Something About Him

-4-

Happy Valentine's Day! ❣ So who's lucky enough to have a valentine this year? NOT I.

Layla Wilkes

I walk outside of Dom's house being sure to lock the door so that all Allie and Gigi would have to do is close the door because I already know that the two of them are half sleep and still tired and honestly, so am I. The only difference is that if I don't bust a move and get home as soon as possible... I'm in some deep shit.

Reaching my car, I press the button to unlock the door and just as I open the door and prepare to slam it behind me, I hear a voice call out to me, "Aye! Think you can give me a ride?"

I look towards where the voice came and not much to my surprise, it's Chris.

Now this nigga should know that I do not like him, why should I give him a ride home?

"Don't you have a car?" I ask trying to find an excuse to say no.

"I do, but I ain't drive here in it last night cause I rode with my homeboys. Plus, if I drove it, it would have been obvious that I left the house," he explains which causes me to furrow my eyebrows in confusion.

"Your parents don't know that you left the house?"

He sighs and then says, "I snuck out last night."

I can't help, but laugh because that's so.. middle school-like.

"Haha," Chris mocks in a sarcastic voice then goes back to his normal tone. "Laugh it up all you want, but how bout that ride home?"

I frown at him and surprisingly I contemplate with myself about giving him the ride.

I don't like him.. Like I really really do not like him and I can't even believe I'm even talking to him right now, maybe it's because it's so early I don't know.

It's silent and Chris stares at me with pleading eyes.

"I have to get home too, ya know. I can't really afford to take you all the way home when we both need to. That's me risking getting in trouble to save your ass," I motion towards him. "Plus, I don't like you," I add bluntly.

"Don't like me why?" He frowns at me making his eyebrows' position on his face to change.

"You know why," I roll my eyes and I put my hand on my car door preparing to close to door, but Chris catches the door before I can do that.

"Go back inside. Ask your friends or something. I'm not taking you home."

He huffs while looking down at me. "Man, listen. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be up right now. You would be K.O. on that couch still."

"No I wouldn't be. I go-" I start to argue back, but Chris cuts me off.

"My phone vibrated and made a noise that woke you up, don't lie."

I bite down on my bottom lip realizing he's right and at that very moment we hear the front door close and Allie and Gianna are both making their way towards the car.

With his hand still keeping me from closing my door, Chris turns his head from the two of them and back down at me. "I'm not letting you pull off without me sitting in this damn car."