A Chance for Growth

Clouded Minds

*In the Car on the Way to the Mall

Terrance drove down the  busy streets with a clouded mind. Specifically with  a Taraji filled mind, she was doing the same about him.

All that was heard was the local radio personality doing advertisements.

"So uh, you like your classes so far?" Terrance spoke trying to spark up conversation.

"Yeah, they're cool I guess. I would ask you about yours but you probably don't even remember what the classes look like let alone how they're going for you." She joked

"Ha-ha very funny. But anyways how about Track,you running this year?" Terrance asked

"I might, I don't know. I want to but I got other things I wanna do this year. It just depends on my schedule. I've gotten a load of homework so far." She said changing the radio station

"You? How about having the past two months of homework for all your classes given to you in one day?" He said turning into the shopping center

"Which store?" He asked

"All of em. I don't know what I want yet." She answered grabbing her purse

"Oh lord Taraji, I'm not bout to be here all day with you. I hope you grew out of your indecisiveness over these last four years." He said parking

"Oh shut-up. I'm just looking for a dress. Like a cocktail dress,Wait no maybe I want a fitted dress, but I want to be able to dance. I guess I could still dance in a fitted dress, but it'll be a lousy two step, if they play my song imma be mad. Oh well, we'll see when we get in there." She said to herself out-loud, Terrance just looked at her like she was crazy.

She talked so fast sometimes, all that shit she had just said literally went right over his head

"Was I supposed to have an answer to any of that?" He asked himself getting out of the car

"Hurry up! We got a lot of ground to cover today. We have to find the perfect dress for me. No other chick can have on my dress or my shoes. I wanna shine Terry!" She exclaimed walking into the mall

He shook his head and jogged catching up to her.

"Don't get something too short. I don't wanna have to beat any ass over you." He said fixing her hair

"I'm not gonna get a hoe dress. Why are you playing in my hair?" She asked stopping and turning to him

"I'm not, there was a leaf from the tree in your hair. See?" He said pulling it from her hair

"Oh." She said looking up at him

They were both stuck. Her beautiful brown orbs pulled his heartstrings. His green and hazel eyes made her feel something, Neither one of them could explain the feeling. They both felt the urge to lean in but Terrance loved his best friend, he couldn't afford to lose her again. He had to pull away out of respect of her, plus he wasn't bullet proof either.

Mr.Henson made his distinct gun collection very aware to him. He knew better, Boris made sure of that a long time ago even before they had moved away.

"Um, so which store?" He said trying to snap back into reality

"Jackie's, was a good store. I wanna check there." She said awkwardly still staring at him

What was this feeling?

It couldn't have been love, so it had to be lust.

A teenager and their hormones.

That's all they could dismiss the feeling as, hormones.