Take Me to The Races

A Kiss Before Dying

I lay my head on the chest of my semi-secret boyfriend. We were the best-kept secret on the Northside and the worst kept one on the Southside. The only people who knew about us in the North were my friends: Trev Brown and Tomoko Yoshida. It was because of them that I was able to spend every weekend with him. I would say that I was staying at one of their houses and no one ever asks any questions. Sometimes, it bothers me how easy it was to keep this relationship a secret. It was as if I was invisible. At school, I was stuck in Archie's shadow. At home, my dad was too busy trying to keep the business afloat and worried about Archie who couldn't seem to stay out of trouble. But, as soon as I was with Malachai I couldn't be happier that everything was going smoothly for us.

On the Southside, everyone saw me with Malachai, but he made sure that my real name stayed a mystery. Not that I like my aliases, in public the ghoulies would call me Malachai's girl. While the man himself would call me every pet name he could think of, some so vulgar that he earned himself a punch. I jolted when I felt his fingers run through my hair.

"Good morning, sugar tits." He gave my hair a gentle tug. I gave his nipple a hard pinch, before jumping out of the bed. He was quick and able to give me a sharp smack on the ass before I made it out of his reach. I open my drawer on his dresser to put on a pair of panties and a bra. I grab a white v-neck shirt.

"Clothes are overrated." He snatched it out of my hands and held it over my head.

"Is that why you never button up your shirt?" I trail my hands from his chest to his torso.

"Now you're getting it." He thrust his hips when I got to his pelvic bone. I giggle at his semi-hard-on as I pull my hands back.

"I got to go to meet my dad at Pops. He has something important to share." I made my way to the door like I was ready to go out.

"Put on a pair of jeans and a jacket while you're at it. And don't ever laugh at my dick again." He throws the shirt at me. I catch it and pull it over my head. I went back to my drawer and put on a pair of ripped jeans.

"How about this jacket?" I pulled his Ghoulies jacket off of one of the bedposts and put it on.

"And have your dad keep you locked away from me, I don't think so." He pulls on the jacket's collar to bring me closer to him. He pushes his lips against mine. He took the jacket off of me and threw it on the bed without breaking contact. I pushed him off when he put his hand underneath my shirt.

"I have to go." I move away from him to put on a black zip-up hoodie.

"Am I dropping you off at a friend's house?" He put on a pair of boxers, black jeans, and his Ghoulies jacket.

"Down the street from Pops will be fine, it is still early in the morning." I watch as he picks the keys off the top of the dresser.

"Good, I wasn't going to drop you off at no Troy's again." He throws his arm around my waist to guide me out of the House of the Dead.

"It's Trev and he's been my friend since childhood. It wasn't just him there, Tomoko was there too." I remember the time he dropped me off at Trevs. When he found out it was a male's house, he got out of the car ready to do some damage. I throw myself on his back in an attempt to stop him, but I end up getting a piggyback ride. He only calmed down when Tomoko opened the door with Trev bragging about Betty Cooper wanting to go out on a date with him in the back.

"You better never be alone with him." He opens the passenger door. I rolled my eyes at his jealousy as I got into the car. He got into the driver's seat and we were on our way to Pops. "What does he have to tell you, anyway?" He spat at some Serpents we drove past.