Love Mechanics

Chapter Five

Cat

  It was raining once again, I ran home fast and changed my clothes, I then headed to the kitchen, Mickey wasn't there, and neither was my mother, the house was surprisingly clean, she must have done that before disappearing once again.

 I put the I Hate My Life playlist on my phone then began cooking a simple meal, something that would make me full because when Mick and my mother arrive, they would probably have some s**t to do with me.

The song stopped and a loud ring took over, I looked at it, a new number, did Mickey get arrested? I thought happily as I washed my hands on the sink and dried it up then picked the phone,

"Hey buddy," It wasn't Mickey, it was Chiki.

"Oh hi Chic," I replied while leaning on the counter and staring at the boiling potatoes,

"Wanna get some dinner?"

"No, I'm actually cooking,"

"That's sad, I am with Chloe and Simon here, I really wish you came," He sighed sadly, then a thought popped into my head,

"Why don't you guys come over? My parents aren't around," I opened the lid that was covering the potatoes, it was cooked,

"Dope, why don't you send me the address?" Chiki started whispering, maybe to Chloe,

"Okay... In a minute," I replied then hang up, I went to the number and saved it then headed to w******p, his Profile picture was him in a face mask eating a carrot, I smiled, it was a cute picture so I saved it in my gallery.

I sent him the address then went on cooking.

What was supposed to be a small meal turned out to be mashed potatoes and rice, it smelled great, especially the rice brand, their rice had this smell that would make you feel safe anywhere.

I prepared the table then waited for Chiki to arrive, looking at my clothes, I realized how much of I s**t bag I would look like in front of Chiki (and Chloe and Simon...) I headed upstairs and took a shower fast then dressed up cleanly in a black t-shirt and grey skinny jeans, as I was walking downstairs, I heard a knock,

"Hey," It was Simon and Chloe,

"Hi," I replied as I moved aside, ushering them in,

"Chic is looking for a place to park the car," Chloe looked at me and I felt as if she read my mind, I smiled at her then nodded as I closed the door,

"I'm pretty sure the food is cold," I said as I opened it, I smiled and excused myself when I heard another knock,

"Hey bud," Chiki's hair was damp, he was holding a wet jumper on his hand and his shirt had been drizzled on a little, he was also wearing a black ragged jeans, I just realized that he might have only ragged jeans in his closet,

"Hey Chic, Come in," I ushered him in, he removed his shoes under the coat hanger and wanted to hang the jumper but stopped,

"It's way too wet to be hanged, I'll just keep it down here," He said as he bent down, I followed him and stopped him as I held the jumper, actually held his hand,

"Sorry," I said after what seemed an eternity of me searching for what to do next to stop it from being awkward, according to mind, it was to stay in the position till the vibe dies,

"Umm," He swallowed, his Adam's apple rising and once again taking my breath away.

I left the jumper then let him give me after straightening up, I smiled awkwardly as I headed upstairs and left him walking to the dining.

The jumper had a scent, the usual scent Chiki always had, a scent that smelled like the damp soil when it would drizzle on a spring day, somehow like a mine, a diamond mine's heat always smelled like that, not everyone loved the smell but it was Chiki's natural scent and that scent always made feel like eating soil, the one that pregnant women usually ate for iron.

The jumper was on my nose for a while, more than a minute per say, I put it on my pillow, so that when I slept I could smell the scent once more.

"No way, her i********: is basic nudes," Simon was shouting while eating, I stopped walking then looked at them, Chiki stared at the staircase, probably wondering where I was, he stood up then started walking to the staircase, I ran back to my room,

"Where to babe?" Chloe asked and it echoed all the way behind my door,

"Maybe he was murdered up there, if one of us is going to die with him, it's me"

"What?" Simon asked,

"You know, coz I'm the man here, you're just a baby," Chiki scolded one of them.

I heard footsteps coming closer, I could feel their weight as they touched the ground, most of the time extracting a creaking noise I focused on Mickey every time, the sound of his footsteps were exactly like that, he would come when I'm doing my homework and when I heard them I would suddenly stop doing everything, he was a basic threat, so harmful that my brain would order my muscles to shut down.

I heard a knock, then two, each time, losing my breath, Mickey was here, I thought as I sat there, I couldn't hear a thing, the sound was fading far away and nothing could be interpreted by my brain, my muscles, only my eyes could move at that time, I looked around, it was dark.

It was completely dark.

I tried breathing, in and out, in and out... in... like suffocating, I felt as if there was no air anymore, I looked up, at the lock wondering if I had locked it, I heard from afar the hinges creaking and the knob moving, I never locked it, I was pushed on the smooth floor by the strong hands holding the door.

"Snap out of it!" I floated back to reality, it was Chiki, he was holding my shoulders, I felt my surroundings, I had sweat, a little, my breathing was suddenly fine but my heart was racing, and without any type of plan, I pulled him close.