Dear Beloved,

05| Warning

R A Y N E

~Chapter Five~

I sigh pushing food around on my plate eventually getting bored. Talking with Jacob about our future plans brought my spirits down even though we ended the conversation on a good note. I just know he's gonna have a mouth full to say once I see him in person. He's the type of person that holds grudges so he'll hold this over my head for a while if not forever.

"So Lexus you're eighteen correct?" I look up hearing my father's voice questioning him. "That's right sir" he clears his throat sitting up straight in his chair. I giggle to myself hearing him surpress his strong accent.

"You going to college? Highschool?"

"I graduated early and ion really think college is fa a person like me. Tha process jus sounds hard" my dad sits back wiping the corners of his mouth with a napkin. I can tell he's getting ready to put some type of offer on the table for Lexus. He's all about helping young adults so this is right up his alley.

"I can help you with that. If you graduated early I'm sure you can get in. It takes hard work and dedication but with a little help from the church I'm sure you can make it in son"

"No offense ta you but Ion feel comfortable with dis conversation. If I need help with anything i'a keep you in mind sir" Lexus glances at me then down at his empty plate. "How about dessert you guys? We have chocolate cake" I interrupt plastering a smile on my face. "If it's good I made it and if it's bad I got it from the store" everyone laughs except for Lexus. I hope he doesn't feel offended by anything my dad said. I know his heart was in the right place asking him about his education but sometimes people are more private and my dad doesn't understand that everyone isn't a open book like him.

"Lexus may you help me please?" He nods then stands up following me into the kitchen.

"I'm sorry about that. My dad was coming from a good place...he just loves to help troubled people" I explain cutting a slice of cake. "Wait-" I slowly turn around.

"I didn't-"

"Nah you right" he laughs. "I am trouble"

"You seem like a kind person" he shakes his head sitting down on a barstool. "Kind? I've been trouble, troubled, whateva you wanna call it my whole life. I'm not somebody you'd wanna get involved with...excuse my language baybeh but I could fuck somebody's life up like this" he snaps his finger sighing.

"Why are you saying bad things about yourself?" I examine his face feeling bad that he thinks he's some horrible person that he's probably not. I can't sit here and say he's not a bad person because I've only known him for less than twenty four hours, all I can do is learn for myself and develop my own opinion.

"Fair warning right?" he stares directly at me.

"Warning?"

"You tryna befriend me correct?" I cover the cake then I nod. "If we become friends and I mess your life up cause I probably will this is your fair warning straight from me. If I was you I would stay away from me sweetheart." he glances at me mysteriously and walks out the kitchen leaving me wanting to know more. It's like someone telling you not to touch the stove because it's hot but something inside of you wants to know is it really hot or exactly how hot is it? I wanna know how hot Lexus is if that makes sense.

I shake off my curiosity and I bring Ms. Maylenne and my dad their slice of cake. For the rest of the night they talked about the church, the community, and how it seems like the rate of crime has gone up in Houston. The conversation itself was interesting so I would chime in here and there. Lexus on the other hand said nothing the rest of the night, sometimes I would stare trying to figure out why he was so quiet or why he had a "resting bitch face" all the time and he would catch me and stare right back. A part of me wanted to take him up on his earlier offer and vent to him just to spark up a conversation but I refuse to air out problems within my relationship to a stranger and two I'm kinda hesitant on becoming friends with him now. What if he does get me into some kind of trouble then what? Or maybe he tells that to everybody so people can leave hin alone?

Usually I'm a really determined and curious type of girl but him saying he's bad news is enough for me to stay far away.

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Extremely short I know but I just wanted to give y'all a lil chapter real quick

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