Suffocate (Sequel To: Together)

It's Our Anniversary

DeShaun came and dropped me off as I sat at the table. I looked at this guy with blue eyes and quite a few tats on him.

"Hey I'm Jesse." He said and I looked at his dogtag that said Meth- the rest was faded.

"Hey Jesse I'm Angel." I said and hugged him.

"Angel, you look good." He said and I laughed.

"Thank you."

1 Hour Later

"Wow. You might just be one of my idols." He said and I laughed.

"I guess I'm a strong woman." I said and he nodded.

"You are." He said and I laughed. He took a bite of the burrito and I drank some water.

"You picked a good place." I said and he swallowed and drank some water.

"Thank you." He said, "My uncle Vinny owns the place. He's a nice guy." He said and looked up at the beer.

"You drink?"

"Yeah, I'm just not going overboard. My baby's mother and I just broke up a month ago so I'm moving on."

"From what I remember his ex-wife just got out and he dumped me to get with her ass." I said and he hugged me.

"She cheated on me so I feel you."

"It's okay dawg." I said and he paid for our food and we walked to his car. A beat up tracer that looked better then mine. I flashbacked to the crushed up car and my eyes watered. I blinked them away. He looked at me and put his hand gently on my leg. I grabbed it and held it. It's warmth against my hands I smiled as we drove down the road.

"Yo stop here." I said and he stopped. I walked to the gate, punched in the password and it opened. He drove down the pathway and walked me to the door.

"I had a good time with you Angel." He said and I giggled.

"I had a great time. Thank you so much." I said and he laughed. I hugged him and the scent of his cologne went up my nose. He leaned in and he kissed me. I broke it up and looked at him.

"I'm not ready for a relationship." I admitted and he nodded.

"I'm starting to realize I ain't either." He said and laughed.

"We can be friends though right?" I asked and he nodded.

"Of course. Goodnight Angel." He said and hugged me and turned around.

"See ya around Jesse." I said breaking apart and walking inside. I closed the door and walked upstairs and I guess I walked in on a love scene.

"Hey Marshall." I said walking into the bathroom.

"Hey Angel. What's up?" He asked breaking a gaze from Kim.

"I had a good time but, something ain't right about him." I said and I washed my face. He looked at me and I rubbed my hand against my stitches.

"DeShaun told you huh?" I looked at him and rolled my eyes.

"What?" I asked.

"I wasn't going to pull that plug Angel."

"For some reason I'm hearing bullshit." I said and tied my hair up in a tight ponytail and he sighed.

"Angel, it's eating me alive."

"YOU KNOW WHAT'S EATING ME ALIVE!"

"WHAT?"

"I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM THIS YEAR BUT HEADLIGHTS, DARKNESS, AND ME ARGUING WITH YOU! I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY ENGAGEMENT RING IS. I DON'T KNOW WHY I JUST WENT ON THAT DATE! I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!" I screamed and he looked taken aback.

"I'm sorry." He said.

"I just don't care. Just stay away from me."

"Angel." I ran into the bedroom and locked the door. He screamed and kicked the door. I crawled to the bed and fell asleep.

Dream sequence

I'm looking at the raindrops on windshield and headlights. I feel the crunch of the car and I'm thrown from it. I'm screaming loud, loud enough to get everybody to stop. My face hits the snow and I push myself up seeing blood before passing out.

Reality

I snapped up and I breathed heavily. I rubbed my head and I looked around. I walked downstairs. Sweat dripping down my face and I slipped on the floor and I passed out. I woke up on the couch and my head was throbbing. I groaned.

"Shh. Stay still." a male's smooth voice said and I did. I opened my eyes slowly and Marshall helped me sit up.

"Come on ease up." I held his hand and looked down so, I wouldn't have to see his face. I set my leg down and he pushed my chin up.

"Look at me Angel. Right now." He said. I looked at my watch and it was 5:13 A.M. I walked to the bedroom and we laid down he started sleeping. The sun was filling up the room and his body was warm.

"I wish we would just give up." I said, " I love you." I admitted only because, I knew he wasn't listening. I rubbed his back and flipped over and kissed me.

Later That Afternoon

"Save your breath no need to tell me you're my friend I'm not gonna fall for that again." I said and Grace looked at me.

"What?"

"I'm getting my memory back Grace. When I woke up I recognized NO ONE!"

"I-"

"AND YOU FUCKED MY BOYFRI-"

"EX-"

"He was my fiancé! YOU USED MY MEMORY LOSS AGAINST ME SO FUCK YOU!" I screamed and I walked out her house. I got in the car and drove down the road. I breathed in and it started pourin'.

"SHIT!" I screamed. It got so bad that the car lifted up and I couldn't stop for a minute. I was on the highway and then a truck swerved right in front of me and so I spun the wheel and the car started spinning. I hit the brakes and the car stopped right next to the woods. I turned it off and I breathed/ I  got out of car and I called Marshall.

1 Hour Later

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know who else to call." I said and I hugged him as he stepped out the taxi. He opened the umbrella and he looked at me.

"It's fine." He said and got the duffel bag from the trunk.

"Here's some clothes. Just get dressed in these woods I'll hold the umbrella." He said and I grabbed them.

5 minutes later

I slid into the car and Marshall closed my door before hopping in on the other side. He adjusted the seat and I turned on the radio and he smiled as that song Anniversary came on.

"This would have been our 16th anniversary with off and on's today."

"Yeah." I said numb.

"Are you okay?" His voice sounded distant as I looked on at the road so I didn't answer.