Get It How You Live

23

First day back after Christmas break.....

I had a little bit of trouble finding my new classes, but I got help along the way. Briant just so happened to be in one of my classes this semester and he told me that he wasn't going down without a fight. No matter how many times I told him that I was taken, he still wasn't going to give it up so I just decided to avoid him.

Meanwhile, this guy named Darian decided that he was going to make a move on me as well. He was six feet even, light skinned, he had mad dress game, he was a thug in school, and he had good mac game if you ask me. When he approached me, I was stunned to see that he didn't approach me like any other guys, including Briant. He actually looked me in my eyes and not my breast. His light brown eyes made me a little nervous too.

"Hey, ma. What's your name?" he asked me.

He had a hard northern accent. He might've been from Bedford-Stuyvesant, also known as Bed-Stuy, or he could've been from Brooklyn.

" 'Nesha. What's yours?" I responded.

"Darian." He smiled.

"Well, Darian, what is it that you seek?"

Nobody said that I couldn't mac either. Plus, I didn't have any feelings for him.

"I'm seeking my Bonnie."

"And you gon' be Clyde?" I raised my eyebrows.

He snickered. "Fo' sho'. You tryna be my Bonnie?"

I couldn't come straight out and tell him that I had a boyfriend so I just said, "I don't think that I would meet your qualifications."

His eyebrows raised out of curiosity. "And why is that?"

"Because I have a boyfriend."

He smiled. "Ain't nothing wrong with that. You can be my bestfriend."

"Really?"

Darian was the first guy to ever say that he wanted to be my bestfriend. I respected him for that.

"Yes, really. I don't want no trouble with your man, though." he says.

"Oh, my boyfriend already graduated. He's cool with my friends."

"How old is he?"

"He twenty."

We walked into the student union to talk for a while.

"So, what college did he graduate from?" Darian asked.

"North Carolina A&T State University."

"You got an Aggie on your hands. How long have y'all been together?"

"It's been almost two years."

While sitting in the union, we got to know each other better. I told Darian that he could never replace Kiara, but he could be my guy bestfriend.

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Back in my dorm, Shana and I were discusing plans for this evening. We were thinking that we should go to the movies because going to the mall was truly overrated. Once we decided what movie we were going to see, we set out for my car.

I was looking real fly in my new navy blue Uggs, Hollister skinny jeans, and my navy blue North Face jacket. Shana was rocking a pair of Aeropostale skinny jeans, a pair of black Tims, and her black North Face jacket. Both of us were looking fly from head to toe. I wished that Ty was there with us because whenever we went to the movies, we would cuddle up with one another and when I was scared, I would nuzzle my head in his chest.

When we got to the movies, we purchased tickets to see the latest scary movie. While in line, I noticed Darian and his friend, Jason, in line. We decided to wait on them so we could all see the movie together.

"Hey." Darian greeted us. "What movie are y'all going to see?"

"The Forest." Shana responded.

I noticed that Jason was all eyes for Shana, but she wasn't paying him any attention. She might as well give him the time of day because she was now single.

After they got their tickets, we went to the concession stand. Darian and Jason got popcorn, Shana got Skittles, and I got Sour Patch Kids. The movie hadn't started when we walked in the theater so the house lights were still up and people talking.

"Look at my second bestfriend, Darian." I say recording a video on Snapchat. "Say, hey, Darian."

He looked at the camera and said, "Wassup."

I posted the video on Snapchat.

About five minutes after I posted the video on Snapchat, Ty called me.

"Hey, baby." he says.

"I know you calling becase you seen my story on Snapchat." I responded.

I knew Ty like the back of my hand. He was jealous that I was hanging out with a dude.

"Yep. Who is he and who else you with?" he questioned.

"It's my guy bestfriend. I'm with Shana and Jason, too."

"Alright, don't do nothing crazy."

"I promise I won't."

"I love you, Ja."

"I love you too."

I hung up the phone just in time because the movie was just starting.

Throughout the movie, I often turned my head into Darian's shoulder because the movie was really scary. I seen Jason and Shana getting a little close too. They had seemed to be hitting it off all evening.

"That movie had chills all down my spine." Shana expressed.

"Right." I agreed. "That girl on the front row was screaming like she saw Micheal Jackson with his wig off."

We laughed.

"You crazy, ma." Darian laughed.

The guys walked us to my car.

"I'll see you tomorrow, 'Nesha." Darian says.

"Alright, goodnight." I winked at him.

When we got back to our residence hall, we changed our clothes and got in the shower. Today had been a long day and I was looking forward to getting a good nights rest. With all the work that I'd been doing, I truly deserved it. I earned my beauty rest.