Imperfect Imperfections

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Ihmer

Realizing that it was Milly sitting the porch I decided to get out of my car and walk over to her.

She was crying but because she had her head down she didn't see me standing over her.

I was mad because it was 9:30 at night and it was dangerous out here for her.

"Milly what you doing out here." I asked. I could tell I scared her because she slightly jumped.

She lifted her head displaying her puffy eyes and red nose.

"Ihmer just leave me alone please." She asked. I wasn't having it. "No I'm not leaving you here. Where's your car I asked

"It got towed." She lied. I know what y'all saying how the hell does  he know that, its simply because I've studied her body language in my very little time of knowing her.

Any time she's being untruthful she'll twirl both of her middle fingers together.

"Why you lying to me Milly." Her body slightly shivered when I said her name. I wrapped my arm around her shoulder comfortably.

"I-i just don't like telling people my business. Being a burden is something I never want to be labeled as." She almost inaudibly spoke.

Although I understood her reasons, I also wanted her to feel safe enough and secure enough to be open with me.

Tilting her head toward me I intentionally stared deeply into her soft eyes . "Well you can be all the way honest with me at all times baby girl. Now tell daddy Ihmer what's wrong." The giggle that I'd caused her to release was music to my ears.

It gave me this weird ass bubbling feeling, as if I had to take a mean shit right now..

Ignoring the sudden new feeling, I listened to her every word.

The way she talked made me, I just don't know but I never felt this way before.

Milly

When Ihmer came over to me and asked "what's wrong." I wanted to tell him everything but as I said being a burden is something I never want to labeled as. "Milly you hear me." Ihmer asked.

"So what really happened to your car, and do not lie." He said.

" Well I went to talk to my mom that's why I left school early. When I got home I told her how her boyfriend makes me perform or-. He cut me off.

"Uh Milly can you just stop talking please." He held his fingers to his temples and lowly counted to ten.

I could tell Ihmer was becoming angered, his light skin increasingly reddened by the second.

"Ihmer calm down he didn't hurt me that bad." My small hand rubbed up and down his broad back.

Overtime his flustered attitude began to subside. I continued to soothingly caress him.

My touch calmed him, I like the affect I had on him.

"What did your mother say. "He self consciously played with my fingers as we spoke.