I Didn't Know You Loved Me

Chapter 5

Once I got home from shool I walked in on my mom in the kitchen.

"Hey mama."

"Hey baby, how was your day." She said looking up from the mail she was reading.

"It.. it was kinda weird." I said not wanting to lie to her. Knowing that in the end she's just going to pull it out of me anyways.

"Well, Mal set me up on a date with a "friend" she knows to go on a date. And Markyl has been acting... different. I don't know."

"What do you mean different?" She said with her full attention on me.

My mom was oddly, friends with Markyl's mother. They had been friends for a long time. My mom moved for a couple years; got pregnant with me, then at the end of my second grade year we moved back to Atlanta.

The summer before I went to third grade me and Markyl saw each other a couple times. And I did have a little crush on him. But I was a little kid and I didn't even know what a crush was.

I was shy around him. He talked to me, and we played games together. But I would just end up sitting next to my mom when ever he would want to leave the room to play.

I wasn't being mean, I just wasn't about to walk off with sombody I didn't know. Like really...

"He's just been I guess... kinda nice to me. Like not really messing with me. He even tried to help me with my homework at lunch."

"Well maybe he just-" I cut he off because I already know where this is going.

"Nope. No no no no. I'm going upstairs mama to take a nap before this date." I say before grabbing my stuff and running up the stairs into my room.

I could hear my mama laughing. I sat on my bed and shook my head.

I finally laid back and dozed off into my well needed nap.

I woke up to my phone ringing. I picked my phone up and saw it was Malie.

I answered, "Hello."

"Korei, are you sleep?"

"Yea I took a nap why?"

"I call because you have a date in an hour." She said a little angry.

"An hour. Okay I'm up I'm getting ready."

"Good, now text me when your done."

"Okay, Oh! Wait, I need to know his name, he knows mine right?"

"His name is Jordan. Now go and get dressed. "

"Okay, bye."

After I hung the phone up, I hopped in the shower, and stared to get dressed.

Then I hear a ring at the doorbell. I run over to my window with the back of my dress still unzipped.

When I see who was at the door I could have die right there.

Markyl and his mom, outside my door. I run out of my room to catch my mom right before she opened the door.

"Mom you didn't say anything about Mrs. Johnson and Markyl coming over. " I whisper yell just incase they can hear me through the door.

"Well you were going on a date, and I before I could tell you, you went up stairs, anyway she came over to have dinner with me, and Markyl was going to play the game with Nick." She said smiling at me.

I was standing on the last step, looking at her walk to the door. I turn around to go back up the stairs, until my mom called after me.

"Want me to zip your dress up for you?" She ask already making her way over to me.

Another ring from the door bell.

"One minute." My mom said as she zipped my dress up, patting my back letting me know she was done.

I quickly make my way up the stairs to my room and close my door I hear people talking and laughing.

Deep breath Korei. Why are you so nervous?

I finished getting dressed and doing my make up(I didn't go all out). I pulled my hair in to a bun and made my thick hair stay in a cute bun with some of my baby hairs free.

I grabbed my purse and keys and phone and texted Malie to let her know I was done.

She told me that he would be waiting for me out side of the restaurant when I get there.

I decided that I wanted to drive myself, just incase he wasn't on the same things I was on. If you know what I mean.

I have no time for creeps.

I walked out of my room and down the stairs heading for the door.

But my mom calls my name stopping me in my tracks.

"Come hear before you go."

I walk into the living room where my mom, Mr . Johnson where sitting on the couch and my brother and Markyl were playing the game on the living room tv.

Why couldn't they have played in Nick's room?

Probably because it was messy, but still for some reason I felt uncomfortable with Markyl seeing me dressed like this.

"You look beautiful baby. All grown up." My mom said with tears in her eyes. She did this all the time. I could be going out to eat and she's talking about "all grown up", but whatever.

"Hey Mrs. Johnson." I say leaning down giving her a hug.

Not that I was paying any attention, but Markyl hasn't even turned around to look at me. He and my brother are plastered to the TV and groning about something on the stupid game their playing.

"Hey Korei, where are you going all dressed up?" Asked Mrs. Johnson.

"Oh, I have um.... a date tonight." I said.

I hear a laugh from Markyl, but I could have just been about the game.

"Okay have fun and be safe!"she said smiling.

"What's this boys name, just incase anything happens I know who to kill." My mom said with a straight face.

"Jordan." I said.

Markyl turned around and looked at me. His face was blank but I could tell he was thinking something. He looked me up and down.

I looked away. And gave my mom a small smile, "Well he's waiting on me. So I'm going to go on and go, see you later mom, nice seeing you Mrs.Johnson."

"Okay bye honey." Both my mom and Mrs.Johnson said.

"Bye Korei." Nick said, still focus on the game. Markyl still looking at me.

"Yeah have fun. " Markyl said before smiling and turning back around to the TV.

"Bye." I said be for leaving out over the house.

I got in my car, and stared to drive to my date. But in my head his words kept replaying in my head.

Have fun on your date.
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So the girl up there is Korei well who I imagined for her.

I really didn't want to put a image in anybody's head because when I read I want to imagine them myself. Lol.

But I guess it's okay, I will introduce another character in the next chapter.

But thanks again for reading my book, and if anyone is writing a book let me know so I can read and comment on yours too!!

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