Russian Roulette (Royce)

Possible Crush?

::Chresanto's P.O.V::

I couldn't stop thinking about Jacob, even as I continued to walk around the mall with Elijah. I snatched the price tag off of the hat I had recently stolen, and threw the tag away. "I can't believe you didn't know who Jacob was" Elijah said suddenly, I shrugged a little "I guess I don't get around a lot?" "I guess so". I placed the hat on my head, "I can't believe you stole that thing, you couldn't have at least stolen a better looking one?" "It was the first one I laid my hands on, and I only stole it because a bunch of girls were talking about me" I confessed.

"What were they saying?" "I don't know, but I heard one of them say that they couldn't believe that I was my father's son" "do you think they may have meant that in a good way?" I shook my head, "no, they said it in a disapproving way, like I wasn't worthy enough to be Lorenzo August's son or somethin'". "Well, I mean, if you just let yourself go a little" Elijah said as he looked at me, "what?" I asked. He sighed, "no offense or anything, but Chres, you've gotta loosen up... Like fo'real". "How do I do that?" I asked.

Elijah shook his head a little and unbuttoned the top two buttons of my shirt, he tugged down my pants a little. "There, that'll have to do for now" he muttered, he looked at me then, "just, go for a different style. No more of this innocent little sixteen year old virgin" "but... That's what I am" I replied. "No one has to know that though", "oh, okay".

::Jacob's P.O.V::

"Does this look like a six to you?" Ray asked as he shoved the same piece of paper in my face. I took it from him and squinted my eyes a little, "uh, yeah, I guess so? Just call both numbers, one with a six and one with.... What ever the hell that is". He looked, "you'll either get a cute girl, or some crazy pervert" I continued, "good luck, my friend". He chuckled and said "you're too much"

I suddenly furrowed my eyebrows when I saw Elijah and Chresanto. "What do you think about him? Chres, I mean" I said as I looked at Ray, he shrugged "he seems cool, really shy though" "yeah, I was thinking the same thing" I said lightly. "Uh-oh, someone's got a crush" Ray said in sing-songy voice as he walked around me in circles. "What?" I asked as I followed him with my eyes, "I said, someone has a crush" he repeated.

"Why do you say that?" I asked curiously, "I can tell, you're messing with your hair" he looked at my hand which was running through my afro. I put my hand down, "and you've got this stupid grin your face because you're not looking at me, you're looking past me and I know who you're looking at". I tore my eyes from Chresanto and focused on Ray again, "and your eyes are all big, like... Your pupils". I couldn't fix that.

"I don't have a crush, Rayan, I'm just interested in him" I corrected, "it's a crush, you should invite him some place" "I just met him". He shrugged, "so invite him to a place that will have a whole bunch of other people" "like?" "A party, duh". I poked my cheek with my tongue as I thought about it, "where the hell am I even going to find a party to go to? I surely can't throw one, you know who my uncle is" "then I'll throw one". I sighed lightly, "okay" he smiled, "Ray, I don't even know his sexual orientation " "well, you're gonna find out". Oh, hey, did I ever mention I was bi? No? Well, now you know.

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"I'm back" I said as I walked into the house and placed my key on one of the key hooks. "Did you have fun?" My mom asked from the kitchen, I nodded as I shook off my jacket, "yeah, I did". I walked into the kitchen and sat at the island, I looked at her and saw she was cutting up lettuce. "Salad?" I asked curiously, she nodded and said "mhm, salad" "yum". I stood up and walked to the fridge and took out some grapes, after washing them off, I sat back down.

My uncle suddenly walked in and sat next to me. I looked at him for a second then began to eat my grapes. "Did you buy anything?" My mom asked as she glanced at me, "no, I actually didn't, but Ray did, he bought a beanie" I informed. I popped a grape in my mouth and chewed and swallowed, "he got a couple of girls' numbers" I chuckled lightly. My mom laughed a little, "did anything else happen?" I nodded a little, "I met someone". She looked at me, "no, I didn't have sex with them in the dressing rooms, I promise".

"What's their name?" She asked, "Chresanto" I answered. "Wait, I thought you said you met someone?" my uncle said, I nodded and said "I did, I met Chresanto, he literally ran into me and then we talked a little". "Oh, I just thought you meant a girl because by the way you worded it" I looked down and sighed "no, I met a boy. Does that make you uncomfortable?" He shook his head a little "no, as long as he's a friend I'm fine". I looked at him, "what the he-" "Jacob, could you do me a favor and go upstairs and grab my purse?" My mom suddenly asked me. I looked at her but didn't say anything, I gripped onto the edge of the island before standing up and leaving.

::Chresanto's P.O.V::

I smiled a little as I laid down on my bed, I kicked off my shoes and breathed out slowly. I was finally home, but I still had this hat. I placed it on my nightstand and stared at it for a while, "I should've got his number" I said quietly. I suddenly furrowed my eyebrows, "how do you even ask for another guy's number?"

I rolled over and traced pointless shapes onto the wall with my finger. I squinted my eyes a little and thought about Jacob some more, I suddenly found myself tracing his name on my wall over and over again. Going from the J to the A then forming the C and the last two letters; O and B.

I rolled over and picked up my phone. 'Elijah, how do you know if you've got a crush?' I texted. I stuffed my face in my pillow and held my breath for as long as I could. I think I got to at least five minutes before my phone buzzed.

Elijah: You just do.

'What's that supposed to mean?'

I suddenly got a phone call from him, "hello?" I answered. "I don't know, Chres. You just do, you feel it in your gut" Elijah explained, "why? Do you think you've got one?" I shrugged "I don't know, what do you do if you don't know?" "You just hang around the person more and have conversations with them, see if what you're feeling is real. You may just like them because they're around, not because you hope to see a relationship in the future". I nodded a little and said "oh" "yeah, do I know this person who you may or may not have a crush on?" "Yes". "Hint?" He asked, I thought a minute and said "you saw them today".

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Sorry for any mistaaaakes.

Love, 

Me

P.S. I feel as if I moved too fast when it came to the crush thing, and honestly I did. A crush already? Like, what? *Shrugs* I guess it could be love at first sight or something, but I'm not speading through the story, everything won't go too fast in the future chapters. I promise.