Rest Easy by Warona Jolomba

Author:Warona Jolomba
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wattpad Books
Published: 2021-05-15T00:00:00+00:00

The show didn’t feature anyone that Naya or Dee knew. It was a small band from somewhere in Nevada, led by a fully tatted singer backed by four decent instrumentalists. They called themselves Melody Spoke, and they were touring in promotion of their sophomore EP, Terror v. Tranquility. Dee had checked out a bunch of their songs on Spotify, gauging whether this would be the type of thing Naya would enjoy. They better be, he thought, because it was either that or a Green Day tribute band (called Chartreuse Afternoon) on the same weekend. It was a last-minute fix, and it would have to suffice.

“You really, really didn’t have to do this,” Naya said as they made their way through the Harlow streets en route to the gig in the late afternoon. She had on a Burberry-style checked peplum blouse, dark-blue slacks, and denim wedge espadrilles. “I didn’t tell anybody about my birthday. I don’t need the attention. It’s not even on my Facebook.”

“So your friends don’t know?” Dee strode beside her, hands in his jeans pockets.

“No, and I’d like to keep it that way. You’re lucky I even told you.”

“No, you’re lucky you even told me. Now look where we’re heading.”

“If this isn’t as good as you made it out to be, consider our friendship over. I could have been binging on episodes of Black-ish and eating tons of candy until I felt sick and passed out. That’s what I call a birthday treat.”

“This birthday treat is a million times better. You know why? ’Cause I’m a part of it.” He laughed.

“Don’t flatter yourself.”

They’d first kissed five days ago, and since then, things had been on a steady incline. They were getting closer. With every gesture and word they spoke, there was another level of meaning. The day before, they’d lain on the grass in the Salvation Hill garden, reading after an hour and a half of book sorting. While Naya took out a copy of Go Set a Watchman, Dee flicked through a tattered 1984, only half paying attention. He said that he was never much into reading, and he meant it. But he felt the need to assure the girl he liked that he was willing to give it a try. Really, he was daydreaming as he fingered the aged pages, itching for the day to end so he could kiss Naya in his pickup. Her lips tasted like pink grapes, and her hair smelled like cocoa butter. He’d never paid attention to these things before, but they were scents that controlled him now, smells he couldn’t shake off.

They stood in the front row at the show, since there hadn’t been a huge lineup before the doors opened. An array of people showed up, most dressed like hipsters and professional art critics. It was a side of Harlow that Dee hadn’t even known existed. He just knew skate parks and trashy neighborhoods, and the music that went along with them: the hip-hop and rock his friends played, or the EDM that blasted from speakers at parties.

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