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Oakland, California - April 10, 1999
"ERIK, WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?" Nyssa asked, blindfully following behind the boy as he led her towards their unknown destination. After declaring their love for each other, Erik vowed to take her on a first date. And he made sure everything was perfect. "Can I just surprise you for a second? Damn! Asking all these questions" He joked. Nyssa stumbled a bit, almost opening her eyes as she tripped over the curb for the second time. "Yo, if you let me trip when more time!" She warned. "Sorry" Erik said, trying not to laugh as they made a stop, "We here now".
Nyssa began to open her eyes, but Erik quickly placed his hands over them, kissing his teeth. "I ain't say to open yet!" He spoke. She laughed and closed her eyes as instructed. "Well shit, you said we was here" Nyssa replied. "Girl, you as difficult as your mama, If you don't c'mon" Erik said. He guided her inside the building, helping her up the stairs. They stopped walking and he let go of her hand. When you lose one of your senses, the rest of them become stronger. Nyssa had begun to heavily rely on her other senses when her hearing started to leave her. She could feel him moving around her. She could smell fresh bread.
"Alright ma, open your eyes" Erik spoke. Nyssa opened her eyes and instantly teared up. In front of her stood a single table, covered in a red and white cloth, with a bouquet of roses and two lit candles. They were at Mario's, location of the best pizza in Oakland. When they were thirteen, sometimes the two would skip school, grab a slice, and hang at the restaurant all day. Well, until Jasmine caught them and beat their asses. When either was feeling down, pizza from Mario's would brighten their day. But they hadn't been there in a while. Mario had been getting sick so they closed for a period of time, crushing their hearts and hollowing their stomachs.
It was a small gesture, but it truly meant so much to Nyssa. When Erik saw his girlfriend crying, his smile dropped. "Shit, do you hate it?" He asked. Nyssa smiled, "No, Erik, I love it! This so sweet!". Erik embraced her, resting his hands on her lower back. Nyssa pulled back and kissed him before he pulled out her chair for her. What a gentleman! After she sat, he walked around the table and sat across from her. She noticed that they had the entire restaurant to themselves. The kitchen door opened and in walked Mario, carrying a pan with a deep dish pepperoni and green olive pizza.
"Mario, you're back! It's good to see this place open again" Nyssa exclaimed as he set the pizza down in between the couple. "Well we're not open yet, but when Erik called, I answered" He said, placing a hand on Erik's shoulder, "He put this whole thing together in a day or two. Hold onto this one, Onyx, he's one of the good ones". She smiled, "I plan on it". "You two have a good night, enjoy" Erik and Mario dapped, it was the smoothest thing ever. Mario did it so effortlessly.
After the two finished eating, Nyssa went and sat on Erik's lap. Erik wiped his hands on a napkin, placing one hand on her thigh and one around her waist. "You know you're the best right? Like ever" She asked. "I know but I think I need a demonstration" He smirked. "Boy" Nyssa blushed before kissing her boyfriend. After minutes of amorousness, the two stand and Erik slips a $50 on the table. He wraps his arm around her neck and says, "Let's go home".
