bryson tiller - open interlude
chapter twenty six
"no , you pour it like this." diallo says, taking the syrup from me and showing me how it's done.
"listen, I am tired and don't think it's necessary to put so much effort into drizzling syrup on a pancake." I grumble.
he finishes his pointless technique and looks at my plate which was a gooey mess. I pick up my plate and dig into the mixture with my fork , taking a bite .
"hm, it still tastes good though."
he carries his masterpiece into the living room and I decide to follow behind him.
we woke up a couple minutes ago and he offered to make me breakfast , which of course I accepted. lately he's really been looking after me and i'm so grateful for someone like him.
we sit down infront of the large tv and end up watching thats so raven re-runs for an hour.
"it's 7.30 and they're still sleeping?" I ask diallo, realising that enais and miss mcpherson were still asleep.
"it is early ryan. no one's really awake at the time.. unless they've got work or school perhaps." he replies.
he holds out his empty hand for my plate and I hand it to him.
"thank you."
he walks back over to the kitchen and washes our dishes.
"so, what are you planning to do today?" he asks, sitting back down beside me.
"stay home maybe.." I shrug. "nothing special."
"you wanna come to this house party tonight?" he offers.
"what house party?" I inquire , looking at him weirdly.
he chuckles. "it's not hosted by reon dawley this time & i'm pretty sure no one will be there that you want to fight."
I roll my eyes as he was referring to the last party where ayana, enais and I had that blowout with maya and shynè.
"i'm pretty sure they will be there. " I retort.
"even if they are it doesn't matter. I guarantee maya won't look your way .. especially after what she done to you .. with marquise ." he reassures me.
I play with the ends of my hair and look down. "let's not speak about that."
"aight. but you should come .. maybe it will help you take your mind off marquise."
"fine, but i'll only go if ayana comes. " I surrender.
"yeah, that's cool , invite her. " he nods his head. "there's no way in hell enais is pulling up though. alcohol, grown ass teenagers and all that will be there and i'm not letting her be around that environment."
I shrug. "okay ".
I go upstairs and grab my wet clothes and put it in a empty plastic bag. I kept on diallo's clothes that he let me borrow last night. I plan to get showered at my own house as I didn't want to wake up his mom or enais.
"you stealing my clothes shawty?" he asks walking in the room, noticing me still wearing his clothes.
"yeah. there ain't no way i'm going home in my damp clothes. " I respond.
"you better bring back my jersey. that's my lucky jersey. good things always happen to me whenever I wear that." he states.
"maybe it will good will happen to me now." I giggle, looking at myself in the jersey.
he rolls his eyes and walks into the bathroom shutting the door behind him.
"diallo." I knock the door but there's no reply. only the sound of water was running.
"wassup?" the water turns off.
"what time is the house party and where is it?" I question.
"uh, I can't remember the time but i'll let you know . why don't you just add your number to my contacts and i'll text you tonight." he suggests.
"alright."
I grab his phone from off his bed and go to his contacts and add my number. I take a selfie of myself and add it to the picture.
I put his phone back down and grab my plastic bag and my own phone, putting it in my backpocket.
"you leaving now?" he asks.
"yeah. i'll see you tonight." I say from the other side of the door. "bye and thank you for being there for me diallo."
"it's cool. catch you around."
I leave his room and quietly make my way downstairs. I leave the house and get into my car and make my way to my own home.
I was still feeling slightly weary about what had happened yesterday. when I was with diallo I felt like I was away from all the problems but now it seemed like I was exposed to everything again.
I can guarantee that ayana and enais would be hounding me with questions , along with my mom and lizzie.
I sighed as I finally arrived home and opened the door. everyone seemed to still be sleeping so I went upstairs and fell onto my bed to finish off my nap.
