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Reggie Boi: damn, mami. Talkin rough to me like dat gets me hawd.
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He didn’t know what to call this – an act of kindness, an act of caring for someone, or just something that couldn’t really describe on his part. Was he really about to go out of his way, out of his own personal life, to help this girl he met over instant message with a personal issue that involves her little sister? He had never usually cared about people and their issues as much. The only thing that matters, in Zay’s world, was himself, his kid, close friends, skylar and the twins, and his twin. If you weren’t a part of that circle, he never cared anything about what goes on with your life. To top it off, he even allowed her to come join him on this trip to get her little sister.
Zay had no idea what to expect out of this. He brought money, in case he may need to bribe; he already knew what he was going to say, in case he may need to persuade; he had his pistol, in case shit got real. He had everything he may need. If he lacked something, well, he was able to always find something that may replace what he lacks (that’s what he always does). He took a drag out of his blunt, arriving in front of the home of the girl known as “Kris”, the girl that he met over the instant messenger.
This was going to be odd, especially since he was feeling some type of way after their LONG conversation through their chat. ”Damn,” he thought to himself. Taking out his phone, he blew the horn and waited patiently for her to come join him. He was hoping she wouldn’t talk too much during this ride, only for the sake of the way he was feeling, but if she did he wouldn’t care. What could she possibly say that would make shit awkward than it already is? Nothing at all. Besides, whenever Zay fell into an uncomfortable situation, he will find a way to get out. So it was all good on his end.
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finishing counting and stacking up her merchandises, kris licked across her lips and inhaled, before taking another sip of her corona and glanced around her bedroom. she wanted to make sure all her shit was still there. which there was. so, she was a happy camper for the day. popping my mouth, before taking another swig of her drink, kris pulled herself up from the bed, grabbing the duffel bag and slid it under her bedroom, glancing at her bedroom door, to see if her roommate, zachary, was in sight, just in case. she didn't want him to know about the shit she had in his place. really didn't need to get kicked out and go from house to house again. really didn't need that. but, she knew if he was aware of what she did and what she had hiding in his property, shit will hit the fan and kris wasn't one that let shit slide if she was ratted out to. especially now, since her parole officer was constantly checking up on her ass. no need to go behind bars, again.
kris raked her fingers through her hair, pressing her bottle to her chest and made her way to zachary's room. ohhh zaccharry, you're in here? she whispered, slowly stepping a foot inside his walk walked over to his drawer, opening it up and digging into his little money stash. puckering up her lips, she smirked, seeing a few dollars there and grabbed it, placing it in her back pocket, before closing it and skipping right back out of the bedroom and downstairs to the kitchen. she needed another drink. highway to hell. she mumbled, grabbing another corona and leaned against the counter, opening the cap and took a long swig, but shortly paused when she thought about something. she had plans today, didn't she? but what? kris wasn't quite sure what she was doing today. and with who. but, she knew she had something planned out for the day. she shrugged it off, not caring anymore and went back to drinking. though, her 'kris-zone' was immediately interrupted by a honking car. who the fuck is honking their fucking car?
annoyingly walking over to the window, she took a peek outside to see who it was and her jaw dropped, when she finally remembered what plans she had today. fuck! she cursed under her breath and shook her head. she totally forgot about her last conversation with this zay person from a few nights okay. oops. that pissed her off though, cause she forgot all about her little sister, marisol. that never happened. kris just shook it off.maybe her parole officer was right after all, she cared more about "her five fingers discount" than a human being, in her own words. that bitch.
grabbing her belongings, her cell, jacket, some cash and her switchblade, just in case, kris escorted herself outside of the house, closing her locking the door behind her and lazily walked over to zay's car, leaning on the window sill, getting a better view of him, as she finished the last drop of her corona as she looked him over. before i get in.. i need the last four digits of your social security. safety reasons. she wasn't serious though. but, she did had her reasons for wanting it. if you get her drift.
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Zayne had little patience as it was. He had no problem with shifting this car into reverse, turning his ass back around, and heading back home. I mean, it was her sister to worry and care about, not his. He wouldn’t lose a inch of sleep over if the girl stayed in the system. Yawning into his fist, he navigated through his phone and began to text multiple people. He needed something to do that would kill his time while he waited for this girl. Looking at his wrist watch, he’d give her 5 minutes to get her ass out here before he takes off.
A minute or two passed before Kris was finally making her way out of the home. ”Took you long enough,” He thought to himself. Leaning his head back against the headrest, he fixated his eyes onto her, watching her grow close to the car. He frowned slightly when she asked for the last four digit of his social security. What the fuck kind of question was that? You don’t ask nobody that, especially someone like Zayne.
”9-1 -- get the fuck in the car,” He scolded her, his voice remaining calm. ”And get rid of that corona before you get in here. Throw in your grass or some shit, won’t be none of that in here.” He added. He wasn’t trying to sound like some strict parent, but if she “under the influence”, he was already going to have zero tolerance with dealing with her. That’s how he was with most drunks, including his brother.
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kris was still shocked, surprise, curious into why this stranger, zay was going to help her out with getting marisol out of the system. it was weird, to be honest, but kris enjoyed it. she honestly loved being a weird situation. for some reason, it amuses her, keeps her on her toes in the long road. though, she couldn't lie, she was a little.. what's the word that she wasn't fond of.. thankful, that he was helping her out. but, she wasn't complaining. she spent hours talking to him through a computer screen and she did felt oddly comfortable talking to him. so, maybe this was good right? hopefully safe.. for both their sake. never really know their ulterior motives for helping and asking for help, after all.
glancing at him as he spoke, a smirk graced her lips as she tilted her head to the side and chuckled. damn. you are a feisty one, hmm hmm? she laughed, getting in the car and tossing her emptied corona bottle out, not caring where it landed and looked at him, getting comfortable on the passenger side. all clear, "sir". kris once him over and licked across her lips and inhaled deeply, lightly smacking her thighs. you could drive now. or what? i gotta buckle up too now, dad?
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Zay remembered their little talk over the instant messenger like it only happened yesterday. Honestly, he didn’t think that instant messenger was that big of a factor for him to keep a good memory over it, but it was right there in the center of his mind over all other things in his head. The more he looked at her, the more he could still remember some of the things she said and things that stood out the most appealing to him.
He shook his head with a small chuckle. Perhaps his comment did come out a little feisty, but he couldn’t help it. That was just one of his features that came out whenever he had zero tolerance towards something. Although he didn’t mean for it to come out that harsh, but whatever; it was just words that weren’t going to kill anybody. ”Just come on here, Kris.” He put the gear into drive and drove off without really caring much on what else she was saying. ”Yes you do, daughter. Thanks. I want to get there without getting pulled over, don’t you think that sounds like a great idea?”
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and you're over here.. chuckling at your feistiness. damn, "babe". she shook her head and chuckled, making herself comfortable again and leaned back. ouch. she looked at him, sizing him up slowly and smirked. so far, the attitude he was displaying through that messenger was showing in person. so far, so good, right? kris shook her head, ignoring any thoughts that was about to invade her right now and licked her lips, raking both hands through her hair and placed it in a messy bun, watching as he drove off. bout time.
laughing lowly at what he was saying, kris glanced back at zay and nodded, obeying his little command and buckled her seat belt. there, daddy. i'm strapped in. now, where's my candy? hmm? she chuckled and shook her head. was she actually sitting here, laughing and joking around with this 'complete stranger'? lord, what the fuck happened in that instant messanger chat that night.
i'm curious to know and to find some sort of amusement here. but. what did your girl say about you going away for a few hours with a female stranger?? or, you told her shit?
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”That’s me. I give myself a nice sense of a humor when others fail to give me that” Zayne shrugged. He found most of his calm comments hilarious whenever someone were to acknowledge them. You would think he would be scared to know he was getting ruder like his twin, but he was perfectly fine with that. Not many people liked to deal with someone that had a sarcastic, asshole attitude.
He pulled up to a stop sign, taking a small glimpse over at her to see him strapped up in the seatbelt now. ”Much better. Suck on your thumb for your own personal lollipop.” He smirked. Returning his eyes back onto the road, he proceeded ahead. He left one hand on the steering wheel while he used his other to scratch behind his head. Her next question made him chuckle, then later shrug.
”Does it matter? I’m a grown man to make my own decisions without someone telling me otherwise. She does her own thing and I do mines, no need to question anything about that. Besides, it’s not like nothing is going to happen anyway, right? So it’s really nothing to talk about.” He said, licking her lips.
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kris didn't bother to say anything to that. she just laughed and shook her head at him. she glanced at him and smirked. you're a mean bastard then, huh? she softly chuckled, licking across her lips and reached behind her ear for her cigarette and looked at him. do you mind? she asked, just in case. she needed a drag of something. if she couldn't drink right now, she needed to smoke. something to keep her mind at normal ease. she may not show it or act on it, but inside, she was feeling a little awkward now.
suck my thumb? she laughed, shaking her head at that. she licked across her lips and chuckled. that sounds a little nasty, don't ya think, babe? she said, kinking an eyebrow, holding in more laughter. this guy was something else. sounded like a pervert there for a minute. uh oh, what did kris put herself into now? she laughed at that thought and licked across her lips. you wouldn't mind if i do, right? i mean, i am a huge lollipop addict. don't want no disco stick injecting up now, fella. she pressed her lips together, trying not to chuckle or laugh at what she just said. it was hilarious, if you asked her.
kris listened to his last statement carefully and smirked, shaking her head. what kind of relation was his ass in? right, she did remember him saying something about her being boring or some sad shit. hmm. she shrugged and licked across her lips, when a certain line caught her attention. what if something does happen? .. unexpectedly.
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A mean bastard? He hasn’t been called that in a long-time now. Matter of fact, the last time he was really called that was during his High School days and every blue moon out here in Ashwick, but that was just a part of his nature to be mean at the first meet and loosen up when he gets that comfort feel for them. Kris was, surprisingly, in that comfort stage, but that still didn’t cut her much slack from having to deal with his sarcasm and asshole remarks. ”If that’s what you want to think, sure.” He replied simply. He glanced at the cigarette then shook his head. ”Cigarettes stink.” Taking the blunt from the crook of his ear, he tossed it onto her lap and advised her to smoke that instead.
Zayne took a glance over her then back onto the road, finding himself chuckle lightly at that. That was a little funny when you think about it. Not hilarious “ha-ha” funny, but at least it managed to get a small chuckle out of Zayne; it was close enough to a laugh for his likings. ”Hey, do what you want to do. I’m not going to knock your hustle on that. You wanted a candy, so there you go.” He gave another soft chuckle.
”Unexpectedly?” He repeated. He didn’t know what unexpectedly was. I mean, if it were to happen unexpectedly, he knew what to do to get himself out of that predicament since he knows how to find ways out of it. ”I don’t know what “unexpectedly” could happen, but I’m sure nothing will happen.” He shrugged.
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i honestly do think you're a mean ass, zay. it's torturing my happiness, handsome breaking my heart, love. she laughed, shaking her head as she slowly looked over to him and smiled, checking him out for a minute, before bringing her attention to the window, chuckling to herself. no thoughts was processing in her mind right now. she was completely blank and ready to light this cig up, before he denied her request. ugh, damn it. no they do that. they smell perfec--- she cut herself short, watching a blunt now resting on her lip. her face lit up, lips grinning now. have i ever said "bless you" in that conversation of ours? she asked, resting the situating the blunt in between her lips and pulled out her lighter, lighting her shit up. she moaned against it and nodded her head. this. was better than a cigarette. amen.
she watched as he chuckled and smiled, pulling the blunt out of her mouth and looked at him, tilting her head to the side. you must be enjoying my little company. if i got you chuckling right now, babe. she playfully joked and chuckled, extending her hand out towards him, hinting him if he wanted a hit or not. hey, she was being nice. it's the least she could do, right? after this blunt. i'll get to my thumb.. just for you okay, sir? okay. she chuckled.
yes, unexpectedly. like it just happens out of nowhere.. sort of thing. she smirked, gazing at him, taking another hit of this blunt and listened to what he had said. she nodded her head and looked at him. okay. just asking. i got chu though. she said, nodding her head again and went back to this yummy blunt, keeping herself occupied from these negative yet amusing thoughts. for the time being.
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”Is that right, ’babe’?” He took a short glance over her and focused back onto the road. It was a surprise that he hasn’t felt bad for calling her in person, even though he said it much ease saying it through the internet. Looks like nothing changed much there. He took a quick stare over at her to see the grin appearing on her face, which made him smirk. He must’ve done something that made her happy as fuck, apparently that blunt was the trigger object. ”Na, but you just did. I see that made your day.”
He took the blunt from her, taking a pull out of it, and handed it back towards her before answering, ”Probably.” He had no problem with admitting that he was enjoying her presence. That was rare for him to admit to anyone. Exhaling the smoke through his parted lips, he licked his lips and chuckled at her comment. ”Do whatever you want. I’m not sure how long of a ride this might be. You can take a nap if you need to.” He told her with a small smirk.
”You got me, huh? Isn’t that the same thing I told you in that chat?” He shook his head, remembering saying that to her in a few times out of his usually slang type of habit. Blame New York lifestyle for that. He had more from where that came from, but he was going to keep any more slang talk to himself… for now.
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taking a long and deep pull of the blunt, kris glanced over at zay when he spoke and nodded her head, lips forming into another grin as she pulled the blunt out from in between her lips and chuckled. yesss, handsome. it really did. good looks. she chuckled again and leaned back, head resting comfortably on the headrest as her eyes slowly closed, enjoying the breeze as he drove. i don't owe you another smoke, right? this for free, am i right. or am i right, sir? she said, eyes still close and smirked, feeling the blunt slip away from her fingers. don't hog it now. she joked, opening her eyes and leaned her head against the side, glancing at him and smiled. probably? more like a hell fucking yes, to me, babe. she playfully joked, retrieving the smoke and took another pull of it and closed her eyes again.
letting the fumes escaped her lips as he spoke, kris laughed and sucked her teeth. damn, trying to get me to sleep. already? jesus. so demanding. she chuckled and leaned back, slouching lightly and opened her eyes, glancing over to him and smirked. i don't remember. did you? hmm hmm? she said on confusion, having no clue what he was talking about. but she knew very well. their conversation been playing in her mind over and over since that night, but that's something that kris didn't want to get into. she was confused by it all. how the hell was that even possible for her to remember. it was rare and unkris like to remember a conversation from days ago. hell, she doesn't even remember the conversation she had an hour ago with her roommate, zachary. so, why was she remembering this one? confusing, ain't it.
closing her eyes again, she let out a false yawn and stretched a bit. but shhhh. i'm trying to sleep. she giggled, taking off her jacket and covered her front body with it as she let the blunt rest in between her lips. rest and smoke. something that was very easy for kris to do. she figured she could give the driver a few minutes or so to some peace and quiet. maybe.
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”No problem. I probably wasn’t going to smoke it much anyway.” Zayne shrugged. He could go most of this ride without the smoking; however, once he gets to the place and things start getting a little out of hand, that’s when he might need the blunt to keep from losing too much patience. ”I wasn’t planning on hogging, ma. It’s all yours to have. I just needed one pull.” He ran his left hand along the fabric of his jeans, keeping his other hand gripped tight onto the steering wheel. ”That’s good then.”
With a light shake of his head, Zayne glanced over at her then back onto the road, not bothering to say nothing on that comment. At least not yet. ”I remember a lot from that. I just prefer not to speak on that right now. That was a pretty long talk, yenno.” He replied, adjusting himself in his seat. These were the times when he truly hated to have a good memory span about things. Any other person would have forgotten most things about the talk, yet here he was, remembering every piece and detail of it. That’s just great.
”Then go head and fall to sleep, babe. I’ll wake you up when we get there… I think.” He smirked. The whole thing would be easier if she stayed asleep, however she wanted to be by his side every step of the way and he was going to allow her to be there, by his side… maybe.
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raking her fingers through her hair, kris kept her gaze on him and pressed her lips together when he spoke and slightly smirked when he finished speaking. she leaned forward abit, shifting her body a bit to face him and kinked an eyebrow. why not? it's just us two.. in the car. spending quality time. that and, this is pretty much a road trip. we could talk about anything, "yenno". she softly said, tilting her head to the side, studying him slowly. why didn't he want to speak about that. if anything, it should be kris that didn't want to talk about it. she was the one that practically told him her damn life. and here she was, not minding if they discussed what they're talked about through a screen. are you scared of talking about it? nervous? or even awkward? she was curious and also very amuse to know now.
damn, trying to shut me up already? she chuckled and licked her lips, smirking, careful with using that "babe" word now... in person with me. might pounce on you next time you say it. she playfully teased him, making herself comfortable and lowly yawned into her fist as she closed her eyes, flickering the blunt out of the car window and shrugged, not really caring if it wasn't done. hell, between smoking and sleeping.. sleeping takes the diamonds. wake me up.. when we get there. or when you want my voice t be heard again, handsome..
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Zayne glanced over her then shrugged his shoulder. If she wanted to talk about “anything”, then they can talk about anything… once he figures out the answer to what she asked him. Oh well, she can start over on a fresh new batch of questions since nothing was coming to mind. ”Fine. You want to talk about anything, you got that. What were you asking or wanting to know? I’m not scared of nothing.” He rubbed the left side of his face. Not in an annoyance way, but more just in a spur of the moment type of thing
”I didn’t say all that, but if you want to shut up, go head… babe” He raised a brow over her to see if she was really all bite than bark. However, he kept his hand close in case he needed to push her back if she wanted to actually “react” on that. You always got to be on your guard with “strangers”, right? He caressed gently around his chin hairs, licking his lips. ”Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got you.” He decided to just let her sleep… for now.
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finishing counting and stacking up her merchandises, kris licked across her lips and inhaled, before taking another sip of her corona and glanced around her bedroom. she wanted to make sure all her shit was still there. which there was. so, she was a happy camper for the day. popping my mouth, before taking another swig of her drink, kris pulled herself up from the bed, grabbing the duffel bag and slid it under her bedroom, glancing at her bedroom door, to see if her roommate, zachary, was in sight, just in case. she didn't want him to know about the shit she had in his place. really didn't need to get kicked out and go from house to house again. really didn't need that. but, she knew if he was aware of what she did and what she had hiding in his property, shit will hit the fan and kris wasn't one that let shit slide if she was ratted out to. especially now, since her parole officer was constantly checking up on her ass. no need to go behind bars, again.
