My Kind Of Beautiful|| Algee Smith

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Luke

Mariah and I have been talking for about two months now. She lives out in New York while I'm out in Cali. I'm moving there soon so I'm excited. Maybe I could see her more. She's different from many of the females I've interacted with. After that  night that we met, we've talked to each other nonstop about anything and everything.

I know that she's very family oriented and loves animals. And she's a virgin. Yeah I can't believe it either. But maybe she's just waiting for the right one. And I respect her for that.
Makes me want her even more, but I don't even know if she wants me.
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*end of thoughts*
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"Hey Mariah!"

"Luke!" She screams as she jumps to hug me.

"I'm glad you're here! What you doing down here?!"

I slowly walk through the door and sat on the nearby sofa.

"I'm out here filming for STAR. I got a role so I'm excited."

"Nice! Proud of you."

She expresses as she sits close to me.

"Thank you.... Hey I got something to ask you."

"What?"

"I know we've been feeling each other for a while...more like two months but..I actually...have strong feelings for you."

She smiles then it quickly turns into a frown.

"What's wrong?"

"Luke...you don't wanna be with a girl like me. I promise you."

"Why What do you mean? You're perfect."

"I can't tell you why...I just..I don't know."

Then it was an awkward silence.

"Is there someone else ? I'm not understanding."

"Luke there's no one else I just have too much on my hands right now and just having a relationship is not gonna make it any easier."

I shake my head.

"Alright. I respect your wishes."

"You're a great guy Luke. I just..I don't know."

"Alright.... where's the restroom ?"

"Down the hall to your right."

As I walk in the restroom, I see two sets of pill bottles on the sink.

I examine it.

'Prozac....Zoloft...?'

These are antidepressant pills.

I quickly walk out and act like I didn't see anything.

I sit back down.

"You okay Mariah?"

"Yes why wouldn't I be?"

"I don't know just asking."

She smiles.

"Want a drink? My bottle is almost empty."

I shake my head no.

"Welp more for me."

I grab the bottle out her hand.

"Give it back Luke!" She says sternly while trying to grab the bottle back.

I noticed a few scars on her left wrist.

" riah.."

"What?"

"why do you have those pills in your bathroom and why....why is your wrist like that?"

She looked like she seen a ghost when I asked her that.

She soon stood up and started walking down the hall.

I followed her.

"Hey riah ... Hey!"

She walks into her room and starts pacing back and forth.

"GET OUT LUKE LEAVE!"

"No..not until you tell me what happened! What's wrong ?"

"Everything .."

"Everything? What's everything ?"

"JUST EVERYTHING.."

She then starts knocking things over.

"Hey hey hey stop!"

I suddenly got a hold of her in my arms as we both sunk down to the middle of the floor.

She starts crying hysterically.

"Mariah..tell me what's wrong?"

"They killed my brother..."

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Why'd they kill her brother? Was she to blame?

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