Young Love & Deceit

Four

I woke up and got ready for school. I ran downstairs and ate breakfast with C, then i looked at the time:

"Oh gosh! I gotta go, im gonna be late for school!" I threw my plate in the sink.

" Okay! Remember-"

"I know C, home right after school." I said while grabbing my things, giving C a hug and a kiss, and running towards the door.

"Well then, have a good day, and stay focused. I love you." He said watching me leave.

"Okay then, fix cars, and i love you too." and i closed the door behind me.

Ten minutes later, i was hearing someone call my name, i thought i was hearing things. But it seemed to get louder. I turned around and i saw Jameal running up to me, with his arms open. When he gets close i turn the opposite direction so i can be surprised. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed my cheek. 

"AHHHH!!! Jameal. Baby. Okaaaayyyyy." i said trying to get him off, but i found myself in his face with my arms around his neck. I gave him a kiss, he grabbed my hand and we kept walking.

"How many more days left, baby?!" he asked while he swung our hands back and forth.

"It's tomorrow baby, our anniversary is tomorrow." i said. 

"So, what did you get me?", he said with a smile.

"What? I can't tell you that, what are you talking about?!" i said letting go of his hand and pushing him into the street.

"You can't hurt a guy for trying." he said jumping back onto the sidewalk.

"Hmm, thats what you think." I said as turned and started walking backwards, looking at his face.

"Okay, but you that means that-" jameal was interupted.

"Well, well, well, look who it is....." said the stranger.

Jameal and I turned around. i smiled at the stranger. Jameal stared at the stranger, like he was happy and scared to see him . The stranger was male and looked like he was in his mid twenties, like he could be as old as C. He also kinda looks like Jameal, a lot.  he kept smiling at me and jameal. Jameal finally broke out of his trance.

"Ayyyeee Micheal, wassup man?!"Jameal gave a big hug. 

"Nothing much kid?!" said Micheal rubbing jameal's hair. "But who is this?" He said looking at me.

"Oh Hailie, this is Micheal, my brother. And Micheal, this is Hailie, my girlfriend." Jameal said as i waved at his brother, Jameal took my hand.

"Oooohhh okay, my little brother is getting his mac on, and got himself a pretty girl, huh? He treating you right?", Micheal asked me.

I laughed." Uh-huh! Yeah your baby brother is the pefect boyfriend." 

Jameal looked at me, he was smiling, but he was fake smiling. Micheal spoke to me again:

"May I ask for your last name, Hailie?", he asked me, Jameal's hand got tense and tightened around mine.

"My last name? It's Rower!", when I said my last name, Jameal squeezed my hand tight and it kinda hurt so I let go of his. I smiled at Jameal(though I was really mad he did that it really hurt), while trying to make it look like I was scratching my hand and tried to rub the pain away while Micheal kept talking.

"That's why you look familiar, your Christopher's baby sister right?"

"Yeah, how do you know C?"

"Oh, me and "C" go way back"

"Oh okay! That's cool!" i said still rubbing my hand.

Micheal was going to say something about C, but he didn't get to because Jameal cut him off before he could finish.

"Listen Mic we gotta get to school, so I'll talk to you when I get home." he said while giving Micheal a dap.

 I said bye to MIcheal and walked away, i walked ahead of Jameal. He began calling my name from behind but I ignored him. He ran up to me and grabbed my hand to try and turn me around, but it was the hand he squeezed, and i felt pain. i pulled away in pain. He was quick to get mad. That's something about Jameal that I can't stand, his temper. He yelled at me:

"What's wrong with you?!"

I didn't yell at him, "Why are you yelling at me?"

He kept yelling, "Because your acting mad stank, what's good with you?"

Again I didn't yell, "First, stop yelling at me. Second you squeezed my hand and it hurt. Do you feel dumb now?"

Jameal didn't yell, "Oh I'm sorry babe. I didn't mean to hurt you, and sorry for screaming. It's my temper, you know that. I'm really sorry." Jameal takes my hand and kisses it twice, then kisses my forehead twice, and finally my lips twice.

"It's alright" I said while kissing him back.

We walked to school, hand in hand, laughing and in love. We were late to first period but we didn't care. However, Jameal kinda seemed worried.