Stay

Renee

Zoe

"You are a genius."

"How is that?", I laughed sipping my apple juice.

"Some how you convinced my cousin to let you stay here. Do you know how many times I tried, and I'm his family. You on the other hand are just..........

"A complete stranger he plucked off the road"

"I wasnt gonna say that." I arched my brow at her. "Okay I was gonna say that, except without the word plucked"
Her eyes did a funny twitch whenever she said a word ending in "ed"

"It was actually Tyler's idea" I told her.
It was his idea for me to stay here.

Her face wrinkled alittle, probably from the taste of the mango juice as she took a sip.
I told her mango made terrible juices.

But she's crazy persistent.

Renee and I had been talking for hourszzzzz...

More like she has been talking for hours while I consumed the pizza she ordered.

We are both down to our third slice.
Her third, my fourth, but who is counting.
I had apple juice while she settled for mango.

Ewww. I know.

She reminds me so much of Anika.

Something about her intimidating deportment, brisk mood swings, easy laughs and talkativeness was undeniably similar to Anika's.

"It might get intimidating though", she said. Forcefully swallowing her drink. "...living with a gentleman and a cock sucker"

I didn't know which was which and I didn't care much about it right now either.
"I can manage."

"A girl who can hold her own"
She sounded genuine with a smile spread like butter across her face.
"I like you already"

I liked her too.
I smiled back.

"But you can't tell anyone that I like you", she said. "I don't like many people.
I don't want people to think I've gone soft."

"I promise", I crossed my heart. "I won't tell a soul"

"I know. You are now a part of the family!!", She pulled me in to a tight hug "I'm like your big sister. From now on you call me noona"

"Noona?"

"It's Korean. Don't tell me you don't watch Korean movies"

I shook my head.

"What?" She jumped to her feet like something pinched her in the butt "You don't watch Korean movies?! At least tell me you know BTS"

"Is it some sort of drink....., a drug?"

"Hell naw! You did not just say that! BTS is literally the hottest boy band in the whole world. How could you not know them?"

Her over reaction was funny. "Iono. Maybe their not that famous"

"I could literally slap you with my foot."

I chuckled. She is hysterical.

"You know what, put it in our todo list"

"We have a to-do list?"

"We do now", She sat back down. "For as long as you stay here we are going to watch one Korean movie every Saturday night and attend all the BTS concerts we can afford."

"Concert?!"
That was a trigger word for me
It brought back....... memories.
Mostly bad.

The last one I attended didn't go so well.
My sisters and I were harassed, then robbed.
Someone stole my black berry!!!! Which was a really big deal for me back then.