Hide And Seek

Chasing Shadows

After What I Said At The Chapel To Pastor Joe Yesterday I Just Kept Thinking About It"Let's Go"Shawn
Said Getting Me Out Of My Thoughts
"Where?"I Said Noticing People Were Leaving Out The Gates .

"It's Half Day For Us Cause Seventh Graders Are Taking Exams"He Said
I Totally Forgot About That And It
Was Just A Tuesday It Slipped
My Mind

"Wanna Hang Out And Just Come
Over To My House ?"Shawn Asked While We Walked Down To The Gates"Maybe Later,I'm Heading To
The Chapel"He Nodded Telling Me
To Call Him And Take My Time .

"Hi Marcus"Mason Said Popping Up From Behind Me"H..Hi"He Scared Me I Really Don't Like People Sneaking Up On Me One Time Andrew Did That I Almost Hit Him In The Face Luckily
He Dodged It And Never Did It Again

"Did You Hear About Darius ?"He Asked The Mention To His Name
Made My Heart Get Tight Again .

"No...What ?"

"He Got Pulled Out Of School And The Team No One Knows"Mason Said And Shawn Slightly Held My Hand For A Second Telling Me If I Was Okay I Looked At Him Letting Him Know I Was They Didn't Know The Story About Darius But Shawn Figured That I Wasn't Okay"Oh"That's All I Could Say He Left Seeing His Father Was Here To Pick Him Up .

I Said Goodbye To Him"Call Me If
You Need Me I Don't Have Practice
Today,So Just Come Over If You
Need Too"Shawn Said With His
Sweet Voice

"Thanks Shawn"I Said Goodbye To Them And Took A Walk I Saw Diego
At The Convenient Store Hanging
Out With Some Of His Friends And
His Cousin "Hey Marcus"Diego Said And Told Me To Sit With Them It
Took Me A Long Second But I Spoke
"That Match This Friday?"He
Nodded Looking At Me .

"Around Five To Nine"Diego Said
And Said It Was Going To Pay Alot
"My Cousin Here Runs The Stuff
So If You Want To Enter Anytime
You Can"Diego Said And Took A
Smoke Out Of His Green Rolled
Up Weed Cigarette"Okay,Thanks"
I Said Goodbye To Them And
Walked To The Chapel

"Marcus Your Here Brianna Is In The Back For You"He Said And I Greeted Him Making A Cross On My Body Out Of Respect To The Chapel I Went Out To The Back Of The Rooms And Saw Brianna She Was Wearing A Pretty Dress Wearing Her Glasses"Right
On Time"She Said And I Greeted Her .

"So How Much Do I Owe You ?"
I Asked And She Said It Was Okay
She Would Do It Without Charge"
First Thing I Need A Sample From You Of Your DNA To Run Through Medical Records Of People Who Were Pregnant And Gave Birth Around The Time You Were Born"She Said And Took A Quick Mouth Sample Putting It Into The Small Glass Thing 

"If I Find Anything I'll Let You Know"She Said I Thanked Her
And Told Her I'll Stop By Again I
Ordered A Uber Seeing It Was Five
Minutes Away I Got On My Kness
Getting A Thin Stick Lighting A
Candle Up Saying A Quick Prayer
In Spanish Like I Always Do.

I Got Back Up Making A Cross On
My Body Saying Goodbye To Pastor
Joe Heading Out I Felt So Anxious Today I Held My Backpack Tight Getting In The Uber It Was A Long
But Peaceful Ride There I Loved Car Rides I Paided The Driver Going
Inside To The Hospital Signing In
Seeing I Got Here On Time