Sajje :
I Felt My Heart Begin To Sink As I Fell . I Began Regretting It . I Felt Someone Grab My Arm . I Looked Into The Eyes Of This Guy . His Eyes .
I Grabbed His Forearm As He Pulled . He Clenched His Jaw As He Grabbed Me With Both Arms . I Felt Myself Slipping Due To The Rain So I Placed My Hand On The Railing , Helping Push Myself Up .
After A Bit We Were Both Safe On The Side Strip Of The Bridge . Sammy Stood In The Same Spot , Shocked . I Only Stared Back At Him . " Sammy ... " He Didn't Respond , He Didn't Move , He Didn't Blink .
A Hand Grasped My Shoulder Sending Chills Through My Body . I Turned Towards The Stranger . Those Eyes . A Soothing Voice Spoke Gently , " Are You Okay ? "
I Couldn't Find Any Words To Say . I Only Stared Into Those Eyes . They Were Beautiful , Plain Yet They Seemed To Sparkle , Slightly Reddened. Ohh But His Skin . His Skin Was Warm Brown , A Glazed Caramel I'd Never Seen Before . " I'm Fine . "
He Stared Into My Eyes As If He Was Trying To Find My Soul Within Them . " Can I At Least Take You Home ? " I Looked At Sammy Who Still Hadn't Budged . "No That's Okay ."
" Come On , It's Raining . " I Sighed Knowing This Guy Definitely Wasn't Taking No For An Answer . "Come On Sammy ..."
We Walked Over To This Black Car . As The Guy Opened The Door For Me A Faint Scent Of Skunk Hit My Nose . I Was Pretty Sure It Was Marijuana . I Slid Into The Front Seat Despite The Smell && Watched As He Let Sammy In The Back .
I Noticed A Car Seat In The Back , But I Payed It No Mind . As The Guy Got In He Wiped Some Of The Water Off His Face . " I'm Niles ... " I Looked At Him Then Turned Back . " Sajje " He Placed His Hand On My Thigh Gently Rubbing Back && Forth . " I Like That , It's Different ."
Unable To Think , I Sat In Silence As A Million Thoughts Cluttered My Mind . Niles Turned The Heat On && Guided The Car Back Onto The Freeway . " You Hungry ? "
I Looked In The Mirror At Sammy Who Was Fast Asleep . I Was Starving , But He'd Done Enough Already . " No , Thank You For Asking Though ." He Looked At Me && Smirked But Said Nothing More .
We Parked At A Whataburger . Before Going Inside Niles Looked At Me && Shook His Head . " Don't Steal My Car " He Stated Before Shutting The Door .
While He Was Inside I Admired The Cleanliness && The Modern Look Of The Car . I Glanced At The Steering Wheel 'Nissan' , Then I Looked Down Between My Feet 'Sentra' . I Really Liked This Car .
After About 10 Minutes Niles Came Back With 2 Bags In One Hand && A Cup Holder In The Other . He Sat The Cup Holder On Top Of The Car To Open The Door . "Here." He Handed Me The 2 Bags Of Food Before Sliding Into His Seat Shutting His Door .
I Giggled A Little " Your Drinks ... " His Eyes Widened A Little " Ohh Shit , Thanks " He Opened The Door , Grabbed The Drinks && Got Back In .
He Sat The Drinks On The Floor In The Backseat . " Where You Stay Sajje ? "
I Was Kinda Sad That I'd Have To Go Back Home . " I Stay In Crestview Villa Apartments "
He Looked At Me && Smirked Again " How Come I Never Seen You There ? " I Stared At His Hand Which Had Made Its Way Back To My Thigh . " I Don't Come Out Much . "
Without Saying Anything Else We Pulled Out Of The Parking Lot && Got Back On The Freeway . Niles Flipped Through A Few Radio Stations . We Ended Up Listening To Some Rap Music.
As We Rode Longer He Changed The Radio Station To Some Old School R&B . A Song I Never Heard Was Going Off Then 'Stay' By Jodeci Came On . Swear Jodeci Was One Of My Favorites .
Out Of Habit I Began Singing Along . " Sorry I Left You , Left You Crying . But Since You've Been Gone , I Been All Alone ." To My Surprise Niles Sung Along Too . It Kinda Shocked Me That Another Young Person Liked R&B .
" What You Know About That JODECI Girl !? " I Turned Towards My Window Smiling . This Guy Is Really Cool . Almost Like Courtland . Courtland . Just As Everything Seemed Fine Those Feelings Came Rushing Back .
I Covered My Face As I Cried . I Could Tell That Niles Noticed Because He Turned Down The Radio && Rubbed My Back . I Noticed The Car Had Stopped . I Wiped My Eyes As I Looked Out The Window . " Apartment 237 "
We Drove Around To My Building. Once Niles Pulled Into A Parking Spot He Unlocked The Door && Grabbed The Food && Drinks . I Wiped My Eyes One Last Time Before Getting Out .
" Hold This " Niles Said Handing Me The Food && Drinks . He Opened The Back Door && Grabbed Sammy Who Was Still Sleeping. He Laid Sammy On His Shoulder && Took The Drinks .
We Walked To My Apartment . I Knocked On The Door Since I Didn't Bring My Key . After The 2nd Time My Mama Opened The Door . "Hey Mama ... " I Said Softly As I Stepped Beside Her Entering The Apartment .
" Who Are You ?" She Questioned Niles While Grabbing Sammy . He Glanced At Me Before Responding . "I'm Niles , A Friend Of Sajje's "
She Stood There For A Second Before She Let Him Come In . "I Bought Food For Yall " Niles Said As He Sat The Drinks On The Table . "Thanks Niles"
"Well I Gotta Go , See You Around Sajje " I Walked Niles To The Door . I Stood On The Porch Making Sure He Drove Off Safely . Once He Was Out Of View I Went Inside && Shut The Door . I Made Sure To Lock Both Locks .
Just As I Turned Around I Felt A Hand Go Across My Face Leaving It Stinging . "So , You Think You Grown Huh ?"
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