It was a gorgeous, but frigid Wednesday afternoon in January as I made it to Wadsworth library around two o’ clock. Checking my watch, I made sure it was two. I was meeting my best friend, Zaire for lunch and when I tell you that he’s a stickler for time, the boy’s been on time for everything since I first met him in ninth grade.
The library was quiet with patrons on the computers while some older folks were playing chess in the back corner. I scanned the spot for Zaire, but found no sight of him. Looking at my watch again, it read, 2:02p.m.
I’ll be damned. Zee’s actually late for lunch. I said to myself, wondering what they could have him doing.
It was only two minutes after, but when it came to time, Zaire was always exact. When he set a …show more content…
We split a full box of donuts between us and sipped on hot chocolate. Sitting there, we stuffed our faces silently, warming up before the conversation started.
I sipped my beverage, feeling the warm of the liquid radiate through me. “So, moving been hard, huh?”
“Yeah, I’ve had a few friends help, but it’s mostly been me.”
I could hear the exhaustion in his voice causing me to frown and sulk some. I really felt horrible because I prided myself on being there for Zaire—I mean after everything we’d been through I owed him so much. It was a stressful journey moving and the only reason I didn’t help was due to the stress of my latest relationship ending. The distraction of helping Zee into his new place would have been nice. I didn’t realize how hard I was sulking until Zaire traced my frown lines with his finger.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been around to help out.”
“It’s fine. You were deal with something. Um, speaking of which, are you okay?” He wondered with a worried silence. “Or is that a stupid question?”
I managed a quick smile and that was damn-near impossible thinking about my …show more content…
She didn’t have a problem with Zee’s best friend being a female, so that was a plus. The only thing that got on my nerves was whenever we were all together or when they were alone, she just had to have Zaire all to herself.
Shit, she probably stopped him from answering a phone call from his Momma. I thought inwardly.
That’s another reason I didn’t take Zee’s phone calls because I knew if Tessa was around she’d throw a hissy-fit.
I calmed with a few breaths. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to come at you like that.”
“It’s cool. You’ve got the right to be angry, sweetie. Just remember to learn from what you leave behind.”
“Alright Yoda,” I smirked, finishing my hot chocolate. “You always got something wise to say.”
“Be lucky it was wise because when you came at me and mine the smart-ass put of my brain was ready to get you out of here.”
“Yeah, whatever. Don’t forget, I know about your Momma and your Daddy.”
“Okay, you got me there.” Zaire stood up, putting his jacket on. “But since I’ve got you for a while, I want to show you something
The library was quiet with patrons on the computers while some older folks were playing chess in the back corner. I scanned the spot for Zaire, but found no sight of him. Looking at my watch again, it read, 2:02p.m.
I’ll be damned. Zee’s actually late for lunch. I said to myself, wondering what they could have him doing.
It was only two minutes after, but when it came to time, Zaire was always exact. When he set a …show more content…
We split a full box of donuts between us and sipped on hot chocolate. Sitting there, we stuffed our faces silently, warming up before the conversation started.
I sipped my beverage, feeling the warm of the liquid radiate through me. “So, moving been hard, huh?”
“Yeah, I’ve had a few friends help, but it’s mostly been me.”
I could hear the exhaustion in his voice causing me to frown and sulk some. I really felt horrible because I prided myself on being there for Zaire—I mean after everything we’d been through I owed him so much. It was a stressful journey moving and the only reason I didn’t help was due to the stress of my latest relationship ending. The distraction of helping Zee into his new place would have been nice. I didn’t realize how hard I was sulking until Zaire traced my frown lines with his finger.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been around to help out.”
“It’s fine. You were deal with something. Um, speaking of which, are you okay?” He wondered with a worried silence. “Or is that a stupid question?”
I managed a quick smile and that was damn-near impossible thinking about my …show more content…
She didn’t have a problem with Zee’s best friend being a female, so that was a plus. The only thing that got on my nerves was whenever we were all together or when they were alone, she just had to have Zaire all to herself.
Shit, she probably stopped him from answering a phone call from his Momma. I thought inwardly.
That’s another reason I didn’t take Zee’s phone calls because I knew if Tessa was around she’d throw a hissy-fit.
I calmed with a few breaths. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to come at you like that.”
“It’s cool. You’ve got the right to be angry, sweetie. Just remember to learn from what you leave behind.”
“Alright Yoda,” I smirked, finishing my hot chocolate. “You always got something wise to say.”
“Be lucky it was wise because when you came at me and mine the smart-ass put of my brain was ready to get you out of here.”
“Yeah, whatever. Don’t forget, I know about your Momma and your Daddy.”
“Okay, you got me there.” Zaire stood up, putting his jacket on. “But since I’ve got you for a while, I want to show you something