Finding Promise (WATTYS 2017)

Chapter fourteen

" By Des!" I watched Destiny get into her dad's car. Waving back at me once before driving away. I feel so lonely now what am I suppose to do with Crystal?

I sat on the living room couch and turned on the TV. I was in the middle of Supernatural when the doorbell rang.

" I'm coming!"

" Yeah?"

" I'm here for Cry-stal." I examined him. Leather shoes, lots of purple, and a staff. What? The? Fuck?

"Wait here."

I ran up the stairs to get Crystal and found her with one of her um_ visitors. " What the hell?" She yelled at me as her bed bug got startled, put on his pants and began to crawl out the window. " There's a pimp at the front door."

"Luke!"

" Well I don't exactly know his name but."

"Not you you little fuck! Luke I didn't know you were coming!"

I turned around and saw Luke standing in the doorway. " Bitch didn't I tell you to be out there by nine o'clock?" I tried to slip out the room but he pushed me back. " Hey!"

" Sit your black ass down." He pointed his staff towards the bed. He was one to talk he's the color of midnight. " I said sit your ass down bitch."

Next thing I knew I was pushed on the bed next to Crystal. " One of yall little hoes is giving me my money." He directed his staff towards me and Crystal.

" I-" Crystal started until we heard Destiny's chirpy voice coming up the stairs and saw her walk into the room.

" Mom I left my keys-"

"Mom? Hannah?"

Everybody was looking at her. " Ma, ma, ma, ma, ma. Bout time someone shined some light in here." Luke circled Destiny.

" Looks like you're the one who took them out." She remarked.

" Oo feisty. Tell me little one, do you like Oreo cookies?"

" Fuck off."

" Oh someone's gon be fucking something-"

" Luke!" Crystal engaged.

" All right bitch, I'm going but don't you forget your debt or the gratitude I showed you, because trust me it won't happen again. He left out the room clumping his staff on the floor as he left the house.

" Hannah you okay?"

Destiny grabbed my hand and stood me up. " Destiny when's your birthday?"

" What? Why?"

" Just answer the question."

"May ninth."

" Then I have the best big sister in the world."

I hugged her and the situation was forgotten just like that. Destiny told Joseph that she was going to stay here this weekend. " So let's talk about boys." Des said plopping down on the bed.

" Des!" I threw a pillow at her. It was just like Des to say something like that. " Oh come on you know you want to." She smiled at me.

" Okay did you see Christians face when I flicked him off."

" Oh my god yes it was to die for." I pulled a face and me and Des fell over laughing so hard it was like xD.

" Hey but_ you know Carlos is pretty cute." She gushed. I guess but that doesn't mean I have to admit it.

" What! Are you serious?"

" Oh come on don't act like you didn't notice!"

" Who's acting?"

" And Anthony's just gorgeous."

I felt my face fall. Like I said Anthony is not something I like talking about. " A fucking prince charming." I mumbled before turning over.

" I know ri- Oh. Hannah give him a chance."

" I am completely out of mercy."

" Please?"

I took a deep breath when it hit me this could be my way out. " You believe in second chances right?" She vigorously nodded her head. I put a false smile on my face knowing on the inside I was greatly frowning. " Fine."

" Fine what?"

" I'll give him one more chance."

She gave me a big grin and tackled me. " Yay!" I smiled until a thought came across my mind. " Des, why do you care whether I give him another chance or not?" A nervous look crossed her face.

My eyebrow raised. She did something I know she did. " Des what is it?" She gave me an innocent smile. " Well like I said Anthony is cute. And well he like kinda sorta asked me out."

" Des what the hell did you do."

" I um like kinda sorta said yes."

" Des no!" I walked around the room throwing pillows only to pick them up and place them neatly at their original stations. I plopped back on the bed massaging my temples. " The sneaky bastard!" I screamed punching the pillow. " Calm down!" Des stressed. I took a deep breath and everything was calm for a minute.

" Why didn't you tell me!"

" I was concerned about how you would act. "

" How's it working!"

" Okay I'm going to bed! I don't have to take this!"

Destiny layed down and closed her eyes muttering angry words. I followed her lead laying down at the other end. My eyes remained open all night long until I heard her soft snoring at the other end. I felt a familiar feeling in the pit of my stomach fear.