Age Is Just A Number

Desiree POV I was sitting up in my room chillin. Summer vacation just started and I was planning on having a summer filled with relaxation.Finally, I was almost finished school. One more year of high school, then I was gone to pursue my career in the performing arts. I was going to be a triple threat. I could sing, dance, and act. I was also academically advance but the careers out there didn't interest me. "ReyRey!!" My Aunt Talia called from downstairs. I lived with my aunt in her two bedroom apartment since my mom became an alcoholic and a drug addict. She lived in jail and in rehab. I haven't seen her since last year. I wasn't worried though. She decided to go down that road. All I knew was that I wasn't going to touch drugs. Too dangerous. Ive had a couple drinks here and there but not enough to get drunk. I was a good girl. I was still a virgin at age seventeen but I was not ashamed of it. I wanted to keep it for someone special. "DESIREE!!!" "Yeah?" "Come down here! I need your opinion on something!" She said. I got off my bed and I walked into the living room and looked at my aunt. She wore a bodycon pink dress that reach the middle of her thighs with her hair in a bun with side bangs. She had on black platforms that had at least four to five inch heels and a matching clutch. Overall she looked sexy. "Whatcha think?" "Who are you going to see lookin like that?" I asked her. "You know the guy who brings the mail and packages?" "The mail man? The old guy?? Eww you are not serious." "No, the young one. The guy who has a milk chocolate skin tone, with gorgeous eyes, his muscles, and his lips? Oh gosh I wanna just kiss him sooo badly. And just suck on them-" "OKAY too much info Aunty. Too much." I said laughing. She laughed as well. "So you're going on a date then?" "Yeah. He asked me this morning when he dropped off the mail." She said. "Ahh I see. So what time will you be back?" I asked her. "Uh I dont know. Ill let you know okay?"don't "Alright." I walked into the kitchen and got myself a slice of leftover pizza and a coke. I sat down in front the tv and switched to BET. "Rey?" She asked sitting beside me. "Yeah?" "When are you gonna find a man?" She asked with a smile. "When I leave this place." "Why? The guys here are f*****g sexy." "You do realize you live in the hood right? I don't want a thug." "Baby girl, the mail man isn't a thug. And he's a good guy." "Well, they guys my age are. And Im not about that life." "Wow Rey. You need a man." "No, I need to focus on school." "Alright. If you say so." She said. My phone started ringing in my pocket. I took it out and say my bestfriend's number. I answered. "Hey Jazzy!" I yelled. "Desiree!! My girl! Whats up!" "Nothing. Just here." "Alright, well you wanna go hangout tonight?" "Alright sure. But you know you're gonna have to pick me up." "Ae you still scared to walk out your own apartment?" "Uhh yeah! Them guys out here always doing weed and looking for girls to f**k with. Im not about that life." "Jeez girl. But fine. Ill pick you up at nine." "Thank you boo!" I said hanging up. I looked around and didn't notice my aunt had left. I finished my pizza and headed back to my room to find something to wear. I took out my black high waisted shorts, my white graphic crop top and my studded combat boots. I laid them on my bed and approved. I went into the bathroom and took a shower. When I was done, I straightened my hair and added side bangs. By the time I was finished in the bathroom it was eight forty-five. I rushed to my room and started to get dressed. I lotioned myself with my Black Raspberry Vanilla from Bath&Body Works. Then I got dressed and sprayed my Black Raspberry Vanilla body spray. I got my black diamond hoop earrings and my black and white heart necklace. As you can see, I loved black and white. I never had favourite colours. I loved shades. My room was black and white, my Iphone5 was white with a black and white case, I just loved how the two mixed together. I looked into my mirror and did my make up. I went with the natural look. Some lips gloss, a thin layer of eyeliner, and mascara. My phone started ringing and I answered. "Hello?" "Im outside." Jazmine said. "Hurry!" "Alright. Im coming." I said. I hung up, grabbed my black cross body bag and headed out my room. I got my keys and headed out the apartment. I locked the door and walked down the hallway. I was lucky that we lived on the ground floor so I could just walk out the hallway door and the doors to go outside were right there. I walked out the front doors and made a little scream. I saw all the guys of the neighbourhood on the staircase. See, where my aunt lived, there were three apartments. All had thugs in them. And they all just had to meet in front of the one I lived in. I saw Jazmine's car on the other side of them. I was terrified of the guys. Im guessing they had heard me cause each and everyone of them looked at me. "Look who we have here." One of them said. I swear I wanted to run back inside. "Hey ma, you lookin fine tonight." I didn't say anything. "Aww, are you scared?" "Shawty, don't be scared. We can take care of you." Another one said. He got up and started walking towards me. "Hey! Back away from her!" Jazzy said. "Oh, theres two of them? We gonna have a good night!" Another guy said. "Touch me or her and I will personally cut off your manhood and feed it to you." Jazzy said sternly. "Come on Reybear. Lets go." She said pulling me through them. We got into her car and she drove off. "You okay?" "Yeah. Im fine." "Damn, you keep saying your gonna keep your v-card, but the way you dressing, you gonna lose it soon. You look sexy!" Jazzy screamed. I laughed. "Seriously. If I was a boy, I would do you." "Shut up. So where are we going?" "Well Im hungry. So I was thinking we could go to Wild Wings downtown." "Mmm I love that place. Okay lets go." She laughed and turned on the radio. Bandz A Make Her Dance started playing and we sang the lyrics so loud people on the street were looking at us funny. About ten minutes later we arrived at Wild Wings. "Hello. Table for two?" A young girl said. "Yes." Jazzy said. We followed the girl to a table for two. "Ill be back to take your order. Would you like anything to drink?" "Diet Coke." Jazzy said looking at the menu. "Sprite." I said. The girl walked away leaving us. "Alright what should we get." "Im thinking the Nachos, with a Greek Salad, then we hit up the wings and fries." She said. I looked at her. "What?" "You are going to get fat." "No, thats what the salad is for. To balance everything out." I had to laugh. Jazzy's been my bestfriend since middle school. I was new and she was kind enough to be my friend. Since then, we were a package deal. No one could separate us. "Alright. What type of wings should we get?" She asked me. "The usual?" "Yes. Im down for that." I said as the lady came back with our drinks. "Alright. Here are your drinks. Now what would you like for this evening?" "Regular Fries, with a Greek Salad, with Nachos, and the Sweet Escape Wings. Make everything enough for two people please." Jazzy said. "Alright. I will be back." She said. I took a sip out of my drink. "Can I be honest with you?" Jazzy asked. "Sure." "I kinda think the guys in your neighbourhood are cute." She said. "Seriously?" "I lied. I think they're sexy." I looked at her with wide eyes. "What? I think thugs are hot. I love the bad boy look. And boys with tattoos? Oh gosh. Walking sex." "Really?" "Yes! And one was eyeing you up!" "Oh gosh. You are so driving me to the back of my apartment." "Really? Well I can call my mom and ask to stay over the night so you wont have to walk in alone." "Thanks. I don't like them. They kinda scare me." I whispered. "Why!?!" "Cause, they are the bad boy type. They have the tattoo, they smoke weed and they have guns and s**t. You know my phrase. Im not about that life." "What life are you about? I need to understand." "I want a gentleman. A man who can talk about his problems. Not one who f*****g takes a gun out and shoots someone!" "They aren't all like that." "Well the ones in my neighbourhood are." I said. Jazzy sighed and changed the subject to school. We discussed our courses and the gossip throughout our grade. Apparently two girls got pregnant, one girl just gave birth, and four guys were sen to jail. Man, our class was f****d up. But I couldn't wait to go back. Trey POV I watched as her friend pulled her away. I had my eyes laid on her since the first day she's came here. She was a beautiful girl. She had an amazing body. Everything looked natural. "Damn, she is sexy!" Keon said. "And her friend too!" Kaleem said. "I know man." Devin said. "And Trey had his eyes on her the entire time." "I did. Man that girl is fine as hell. I want her." "You cant have her. She looks like she's in high school, and you are waaay past that." Blaine said "No Im not." I said. "You are freaking twenty-three." Junior said. "She don't have to know that." I said. "You're also the biggest drug dealer in town. You think she's gonna want a drug leader?" Carter joined in. "Look, she ain't gotta know bout my personal life. All she gotta know is what she sees aight?" I said. They all agreed and we continued to mind our business. Soon, I got a call from a friend of ours, Khalil, saying that this guy cant pay me for the kush I gave to him. "Aye, I gotta go." I said.  I got up, headed to my Escalade and I drove off in speed. Within ten minutes we were there. I got my gun, and jumped out the car. I could hear Khalil talking to someone. I made sure my gun was loaded and went inside. "Listen, Trey will be here any minute. You know you're in trouble." Khalil said. "Nah, once I explain what happened, he'll give me some extra time." "Really?." I said. Khalil, Jermaine, and this trick turned around and looked at me. "Wheres my money at?" "Look man, I had it-" He started to say. "Where is my money?" I repeated. "Listen, Imma explain what happened. I-" "Where the f**k is my money?" I repeated again. And I hated repeating myself. "Man, just-" I couldn't take this s**t anymore. I took my gun and shot him in his shoulder. "Ahh f**k!" "You got till tomorrow morning. The whole seven hundred. Six o'clock." "But it was five hundred." He barely said. "Two hundred dollar late fee. See y'all later kay?" I said to Khalil and Jermaine. I walked out the room. I got back into my car and drove home. It was getting pretty late and I was so tired. I got to the apartments and parked my car. I noticed that everyone except Kaleem was gone. Kaleem was on his phone on the staircase. "Why are you still out here?" I asked him. "You have the key." "Where is yours?" "Left it inside." I shook my head. "And I ain't ready to go inside anyways." "Aight. So umm did she come back as yet?" "Nah. Not as yet." He said. I sat down beside him and waited. "You really want her?" "Having a sexy girl like her, by my side? Good life." I said. Kaleem laughed. "And Id hook you up with her friend." "Man, now she's sexy. In her red skinny jeans just to show off that booty? Damn. Plus she's fierce and sassy. I like a girl with sass." Kaleem said. Soon a car pulled up right in front of us. I think it was them. I looked closely. Two girls came out laughing. Yup, it was her. She looked gorgeous in her shorts. Her legs were just amazing. She got everything in the right places. Nice curves. She was like a model. She looked a little scared but her friend said something to her. "Aye you gonna do it now?" "Yeah, Imma make my move." I said. As they walked towards us, I got up and blocked them. "Um excuse us." The girl with the skinny jeans said. "I need names." I said. "Get out the way." She said trying to push me. Too bad she couldn't. I looked at the other girl who was kinda hiding behind her. "Names." "Im Jazmine and this is Desiree. Now move." "I wanna hear her speak. Whats your name ma?" I said to Desiree. She peeked at me. "De...Desir...Desiree?" She stuttered. "You don't sound to sure about that." I said with a smile. "Come on. Say it with confidence." "My name is Desiree." She said a little louder. "Pretty name for a pretty girl." She blushed. "Im Trey."  "Aye pretty thang. Im Kaleem. You need a man?" Kaleem said. "Get to know me first. Then we will see." Jazmine said. "Ill need a number." Jasmine pulled out her phone and gave it to Kaleem. He typed his number in and gave it back to her. "Alright, can my bestfriend and I get through?" "Sure. Well, Ill see you around Desiree." I said. She nodded and gave me a little smile. I took her hand and kiss it. "Sleep well." She looked at me shocked then followed behind her friend. "That went well right?" "For me, yes. For you, I don't know. You ain't get no number." "Imma take it nice and slow. When she's comfortable around me, Ill ask for her number. After a couple play dates with me, Desiree, you and Jazmine, Ill take her on a proper date." "You got this planned out don't you?" I nodded. For a while now, I wanted to be in a relationship. I was in one back in high school but things worked out for the worse. "Well, Im your homie and any help you need, Im here for you." "You're always gonna be there for cause you live in the same apartment with me." I said. "True." "Aight, Im going to bed now. You coming?" "Nah. Open the door then throw down the key from the balcony." "Okay." I said. I walked up the stairs and headed inside . I pressed the elevator button and got inside. I got up to the fifth floor and walked down to the end of the hallway. I got to the door, unlocked it and went inside. I took off my shoes and headed straight for my bed. I walked into my room, took off my shirt leaving me in my wife beater and my shorts. I got into bed and looked at the ceiling. I started to think of my plan to get her. Desiree. She was gonna be mine.