L O V E

3 ~ About Last Night...

M O L L Y - M A Y

I woke up to 40 missed calls and 38 of them were from Roscoe and 2 were from Angie. I sighed and them both a text saying I was fine and that I had stayed the night. I went downstairs seeing Ski come out from the kitchen. I looked down remembering last night and he came over to me, "I remember everything about last night." "You do?" "All the way till we came home. I'm really sorry I wasn't sober. You don't deserve to be treated that way. Let's set a day to hang out and talk. Soberly yeah?" "Ski, I'm not good at making friends." "Then let me help you." "Did you not hear the part about my trigger happy brothers?" "Yeeeaahhhh, but I don't remeber the part about me caring." I giggled and shook my head, "You're just asking for trouble...when are you free?" He grinned and blushed...nah I'm trippin.

"May I have your number?" "Sure." We exchanged numbers, "Great, I'll text you to let you know when we can hang. We gotta hurry though ,school is starting." "I can't go to school with my boobs out!" It was easy to just put my hair back into the bun I had last night. "I have a sweatshirt the same color as your pants, wanna wear it?" "Please?" He rushed and grabbed it handing it to me. "Thank you." "No problem."

We got in his car and he handed me a to go box. "What's this?" I opened it to see chicken and waffles. I gasped almost ready to cry, "Ski, you didn't" He laughed making me smile. "Consider it part of my apology." "Then consider yourself forgiven." We pulled up to the school and when we got out, everybody was staring at me as I stuffed my face with food. "...Ski.." "Don't worry 'bout it." I went to my first class and the boys have the same classes as me and Kenny. I took my seat in the back and Kenny kissed the side of my head.

"You alright?" "Yeah, what about you and Angie?" "She was worried about you but she's col now." "I'm glad you're safe." "Same here sis." We hugged each other tight before we started our work. Everybody turned their attention to the door seeing a guy with dreads walk in. "Mr. Stone, I see you made it. Class, this is Rob. Go ahead and pick a seat wherever you'd like." He smirked at the boys and they gave him death glares as if they all knew each other. He scanned the room before smirking at me. I looked back down at my work until he sat in the seat right next to me.

"Good morning beautiful." I looked him confused and pointed to myself surprised. He chuckled and nodded, " You're the only beautiful girl in here." "Um thanks? And Good morning." "Can I know your name?" "Her name is Lo, she's single and wife material." "Kenny!" "Hush, you need a man." Rob laughed and I was embarrassed. "It's nice to meet you babygirl. I'm Rob." We shook hands until he kissed the top of my hand. Then Ski called out to me, "Come here Lo." 

"Oh uh, I gotta go." "Is that your man?" "Oh no, he's a special friend." He nodded before kissing my hand again, "See you later babygirl." "Lo!" "I'm coming Ski!" I waved at Rob before going and sitting next to Ski. "What's wrong?" "Nothing mama, just wanted you over here." "Okay, I guess." He put his arm around my shoulder before Kenny came over and we started working. Rob was all alone and I knew what it felt like to be alone...to have nobody. 

I got up and sat next to him and everybody in class looked at e like I was weird. I'm done caring about their opinion. "Why are you sitting here with me?" "I...I can't really explain it right now." "I've got time." I looked at him and sighed putting my pencil down. "Well, I'm 17, but when I was 14 a lot of people bullied me. Nobody talked to me and my brother had his own friends. I got jumped and nobody helped me all the way till I was 16. I just don't want someone to go through the same thing." He smiled at me, "You're a very special girl." "Thanks." We worked and talked all the way till the bell rang but I noticed that Ski kept mugging us and glaring at me the entire period.

When the bell rang, Ski walked pass me and slammed my shoulder with his, "Ski!" He turned around and sized me up, "Who you?" I was hurt bad. My eyes watered and I walked to the nearest bathroom. I sat in the stall and cried my eyes out. I heard Rob outside the bathroom door, "Lo, I'm coming in." He came in and was outside my stall door. "Lo? You wanna talk about it?" "I don't know how." "Then you don't have to talk, you can cry, but I'm here for you...that's what friends are for. I don't believe what Ski said about you." "What did he say?" "He's telling everyone that you begged him for sex last night. I don't believe him, I swear I don't.....Open the door babygirl." I stood up and opened the stall door.

He saw me and sighed, "Come here." I rushed to him and cried in his chest as he held me tight. We both dropped to our knees and he rubbed my back as I cried, "Babygirl, you gotta keep pushin okay? You can't let him affect you. I believe you and that's all that matters. I've got you now.." I nodded and held him tight. A girl came in, "Oh is she okay?" "Yeah, some stupid friends are fake." "Oh my gosh, I'm sorry." She left and we pulled apart as he cleaned my face, "Tell your brother you're sick. Let's go get ice cream yeah?" I smiled and nodded, "There's that beautiful smile." I blushed as he kissed my cheek. I took that sweatshirt off and we walked out. We ran into Ski and the boys and he looked sad for soe reason. I threw the sweatshirt at him, "I would never settle for sex as bad as yours.." Everybody ohhed and hyped me up as Rob laughed and led me outside.