn't taking it. Her phone rang again and she sent Derrick's call straight to voicemail for the 30th time today.

"I'm just messing with you Ma!" He smiled at Brieyon. She was so in love with the view. His teeth were perfect and his slight dimples flashed perfectly on his round face. "It wasn't yo fault doe. I should've been more careful." He smirked at her. She seriously didn't know what to do during this situation. She was still caught on the fact that this wasn't a dream and that a real life rapper was in her face. She's never seen a celebrity up close and personal before. After this moment, she hoped like hell none of the encounters would be like this.

She snapped back into reality and realized Shy was somewhere near. She looked over at Shy for help, which didn't do any good because all she could do was give her this weird ass smirk. "Get It Biiiitchh!" Shy mouthed and Brieyon slightly chuckled to herself.

"Look, keep ya money. I got somewhere to be but let me get your number and take you out?! Apologize for this whole thing. Like I said.. it was my fault." He flashed that beautiful ass smile again. Brieyon tried to stand her ground as hard as she could. She might've been tripping but this time it actually gave her butterflies.

"Well.. I'm not really single at the moment but now that we're kind of bonding... Can I please hug you?" She finally let out. He chuckled and pulled her in for a hug. She melted into his chest. Despite the Açaí all over his shirt, he smelled so delicious. "This is REAL! This is really fuckin real!" Brieyon kept thinking over and over.

He stepped back and eyed her from top to bottom then licked his lips. The two guys with him nodded for him to wrap it up. "I see you ain't give me an answer but it's bool. Hopefully, I see you around!" He winked and walked away. A lot of the college kids had their phones out and followed in his direction as he exited the building.

"Shy, that was fuckin' G." Brieyon freaked out as she made it back to their table. She was still in shock and he was just so damn fine, that she couldn't get him out of her head.

Brieyon didn't mean to drift off on Shy but it just happened. "Hey, are you listening to me?" Shy asked tapping the table. "Yeah, I hear you!" Brieyon nodded, not completely snapping out of it.

"You done?" She stood up, packing her food. "Girl you just got back over here. I know Mr. G is fine as all hell but you haven't even touched your food." Shy gave her a weird look. "I'm sorry. I just don't have much of an appetite after what just happened." Brieyon told her. She was still very much embarrassed. "Fine! Let's go!" Shy tossed her things into a nearby trash can.