Around the Way Girls by La Jill Hunt

Author:La Jill Hunt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2023-09-07T00:00:00+00:00

8

The next morning, Sydni went into her sister’s room and found that she was not there. She dialed Magic’s phone but got the voicemail. She went back into her room and told Darrius that Magic was gone.

“Where did she go? Damn, it’s only seven in the morning.”

“I don’t know. I don’t even know what time she left,” Sydni told him. She looked at the clock. “What time do you have to be at work?”

“Eight-thirty. Where is Moms?”

“She’s still sleep. She got in late, and she doesn’t have to be at work until eleven this morning.”

“What time you gotta go?”

“Eight,” she told him as she began rummaging through her closet for something to wear.

“You want me to drop you off?”

“You got time?” She turned to ask him.

“I’ll make time for you. I’ll be back in thirty minutes.” She walked him to the front of the building and kissed him goodbye.

“Thirty minutes. Be ready.”

“Ready for what?” She licked her lips seductively.

“I still don’t believe you were a virgin.” He kissed her again and told her he’d be back after he changed for work.

As she was getting dressed, her phone rang. “Hello.”

“Good morning, Syd. You ready?”

“Uh, hey, Byron. I don’t need a ride this morning.” Sydni had forgotten that he told her he’d take her to work that morning.

“Really? You’re not going in? You’re not sick, are you?”

“No, Byron. I’m not sick.” She laughed. “I’m just gonna walk. I need to think about some stuff, that’s all.”

“About my proposal, I hope.” He laughed.

“No pressure, Byron. Remember the two conditions,” Sydni told him. She didn’t dare tell him about Darrius and their newfound friendship. She knew he would want the check back. Darrius and I aren’t serious, anyway. No sense in opening a can of worms.

“I know, I know. Hey, I’ll still bring you your coffee later. How about that?”

“That would be great. I’ll see you then,” she said cheerfully as she hung up the phone.

The phone rang again, and Sydni snatched it up, thinking it was Byron calling her back.

“Yeah.”

“Syd.”

“Magic, where are you? Why did you leave? D and I told you we needed to talk to you.”

“I know, Syd, but I had to get out of that house. I had to.”

“Why, Magic? What happened?”

“I have to tell you later. Are you going to work?”

“Yeah. Darrius is coming to get me.” There was a lot of hustle and bustle in the background. “Where are you, Magic? I really need to talk to you.”

“I know, Syd, and I gotta talk to you, too. But not at the house. I’ll call you later. I love you, Syd. Be careful.”

“Be careful of what?” Sydni asked, but Magic had already hung up. She could hear Darrius blowing his horn. She grabbed her purse and ran out. As they pulled off, they never saw the eyes that had been watching them since she’d kissed him outside earlier, nor did they see the car that trailed them.

* * *

“Hey, there. Hot coffee, cream and sugar. Just the way you like it.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.