Ranae

              We were still in IHOP for breakfast, even though I was supposed to be home by now. He was still staring at me and I was getting uncomfortable, and I hate that he makes me so nervous. I can't look him in the eye for too long, I cringe hard. When the waitress walked away he broke the silence.

"Why do you think of yo self like that?" He said burning a hole in my face. I honestly didn't know how to answer that question, I sometimes feel the stuff everyone says about me is true. But then theres many things I hate about my self, my chubby face, my arms, my stomach, and my huge thighs and hips.

I still want to know why does he even care? I'm not his type obviously. And I don't want to talk to him about my insecurities, plus I don't know him. "What are you talking about?" I said sipping my orange juice.

"I can tell you insecure, I'm just curious as to why?"

"You don't know anything about me, and why do you even care?"

"Cause I don't see shit wrong with yo body" he said calmly with straight face.

Now I was getting annoyed because I feel like he's just showing me pity because he's friends with Kevin and Elijah, which I don't need that from him or anyone else. "You don't have to try and be nice to me, and I don't need your pity. You and I both know there is a lot wrong" I said playing in my eggs with my spoon. I lost my appetite now and just wanted to go.

"Like what" he said finishes the rest of his glass of juice. Now I feel like he's trying to be funny. I sat the spoon down and back in my seat looking at him, I don't have time for his games, I should've stuck with the cab.

"Are you serious?" I asked irritated.

"Dead ass" he said with the same unbothered blank face.

"I don't have time for your stupid games" I said rolling my eyes and checking my phone. I wasn't really checking anything I just didn't want to look at him anymore. I can tell he still looking at me but I didn't care, he need to take me home.

"Why the attitude ma"

"Because you see what's wrong!" I said raising my voice and gesturing to myself and looking at him. His face expression didn't change and he didn't flinch. I was now officially now feeling sorry for myself and I felt like crying. "I don't look like the typical slim Jim girls every one likes, so just forget it"

"Well ma, I'm not like everyone else" he said shrugging. "Just like I don't know you, you don't know me or what I like" his phone lit up and started ringing but he didn't pick it up.

"But since I know you curious, I like mines juicy" he said while slowly licking his lips making chills go done my spine. I cleared my throat, picking up my glass of juice and sipping from it then he started smirking.

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Ghost

            We was sitting in IHOP now for about a good forty five minutes now. I haven't ate anything since yesterday morning so I wanted to stop here before I take her home. I knew she would feel some type of way and come in with that weak ass attitude that don't faze me. She was hungry too, was looking at me and my food and I wasn't sharing so I ordered her own. I was finished now waiting but she still didn't touch her food. I don't have anything to do or take care of today so I got time to waste.

I didn't understand way she think of herself like that. Bitches literally be killing themselves to have a figure like hers. I don't discriminate but I like what I like.

She was gorgeous, thickness in all the right places, natural long hair, full pink lips, I'm paying attention to all of that without her knowing. I don't know her background but I can tell she insecure, and shy cause she can't even look at me without looking away. But now I got her feeling some type of way with what I said, making a smirk creep on my face. Her cheeks was turning pink, she was blushing hard and I was enjoying this. "Good for you" she mumbled.
My phone was ringing again but I still didn't answer cause I already know who it is.

"Can we please just go" she said resting her head on her fist.

"Yeah, when you finish"

"I said I wasn't hungry" she said sighing loudly.

"Lie again"

"I'll just call a cab then" she said rolling her eyes and picking up her phone. I couldn't help but laugh in the inside at her. I was paying all she had to do was eat.

"Why you being so difficult right now?"

"I'm not, I want to go home" she said putting the phone to her ear. She was telling them the address to IHOP and then she hung up. She basically wasted they time cause she not leaving with them so she really gonna be upset when they come.

"You so damn extra" I said shaking my head.

"Whatever" She said lowly looking out the window we sitting by. My phone ringed again showing Candice number. Like this broad really cant take a hint and she being clingy as fuck. I didn't answer but then  she sent me texts back to back. I frowned, I read a few and was annoyed that I can hear her through them. I shot her a text, then put my phone on vibrate putting it in my pocket.

"Well you not leaving until you eat ma" I said to her, she looked at the food then at me but she still didn't budge.

"Can't make me stay here"

"Ight, we gone see" she looked at me and then the food again. My patience was running low cause she being stubborn as fuck. I saw the yellow cab pull up next to my car by the door so I got up and walked out there with her behind me. She tried to open the back seat door but I closed it back, I tapped on the window and he rolled the window down looking at me confused.

"Can you move your hand please" she said like a whisper.

"Aye man, you can leave she not going"

"Um no sir, I am going" she tried opening the door again and again but failed. Right now I was I'm being just as extra and petty as her.

"Miss do you want me to call police" the Indian cab drive asked her while holding his phone up.

"Nah she good"

I looked at her and she look like she was thinking about it. Then she looked at me. I'm not trying to make it hot at a restaurant cause she being a spoiled brat. I tried to grab her hand but she slipped it behind her back and taking a step back. She was drawing attention I don't need, My patience was at a all time low now and she was pissing me off and that's not a good thing.

"Miss ill call them for you" the driver said opening his flip phone. And in a instant I snatched it, breaking it in half and throwing it into the street, He looked at me in shock.

"Leave now before I fuck yo shit up" I said to him. He looked between her and me then started the car and sped off. I looked at her and she looked at me slowly backing away from me and tried to walk away but I grabbed her arm and she snatched it away. All this disrespect she giving got me fucked up and I won't tolerate it.

I snatched her up again, gripping her forearm and pulling her back into the restaurant and to our booth. "What is wrong with you? Im tired and I want to go home!" She said yelled looking up at me. Her needs and wants don't concern me, I'm only doing it cause Kev asked me to and I'm running his pockets after this favor.

"Yo, y'all at me again an see what happens" I said hovering over her. I would never put my hands on a woman but she not gonna disrespect me. The only woman that's gone get away with yelling at me is my moms, and I be having to refrain my self some cursing her out.

She looked away and back up. By now the damn food was probably cold now. I paid for it and walked out the door to my car. She was standing by the door looking at me "Get in and stop fucking staring at me" I said opening my door and getting in. I grabbed the blunt from behind my ear and lit it, taking a big pull from it.

I glanced at her and she was looking looking out the window. Her cheeks was red and a tears was rolling down them but she quickly wiped them away with the back of her hand. I kinda felt bad but then it went out the window sadly. I started the car and turned on Nas, then pulling off.

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Ranae

Finally he is taking me home and I was relieved. He was doing all of this for what reason, I don't know. But what he did back there was uncalled for all because I didn't want to eat and I wanted to go home. I don't even know why he agreed to do it if I was a problem. I can tell he likes to be in control of everything and everyone just from this situation, and it reminds me of Jared cause he is the same way.

Im a sensitive person so of course the tears rushed to my eyes but I wasn't gonna let him see me cry so I wiped them away. I know he saw them but I didn't look at him, I just wanted to go home, shower and sleep.

I decided to text Chrissy and them back, telling them I'm okay and I'm on my way home. But I'm pretty sure they there with Kevin by now so so I know he filled them in.

I recognized the streets and knew we was close to my house, was like ten or fifteen minutes away. The car was basically a hot box from him smoking and he was rapping and bobbing his head along to the music, He was basically in his own little world like I be when I listen to music. I know he said not to look at him but I couldn't help it, His face was so satisfying to me.

He stopped at the red light by the train tracks and he cut the car off. The train was passing through so I know it was gonna be a long wait until it was done. He rolled down his windows a little, sitting back and started rolling up another one. I never smoked before so I definitely didn't know how to roll so I wanted to watch him roll up. He pulled a backwood from the pack, dumping the tobacco from the backwood out the window, then he licked the backwood. Then he started to break up his weed into the backwood, then he started to lick and tucking it until it was a perfectly rolled blunt. He placed it between his lips then was looking around his seat. He looked like a hype.

He was checking his pockets and the car floor between his legs, I'm guessing for his lighter. Which was in the backwoods pack, on the arm rest. I loudly chuckled and he looked at me with a confused face.

"the fuck so funny?" He said mugging me. I was now cracking up. I reached over and grabbed the lighter from the pack and held it out to him, He snatched it from me which made me laugh even more.

"Don't get mad at me cause your "highly" blind" I said in between laughs. He ignored me and lit it taking a pull.

"You caught contact"

"What? What's that?" I asked curious. He looked at me and laughed while shaking his head smoking.

"You giggly as shit. You high ma"

"No. I never smoked before" he chuckled and started coughing. I was now confused.

"That wasn't a question" he said looking at me.

"Oh... so....How? I didn't smoke with you"

"Don't need to. You was inhaling it" he said leaning further back into his seat stretching his legs. The train was moving super slow and is taking forever. I hated it.

"No I wasn't" I said.

"Yeah you was"

"No I wasn't how you gonna tell me" I said squinting my eyes looking him. His eyes was red and low.

"Cause you have to breathe remember" he said blowing smoke at the ceiling.

"Yeah, but I wasn't breathing that in" I said pointing to the blunt.

"You had no choice ma, the smoke is in the air"

"I wasn't breathing in the smoke, I was breathing in the air" I said then he busted out laughing. I was confused and, his laugh was making me laugh.

"Stop laughing at me. I'm confused" I said between laughs.

"Yooo just forget it" he said smiling. His smile was everything right now. Just his whole vibe right now was everything, his was just chill. I don't know it was the weed or what Making me feel this way but I like it. "You look so good" I thought to myself.

"Oh I do?" He said looking right at me smiling. I looked away blushing extra hard. I'm embarrassed now. And I never want to smoke now. I didn't even want to look at him anymore. I hear him laughing and I want to disappear right now. My heart was beating out my chest.

"You look good too mama" he said. His voice was raspy, deep and low. And that didn't make it no better.

"I didn't mean to say that" I said.

"You ain't mean to say it out loud" he said laying back smiling at me. This train need to stop playing with me right now. It was now quiet and all you can hear is the cars around us and the train. I was dosing off when it was finish after this long wait and he started the car back up and started driving.

A few minutes later, we made it to my house finally and he parked at the curb. I looked at the drive way and didn't see my dads car but my mom was still home, she usually visit my grandma every weekend since we found out she's sick. I looked at him and he was looking at me. "What?" I asked.

"Waiting on you to get the hell out unless you coming to my crib with me" he said looking at me with a smirk.

"No thanks" I said rolling my eyes smiling. "But what's your name?"

"Ghost" He said and I stale faced him.

"Your real name, not your street name"

"How would you know?"

"Who would name their child "Ghost?"

"You'll be surprised ma" he said with a chuckle.

"But Kevin called you "Ant"so it's short for another name or something"

"Where my gas money?" He said ignoring my question.

"I'll ask Kevin then" i said folding my arms across my chest.

"Gone head ma" he said smiling but it fell and he wasn't looking at me he was looking pass me with a frown and I followed his eyes and my soul literally jumped out my body. My dad was standing at the mailbox with my uncle Ryan looking at us. When did they even get right there?

"Um..uhh...thanks for the ride again" I said opening the door and getting out and closing it behind me. My dad was glaring at me and Uncle Ryan was looking at Ghost and I pray they don't do or say anything stupid. I slowly walked up to them and my dad grabbed my arm and walked me up the stairs.

"Dad, What are you doing?" I said trying to get out his grip but it was no use.

"Where the fuck have you been Ranae? You been with this lil nigga!? And you brought this nigga to my damn house, are you fucking stupid!" he aggressively said to me in my ear making me wince. We made it to the door and he opened the door letting me go in and closing it behind me.

I looked through the window at them and Ghost was still there but it looked like he was talking to my uncle. I wondered what they was talking about. And why was my dad so mad, I thought he trusted me enough to know I would give myself up that easily to anyone.

A few minutes later he drove off and my dad and uncle was walking up the stairs to the door. I hurried up the stairs to my room, I opened it and closed it behind me resting on it. I kicked my shoes in the closet and threw my phone on the bed. I had a whole bunch of messages that I didn't feel like answering to I was so tired. My door open and in walks my uncle and dad. I gulped and sat on the bed and waited.

"Why the hell you getting outta some niggas car early in the morning?" My dad asked.

"He..he was dropping me off, l-"

"Dropping you off from where?"

"I was with Nicole and them, we was at Kevins house, I knew I had to come home but fell asleep and he offered to drop me off that's it" I said hoping they will believe me. They looked at each other with this unreadable look then back at me.

"Okay phat phat, we was just worried about you, Yo momma was too. Let us know ahead a time next time" uncle Ryan said with a small smile. I nodded and they left out closing the door.

I know they didn't believe me cause I'm such a bad liar but I'm glad they didn't push it. I already know I'm gonna be sleep this whole day and I'm fine with that.

I got out of my clothes and threw them in the laundry basket. I went into the bathroom turning the shower on and jumping in. After a good thirty minutes I got out and dried myself off.

I lotion my body and put my PINK grey night gown on with just some black boy shorts under it. I brushed my teeth and wrapped my hair up. I then plugged my phone up, the I turned on my air conditioner and got under the covers and let sleep take over.

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