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Tough Love Part 69
Chapter 69 A Fulfilling Friday â??Who are those people you were talking to?â? Jan asks when we weâ??re out of sight. â??Two classmates of mine.â? â??You talk to those boys like itâ??s nothing?â? â??Theyâ??re just boys Jan,â? I laugh. â??Handsome,â? she smiles. â??What can I say, I got good taste. Just ask your brother here. I still got the hots for him!â? I sorta joke. â??But whatâ??s planned for us?â? â??At the last minute, I decided a picnic.â? Jan says. â??Ooh, I like.â? â??All of it made by us,â? she smiles and pats Michael shoulder. â??Really?â? I look at him. â??Yeah,â? he quietly says. So we go to a park, which was GRATEFULLY not too crowded. â??We already checked it out to make sure not too many people were around.â? â??Jan, shoosh,â? Michael put his hand to his lip. â??No need to keep secrets.â? I say. Jan holds the basket and we kinda let her naturally set her on pace and we fall behind. â??I feel like Iâ??ve barely seen you all week.â? â??Since youâ??ve had your boyfriend, I barely get to see you too. I miss you,â? he smiles. â??Donâ??t put in the â??boyfriendâ??. Itâ??s about me and you and Jan right now, not some outside source.â? Michael raises his eyebrows. â??Honestly.â? â??Well I hope so.â? â??So can I still see Hugh tomorrow?â? Michael looks at me. â??I hadnâ??t forgotten Michael! In fact, Iâ??ve been a little nervous about it.â? â??Donâ??t worry. Hugh is a very respectful man andâ??â? â??Michael I donâ??t mean for me, I mean for YOU! All those women and you; how are you going to get through?â? I smile. He pushes my arm and I push him back. Then he puts his arm around my shoulder as we giggle down the hill. The food was fantastic and Jan was hilarious. This was the time I finally mentioned the New York trip. â??Yeah, have you been there before?â? â??Nope, Iâ??m probably the most inexperienced traveler compared to you and Mike.â? â??Really?â? She says sarcastically. â??Well where have you been?â? â??Georgia, here, um Ohio.â? After a pause, Michael looks at me. I hadnâ??t even mentioned Chicago, Illinois. â??Alabama as well.â? â??Well New York is exciting as well. Fast living.â? â??Someone can relate,â? Michael nudges me. An ice cream man eventually comes and Jan offers to get everyone one, so that left me and her brother alone again. â??Look, when I was up north, I actually lived in Cleveland, Ohio.â? â??What else were you lying about?â? â??Nothing else.â? â??Was that Donovanâ??s car you were standing in front of?â? â??No, it was another friendâ??s. Donovan and I were just talking.â? â??M.J.?â? â??Basketball.â? â??So when the catâ??s away the mice play?â? I ALMOST picked up my roll to throw at him, but thatâ??d be just another food fight, so I restrained myself. â??Yeah, why not.â? I said, giving up. â??Lyric, Iâ??m not saying it to be a jerk. Iâ??m just telling you what people think of you.â? â??Yeah, that Iâ??m a hoe I guess. Is that it?â? He looks at me and I shake my head. I pick up the rest of the bread and head towards the ducks. As I throw it to them, Jan comes to me with my cone. â??Oh hey, sorry. I forgot it.â? â??Who can forget ice cream? And why isnâ??t Michael down here with you?â? â??He decided to stay up there.â? I tore off another piece, rolled it, and aimed for another one. I smiled when I saw the duck look at me, then gobble up the wheat. â??Whatâ??s wrong?â? I look at her. â??Me and your brother donâ??t understand each other.â? â??Says who? Thatâ??s what yâ??all think. Itâ??s not true. I say yâ??all should just go on a date and see how it feels. Stop tip-toeing around your feelings.â? â??Think so?â? She shrugs. â??Lyric, my brother hasnâ??t had many girlfriends. Itâ??s the least I can do. I donâ??t mind sharing for you.â? â??Think he likes me.â? â??If he didnâ??t have faith, he wouldnâ??t have moved in.â? then she bumps me with her hip. â??Iâ??ve softened up on the idea and I say yâ??all should. Going to New York is your opportunity.â? â??Oh yeah, the trip to New York.â? â??Youâ??re not happy?â? â??I AM. But me and Michael that far away alone? I think I already have a crush on another classmate.â? I guiltily laugh. â??Hey donâ??t forget about me. Iâ??ll be there too.â? â??Yeah, but how many times will you leave the room to get us alone?â? â??I wonâ??t even count how many times.â? Then she smiles. â??Youâ??re brother still isnâ??t into me like that.â? â??He would be MUCH more, but he tells me that you sort of like different people and they feel the same. Michael has a hard time expressing the way he feels and for you to be interested in other people right in his face.â? â??But he doesnâ??t act like he likes me.â? â??Mother raised us with morals. Look itâ??s just easier for yâ??all to hang in New York than us talking about it. Just do it and Iâ??ll tell him the same so he wonâ??t think it was your idea to make things less complicated.â? â??Thanks.â? â??No prob.â? I think Janet plays like sheâ??s sleeping because when we get to Michaelâ??s home, he lets the car idle and motions for me to follow him. He sits on the hood and I sit there as well. â??You and Jan are best friends now?â? â??I think weâ??re getting there. Why?â? â??She told me something that I we should do once we get to New York.â? â??Yeah, what is it?â? â??Spend some timeâ?¦alone. Get a feel for one another.â? â??How does that sound to you?â? â??Sounds possible. I donâ??t know if Iâ??m willing.â? â??I am,â? I quickly say. â??Why?â? â??Becauseâ?¦well, I think I like you some. Like I still do. But how can I when we donâ??t hang out in a certain atmosphere? Iâ??m sick of being a dreamer. We should just try it; no strings attached.â? â??Think we should?â? â??Now or weâ??ll suffer later. How about a walk in the park? Stay up all night and just talk.â? â??We donâ??t have long, though to even stay up Lyr. Sure you want to?â? â??If anyone asks, weâ??re hanging out. Problemo solved.â? â??Sure, if you want.â? He shrugs. As Michael turns away, I grab his shoulders and fall in his arms. â??Look Iâ??m sorry if you donâ??t like me, but trust me. God never gives us more than we can handle. Letâ??s just try it; see how things go.â? â??How can I though when I know you and Donovan still likes each other.â? He response slaps me a little. â??If itâ??s meant to be, weâ??ll return to one another, but, I donâ??t know, Iâ??m messed up in the head and I need to figure things out. Letâ??s just try it. Itâ??s not like Iâ??m asking you to impregnate me, Iâ??m just asking to spend time with you. Isnâ??t that what you want?â? â??Yeah, but if another brotherâ??s on your mind, why bother?â? â??Sweep me off my feet and donâ??t let it happen. Iâ??m a teen. Teach me what I need to learn.â? â??Okay,â? he bends down and we hug. I can tell we need each other for support based off our grips. â??I rode all night on a big old bus You came a long way to be with us You paid good money to see a show Yeah letâ??s get ready â??cause here we go Get on your feet â??cause Iâ??m plugged in So come on, letâ??s do thisâ? Something I decided to write down. I think Iâ??ll name it â??Letâ??s Do Thisâ?. Spontaneously I felt this way because of the trip to New York and Michael and I are going to try to spark something that hasnâ??t sparked yet. I was so joyous; I even marked of the first day of December on our calendar downstairs. â??What are you dancing to?â? Dad asks. â??A song I think I just wrote.â? â??Oh,â? he just shrugs me off. â??Iâ??ll turn it on Iâ??ll crank it up Iâ??ll show you all what Iâ??m made of I get loud Iâ??ll wear it outâ? Then I start dancing again. â??Letâ??s do this!â? I say in time. â??Only Lyric.â? Then he walks away. Earlier when Michael and I disagreed, I was thinking that I shouldâ??ve just stayed with Nick, but after our new understanding, Iâ??m glad I hadnâ??t. Then I got a chance to talk to M.J. because he called full of joy and telling me some of the jokes Coach Foster was telling them. I got an incoming call and checked the other line. It was Nick but I donâ??t know why. â??I wanted to talk about more magic tricks and see what you might be comfortable with doing.â? â??Okay. Look, Iâ??ll call you back and see what we can choose. â??Kay?â? â??Sure.â? And I click back over to M.J. Iâ??m glad at the spur of the moment; I show TRUE loyalty to my boyfriend. Things kinda arenâ??t how they were before I clicked over to Nick, but when I call him, Iâ??m a little nervous but glad to face my fear. â??So what were the different magic tricks you wanted to talk about?â? â??One is the Bullet Catch. Itâ??s totally fake and harmless.â? â??Okay.â? â??And the others are Predicament Escape, Dagger Head Box, which youâ??ll enjoy. Then thereâ??s another called Devilâ??s Torture Chamber. Iâ??ll need you for that one too.â? â??What are you trying to do, scare them?â? â??No, give them some enjoyment.â? â??I donâ??t know.â? â??Probably why I called you, but let me give you the descriptions.â? They included fake, sharp objects, but I donâ??t know if the administrators will approve it. â??Donâ??t worry, Iâ??ll ask.â? â??â?¦So where ARE you from in Europe? I keep hearing your accent and I really wanna know.â? Quick silence. â??Or why do you like magic so much?â? â??I think I get it from my Dad. But why do you want to know where Iâ??m from?â? â??Europe is a big place, Nick. If youâ??re asking for my help, I should get to know that to the least.â? â??Evesham, Worcestershire. Itâ??s a village in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England.â? â??Wow. How come it couldnâ??t be something simple like London, England? I knew I would get confused.â? â??No, itâ??s okay,â? he laughs. â??I know itâ??s much simple to just say Georgia, United States of America.â? â??What?â? I giggle. â??Cut that out, act like I never said that before.â? â??Okay. Well now weâ??re even.â? â??Yeahâ?¦well I think youâ??re really fit.â? â??That I exercise a lot?â? â??Nooo, it doesnâ??t mean that?â? â??What is this? English slang?â? â??Wanna know what it meansâ?¦.That I think you look really good.â? â??Wooow, you REALLY topped yourself Nick, you know Iâ??m impressed-â? â??And that I dig your personality a little more than I did a while back.â? â??Whatâ??s with you showing and telling me these things?â? â??I donâ??t know,â? he laughs. â??But your father, heâ??s a cop, right? Is he the chief?â? â??That he is.â? â??Oooh. So I guess youâ??re mom likes that.â? â??Iâ??m sure she does too.â? â??Do you have any other sibs?â? â??No itâ??s just me. What about you?â? â??An older sister.â? â??Cool.â? â??So why havenâ??t I seen your mum in the news like your dad?â? â??My momâ?¦lives in Ohio, Nick. She doesnâ??t stay with us.â? â??Are theyâ?¦.â? â??Theyâ??re divorcedâ?¦.â? â??Well donâ??t feel bad about it. So are my parents. My mum remarried.â? â??Ohâ?¦how does it make you feel?â? â??Iâ??m just glad sheâ??s happy. Robin is awesome to her.â? â??Then thatâ??s good.â? â??Yeahâ?¦um, so remember when you liked me last spring?â? Oh no not this again. Donâ??t humiliate me twice. â??Yeah?â? â??I liked you too. I was just being anâ?¦an arse to not stir any trouble. It was just me an Naima and Iâ??ve been with her for so long, I canâ??t even remember how long.â? â??How can you now?â? â??I donâ??t know. Sad isnâ??t it. Lyric youâ??ve heard it before, but you are beautiful. And we knew Donovan liked you so I couldnâ??t have done that to him.â? â??Ohâ?¦I understand.â? â??But Iâ??m happy for you to be helping me out. I knew I could depend on you.â? I smile. â??Glad to help.â? â??And guess what?â? â??What?â? â??Look out your window. Actually raise the window seal.â? As Iâ??m about to, Dad walks in the room. â??Hey, I need some more toothpaste. Is yours in the cabinet still?â? â??Yes.â? I say. â??Okay,â? and he walks away. I thought about asking him to close the door, but thatâ??s suspicious action. So I wait for him to walk in his room. I push my door up and lift my window. Nick was below, smiling and waved. I waved back and looked down at the phone. Thatâ??s when I noticed he had already hung up, so I put the phone on the cradle and held up my finger for him to stay there. â??Hey, Dad,â? I went running to his room. â??Yeah?â? â??My friend who I was helping with the magic show wanted to drop by.â? â??Think itâ??s a little late honey?â? â??Itâ??s Friday.â? â??Fine. Is Michael downstairs?â? I check. â??Yes.â? â??Okay. Just as long as one of us is down there.â? So I go to my window and motion for Nick to get closer. Then I tell Michael what Dad told me. I open the door, now a little embarrassed because I running on so much adrenaline, I hadnâ??t walked outside with at least a sports bra on. I walk to the side of the house and see Nick. As I smile and laugh with him, I direct him to the porch so we can sit on the swing. â??You might not want to come in tonight.â? â??Thatâ??s fine by me.â? â??Want anything? Lemonade?â? â??If your heart so desires.â? He bows. I laugh and come out with some strawberry lemonade. â??Cheers,â? I say. â??Toâ?¦the magic within magic.â? Nick adds. â??Clink,â? I say as our glass clinks. I drink a little but watch him drink a little more. He puts his cup down and I see the water vapor escape from his lips. â??Cold isnâ??t it tonight?â? I laugh. â??What?â? â??Itâ??s funny hearing you say that. But Iâ??m fine. How long did you stand out there? Are you stalking me?â? â??Naw, none of it. I just wanted an excuse to talk with you.â? â??Oh,â? I nod. â??Well hereâ??s something I want to show you.â? â??What is it?â? I go upstairs to get my notebook. â??Donâ??t laugh. Iâ??m just dabbling my hand at writing again.â? â??Okay, cool. Sing it to me.â? â??Okay.â? So I try harmonizing it to him, but he was gracious enough to help me. â??Wooow. Who did you write this for?â? â??I just wrote it. But I feel it isnâ??t finished.â? â??The middle is fine Lyric. Since you emphasized your point again, it works.â? â??Okay.â? Then I harmonized the ending. â??I LOVE the ending!â? â??Me too,â? he looks at me again. Godâ?¦if he doesnâ??t kiss me, should I kiss him? â??So,â? he stretches out, â??Whatâ??s your obsession with boys other than black?â? I look at him before I burst out laughing. â??Iâ??m just a person who supports chemistry. I donâ??t know why. Iâ??m a girl just like anyone else. I look and if you look good, you look good. I donâ??t care.â? â??Good answer.â? â??Why does boys other than black boys like me?â? â??Knew that one was coming.â? â??And?â? â??Because youâ??re an exotic beauty.â? â??Boy I hope so.â? I smile. I walk Nick to his car. â??Hope you had fun.â? I smiled. â??I did.â? â??Me too.â? He gets out his car and hugs me around my waist like weâ??ve actually been dating and had already practiced the art of kissing. â??Guess I have to let you get back in the house.â? â??Yeah, I guess,â? I smile. The wind blows at the perfect momentâ?¦. We hug again. â??Guess Iâ??ll be leaving.â? â??Iâ??ll make sure you get in.â? â??Yeah,â? and I walk away. I wave before I close the door. My throat is constricted and I donâ??t say much. I fix a sandwich then go to my room. All night I think over the phone conversation and his surprise visitâ?¦. Wow. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Gets steamer doesnâ??t it? _Aariyan_ Sorry for the length :)
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