Keith and I

The city's daily bustle makes different noises I admire the dogs barking, unmuted and unhinged conversations from different types of people either complaining or just talking about their day or something. The cool smell of cocoa in the air and the cool autumn air blowing into my fro. I stare out the cafe window just wondering what all these people thought about were they worry-free? Or did they have piles of troubles on their heads perhaps stress from work or mountains of debts, divorce issues, or maybe grieving or lonely? I look down at my cafe latte the heart the barista drew on slowly deforming into an empty hollow circle just like my life. A hand snakes around me tightly covering my eyes and preventing me from seeing who it is but I smelt her. Blake. "I know it's you, Blake." My lips slowly curl into a smile as she removes her hands and rounds me taking the seat directly in front of me. "Shucks, How did you even know I was the one? I made sure I didn't alert you" She said pouting. I chuckle."Not everyone will want to smell like pine wood on the basis, love" "Aha! So it was my perfume if not you wouldn't have known." She taps her head like she's cracked a huge case. "Nutcase." We both laugh and then she orders a matcha. "How was your day? Did he come around today?" She looks at me her eyes showcasing deep worry for me. "No, he didn't and he hasn't for some days." "Oh thank God." She stretches her hand over the table to grasp mine her pale fingers adorned with rings glittering in the sun. "I'm right here okay?" I nod briskly, our hands intertwined signaling our bond which will hopefully last forever. We both smile at each other and I lower my head to drink my now cold latte. I look up and I see Blake attempting to drink her matcha with a straw. "What are you doing?" She looks up at me her light green eyes shining in mischief. "I feel like it should be drunk this way" "So drinking with a straw in a teacup is normal behavior?" I say a laugh forming in my throat. "I guess," she says shrugging her shoulders. "It's been 4 months without d**k I'm losing strength in the left side of my brain." She says dramatically falling backwards. The laugh forming at my throat instantly comes out and I nearly topple over. Blake had to be the funniest person I had ever met in my life. She had the prettiest eyes I have ever seen and a very cute elf-like face. I felt if she had longer ears she could pass as an elf. She had a cute little button nose and bright natural ginger hair. Her nose scrunches as she drinks the matcha with the straw the freckles on her face becoming more evident. "Why're you staring at me like that? Are you already in love with me?" I stare at her amusedly. "Truly I do attract both genders but I'm so sorry I have to reject you Aaliyah I think it's quite obvious but you don't have a dick." She sighs dejectedly. I begin to laugh. "Why do you keep bringing up d***s?" "They're the agents of pleasure duh" I laugh louder and lower my head again to finish up my latte and I turn to her to see she's already down and then we walk towards the register to pay and leave. A scrawny-looking guy is currently working at the register. Jen must have switched shifts or closed for the day. He turns towards me and I instantly cringe. He had a very odd smile and very greasy hair. "Well hello jungle bunny, you a really cute one," He said sloppily looking me up and down. I roll my eyes intending to ignore it and leave. Answering these types of people will just be further stress on my part so what's the use? I stretch my hand holding a fifty-dollar bill for me and Blake's drinks. He takes it and rubs his dirty hands on my hands in a very disgusting suggestive way. I flinch at his touch and scoot back to avoid any other unwanted rubbish. "Can I get your number dark chocolate hm?" He says. "Not interested thank you Please can I have my change?" I said stretching my hand to collect it and leave immediately. He scoffs and looks at me disgustedly "Instead of you being happy someone like me is asking for a cheap price of trash like you're saying "not interested" and sure here's your change if it will buy water for you and your people in your country, Africa." "Thank you for the change, "I say calmly. "Maybe if you hadn't failed geography in high school or maybe listened to the news you would know Africa is a continent and not a country and you wouldn't be selling overpriced lattes in another person's store only for you to use up your wages to buy cheap weed and expired whiskey instead of using it for shampoo and some better clothes. Let's see where you'll even get the money to buy cheap weed anymore considering the fact you'll be fired soon you undercooked scrawny chicken." I say scoffing and I turn away heading for the door ignoring whatever things he's saying throwing insults at his pathetic self. "Everything about men is disgusting" Blake then says pulling a grossed-out face. "Weren't you the one just exalting d***s like it was a god?" She pulls a face glaring at me. I laugh pulling her close as we walk to our apartment. We walk past different shops before reaching the subway intending to take a subway home. Blake grasps my hand more tightly. She has a fear of subways due to an experience but if anyone tries s**t with me I pull out my taser and stab it at your neck no matter who you are. "We can just take an Uber y'know." She says quietly. "Come on we're safe I'm here for you nothing's going to happen and an Uber is going to triple the time of a subway," I say. "Well okay if you leave my hand I'll kill you when I'm a ghost." "I highly doubt that's possible but whatever." The subway doors open and we enter. My eyes wander around looking for anything or anybody suspicious. Just a couple of drug addicts some working class and a few students. We stand near the door because of Blake and her paranoia that something's going to happen. I roll my eyes at her funny behavior. The train speeds up and there's a distinct conversation between the students. My phone flashes and I take it out of my pocket to see it is Lena our other best friend who was calling.