Stupid Love & Secret Lives

Chapter 1-- Audrey

     As I walk down the stairs I grab my coat off the hook. I can't stay here any longer. I feel so suffocated.  I send Malachi a text to meet at the park ASAP. Malachi is my best friend. We met at 12 years old when he transferred to my school. Even though he's a grade above me, we instantly clicked and it's been that way for five years. But lately I've been thinking about him being more than a friend,  I just don't want to ruin my friendship.

     When I get to the park he's already there.  As I'm walking to him I take the time to admire his smooth brown skin,  deep brown eyes and his muscular body. "Hey beautiful what's up?" He asks me.

"It's my parents. They're fighting again," I say as I blink back the tears.

"Why were they arguing?" He says putting his arm around me.

"Drugs... My mom's on drugs again," I say before I completely break down.  He just holds me in his arms and doesn't say anything. He knows me so well. He knew I wouldn't want to hear "Oh everything will be okay". So he said nothing at all. That's just what I needed.  To be held by him in silence.

     I stayed with Malachi that night. When it started to get dark outside we walked around the corner to his house. We went into his room and he handed me a pair of basketball shorts and a t-shirt. I went into his bathroom and changed. This is somewhat of a routine for us. We lived two blocks away so when I was young and my parents were fighting I would walk over to his house and stay the night. He would always sneak me in through the window and I would be gone before morning.

     When I came out the bathroom Malachi was already making his pallet on the floor.

"Can you sleep in the bed with me tonight? I just need to be held," I said nervously.

"Uh, sure," He said. He grabbed his pillow off the floor and laid in bed next to me. Although I would always spend the night at his house,  he always slept on the floor and allowed me to take his bed. He put his arm around me and before I knew it I was drifting off to sleep.

Chapter 2-- Malachi

     I can't believe she asked me to sleep with her. Why am I tripping so hard? We've cuddled before. But its always been in the day time while we were watching movies or something. I can't believe her mom is on drugs again. She first got addicted when Audrey was 13, that's when we started having these "sleepovers". I look over at her and she sleeps peacefully. I move her curly brown hair over and count the freckles on light brown skin face.  She hates her freckles but they look absolutely beautiful on her.

     As I'm drifting off to sleep, I hear my phone chime.  Its a message from my friend Deon telling me to meet him at the warehouse.  I really don't want to leave Audrey but business is business. I try to get out of bed as quietly as possible but she wakes up anyway. "Where you going?" she asks me. "I have to take care of something real quick. I'll be back in a hour or so," I said as I put my shoes on. All she said was okay and went back to sleep.  That's what I love about her, she's just so easy-going and never nags or asks too many questions.

     As I drive over to the warehouse, four cars are already there. I walk in and Deon is picking up boxes to take to his truck. "Hey man, the boss wants to see you real quick, " he says before going outside. I go towards the back and walk into the office.

"Malachi good to see you," he says extending his hand.

"What's up?" I say giving him a fist pound.

"I need you to make a special delivery to  New Jersey tomorrow morning.  I need 20 kilos of cocaine to Trenton by noon."

"Why I got to do it? Can't you find someone else? You know I'm not the delivery man." I've been involved in the drug game for a two years now. But all I ever did was put it in boxes and making sure everybody got their shipment.  Deon delivered stuff,  not me. "Your doing it because I said so, it's time you've had more responsibility around here," he said and turned around.  With that I was dismissed.

     When I snuck back into my house and went to my room, Audrey was still sleep. I hate that I'm in the game because I'm supplying the same stuff that's killing her mom. I feel so guilty even though I'm not the one pushing the drugs into her moms hand. I get under the covers with her and put my arm around her and fall asleep.

This is my first story so please vote and comment on things I can improve on! Thanks for reading. More coming soon!