Chapter 1
{Emerald}
"What's wrong with you Emerald? Why you not at work?"
"Gemmy how do you know that I'm not at work?" I asked my friend through the phone.
"Because I took time out of my busy schedule to bring breakfast to your office and you ain't there. That's foul lil mama." From the sound of his voice I could tell that he was a bit frustrated.
"I'm on my period Gemmy. My cramps are out of this world."
"Why do you think I bought you breakfast? I'll see you in ten." He said, hanging up the phone.
Gem and I go way back, hence the reason why he knows my cycle better than I do. I met him during freshman orientation back in college.
***
I lingered back from the group as we walked behind our campus tour guide.
"Why you aint up there with the rest of the group?" A male voice asked me.
"I don't like groups." I responded honestly.
"You sound like me." He admitted.
I turned around to face him. He was a big dude. Like a big teddy bear.
"How are you an orientation leader if you don't like groups? Everything about today has been groups." I smirked.
"I'm getting paid to do this so I don't mind."
"So as long as you getting paid you good?" I smiled.
"Most definitely. Gotta have money to be this fly." He laughed as he brushed imaginary dirt off his shoulders.
"Where's the flyness? I can't see it?" I joked.
"Quit yo lyin' lil mama. You know I'm fly."
"Whateverrrr." I said, playfully pushing him.
"So fly you had to cop a free feel from ya boy."
I sus-faced him.
"You're too much." I said, shaking my head.
"Nah, I'm just enough."
We joked back and forth until the tour came to an end. Joking with him made the time fly and I couldn't complain. He was a cool guy.
"So I guess I'll see you around?" I said to him. I looked at my watch because I didn't want to miss my bus.
"Here take my number. I know you gon be lost once the semester starts." He laughed.
"You know what, you probably right." I giggled as I handed him my phone.
"I sent myself a text so I got you. Be safe lil mama. Let me know you got home."
