Obstinate

Chapter 15

OBSTINATE
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adjective

1 stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

November 21,2017

I'm at the airport leaning against Dominics car. I watch as families are being reconnected and separated.

"Boo" i jump coming back to reality. I quickly recover from Jude sneaking up on me.

"Jude!" I punch my best friends arm, he chuckles stumbling back a little. "Big ass baby" he hugs me.

I suck my teeth backing up, "bring your ass on! This is exactly why i cant stand you" i cut my eyes at him.

He laughs, grabbing his bags.

"Who's car is this?" He asks smirking already knowing who's it is. Well not really..

"My friends" i mumble not wanting to talk about it. "I see you not too happy with him so im not gon push it but best believe me when i say we're talking about it later" i nod, rolling my eyes at the fact that he still wants to know who the "mysterious guy" is.

i gasp tugging at his beard he finally let grow in, "so it is real" i mumble. He shoves my hand away meaning he heard me
"You look...somewhat grown" I compliment.

"Its a hot boy summer" he wiggles his eyebrows.

"Let me find out you been listening to City Girls" I let out a whole hearted laugh at his face.

"so what did you miss most about this place?" I ask. "Anything name it" i say as i look at the airport through my rear view.

"Nothing really..."

"Did your mom cook?" He asks with hopeful eyes . "Her flight was delayed" i frown as his face drops.

"So where my sisters at" he asks referring to MY sisters. "They are at home..."

"Why?" He asks yet another question.

"If you didnt notice.. you had me out here at 6 in the morning they weren't going to get up" i shrug as he sucks his teeth. "And here i thought they loved me" i laugh at his dramatics.

"But Bro take me to the nearest dispensary" he yawns. "Haven't had a session since i left" he grabs the aux cord from my phone. "Aren't you still playing?" I watch as he plugs the aux to his phone.

"Yea but the season is over" he says scrolling for a song to play.

"After our session you are going to tell me who your friend is" he reminds me as he turns the music all the way up.
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"I can't believe you have me out here smoking at... 8 in the morning!" I gasp as i checked the time. "Relax.. this was well needed" he passed me the blunt. "So tell me" he reclined his chair and laid back. "Who is this friend of yours" he intertwined his fingers looking out at the ocean. "Dominic he's my classmate for one of my classes" i take a pull

Inhale.
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Exhale. I pass it back.

I take a deep breath sitting on one of my legs looking at my fingers. "We didn't like each other at first" i laugh at the memory. "Our professor partnered us up and we became acquainted-" He starts coughing

"Bro yall had sex?!" He hands me the blunt. "Get your head out the gutters" i laugh at his disoriented face. "Anyway, weeks passes and we became close" i stop

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Let it out, suck it back in
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Exhale

"He would sleep over at my moms house- without her knowing" i gave him a knowing look, he puts his hands up "surrendering".