All You Need Is Love

Chapter 5

                                                                (Jacari)

"What happened to yo friend?"

Desire ain't came to school in like a whole week.

I haven't seen her since I dropped her off at her house.

So I decided to seek that Jayda girl I always see her with.

"She's sick. Why?" She asks.

"I just wanted to get at her about that project we almost got due" I say.

I'm so f*****g conflicted.

I don't know why I care so much.

But I just do.

What is it about this girl?

I just know something going on with that girl and I can't shake it.

"You wanna call her? I'll give you her number. I'm sure she wouldn't mind" her friend says.

This is something I just can't turn down.

I know it's gonna look all strange with a nigga just randomly calling but I just can't help it.

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(Desire)

I'm still slowly recovering after what Dennis did to me.

This was the worst beating that's come so far.

He blacked both of my eyes.

Burst my lip.

Bruised one of my ribs I think.

It sure feels like it.

And I think he r***d me afterwards because I woke up naked.

I honestly don't know how much more of this I can take.

It's just getting worst day by day.

I'm really considering killing myself.

Why live if I have to face this every day?

I really have no reason for being here.

I dump the whole bottle of the sleeping pills into my hand then grab the jug of bleach.

God, please forgive me for this. I just really can't go on.

"Take a breath take it deep calm yourself he says to me if you play you play for keeps just take the gun and count to 3"

I glance down at my ringing phone debating if I should answer it or continue the process.

Something in me tells me to answer the phone. 

"Hello" I say slowly.

"What's up Desire this Jacari"

Jacari?

How in the hell did he get my number?

Why is he even calling me?

"Jacari" I say because that's all I can really get out.

"Yeah where you been?" He asks.

"Sick" I say telling him the same thing I told Jayda.

"With what?"

"Business get you some" I say.

He starts laughing.

"Excuse me then" he says.

"Your excused .. is there any point to this shocking phone call?" I ask.

"Oh .. I wanted to tell you that I'm not finishing that damn project by myself so yo ass better show up to school soon and I kinda honestly just wanted to check on you" he says.

This is too much.

Jacari Lockwood is calling to check on me.

Me?

Why does he even care?

"Um thanks that's nice of you and I'll be back Monday" I say.

"Ima be looking for you" he says.

"Okay bye Jacari"

"See you later Desire Goodnight" he says then I hang up the phone.

Suddenly I don't feel like killing myself.

Jacari Lockwood just saved my life and he doesn't even know it.