Because You Love Me

Chapter Three

"So, Evan needs some new clothes too, is it okay if he comes?" Raylyn asks me.
I nod.

We all get in the car.

We pull up to the mall and Evan opens the door for Raylym and then rushed to get mine.

Then we walk into the mall.
It was huge.

Raylyn ushered me into Forever 21 apearing to be very excited.
Even Evan smiled a bit.

I picked out some clothes and Raylyn added about 15 more to my pile, and Evan found a funny shirt that he handed to me.

I tried them all on and Evan smiled when I came out with the one he handed to me.

I picked six of the 12 outfits, including Evans.

Next we got Evan some new jeans and shoes and a blue shirt.
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Tomorrow was my first day at my new school.
That realization dawned on me at dinner.

"Akeesha hon, are you okay?" Raylyn asks.
"Do you have a fever?" Asks Clide.
"Is it school?" Asks Evan.
"Its school." I say and nod. "I'm nervouse a bit. But I'm sure I'll be fine."
"I'll help you if you need." Evan says. "Just stay away from Mike Olson."
My brow raises involuntarily.
"School bad boy." Clide shakes his head. "I've had to arrest him twice now."
I nod in understanding.

I go up to my room after dinner and climb into my fluffy blankets and pillows with a good book.
My door creaks open and Evan comes and sits on the bed.

"What book are you reading?" He asks.

"Over The Ocean Surface. It's about a girl who gets left behind on a vacation and every night she'd look over the surface of the ocean and draw the sunset, each one different and unique in its own way. She's found dead in the end and her pictures are burried with her."
He nods and hands me something.
"It's your class schedule." He says. "We have to leave at 6:50 to get to the bus on time. It comes at 7:00, on the dot."
"Alright, thanks." I say.
He leaves and comes back with a book, settles down next to me and reads his.

I glance at the cover Death Not By Choice.
My brows raise and he notices.
"It's a romance book." He states.
"Huh."

We sit in comfortable silence, reading.

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Morning comes and Even and I notice the absence of Evan.

I walk to the closet and pull out a pretty spring top and right fitting jeans, I leave my hair natural and apply some mascara and lip balm.
Let's do this.
And then that idea faltered and fear entered.

Millions of questions running through my mind.

"Akeesha! Breakfast is ready!" Raylyn calls.

Evan is silently eating eggs and bacon while Clide is putting on his jacket.
Police jacket.
"By honey!" Raylyn kisses him and dusts off his jacket. "You be careful!"
"I will!" He closes the door softly.

She hands us our lunches and tell us to avoid the dark blue house because there is a creeper who moved in.

We assure her we'll be fine and walk to the bus stop.

There are few people there but they turn and look at me. Feeling self conscious I tug at my shirt.

"Oh Evan, did you get yourself a girl?" One guy asks, studying me.
"No, she is my" he looks at me, confused. "Cousin?"

"Oh, so she's available." The guy states.

I snort.

"If you can get her interested in you." Another guy says.

The bus comes then and we get on.
I sit by myself.

I watch for the next fifteen minutes out the window.

When we get to school we unload and Evan wishes me good luck.

I spend the morning looking for my classes and drown when I can't find my fourth period Biology class.

"Need help?" A guy asks.
"Yeah, where is room 206?"
He leads me to a hallway on the opposite side.

"Here it is." He states.
"Thanks."
He looks at me. "I take it you're new?"
"No. I'm older. I'm 16." I had to comment.
He chuckles. "I'm 17. My name is Mike. Mike Olson."
The name sounds familiar but I know I can't have known him.
"I'm Akeesha."
I skate his hand and we part ways.

Mile Olson.
Nope, don't know him.
I'll just talk to him later, he seem like a nice guy.

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Hi guys! I haven't updated this book in forever! Hee hee, Mike Olson huh?
This should be exciting....