L I O N E L
"So y'all telling me this nigga ISNT familiar?" Lionel said at the lunch table to his friends. Syd rolled her eyes as she ate and Jasper wasn't intrigued. Taco was the only one really paying attention and Lionel didn't care. Taco wasn't a person who you would want on your side because he's just fucking stupid. "Bro you're imagining shit, we ain't ever seen Rakim before." Jasper said and Lionel threw his hands in the air. "I know! I saw him before!" He said getting more and more frustrated. Jasper was getting annoyed at this point too. "Nigga then how the fuck have I seen him before if you the only one who's seen him?" He said and Lionel opened his mouth to speak but quickly closed it. Because he had no idea how to respond to that question. Syd snorted at Lionels face of defeat as she continued eating her food.
"Okay listen, y'all remember when Tyler almost fucking died? Like when he did that crazy ass grind at the park?" He asked and Taco nodded his head. "There was a dude standing at the top of the stairs that wore this scarf shit. He looks EXACTLY like Rakim." Lionel continued and Jasper rubbed his temples. "If I say he looks like the creepy nigga you saw will you shut up." He muttered and Lionel nodded his head. "Fine, maybe it is him who knows and who cares we all know it's some weird ploy to get Frank jealous." Jasper explained and Tyler sat down at the lunch table just in time. "No it isn't because I don't like Frank anymore." He said simply as he opened his milk carton. The group of friends all looked at him with confused faces as Tyler ate his food normally.
"How do you move on so fast?" Taco asked and Tyler shrugged. "Everyone's different. Rakim is who I like for sure now." He said and Rocky just nodded his head as he floated behind Tyler. Lionel was too busy staring directly at him with his mouth agape. Tyler looked at him with a confused look as he pointed behind Tyler. Tyler turned around and saw Rocky, but he was sure that wasn't what he could be looking at. No one else seemed to know what the hell he was looking at. Rocky nearly dropped his VERY expensive babushka(shit ain't cheap in heaven) as he realized that Lionel was staring at him. He immediately vanished and Lionel just made a bunch of sputtering noises. "So y'all are telling me y'all ain't just see that nigga floating behind T?" Lionel said and everyone looked at him confused.
"Nigga is it Crack? Is that what you're on?" Jasper asked genuinely and Lionel got up and stormed away from the lunch table. 'Where's he going' Tyler asked Rocky who was busy trying to figure out how the hell he could see him. 'Hello?' Tyler tried again and Rocky responded. 'Shit sorry uh, I think the library.' He said and Tyler got up and threw his trash out. "You're leaving too?" Syd said and Tyler nodded his head. "I'm gonna make sure Lionel is ok and isn't like dying or whatever." He said and the others bye as he walked away. "He didn't do his normal bye to everyone." Taco noticed and no one else seemed to notice or care. Tyler jogged to the library and knew exactly where to find Lionel at.
There was a section in the library that Tyler had made himself. Due to going there so much Freshman and Sophomore year the library let him claim the back corner of the library and even make a closed off section. It was called Tyler's corner and only Tyler and his friends could go back there. The librarian; Mrs. V always kept a look out to make sure anyone who wasn't approved by Tyler didn't sneak in. Tyler walked in to see Lionel sitting on one of the various bean bags with a comic book in his hand. "If you came here to convince me I didn't see shit go away." He muttered and Tyler shook his head as he sat in a bean bag across from him. "I kind of want to talk to you about that." He responded and Lionel looked up from his comic book.
"Go on." Tyler looked around the area to make sure no one was watching before calling Rocky. It wasn't like anyone was going to see him besides the two anyways. Rocky appeared out of thin air; floating just above Tyler, a yellow babushka wrapped around his head. "Before we explain anything what the hell is up with the scarves?" Lionel asked and Tyler shrugged. "It's fashion. Not my fault you don't have any sense." Rocky said as he tightened his Babushka scarf and folded his arms. "Ok..explain who and what he is." Lionel demanded and Tyler nodded his head. "He's my fucking guardian angel dude, it's really cool he like keeps me from dying and stuff." Tyler explained and watched as Lionel took in all the information.
"Why the fuck do I not have a guardian angel then?" Lionel asked as he looked around him. Rocky stopped floating and fixed his coat. "Everyone technically has a guardian angel. It's just that some people need a bit more guidance than others." Rocky explained as he eyed Tyler who was playing with a book. "It's because I'm autistic and a danger to myself." Tyler dead panned and Rocky awkwardly nodded his head. Lionel let out a small chuckle as he put the book down. "It's true he tried to jump off the second story of his house." Rocky sighed as Lionel looked at him like he was crazy. "No wonder you need a fucking guardian angel breathing down your neck." Lionel snorted and Tyler cracked a small smile even though he didn't fully understand the joke.
The bell rang signaling that it was time for them to head to their fourth period class. Lionel and Tyler stood and walked out of the library together. Just before they were going to go their separate ways, Tyler stopped Lionel in the hallway. "Can you promise me one thing?" Tyler asked and Lionel nodded his head. "Of course." He said sincerely and Tyler shoved his hands in his pockets. "Don't tell anyone about Rocky okay? You weren't really supposed to know about him anyways but I guess you're like special." Tyler said and Lionel felt a bit proud that he was considered special. Lionel smiled and pat his friend on the shoulder.
"Of course, I got you."
