Miss Sacrifice

Malik

Another day, another chance of seeing Jaaliyah. As I sat in the same exact chair in the same exact spot at the exact same table, I waited for her to come in and return her books and sign out two more like she does every week. I've been waiting for a long time now and the sun was just starting to go down, so I decided to head out, it felt a little disappointing to walk out the door without seeing her today and not knowing when I'll be able to see her again. Not paying attention to where I was walking I stumbled and knocked myself into someone.

"My bad girl, you aight?" I said as I scanned to see whoever the stranger was.

"Its okay, I wasn't looking where I was going." her voice was soft and low and seemed a bit shy and she smelled of sweet scented perfume. When she looked up I noticed that my stranger was just the one I was looking for. I tensed when she smiled at me, it was the softest most kindest smile I've ever received and I wanted more of it.

"Nah, nah you good I was the distracted one. Looking for someone, that's all." I tried to keep my cool in a way to reel her in and it seemed to work just about the tiniest bit.

"Yeah me too, but I think I just found him." She said. Her eyes lit up as if she was shocked she couldn't believe what she had just said and she immediately looked down and toyed with her nails.

"You gon' go talk to him now?" I said with a sly smirk.

Jaaliyah looked up and smiled at me and said, "Yeah, but I'm already talking to you."

"Well you wanna keep talking to me?" I asked, hoping to get the right answer.

She didn't answer, instead a bright shy smile was what I saw and that was my answer. She was so beautiful to the point where I'll call her gorgeous, her lips were full as much as her hips and she's so short compared to me that it was the cutest thing about her. "You want my number?"

She shook her head and quickly pulled her phone out, in the process of handing it to me, our fingers connected and she pulled back fast when her fingers brushed across my skin and it felt better than anything in that very moment.  We exchanged numbers and I grew fond of her more and  more. As I was typing in my number I looked up to find her looking at my hair and I watched how her eyes trailed over to my lips and I smiled and she smiled.

"Thank you" Was all she said while she looked at her phone, " Thank you Malik."

"No problem. When can I call you?"

"Later today maybe." Still she spoke in a shy voice not making direct eye contact. I admired that she was closed and scared, it gave me something to look forward to uncover or to know the other side of.

"Aight, let me know then." I said. "I wanna see you more."

"Okay." Was all she said and began to was away. She looked back but turned when she saw me looking. She wore a large oversized hoodie with tights underneath, the hoodie was long but i could tell there was a lot happening in those tights. Jaaliyah was short with thick looking legs and , I would say about 5'2 and her hair was in braids. I watched the way she walked away fast but not too fast, the way her short legs moved in her tights. I wanted to be the one she trust and tells all of her secrets to. I couldn't wait to get home and call her and little did i know i was already falling head over heels for Jaaliyah.