Are You Hearing Voices?

Ch. 8 The Prologue P. 76

Shay hauled her legs up and perched it on top of Abdul's thighs. She took off the skirt that she was wearing and only had her blue panties on, along with a white beater tank top.

She took a long drag of the blunt than handed it to DuLi. They were both seated at the back seat of Shay's Pink Mustang. DuLi gently took the blunt and held it up to his mouth, he took two quick drags then passed it back to Shay.

"Shay, why don't you want to get married with me?" DuLi asked.

Shay turned her head and shook it from side to side.

"Abdul... That's not me." Shay replied as she took a drag.

"What you mean 'that's not me?'"

"Marriage will be splendid. We can move away, buy a house, start a family... all that!" Abdul said enthusiastically.

"Yeah but... I don't want it." Shay said as she blew smoke from out her nose.

"What do you want then?" Abdul asked.

"I want..."

"You."

"Well you can have me Shay. Just marry me and..."

"I don't want that Abdul. I wanna be in a relationship with you and I want everyone to know that we're together." Shay said as she kept her head turned.

"Fine. Everybody will know and we can be in a relationship, just marry me." Abdul said.

Shay shook her head from side to side subtly.

Abdul stared at Shay for a few seconds.

"You don't... Want me?" Abdul asked her and blinked.

Shay chuckled. "Of course I do boy. I just..."

"You just what?" Abdul asked.

Shay shook her head again to brush off the thought, then she took a slow drag.

"Nothing..." She said and passed the blunt to Abdul.

Just forget about it." She added.

They both sat there in the backseat for about a half hour more in silence while smoking the blunt. Abdul looked at Shay carefully, he stared at her. Her eyes, her long golden blonde hair, her dark coffee skin complexion, her countenance.

"Shay, you're so beautiful. Our daughter will...

"OMG!" Shay covered her face and said.

"Please stop!"

"I hate that word!"

"Why do you hate it?"

"Because... My mother and every woman that I know treats their daughters like... like..." She then covered her face in between her legs.

Abdul didn't know what to say, he just stared at her for a few seconds without saying anything.

"Yes, but that doesn't mean that you will be like that. You're different.

Shay scoffed and smiled. "What makes you so sure?" She asked.

"Because... I know you."

"Is that right?"

"Yes."

"What do you know about me boy?" Shay asked Abdul.

He paused and began to think for a minute.

"I know... That you are the most beautiful girl in the world and that you have the prettiest eyes." Abdul said.

Shay looked at Abdul and smiled. Her heart was fluttered by Abdul's words.