"I Got This You Just Walk." He Whispered In My Ear. As We Walked Past The Empty Church Parking Lot. It Was Getting Dark Really Fast && I Hated Being Outside When The Street Lights Were On Cause I Knew I Was Gone Have To Hear My Aunties Mouth. I Was Damn Near Grown But She Treated Me Like A Kid. I Couldn't Do SHIT,At All. So I'd Rather Be On Time, Than Be Even A Few Minutes Late && Have To Hear Her Mouth. The Walk Was A Long Walk && Once He Seen It Was He Scolded Me For Trying To Walk That Long Way By Myself. "You Really Tried It. Why You Walk This Walk By Yourself? He Asked. "I Don't Know. I Just Do. I Can Hold My Own If Your Implying That I Can't." I Responded. He Looked At Me With His Big Brown Eyes && Started Smiling. "You Just Got This Then Huh?" He Said. "Yep." I Said. We Got To The Crosswalk && A Black Car Pulled Up On The Side That Had The Right Of Way. The Light Was Green But The Car Just Sat There. "Go Bitch Ass Nigga." He Yelled Out. The Car Slowly Pulled Away. "Um, What Was That About?" I Asked Looking Him In His Face. "Nothing." He Responded Staring The Car Down. "Come On." He Quickly Grabbed My Hand && We Crossed The Street. "Stay Behind Me." He Told Me When We Got To The Other Side. Now I'm Feeling Nervous. I've Never Had To Watch My Back && I Wasn't About To Start, Plus Just Met This Nigga. "Uhn Uhn, What The Fuck Is Going On?" I Asked Him. He Looked At Me && Said "Nothing." Again. "I Don't Have Time For No Bullshit Fresh." I Told Him. He Just Looked At Me && Smiled. "Chill Baby, It's All Good." "Baby!" I Said To Myself. "Who Said I Was This Niggas Baby, Yet!." I Smiled Inside As I Tried To Think. "It Does Sound Nice Though." I Told Myself. We Continued Walking When I Heard Somebody Call My Name. "ALEXAAAA, ALEXAAAAA." It Was My Cousins. I Turn Around && They With A Whole Group Of Niggas. "Bruh." I Said To Myself. "Who Are These Boys?" I Asked. "This Is Brandon, Mike Mike, Erin, Jj && Jj Cousin." Aunna Said. "How You Know Them?" I Questioned. "I Went To School With Them. They Cool Cousin." She Said Laughing. "Don't Worry." She Knew I Didn't Like People && She Knew I Damn Well Didn't Trust People. So I Was Always Alert. " Oh Shit, It's That Niggas Fresh." One Of The Dudes Said. Sapping Him Up. "Aye My Nigga I'm Tired Of Seeing Yo Dusty Ass." Another One Said. I Looked Up && Noticed That It Was The Dude From The Park. "I See You Still Got Your Shorty With You." He Said Staring At My Stomach. "Boo Nigga." I Said Rolling My Eyes && Walking Away. "Come On, I'm Not Tryna Be Late." I Said To Fresh. "Walk Faster." He Walked Up Directly To Me. "Chill Baby, It's Summer Time. Your Auntie Not Gone Care." He Said Grabbing My Chin. I Couldn't Help But Listen To Him When He Looked Into My Eyes. It Was Like He Was Hypnotizing Me. "Okaay Dang, You Don't Have To Walk Fast Just Hurry Up." I Said Still Wanting To Get Home Before The Street Lights Came On. It's Was 7:45 On A Summer Afternoon && The Sun Was Already Starting To Go Down. By 8:15 It Would Be Dark && We Were A Good 20 Minutes Away. "We Not Gone Make It." I Said To Myself. I HATED Being Late. Anywhere. If I Wasn't There At The Time I Said I Was Going To Be There, I Felt Like A Failure. I Know, I Know. That's Sounds Dramatic But It Was True. If I Couldn't Be On Time I Missed Out On Whatever Was Going On At The Time. A Hypochondriac You Could Say. I Kept My Pace Going. I Wasn't Stopping For Nothing. I Had All These Little Ass Kids Behind Me Being Ratchet && A Boy Who Kept Telling Me To Chill. He Just Didn't Know. If I Didn't Get There In Time I Was Going To Freak Out. We Got To Cambridge, A Street Over From My Street && I Started To Calm Down A Little Bit. *Woop Woop* I Heard Behind Us. "What Are You Kids Doing Out So Late." A Police Officer Asked. "Minding Our Business." I Said. I HATED The Police. They Was Always Fucking With Somebody && I Wasn't For None. He Pulled Out His Flashlight && Shined It In Our Faces. "Get Home." He Said. "Get To Work." I Replied. Shielding My Eyes. I Didn't Have Time For No Rent-A-Cop Who Had All The Time In The World. "Bye Sir, Go About Your Night." I Said With All My Cousins && Their Friends Behind Me. "We Going Now You Do The Same." Officer Jackass Slowly Pulled Off. "Ugh." I Rolled My Eyes. "That Just Pissed Me Off." I Said. Continuing To Walk Down The Street. "Damn, You Got It Like That?" Fresh Said. "You Just Putting Niggas In Check Now? He Laughed. "I Hate Cops. I Don't Fuck With Them." I Said. He Laughed Again && Kept Walking Beside Me. "Fuck 12." Somebody Said Behind Me. We All Started Laughing. We Were 5 Minutes Away From The House && It Was 8:13. My Phone Was Dead So I Didn't Get To Check In All Day. I Was Nervous For What Was About To Happen. We Got To The End Of The Street && I Noticed My Auntie Car Wasn't There. "Whew." I Said To Myself. I Made It Before She Got There So I Was Good. I Walked Up The Stairs To The Porch && Stopped When I Noticed He Wasn't Following Me. "Come On." I Said Looking At Him. "What You Scared Of?" I Asked Laughing. "Your Auntie." He Said Laughing As He Looked Down. I Wasn't Worried Anymore. I Got Here Before Time && I Didn't Have Him In The House So She Couldn't Say Anything Fr. My Cousins && Their Friends Started Playing Fighting In The Street && It Brought The Neighborhood Kids Out. Him && I Sat On The Porch && Talked About Anything That Came To Our Minds. "What Made You Approach Me?" I Asked. "You Stood Out. You Look Like A Good Girl." He Said. "&& Good Girls Love Hood Niggas." I Burst Out Laughing. "Where You Get That Logic From? Who Said Anything About Love?" I Laughing So Hard My Stomach Started Hurting. "You Gone Love Me Sooner Or Later." He Said. He Had A Look In His Eyes That Said He Was Serious But It Quickly Went Away When He Smiled. *Beep Beep* "Get The Hell Out The Street." My Auntie Yelled Out Her Car Window. "Why All These Kids At My House?" She Asked. She Asked The Same Shit Everyday && Got The Same Answer EVERYTIME. "We Playing With Them." My Cousins Said. I Laughed. "Hey Auntie, Come Meet My Friend." "Yo Friend, You Always Got A New Friend." She Said Laughing. "No I Don't." I Said Rolling My Eyes. "Fresh This Is My Auntie, Auntie This Is Fresh." I Said Introducing Them. He Reached His Hand Out. "Hello Ma'am". As He Shook Her Hand She Looked At Him && Said "Hello Fresh, Don't Be Trying Nothing With My Niece." He Laughed && Said " Yes Ma'am,I Won't." "Mhm Hmh." She Replied && Looked At Us. "Auntie, Now You Know You Don't Have To Worry." I Said To Her && Laughed. " Go In The House, Your Man In There Waiting." She Looked At Me With Her Squinty Eyes && Started Laughing "Alright Lexa, Don't Be Out Here To Late Yal" She Yelled At My Cousins.
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My First Love / My First Lesson
Teen FictionAlexa Amari. A 16 year old girl lost in the world looking for the love her father wasn't able to give her because he wasn't present. Will Fresh be a breath of fresh air or another lesson learned.