Explaining the Unexplainable

Skirr skirrt

I can hear old church hymns in my head as I vision people crying over my casket. I am literally in one room with 'America's Most Wanted' woman beater and Ricky Martin's freaked out cousin who wants nothing but my 'cho'. Yeah I'm a goner.

"Hey Tye! It's nice to meet you." I say nervously. An awkward silence hits the air with nothing but the corny Dr. Pepper commercial playing from the other room. I love this commercial..but now when I hear "it's the sweet one" I'm going to cringe.

"Sooo..I changed my mind. I think we should go to the bar and then come back and smoke." Here he goes with his shenanigans again. I'm not tryna go anywhere but my house right now, but I'm so afraid to say anything considering I'm in his territory and his roommate is a sociopath.

"I thought we came here to smoke.." I swallow hard.

David pauses and makes his eyes big shortly before responding. "Yeah, ummm. Well I remember that I don't like going places high because I think people know I'm high and I hate that feeling. It's like all eyes on me, you know?" He chuckles as he puts his right hand on the hem of his waist touching his Duck Head khakis.

"What bar are you guys going to?" Tye looks at me up and down while he leans on the counter.

"Uhh..I haven't decided yet." David starts tapping his fingers on the kitchen counter. This man is about to drive me crazy. I bet we aren't even going to a bar. I'm almost sure he's taking me to Elm Street. "You ready?"

I nod. I have to figure out how I'm going to tell him I'm ready to go home. I'm not feeling this at all and I can honestly say I'm deleting Tinder when I get home. We get back in his car and I don't waste a second. "Would you be offended if I tell you I'm ready to go home?" David bites his bottom lip before turning to look at me.

"No..not at all. But was it something I said?"

"No! It's not you..I just get nervous when I meet people online. You are like the third I've ever met but the first I met in a two day radius."

"Well I'll take you home after the bar." He starts his car and starts to reverse. What the hell do you mean 'after the bar'. The deed is done! The date is off! Hello did you not get the memo.

"I'm not really in the mood to—"

"So what drink are you ordering?" David starts clinching his hands on the steering wheel in an up and down motion. If my heart was able to fall in my lap..now was the time. I've got to think of a plan to get away from this man before I end up missing.

I guess I paused too long. "I have to stop for gas. You can figure it out by the time I finish pumping." Great..okay. I have to make a plan. When he gets out the car..run maybe? Nah..too cheesy. Ugh.

We pull into the Quick Trip parking lot and slow down at pump number seven. He parks the car and gets out leaving the keys still in the ignition. I watch him in my mirror slowly walking to the door and head straight to the bathroom. Think fast bitch..think fast! I look to my right and see a Mc Donald's right next to the gas station. Hmm..I go on my Lyft app to find the next ride. GREAT! They are one minute away! I check in my mirror again to see no sign of David. Right when I request the ride David walks back out from the back and walks towards the chip aisle. Fuck! If he sees me get out and run he's going to know where I'm going and might get in the car and follow me.. I instantly panic and do the only thing I knew what was right.

I climb over my seat and get in the drivers seat and immediately put his car in drive and speed off heading towards Mc Donald's. I park at the parking spot in the back by the dumpster leaving the keys in the car and still running. My heart is racing!!! I've never stole a car before. I don't want to go to jail! After looking around my surroundings heavily breathing my phone rings with an out of state number calling. Holy shit! What if it's him calling on the Quick Trip phone..I panic but calm down. If it's him I'll hang up.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Aisha?" a woman's voice answers and it dawns on me!

"Hi yes!! I'm at the Mc Donald's parking lot where are you?!" I start grabbing my stuff to get ready to hop out this bitch and go!

"I'm pulling in the parking lot now." I hop out of David's car and haul ASS! I swear I'm drooling on one side of my mouth with how fast I'm running. A white Hyundai pulls up by the drive thru and a Hispanic lady with red curly hair rolls the window down.

"YEAH IT'S ME! I'M HER! AISHA!" As we pull off I can see David standing in the middle of the Quick Trip parking lot with both his arms up. I chuckle and lay my head back in the seat. Thank you Lord for getting me here safe. I hope he finds his car before someone else does.
———
I'm finally home and my aunt and uncle are on the couch eating and watching television. My aunt looks at my face and instantly senses a problem.

"What's wrong with you?" My aunt says rolling her eyes turning her head back to the television.

"Nothing," I say as calm as I can.

"Mhm. Some mail came for you. I left it on your bed..where's Ri?"

If she only knew I just want to get in my bed and cry myself to sleep. I can't take my emotions out on her nor can I give her a sign. "Briggs came to get her earlier. She'll be back Monday after school."

"M..was he on time?" She says, wiping the mild wing sauce off her mouth with the last Bounty paper towel.

"Of course not!" We both chuckle.

"Typical."

"Well I'm beat. It's been a crazy day. Goodnight! I love you."

"Night." It just might kill her to say I love you back. She never does. If I say it more than once she always think I want something from her. But truth is I never ask her for anything unless I'm in great danger, and that's rare. I rather cry blood and starve before asking her for help. So trust me..it's not often.

I climb in my bed and grab my pink pillow pulling it close to me while I dig my chin at the top of it. I can't control them. Tears are just coming down uncontrollably. If it wasn't for God who knows where I'd be!