reminisce.

three

"Oh, so we're cheating now?" I laughed loudly, as Dwayne had just pushed me over while we were playing a round of Twister at my house. "Hey, I didn't push you over on purpose." He soon fell, as I fell onto of his chest. We both laughed, simply enjoying each others company. "You wanna know something Alexandria?" He said, while stroking my now sweated-out hair. "Full names now?" I looked at him, while he smirked. "You are a really cool girl. And your really beautiful..." He paused, as I smiled, blushing at his kind words. "And your smart. I feel like I've known you way longer than this 4 days we've spent together."

He wasn't lying, we literally talked the same day I gave him my number. We've been hanging out for the past four days together, doing goofy stuff, like dressing up to eat at McDonald's, and going to the mall with pajamas on. He was really good company, and I think I was growing feelings for him. I couldn't be sure tho, we literally just met, like, 4 days ago. Were the feelings real, or was I just growing too attached to him?

"Alex?" He said, as he looked down on me. " Are you okay?" I smiled, showing him my pearly whites, responding with a "I'm fine," as I went into the kitchen to grab another slice of pizza. "Hey, get me a slice while you're at it!" He shouted from the living room, as I grabbed two slices, and the bag of cold popcorn. I set the slices down next to him, going to turn on the radio. 

"Baby, these lips, can't wait to taste your skin," the radio played, as I turned it all the way up, grabbing Dwayne's hand, making him stand up. "What are we doing?" I grabbed both of his hands. "I'm going to teach you how to ballroom dance." I smiled, while he looked a little unsure about it. "Uhhh... okay?"

"Okay. My dad taught me this one. All you do is step forward on the left leg," he followed my commands, "and go back on the right leg. Then interchange. Then you can add all kind of weird shit, like turns, and jumps, and dives, and stuff." He laughed at my unknown vocabulary, as we danced to the music. "And this mind, ooh, will never neglect you," Dwayne and I, by now were both staring into each others eyes, and occasionally on the floor, to look at our foot work, laughing from time to time. This was perfect. I've been looking for someone like Dwayne for a while. A best friend, but a little something more.

"You gotta know now, you gotta know nowwww," "SHIT!" I screamed, picking up my foot, and sitting on the couch. "OH SHIT I'm so sorry Alex!" He ran to my side, kissing my foot. "Get iceeeee D. Get ice." I said, breathing in and out, as the pain flooded from my foot to my chest. I hate when this kind of stuff happens. He quickly came running back in the room with ice, putting it on my now crushed toes. He looked really guilty. "D, it's fine. I'm gonna be fine." "No, I'm gonna make it up to you," he ran to the radio, plugging his phone, in search of something on it. And just then, music began playing,

"She, ain't, ain't, she ain't you," He put on one of the Fedora hats hanging on my hat hanger, and began lip synching to Chris. His dancing was hilarious, and put a huge smile on my face. 

This is all I needed in my life right now.

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"Touchdown!" Both me and Chres screamed. "YES BABY!" We stood up jumping up and down, walking around in victory. "KEEP IT DOWN!" Kay Kay screamed from upstairs, as we both laughed and sat back down. "Bruh, I tell you, these Saints are unstoppable!" "I've been known that from the start!" I sipped a little of the Sprite I had in my hand, while Chres pulled the pizza box closer to us, from the small table. 

After the reunite at the ice cream parlor, me and Chres have been spending so much time together. It's glad I finally got to hang with my best friend again, we always have good times when we're together.

"Where all the pizza go!?" I screamed, as Chres laughed, taking the second to last slice. "Bruh, I was hungry sorry." I mean mugged him, mumbling, "I knew I should've got this nigga his own pizza." 

"Yo, did you get that invitation for the highschool reunion thing?" Chres asked me, turning to me while he took a big bite of his pepperoni pizza slice. "Yeah bruh, I threw it away tho. You going?" "Hell yeah-" I cut him off, telling him to watch his language. "Yeah, I'm going. Come through with me." I nodded, rethinking the whole thing. If I had thought earlier, I could've reunited with so many people, and probably even found a new girl at the reunion. Who could ever resist Rayan?

"You kept in touch with anybody from the school?" I asked Chres, as he nodded. "You remember Jelani?" I nodded. "Yeah I still fuck with him. And I still talk to Dwayne." I gave him a stank face, before reaching for the last slice of pizza.

I did not like Jelani with a PASSION. He was the most annoying nigga, always threatening to fight me, but never did. Always had some smart thing to say. I don't hate people, but this nigga was on my hate list. "Don't even remind me about that nigga." I rolled my eyes, as Chres added, "Hey, watch your language." I laughed, as he started laughing along.

"And I just saw Kaycee at Walmart the other day. Boy, she has grew up!" His eyes got bigger, as I imagined what Kaycee looked like now. She was the girl who had all the cake in both areas, boy I wanna see what she looks like now. "I'll come through tho," we dapped, as the game came back on. 

This is all I needed in my life right now.

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