Hanging On

Chapter 38

Chapter 38

I was about to turn around but Marlon stopped.

"Wait," he said.

"What?" I giggled.

He grabbed my hand and started walking.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

He checked his watch, "it's about 11:30, let me take you somewhere."

"Where?" I questioned.

"I don't know! Waffle House! Something!" He yelled.

"Okay, why are you yelling? And why?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Cause I'm bored." He said.

I had a straight face, "Really? Are you serious?"

"Just! Come! On!" He pulled me to his car.

"Wait, I'm not dressed!" I yelled.

"It doesn't matter!" He closed the car door.

I had on some pajama shorts and a tank top. He had on a white t shirt and his swimming trunks.

"You could at least let me get some flip flops!" I laughed.

He just smiled and laughed.

"I'm for real! I look so ratchet!" I laughed.

"What does that mean?" He looked over at me.

"Seriously. You don't know what "ratchet" means?" I tilted my head.

"Nope!" He popped the p.

"It means to-." The radio cut me off. "OOOH THIS MAH SOOOOONNNNNG!" I turned the radio up.

"RHYTHM IS A DANCER. I NEED A COMPANION. GIRRRL I GUESS THAT MUST BE YOU! BODY LIKE THE SUMMER. TOUCHIN' LIKE NO OTHER! DONT CHU TELL EM WHAT WE DO!" I sang while Marlon was laughing.

We pulled up to Waffle House. We ordered our food and sat down. I started eating and out of nowhere, I started laughing.

"Girl, are you high?" He asked.

"No!" I laughed some more.

He made a face, "Okay maybe a little... I'm just kidding!" I laughed even more.

We finished eating eventually and went back to the car. He started the car and the radio came back on.

"THIS IS MAH SONG!" I yelled again.

"Every song is your song," Marlon laughed.

"MY ANACONDA DON'T. MY ANACONDA DON'T. MY ANACONDA DON'T. WANT. NONE UNLESS YOU GOT BUNS HUN!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.

"Girl, shut up!" Marlon yelled.

"You shut up!" I laughed.

A few minutes later, the song went off. I turned the radio down and just stared at Marlon.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing," I replied.

I played with his hair and rubbed my fingers on his scalp.

"You know you're not normal right?" He giggled.

"Yeah, I know." I turned and looked out of the window. I fell asleep with my head on the glass.

👉Next morning👈

I woke up in a white bed. I sat up. The shower running caught my attention. I took the cover off and walked in the bathroom. Marlon was wrapped in a towel, bushing his teeth.

"I love how you knocked," he laughed.

"I'm sorry," I yawned.

"Still sleepy?" He spit.

"Ummm, a little." I wiped the corners of my mouth.

"Well excuse me," he laughed.

"Oh," I giggled.

I walked out of the room looking for my phone. I looked under the cover, under the bed, on the table but I couldn't find it. "Oh!" I thought to myself, I left it at Michael's house. Marlon's phone started ringing causing the night stand to vibrate. I looked at the caller ID and it said "Michael".

I answered the phone, "Hello?"

"Hey Mar-. Wait, J?!" He yelled.

"Hey!" I laughed.

"Where have you been?! I've been worried sick!" He yelled even louder.

"Michael, chill. You sound like my mother when I used to be out late at night." I mumbled the last part.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing," I mumbled again.

"What?!" He asked again.

"NOTHING!" I yelled again.

"Well my bad, I just wanted to know what you said." He replied.

"I'm sorry I just... I don't know." I looked down.

"I just like how you answered my phone too," Marlon interrupted.

"I'm sorry. Again." I laughed.

"Where's Marlon?" Michael asked.

"Oh, right here. You wanna talk to him?" I asked.

"No," he said sternly.

"Well, that's not how you treat your big brother!" I laughed.

"Shut up!" He laughed.

"Bye," I said.

"Bye," he hung up.

I threw his phone on the bed. Marlon laid beside me on the bed.

"Ugh, go put on a shirt!" I pushed him.

"No! This my house!" He laughed.

"You're a mess!" I laughed, "but do you have a tooth brush?"

"In the cabinet." He replied.

I got the tooth brush and brushed my teeth.

👆A few hours passed👇

Marlon drove me back to Michael's house. I found Michael sitting on the couch playing with Mariah.

"'Bout time you showed up!" He said.

"Shut up Michael!" I laughed.

I kissed Mariah on the forehead.

"Hey, I have to pack for next week." He said.

"Okaaay then," i got Mariah and rocked her to sleep. I put her in the crib and met Michael in his room.

👉Next week👈

"I'ma miss jhu bessfraaan!" I hugged him.

"I'ma miss you too J," he kissed my cheek. Michael calls me like every chance he has. He tells me so much about touring and his likes and dislikes. Today he hasn't called me which I find weird but I just shrug it off. I was looking out the window and I saw the mailman passed. I got the mail and sorted through it. There was this one manila envelope. I opened it and inside there was a manila folder. I opened it and started reading. I couldn't believe my eyes...