Ride For You II

Two

The cold sea breeze that waved the trees back and forth was calming to Shania after such a stressful day. As she stare at the waves rising and falling she felt like she had nothing to worry about. She took in the fresh air while absentmindedly playing with the sand. Her stress and worries disappeared into the water the longer she sat there.

Just as she sighed with relief, her phone vibrated violently. She knew it wasn't a call or text message so she figured it was a weather alert.

"Awh, fuck!" Chresanto said leaning forward staring at his phone in hand. "Shania you gotta go home or I gotta take you to Jayda's."

"Why? What happened?" She asked turning to face him.

"Yo parents put out an amber alert on my car."

Shania's relaxed and calm demeanor quickly changed. "What the fuck!" She yelled wiping the sand off her hands as she stood up. "Just take me to Jayda's."

"Let's go." He said dusting himself off. "We gotta hurry up."

Chresanto picked up his phone and dialed JJ. He walked ahead of Shania a bit in distance so that she couldn't hear the conversation with his friend.

"Nigga why is there an amber alert out on your car? Did you switch the plates out yet." JJ said answering the phone.

"Nah I'm boutta do it now. But man it's Shi's crazy ass parents. They be thinking I'm sex trafficking they daughter or something."

JJ laughed at his friends joke. "I'm boutta roll out now. Where we meeting?"

Chresanto looked around the beach parking lot. "Uh.. Swing round 67th in that cul-de-sac."

"Bet. On that in 3."

"Fasho." He said hanging up. He hit the unlock button on his keys as he approached the car. He went around the passenger side and opened the door for Shania. He could tell by the look on her face that she was upset. She was dragging her feet in the sand even though she knew she needed to hurry. Chresanto leaned against the front side of the car as he waited for her to get to him. Once she hit the curb she sighed and started to storm towards the car passing Chresanto. He quickly grabbed her hand and stopped her.

"Commere."

She tried to snatch her hand away but to no avail he just pulled her to him. "Nah, come here."

"What Chres? I thought you didn't want to get arrested for kidnapping me." She said rolling her eyes.

He chuckled. "Hush that mouth, I'm not gon get arrested."

"Whatever."

"You need to cut that attitude shit with me ma. It ain't my fault ya parents crazy."

"I don't know why they want me to be so perfect. Like that's so aggravating I don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore." She shook her head. "Just want to get out of here honestly."

"Where you wanna go?"

"An island or like Miami or something." She said looking at him.
He looked out at the beach and the way the sun shined right over the water.

"Aight, that's where we'll go then."

"Wait what?"

He cut his gaze from the water to look at her. "In a few months. Me & you. We'll get a place in Miami."

"How? My parents probably won't let me leave the house after today."

He stood up straight. "You turn 18 in a couple weeks baby, they can't do shit."

In the midst of all this turmoil she didn't even realize that she was soon to turn 18 because she felt like she was treated like a child. Which meant she could officially be on her own.

"Look, either way I gotchu baby. I got us. You don't have to worry about nothing." He said pulling her closer and kissing her. "Get in the car. Let's go."
She smiled up at him then got in the car. It was still crazy how he could easily make her feel better about any situation.

Chresanto quickly popped the trunk and grabbed a screw driver then took his license plate off. He looked around the parking lot and and proceeded to switch the plate that was on there before. He threw the old plate in his trunk then hopped in the car and drove to the spot he told JJ to meet him at. When they got there JJ was sitting outside sitting on his car waiting. Chresanto drove up and hopped out the car to talk to his friend.

"Whats good nigga," JJ said dapping his friend up."what's the plan?"

"I have to slide back to the house before they go there looking for me. So I need you to drop Shi off at Jayda's." Chresanto explained.

"Aight bet." JJ said hopping off the trunk of his car. Chresanto opened Shania's door and she got out. She walked over and gave JJ a hug. "What's good lil sis."

"Literally nothing right now."

JJ shook his head. "Don't even stress that shorty."

"I tried to tell her." He said wrapping his arms around her from behind and closing the space between them.

"My parents just annoying as fuck for why?"

JJ laughed. "They want their baby girl to be all she can be. They don't want you to have distractions they think the obstacles are already enough. They know how that love shit goes."

Both Chresanto and Shania looked at JJ with worry. Why did he randomly go all parental point of view on them like that? "Nigga is you good?" Chresanto asked.

"Yeah why?"

"Never mind.." He shook his head and turned Shania around. "Aight so JJ gonna drop you off at Jayda's because if I'm not at the house by the time they come looking for me, ima have a fat ass warrant out for my arrest."

"Probably won't see you until my birthday." Shania sighed.

"It'll be alright baby. Just remember what we talked about. I gotchu." Chresanto reassured her.

She smiled at the thought of it. She leaned up and kissed him then their pecks turned into longer kisses.

"Aye I hate to break y'all moment but Chres you need go now bro."

Chresanto pulled away. "Yeah yeah. I know." Shania intertwined their fingers for the last time in what she figured would feel like years. Chresanto kissed her one last time. "I love you baby. Don't stress nothing. You'll be back before you know it." He kissed her hand and rubbed his thumb over it before they parted ways.

"I love you too."