Kyrah
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1 week later Thursday 4:14 p.m.

When Clara and Tariq found out I got shot the day I decided to go back home, Clara insisted on me staying with them until it's time to graduate. She didn't want to risk anything happening to me. Tariq on the other hand has been acting a little weird. He's been distant. I think part of him feels like it's his fault that I got shot. I tried asking what was wrong but Tariq being Tariq, he had an attitude.

So I've been giving him his space until he decides he wants to explain to me what's going on.

It's pretty safe for me to say that I actually have nobody. The people who I thought were my family are now all dead. Except for Ashley, that bitch is still roaming around.

I put my AirPods in and began washing the dishes that was in the kitchen. Clara hates when I do anything that involves cleaning the house but I'm so freaking bored. Nobody is letting me go out the house alone ever since what happened. The only time I can go outside is if somebody is by my side. I feel like a little girl again.

"You gon' have to do more than just (say it)
You gon' have to do less when you (do it)
Tell mama you know I (show it)
Always want you to (prove it)"

I felt a pair of strong arms wrap around my waist. I already knew who it was. "What do you want Kam?" I asked with a smile on my face. Everybody else was gone so I figured if I can't leave...why not just invite someone over. "Come back to the room. I'm bored." He whined with his head buried in my neck.

Me and Kam are not a thing at all. He's just been getting very close to me lately. And no we aren't doing anything nasty! We're just in my room watching a movie.

"I will after I'm done." I giggled. He kissed his teeth and turned the water off.

"Kam come on now...I'm literally almost done." I said with a little irritation in my voice. I had 2 dishes left to do.

"You can finish them later." He picked me up and started carrying me back to the room. "Let me go." I said while laughing and trying to get out of his grasp. "You can't escape from me beautiful." He laughed.

I screamed as he threw me on the bed. "Say you sorry for leaving me by myself." He started tickling me everywhere. My sides were hurting from all of the laughing I was doing. "Say it."

"OK I'm sorry!" I couldn't take being tickled anymore. After a while that shit start to hurt. He stopped tickling me and we started staring at each other. He licked his lips and started staring at mine. I know he probably feels my heart pounding against his chest. We both started leaning in closer until we heard the sound of the front door opening. "You need to get out right now." I pushed him off of me.

He had a confused look on his face. "Did I do something wrong?" He asked.

I rushed over and closed my room door. "No you did nothing you just need to leave now." I ran over to the window and opened it. "Beau-"

"Trust me Kam...you didn't do anything. I'll call you tonight okay?" I kissed him on his cheek which made him smile. He escaped from out the window and left the scene. I sighed in relief.

Kam was really about to kiss me. Now that I think of it, Tariq did become distant right after we kissed. Maybe he's regretting it.

There was a soft knock on the door making me jump a little bit. I dusted myself off before heading over to open it. Tariq stood there with flowers in his hand and a teddy bear. I raised an eyebrow, confused at what he was doing.

"Uhh-"

"This is the first step of me showing you how sorry I am ma." He said while handing me the gifts. "The second step is me taking you somewhere and getting to know you better. You cool with that?"

I stood there in disbelief. "Sure I'm fine with that." I say.

"Bet, get ready. We leaving in 20." He tells me before walking away.

I looked at the flowers and teddy bear and smiled to myself. He's starting to show he cares. Hopefully this all doesn't end up backfiring in my face.

I grabbed some fresh pairs of clothes and took a shower. After that I brushed my hair up into a neat bun while laying down my edges. I decided to go light on the makeup since I'm not a big makeup wearer. I slipped on my grey romper along with some white sandals and put on some deodorant and perfume. I'm trying to break out my shell more and escape from wearing the hoodies so much. I still put on a jacket though...baby steps.

"You read- damn." Tariq said when he saw me.

I started blushing. "Do I look okay?"

"You look fine as fuck ma if we keeping it a thousand." He smirked. I started blushing but was trying to conceal it by looking anywhere else but him.

"You ready to go?"

I nodded my head yea and grabbed my phone before walking out the door.

"Where we bout to go?" I ask him as he was cranking the car up. "Somewhere." Was all he said. I rolled my eyes at his typical response. "Pleaaaassse tell me or I'm gonna annoy you the whole car ride."

"Guess you have to annoy me then." He said.

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"I had no idea you could be that damn annoying." He told me as I was poking him in the head. "You still didn't tell me so it doesn't even matter." I huffed.

I noticed we were parked in a parking lot. A parking lot that looks very unfamiliar to me. "Where we at?"

It's dark as hell and we the only car that's parked out here. "You'll see. Now get out." He said in a serious tone while looking at me. I looked at him like he had lost his mind. "I'm just playing ma." He laughed. He got out and walked to my side. He opened the door and held his hand out for me to grab. "Sorry but I'm an independent woman and I do not need to grab a hand for no kind of-"

"Take my damn hand." He said while gripping my hand firmly. I couldn't help but to laugh.

"Do the most yo." He mumbled and shook his head. I have no idea where we're going, but obviously that's how it's suppose to be. As we were walking I was just looking at him and thinking.

Why is he doing this?

This was so all of a sudden.

I'm still trying to take all of this in. I really hope he's being genuine and that this doesn't turn out to be some kind of joke.

My legs were starting to hurt. Then I realized we were walking on a grass hill. "I didn't sign up to go hiking at 6 in the evening."

"We almost there just keep walking." He tells me. I sighed and kept walking like he said.

"Close your eyes now."

"Tariq-"

"Trust me ma. I'm not gonna hurt you." Hearing him say that made me feel comfortable. I closed my eyes and he grabbed my hands leading me to wherever.

Even though my eyes were closed I still felt like I was gon hump into a pole.

"Open."

My breath hitched in my throat when I seen the sight before me. We were in a big field and there was a blanket set up with a basket. Candles were lit around it and also there was pillows on top of the blanket. What makes it even better is that the sun was setting. "Are you serious?" I asked him.

"You don't like it?" His face drop and he started to look worried.

"No I love it. But seriously? All of this for me? This looks like something you're suppose to do for Winter. Not me."

He tensed up and clenched his jaw a little. "This about you ma...not her."

I nodded and dropped the topic. "Hungry?"

"Very." I respond while walking to blanket.

A/n: SO SORRY FOR UPDATING LATE‼️I was busy and then I had got real sick...just had to deal with some shit that's all.
Hopefully y'all enjoyed. I have writers block so this chapter to me felt idk..a lil forced.
Pt. II to this chapter will be NEXT‼️
Updating later tonight so stay tuned.

December 7, 2019