Fast Forward by Celeste O. Norfleet

Author:Celeste O. Norfleet [Norfleet, Celeste O.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2009-10-10T20:00:00+00:00

thirteen

Caution: Merging Drama Ahead

“The devil you know is much scarier than the devil you don’t. But when you’re surrounded and they all look alike, how do you tell which devil is which? Forget the pitchfork and horns thing. They don’t do that anymore. Look closer.”

—MySpace.com

We went toward the back door. My girls and I called ourselves getting to the party fashionably late, but people were still arriving as Darien and I were walking out. It was obvious the word was out that this was the place to be tonight. I looked back once seeing my girls talking and laughing, so I figured it was okay to go with Darien for awhile. After all, I was just stepping outside to get some fresh air.

He was holding my hand and guiding me through all these people lined along the walls. He’d say a few words to somebody, laugh at something somebody else said in his ear, or just shake hands or bump fists. But all the time we were walking, he never thought about introducing me to anyone. They all looked at me like they knew something. Wrong. They didn’t know anything. Somebody handed him a can of beer. He took it then kept walking.

As soon as we hit the back door, the smell of stank, sweat, cigarettes and marijuana was thick. It was like cutting through a funk-fog. My stomach lurched, but I kept walking. There was a mild argument then scuffle behind me. I saw people looking back, but I didn’t bother. I just, for real, needed fresh air now and kept on walking.

“Darien, Darien, wait.”

He turned, I did too. Cassie was hurrying outside behind us. I smiled seeing her, but she just looked at me strange like I was totally out of place or something. “Hi, Cassie,” I said.

“Oh, hey,” she said to me then focused her attention on Darien. “Umm, Darien, I need to ask you something,” she said.

“What?” he asked, with attitude.

“Umm, it’s umm,” she began then paused and looked at me. I knew she wanted me to leave, but I wasn’t going anywhere. Besides, Darien was still holding on to my hand. “Umm, never mind. I’ll ask you later.”

He instantly turned and continued walking. I followed.

“What was all that?”

“Who knows? Cassie’s a joke,” he said, dismissively.

“No she’s not, she’s nice. We walk home from school sometimes. I like her.”

“Girl, you don’t even know her,” he affirmed.

I thought about what he said. He was right, I didn’t really know her, but she seemed nice to me, so I guess that was okay. But then again, my ex-friend Chili seemed okay to me too, and look how all that turned out. Anyway, she was okay with me so, whatever. But I wondered why he would just come right out and diss her like that. “So don’t you think you need to find out what she wants?” I asked.

“I know what she wants, and she’s gonna have to wait.”

I opened my mouth to ask what he was talking about but then changed my mind.

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