Saying Goodbye

chapter 8

mikey pov (the next morning)
"kiara." i call into the phone.

"yea?"

"i gotta go. i'm at school." i sigh.

"ugh. you're killing me." she groans.

"i'll see you later." i reply.

i hang up the phone with a smile.

"who was that?" angel asks, popping up out of no where.

"kiara."

"you're still talking to her?"

"yea. i am." i say monotoned.

"why do you care?" zeke asks walking up behind her.

"just want to make sure my friend isn't getting played." she advises.

"yea. ok. i'm gonna go." i sigh. i leave the two of them and head to mr. hopkins class. he looks up from his desk when he sees me.

"hey mr. hopkins." i greet.

"hey mr. williams. what's up?"

"so things are going well between us. we're talking and hanging out more." i smile.

"that's good. have you dug deeper with her?" he asks.

"not yet. she does want to meet today so i'll see if i can." i reply.

"ok. remember what i said about her past." he advises.

"i will." i nod my head.

"do you have a picture of her?" he asks.

i smile, but my smile quickly fades. "no. i don't. i don't even know her instagram." i sigh in realization. i pull out my phone immediately.

mikey- why don't we have each other on insta????
kiara☮︎︎- ion know nigga
mikey- send me your insta
kiara☮︎︎- pres.kiara
mikey- ight bet

i go to her instagram and follow her. i scroll through her pictures briefly.

"so you got a picture of her or what?" mr. hopkins asks.

"i do now." i smile. i show him a picture of her.

"she's a beautiful young lady." he says.

"that she is." i smile wider.

"and she got you smiling like that?" he teases.

"man."

(after mikey's practice)
i pull up to the location kiara sent me. i smirk seeing her car already here. i hop out and lock my doors, walking to her car. she gets out.

"hey." she smiles.

"hey." i reply. i go in for a hug. she hugs me tightly, but briefly. she pulls away slowly.