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Tough Love Part 66
HEY Everyone!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Chapter 66 *Itâ??s All in the Magic! The next morning, my focus was to get Patricia to the side so I could ask her what was up. But my first barrier was to talk to Michael. â??So who were you hanging out with THIS time?â? he sneers. â??Another school buddy,â? I say like it was a â??duhâ?. â??Had a good time?â? â??I donâ??t knowâ?¦but I think Iâ??m confused now. Sounds bad, donâ??t it?â? â??Yep. But on the other hand, I called Hugh and we can stop by Saturday if you want.â? â??Yeah, sure, thatâ??s cool. What time?â? â??We can head out at noon like the regular schedule.â? â??Okay. Thatâ??s fine with me.â? The first time I see Pat is on the bus of course, but Iâ??m not going to ask her this now, so I wait until we got to our math class. â??Whatâ??s up with you and Aussie?â? She turns pale. â??I donâ??t want to talk about it. At least not right now. Iâ??ll tell you after school.â? â??â??Kay.â? Once school got out, Pat and I head to the library and sit on one of the couches. â??Okay, so I was at Austinâ??s house one time and I was in his room. But I looked in his top drawer.â? â??Why?â? â??He told me to look for something for him, and just so you can know, that wasnâ??t the first drawer I looked into.â? â??What did you find?â? â??Some old pictures with him and this girl on the beach. It looked like modeling pictures, but they looked like they were an actual couple.â? â??How can you tell they were old photos?â? â??By just looking at him. He looked younger.â? â??Are you mad that he never told you about it?â? â??Yeah, kindaâ?¦but when I look in his nightstand again to see if She was anywhere else, she was. Then I checked his wallet and an updated pic of her was in there as wellâ?¦.â? She started tearing up a little and I held her to calm her down. â??Hey, weâ??re gonna get you through this, okay?â? â??How though, weâ??ve had sex. Itâ??s not as easy.â? She wipes her eyes and lean forward. â??Lyric, hereâ??s something I need to tell you and donâ??t you EVER forget it, okay? Promise me that.â? â??Oh no, Patricia.â? â??PROMISE!â? â??Okay, I promise youâ?¦.â? â??Once you have sex with a guyâ?¦and youâ??ll have an argument, itâ??s much deeper than just that. Itâ??s very intense and is more serious. Because if you guys break-up, itâ??ll tear you apart right as you are breathing! Itâ??s not a great feeling.â? â??Have you?â? â??Noâ?¦but I havenâ??t really been talking to him either.â? â??Yeah, thatâ??s what he called and told me last night.â? â??Yeah, and I havenâ??t even called him either. We ALWAYS call one another every night, if not every day. I didnâ??t call and when he did, I didnâ??t answer. When he kept calling, I left the phone off the hook, just to make things easier on Dad so he wouldnâ??t get pissed off at me. Now Iâ??m left like thisâ?¦.And guess what?â? â??What?â? â??Dean called Thursday to tell me happy Thanksgiving.â? â??Did you stay on the phone for long?â? â??Longer than I cared to. I just donâ??t want to talk to him. My pride still hurts when Iâ??m jabbed right there.â? She shakes her head. â??I thought he really cared. Forget the fact that Iâ??m black, me and Dean was supposed to coexist but when he put me on the back-burner like that, I didnâ??t know WHAT to do. Now heâ??s calling me again.â? â??Donâ??t feel scared, Pat. Thatâ??s what you have friends and parents for.â? She gives me a grateful smile and we hug. â??Well, well, well, now Iâ??ve finally caught you two in the library together.â? We look up. Itâ??s Nick. He sits on the couch beside ours. â??So whatâ??s up? Having a reunion in here?â? â??No, just having a girl talk.â? And she gets up. â??I think Iâ??m gonna check something out,â? and walks away. How can she do that when she doesnâ??t even know I spent time with Nick yesterday? Doesnâ??t she suppose to be saving me? Unfortunately, I let out a medium sigh. â??So do you want to talk about the magic show?â? â??Sure, but I might be late for my meeting.â? â??You mean one of the extra-curricular activities?â? â??Yeah, like improv!â? â??Yeah,â? he giggles. â??Iâ??m supposed to be there, too.â? â??Yeah, but what is it?â? â??Well, I was wondering about some of the times we can meet up to practice.â? â??We always can at the school. Thereâ??s enough room on this campus.â? â??Yeah, so how about tomorrow?â? I think back to some of the things I have to do tomorrow. â??When will the show premiere?â? â??The Friday leading up to the Christmas break. It wouldâ??ve been the day before, but we have the Holiday Social, and it was MY idea for what day to do it, so Friday.â? â??Oh, okay. But Iâ??m not giving up on the band.â? â??I know.â? He nods. I get up and he follows me. â??Hey, I think Iâ??m going to improv since Iâ??m stranded here. Wanna go?â? â??Yeah.â? Pat says. And the three of us goes. Improv was uneventful when it came to any surprises, but I was happy for that and when it was over, Nick offered to take us home. Of course he drops Patricia off, but he offered to get us some McDonaldâ??s. I said no. Pat said yeah. I was still slurping on my drink when I catch him staring at me. Then I take some of his fries because he offers them to me. When I reach for another one, he swipes the box away from me and I look up at him. What now? â??So, are you happy?â? â??In what way?â? â??With your life?â? I look confused. â??Or with your relationshipâ?¦with your boyfriend?â? â??Yeah, M.J.â??s a sweetheart.â? â??But is he your type?â? Wow, you waste no time. â??Youâ??re really not my type either, Nick.â? Now if you werenâ??t so arrogant, maybe! â??Ouch,â? he giggles. â??Well life hands you surprises, so take some of them as positives, not always negatives, Lyric.â? â??And when guys are always trying to tell me what I wanna hear,â? I look at him for a second, â??then I canâ??t really have a clear mind.â? â??Wellâ?¦what about you hang around me for some time and Iâ??ll get your mind off of being serious for a while. How does that sounds?â? â??Like Iâ??m doing that already. Donâ??t be another Donovan.â? And I get out the car. Donovan is sweet, but he couldnâ??t be patient enough sometimes, so he tried his best being a Casanova, but that didnâ??t always work with me as you can see. â??What do you mean?â? So I explain to him what I meant. â??Well that sucks! Dime pieces like you should remain with one guy you trust.â? â??Donâ??tâ??cha think?â? I smile and wink. He offers to walk me to my door but I swat him away. Thatâ??s something special to me, and I canâ??t have just any guy doing it for me. â??Another guy?â? Michael asks when I get in the door. Heâ??s smiling with me. â??No.â? â??Whatâ??s this, the prom committee?â? â??No, heâ??s just one of the guys from my friend, Donovanâ??s band. Heâ??s all into magic and asked me to be his assistant for some of the kids at my school.â? â??Well thatâ??s sweet.â? â??Yeah, and just to let you know, Iâ??ll stay after school from different times so we can practice.â? â??Okay, but why are you telling me?â? â??Just in case if you pick me. I mean Iâ??m gonna tell Dad next.â? â??Yeah, and heâ??s upstairs right now if you want to tell him right now.â? â??Okay, cool.â? When I was going to tell Dad, Michael stops me. â??Hey, just promise me this.â? â??Yeah?â? â??Spend some time with Janet on Friday when I pick you up.â? â??Really?â? I scrunch up my face as I smile. â??Yeah, she misses you.â? â??Well I miss her too. Sure, why not?â? Then I throw my arms out to the side. â??Give me a hug!â? I giggle and he does. Actually Michael picks me up while swirling around. Then Dad comes downstairs. When I tell him about helping Nick, Michael didnâ??t look as happy then. â??Yeah, and that knucklehead, M.J.?â? â??I donâ??t get to see him as much because of basketball practice and stuff.â? â??Sucks for you, huh?â? â??Kinda,â? I say honestly. â??We still need to get to know each other more. But after Saturday, I donâ??t know how you even care about the status of our relationship.â? â??Honey, I needed to make sure his intentions werenâ??t just for him.â? â??Or for you to embarrass me.â? then I playfully shove his shoulder and point at him. â??Never do that again!â? He just laughs and gives me a noogie. The four of us was walking to our normal table at breakfast, a little later today because Sherry picked us up, and we see Nick shoving his face while Donovan had the floor. When I let out an aggravated sigh, Sherry asks whatâ??s wrong. â??Patricia knows,â? I say knowingly as we laugh. â??Is it one of the guys?â? â??Of course!â? Danielle throws in and we laugh some more. â??While youâ??re talking, you should be giving Jerome a chance. You know that boyâ??s good for you.â? Sherry says. â??And while weâ??re talking about that, who says heâ??s even the right guy for me?â? We stop dead in our tracks. â??Whatâ??chu mean?â? we basically ask her. â??You gotta live for me to tell you.â? And she walks on without us. The girls understood my demeanor once we got to the table because I told the rest of them about me â??hear-sayingâ? to be Nickâ??s assistant. When we have our food, Nick smiles over at me for a second, but I just roll my eyes. Iâ??m REALLY not looking forward to this afternoon. Then I look out the corner of my eyeâ?¦M.J. walking toward us. He kisses my head, and I smile as I hug him. Maybe now Nick wonâ??t be so interested in me now. â??Whereâ??s Naima?â? M.J. asks. â??Yeah thatâ??s what Iâ??m saying,â? I mumble under my breath. I know thatâ??ll nibble Nick at the heart. â??Look, if you donâ??t like me, too bad, but just do this for the other kids here. They deserve it.â? That was the first thing Nick tells me when I meet him at his locker. Because of the meaning of his words, I didnâ??t blow him off, I just nodded. â??Weâ??ll go in this room right here today. Itâ??s the closest.â? When I see him grab for the duffel bag at the back of the room, I understood he stashed it there. After explaining to me about the importance of magic and legends like Houdini, we got started. The forensics teacher watched and enjoyed us. â??So your father works with this kind of stuff?â? She asks. â??Well, heâ??s in law enforcement.â? â??Woo, spooky,â? Nick smiles. â??No, heâ??s as gentle as a dog.â? I say. Then the teacher playfully growls and we all laugh. â??Get the idea of magic?â? â??Nick, I like magic. I like allusive people.â? He nods. â??Okay. Well, we can practice tomorrow and Friday, just according to your and my schedule.â? â??Okay, cool. But donâ??t make it too late for Friday. I have somewhere to go Friday.â? â??Man!â? â??What?â? â??We really need the end of the week practices. Iâ??m trying not to take away from your weekends. Think you can extend it? What about Saturday?â? â??Taken.â? I shrug. â??Sunday?â? â??Weâ??ll see.â? What does Nick think; heâ??ll have the same results like the â??Call Me Maybeâ? song that was meant for Donnie? â??And whatâ??s up with the fake accent?â? â??It isnâ??t fake.â? Then he drops me off. â??See you tomorrow, prude.â? And drives off with my surprised, disbelieving expression. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *Like? Vote up ;) ~Aariyan.
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