Magic

Chapter 21

Magdalyn "Magic" James

The ambulance came and they took us to the hospital. We had to give reports to the police. I had to write mine down because just as I thought my jaw was broken and it had to be wired shut. They put me on fluids and antibiotics because I was dehydrated and some of the small cuts I had from getting beaten got infected.

Kirshnik had to get stiches because one of the bullets Jeremy shot grazed his side but for the most part he was fine. He stayed there with me until my mother and the rest of my family came. Once they got there he disappeared and didn't come back to see me in the hospital.

On the day I came home I looked for his car on the street. It was there and he was actually outside when we pulled up but as soon as he saw me he turned and went into the house without even coming over to see if I was okay. My mom still kind of blamed him even though it was really Jeremy who did it to me and even though he had been the person to come and save me.

Jeremy was arrested for so many different things I didn't bother to read the entire list of charges. The made a big deal out of it when I came back to school too and seemingly out of nowhere I got a scholarship. I had missed half of the season because I was recovering so I knew that it was a pity scholarship and not one that I really earned but it was from my dream school.

"You excited?" my cousin asked me as I fixed me hair underneath my cap. I hadn't thought about graduating the entire year. I really didn't care about it. I was so focused on getting the scholarship that I had not thought about anything else.

"Just ready to get this over with.

We all took pictures outside our house before leaving to go to the ceremony. I was sitting in the backseat when my phone went off. It was a message from Kirshnik.

Kirsh: congrats, and that weave makes your head look big

Me: So you were spying?

Kirsh: just so happened to see.

Me: I invited you....but you never answered me.

Kirsh: why so your mama can try to kill me?

Me: meet me at the court tonight

Kirsh: alright

Me: don't fucking stand me up

It was nearly midnight by the time I was able to get away from my family. I texted him when I was on my way to the park and he told me he was already there. I was expecting him to actually be on the court but he wasn't. He was sitting in his car on the side of the road. I went over to the car and got inside.

"I thought you were going to stand me up." he said.

"Like you did after the hospital?" I asked.

He sighed. "I'm sorry. I didn't know what I was supposed to do. You were in the situation cause of me and the shit that I had goin on. If it wasn't for me you woulda never been through that."

"But you came to get me, and you could have died too." I said to him. I turned my body toward his so that I could see him.

"What else was I supposed to do? Leave you there?" he asked.

"You know, my jaw was wired shut for forever and I didn't ever get a chance to say thank you." I said.

"Do I get another kiss on the cheek?" he asked half-heartedly. I knew he wasn't taking all that serious because he wasn't looking at me.

I reached over and grabbed his chin and turned his face toward me. I leaned forward and pressed my lips against his. I thought he would have pulled away from me but he didn't. He grabbed my face and deepened the kiss. He stopped suddenly and looked at me. I leaned forward and kissed him again this time I climbed over to middle console and sat myself in his lap.

He wrapped his arms around me and pulled my body closer to his. I could feel my body getting hot and I couldn't imagine anything in the world that I wanted more than him. He pulled away again and this time shook his head.

"Stop," he said in almost a whisper.

"Why?" I asked through heavy breaths.

"You really want your first time to be in a car?" he asked.

"You're asking me questions that I really don't care to answer right now." I said to him.

"The time aint right," he said to me.

I leaned forward and kissed him again and when I pulled away this time he smiled. "Why are you trying to make this hard for me?"

"I'm not," I replied. "You are."

"We gone be leavin soon," he said.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"You goin to school and we just got signed so were gonna be traveling and working. We leaving this behind." He said.

"You should keep in touch then," I said. He laced his fingers in mine and held my hands tightly.

"I'm not gone let you go," he said.

I crawled back into the passenger's seat and he started the car. He drove me back to my house and dropped me off. I got out the car and went around to the driver's side window. "You won't forget me now that you're famous right?" I asked him.

He laughed. "I'm not gone disappear on you this time magic."

"My names Maggie." I answered. Before I turned and went into the house.