Finding Us |An Interracial Love Story|BWWM|

Prologue

“Don’t!” Franklin exclaims, he pushes my hands away from his face and the hem of his sweater which causes it to cover his torso again “Just leave!”

I shake my head furiously at his behavior “Not until you tell me what really happened, no bullshit!” I furrow my eyebrows “She did this, didn’t you?”

Franklin’s angry eyes immediately snaps to mine and his silence is  enough to tell me to know I am right. I start to rush out the door while I put my long black hair that falls past my butt  into a ponytail. I am determined to kill this bitch. She will  never see daylight ever again; there is no way in hell that she is going to get away with this, not again. I have kept my mouth shut for Franklin’s sake, but this was the last straw. I am going to hang her with her own veins.

Franklin grabs my wrist, he pulls me to him and grips my shoulders tightly. I cannot not believe he is trying to protect this girl. She does nothing, but use and manipulate him. He is too blind to see it, Franklin think this is love, it’s not. You do not do those type of things to the people you love.

“Leave it alone! It’s none of your business!”

“None of my business?! I don’t give a damn if it is or not; you’re my best friend! I can’t just sit here and do nothing!”

“You don’t have to do nothing; you can get the fuck out of my house! I mean it, leave!”

“She’s hurting you, and you’re defending her! The people you love don’t hurt you!” I yell, I need him to understand that this is not right. Franklin thinks I am being mean, but I’m not. I just want to protect him.

“Then why are you hurting me, Harlin, if you love me you’ll drop it!” Franklin yells back, he pushes me into the door and I hit my side on the doorknob. I whimper quietly holding my side that starts to throb “Get out!” Franklin screams then throws his phone close to my face.

Quickly, I open the door to his room and slam it shut. I lean against his door so I can catch my breath. I lift my shirt up to see a large bruise forming on my side. I place my hands on the side of my head as my headache forms completely. I forgot that Franklin can get violent when he is angry; he never has done that to me, but I was taunting him. I should have just walked away, but I couldn’t. Franklin could have been seriously hurt because of his so called girlfriend, and he is just going to forget about it like nothing happened. I just could not walk away without at least trying to get through his mind that he needs to get rid of her.

Tears fill my eyes when I hear him throwing things in his room and curse words come from his mouth. I quietly slip out of his house and calm myself down. I get in my car then sit down with my hands over my over my face. He just needs some time to think; it’s important that he calms down and gets himself together before we talk.

-I’m coming over. Be there in ten.

A small smile comes on my face when I see that text from my boyfriend; I call him Xavier, that’s his middle name. I don’t like his first name. We’ve been dating for six months; we couldn’t be happier. He is two years older than me which means Xavier is a freshman in college and I am junior in high school. It’s hard not seeing him all the time, but we see each other every other weekend. We talk on the phone all the time, text, or video chat. Now, that it is Christmas break I get to be with him for a whole month. He is the sweetest guy I know and I just really need to talk to him about this. I just want to be in his arms where no one will ever hurt me. For a little while I need is my man.

-See you then.

I start the car then drive two blocks down to my house. I park the car then walk into my house which is completely empty. My parents went on vacation, they’ll be back before Christmas that is in a week. I don’t mind though because Xavier can stay in the house all he wants to.