Tell Me About It

Jaylen POV

  "Jay can you talk?" Allure said knocking on my door. I put my phone up and sat up on the bed. "It's open. Wassup?" I said as she walked in the room. She didn't say anything but just hugged me. "Ouch." I said as the pain also hugged me. "I'm so happy you're still here." she said now crying. "What happened?" I said when she finally pulled back. "Well for one, word got out about what you did. Maleek had to be carried out by 4 people. You fucked him up." she laughed before continuing. "From what I heard, Bryheem's room looked like swiss cheese and he could no longer use his dick for the moment. He kept saying he was gonna kill you. What did you do?" she asked me.

  "I bit the shit." I said plainly as he eyes went wide. "He tried to rape me Allure." I said as I was engulfed into another bone crushing hug. "I'm so sorry that had to had to happen to you again Jaylen." she said as I shook my head. "Don't be. It was only a matter of time before he made his move. What's funny is that he was the reason why it happened the first time." "What makes you say that?" "Well when the guys came back again, the only thing he did was dismiss them. It was like he wanted them to succeed or something." "So that your will would be broken and you'd be putty in his hands." she said as I nodded my head. "I'm so happy that you defended yourself and whooped his ass. I saw that knot on his head." she nudged me. "Why'd you look so surprised to see me yesterday?" I asked curiously.  "Well we never saw you for the rest of the night. They never said where you were. All they kept saying was that we don't need to worry about it unless we wanted to end up like you." said as I laughed. 

  "Typical. Well if you really wanted to know, they threw me in the basement. Was knocked out for two days. Mario put me out but they took that time to literally kick me while I was down." I said lifting up my shirt showing her the mark. She covered her mouth as a gasp escaped her. "Jay..len." she said as she hesitated before touching my rib cage. I hissed at the stinging sensation radiating through my body. "I'm so......... sorry." she said as I flashed her a weak smile. 
"It's OK. I'm still here. I need a small favor though." "Wassup.? " I need you to help me get outta here for my prom." I asked as she smiled. "Anything for you! However you know my room is closer to the front right?" Damn, she's right. "I can figure something out. When is your prom?" "Two weeks from now." I said as she nodded my head. "That's more then enough time. I got you." she said. I smiled as I envisioned all the fun I'd have with my friends, even if it's for one night. 

  I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard the sound of sniffling. "Did I says something wrong? You don't have to do it if you don't want to." I said to Allure confused. "No! It's not that, I definitely want to help you. It's just that....." she said trailing off. "What is it Lure?" I as asked as she took a deep breath. "That was the night I was abducted." she said as my mouth hung open. I never knew of anyone's abduction stories. I  honestly never bothered to asked, honestly. "What happen?" I asked as she braced herself. "Well for the most part, the whole day was normal. I remember feeling nervous about my outfit because I felt like something was off." she chuckled before continuing. "When I came downstairs though, everyone told me how much they loved the fit and that erased all the doubts I had. I took a few pictures with the family/friends. Created memories. Something we could all look back on you know?" I nodded my head. "Well on the way to the venue, I remember seeing a car ride past. It rode slowly, which was weird because the car was in normal condition. I didn't it any mind because I was happy to see my friends."

  "We had a really good time and took more pictures because why not? So, when it was time to go, I called my uncle because he was my ride for the night. He had texted me and said that he was 5 minutes away, so I decided to head outside because his 5 minutes is more like 1. It was crowded by the front entrance so I decided to head out the side to beat the traffic. I didn't even take 2 steps before a bag was placed over my head and I was being dragged somewhere. I was told that if I made a sound, I would be killed. I knew they weren't playing because I felt a piece of cold metal on the side of my head.In the midst of that, I dropped my phone so I couldn't even alert anyone of what was happening. You phones have the emergency SOS features nowadays." She said as I nodded my head. I wish I would've thought about that.  "The heartbreaking part of all was the fact that I could hear my uncle on the phone with my parents in the car beside us, upset and frantic because he couldn't find me. There was nothing I could do, I was already hog tied. I never felt so useless in my life." she said as she cried some more. 

  I pulled her in for a hug as well as to comfort her. "It was hell here Jay. The house before this one was dirty as hell and smelled like nothing but death. I just prayed to God to put me out of my misery. That's around the time I met Darren. He shared his dream of getting out of here and I took that as a sign that God didn't want me to give up. I'm forever thankful for him for that." she said hugging me back. "I'm gonna help you get out of here, but I need you to do 2 things for me." "What is it?" I asked. "You enjoy your night to the fullest and that you be careful of your surroundings. You know the predator is always on the hunt." she said now looking at me. "Yes I do. I promise to do that for you." I smiled as she hugged me. "Sorry to kinda bring you down but it felt nice to tell some one." She said as I nodded my head. "Well let me start planning. I should have everything set and ready for your big day." she said wiping her face and getting up. "Wait. are you getting dressed here or at a friends?" she asked turning around. 

  "At a friends. They're taking me to get my tux. So I I'm leaving it at his house." I said as she nodded her head. "Ah. OK. Have fun champ." she smiled as she closed the door and walked out the door. Not even 5 seconds after she left, my phone vibrated. "Hello?" I said upon answer. "You answered too late, open the door." Was all I heard before the line went dead. I went to the door and saw Roman standing there. "Hello father." I said as his eyes roamed around my room. "Sup smart ass. What happened?" he asked as I closed the door and locked it. "Nothing. I was just talking to some one." I said as I looked at him. "Check your phone." he simply said. I grabbed my phone and saw that I had two messages and a missed call from him as well as a ton of messages from my group chat. "Sorry, I didn't hear it. Nice to see that you actually made good on your word tho." I said as I weakly smiled. "I don't see anything funny Jay." he simply said, killing the whole vibe. 

  I sat on the bed next to him as we sat in silence. After a few minutes, I finally decided to break the mold. "My prom is coming up." I blurted. "OH word? When is it?" he said perking up. "Two weeks from now." I said smiling. "When was you gonna ask me to be your date?" he said as I laughed. "Man, ya grow ass was not gonna be my date. Get outta my face." I laughed as I mushed him. "Fuck around and make me get a tux if you want to." he said smirking. "Womp, womp, woooommmmppppp. You're not coming." I said as I shook my head. "Ight. Bet." he said as he pulled out his phone. He better not try no slick shit. "What kinda car you want?" he asked as he handed me the phone. It was a car rental website. All of these nice cars were on the screen, I honestly didn't know what to choose. I did know that I didn't want any bright colored cars . I scrolled until I came across a nice black convertible. "That." I said as I selected the car. "The Jag huh? I knew you'd like that. Cool." was all he said as I grabbed the phone back. 

  "Roman, I'm hitching a ride with my friends, so you don't have to worry about it." I said trying to persuade him out of it. "Nah, this is for after." he said as I looked at him confused. "What's after?" I said as he smiled. "Don't worry about it. Just enjoy your night." he said as I laid back down. Sneaky ass. "Come on, we going to sleep." he said as he grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around me. "How you know I don't have to wash up?" I questioned. "You right. You got a little B.O seeping off you. Hit the showers." he said as he hoisted me up by my blanket. "Ignorant ass." I mumbled as I grabbed some clothes and headed to the shower. While I was in the shower, my mind instantly went back to the conversation I had with Allure. That is one way to remember your prom. "You drowning or something?" Roman said knocking on the door. "Shut it. I'm getting out now." I said laughing. I quickly finished up and got dressed as I head back to my room. "Had me a little worried there." he said as he took a deep inhale. "I can smell that soap, aw shit!" he said dancing as I rolled my eyes. "Man, move." I said getting in my bed.  

  "Enjoy yourself to the fullest that day, OK?" he said as I smiled. "I sure will. Yes I will have pictures of the fit too so you can see." I said laughing. I turned back around and drifted to dreamland. 

Prom Day               

  "I can't wait until tonight! We're gonna have so much fun." Malika said as she danced around us. "Now you're in good spirits after going to 5 different stores for a dress." I said as I rolled my eyes. "Yup smart ass. I am." she said as she plucked me in my head. "Ight so I'm taking you to get your suit today right?" he said as I nodded my head. "Ight but first I wanna take you somewhere else." he said as a confused expression was plastered on my face. "Lika you going to get your hair and stuff done now right?" "I'm going right now. I'll meet y'all back at the house. We leaving at what 7:30? she asked as Dion nodded his head. "You'd be at my house any way so you ain't gotta worry about that." "Ight. We'll see y'all later. I gotta get cute." she said as she walked away. "Guess it's just us huh? Let's go." he said grabbing my hand leading me to the car. I didn't bother to ask where we going. I just listened to the music. 

  We  pulled up at the barbershop. I punched him in the shoulder. "I mean I ain't wanna be the one to tell you but hey it's needed. Besides, you gotta look your absolute best." he said as I nodded. I sat in the chair as the guys greeted Dion and me before engaging in barbershop talk. Some of things they were saying were straight weird, i just tuned them out and waited my turn. I watched Dion get his cut first. I must say, his final result was nice. His waves were crisp and on full display. Wow, a man. "Stop drooling, you gonna attract flies. You're up next." he said as he smiled at me. "You still ugly. Move." I said as I got in the chair. "How you want it?" he asked me. "Uh..." I said as I looked in the mirror at myself. I kinda liked my curly hair. "Keep the top but fade the sides." I said as he nodded his head. About 15 mins later, I was finally done. "Ight boys. That's $35." he said as I reached in my pocket but had my hand swatted by Dion as he already placed $40 on the counter. All he said was keep the change. When we got in the car, Roman texted me and told me to come home. 

  "Uh Dion do you mind doing me a favor and picking up my tux for me?" I asked him. "Sure."
"Don't try to sneak a peak either. If they have any issues with you getting the tux, video call me. I don't know how much it'll help but I hope it does." I shrugged. "It's cool Jay. I got it and I'll see you later." he said as he turned on some music. I roan my fingers through my hair as I admired my cut, I'm so excited for tonight. Once we made it "home" I waved to him as I went my way. Roman was sitting on my bed. "Dawg we gotta get you a bell or something. Jesus." I said grabbing my chest. "Cool your here. Allure should be here in a min." he simply said as someone was knocking on my door. It was her. "Good, you're home. So here's the plan. We're sneaking you out through one of the rooms in the back. Don't worry, I already talked to them and their cool about it. Roman is gonna leave first because he's your driver. I'll stay in your room until he drops you off. This is where he'll be until you get back. As long as he's in here, they won't bother to come in here. What time do you leave?" "7:30." 

  "Good. We'll have you out by 6.  What are you gonna do until then?" "Shower and then take a nap." I yawned. "We'll go ahead and do that. I trust that Roman will  be your personal alarm clock?" she said as I turned and looked at him. "You would be correct." he said. "OK. Cool. Everything is all set. See you later." she said as I she smiled before leaving. I grabbed some clothes and headed to the bathroom. After that I jumped in the bed. "Com e on sleepy head. It's time to show out." Roman said shaking me. "You're so annoying." I groaned as I woke up. I saw that he had clothes laid out on the bed. I quickly got dressed and grabbed my phone as he walked out the room. Once I was finished, Allure came in. "Good we're all set. Roman is already in the car." she said as I we started to walk to the back room. "Have a good time. You earned it." The girl said as I smiled. To my surprise, there was a latter right by the window. "Hurry they can only distract those clowns for so long." she said as I hauled ass out the window and down the latter. 

  I ran straight towards Roman. "Bout time." he said as he got in the drivers seat and pulled off. Good thing I got Dion's address last week. In about half an hour, I arrived at my destination. "Thank you so much. I'll text you when it's over so you can pick me up. I said as he nodded his head. "Oh and here. Something for tonight." he said handing me a box and the watch on his arm. I hugged him as I went in. "Oh hey baby. Dion's getting dressed and Malika is on her way. He put your clothes in the guest room. It's the second room for the right." she said as I headed for the room. His house was nice! Plus the room had central air so it was nice and cool. I saw my suit sitting on the bed along with some deodorant and lotion. I unzipped the suit as my shoes fell out. "Just like how I imagined. I quickly got dressed, not wanting to waist anymore time. Once I got dressed, I opened the box Roman gave earlier, revealing a nice silver cross chain, with a small J on the side. I'm speechless. I have to thank him later. 

  I was interrupted from my moment as I heard a bunch of yelling and applause going on. I guess Malika and Dion already walked down/in. I tucked the chain in my shirt as I braced slowly walked out the room. I said as a quick prayer before making it to the steps. "Baby I look good I look handsome. Somebody gonna take me for ransom." the song started as I made my way out. Everyone's attention went straight to me. "Whew shit he sharp!" "OK playa!" I heard a couple of people say as I continued my trek. His mom stopped me mid way. "Let me get a picture of my baby." she said as she actually took a bunch of them. Once the photo shoot was over, I walked straight towards Dion and Malika. "Damn." Dion mumbled under his breath when I walked past him. "You look so good! This soft black and that satin green, yes lawd!" Malika said hugging me. "You look good too!" I said smiling as her caramel skin was looking radiate against the emerald dress. She had matching jewelry as well. Her hair was bone straight too. The dress hand an appropriate split on the right side, revealing her jeweled green heels. My baby look sexy as hell!

  Dion had a matte black suit with a satin white shirt and matte green bow tie and handkerchief. His shoes were velour green, coinciding with our theme. Those waves, whose waves, he looked so damn handsome. As for me, I had on a soft black suit with a emerald green shirt and matching bow tie. I had on velour loafers to make everything play together.  We all gathered around for some group photos, doing silly poses in some and very good ones in others. After that, we headed to the venue. "Let's get lit." Dion said as we all burst in cheer. Once we arrived, we had to stop and take more pictures for the school yearbook, before heading it. The venue looked really nice and you could tell that they put time and money into it. "You guys look amazing!" "We should've thought of that" we heard some people say as we walked in. "Let's go eat y'all." Malika said dragging us to the buffet table. They had shrimp! Fancy. We joked about who looked better and who could eat the most. I won both arguments by the way. 

 Once we finished, we went to the dance floor. "Aye! That's my best friend!" I said hyping Malika up as she did the same. We continued dancing for another 20 minutes before I decided to go get something to drink. Malika said she wanted to sit for a minute as Dion followed behind me. "You look really good! We see you." Dion said as I took a sip of my drink. "You look damn good as well." I said smiling at him as he did a 360 spin. "I try, I try." he said as I laughed. We decided to head back to the table to keep Malika company. That was until her ass got thirsty and left us here. "These waves are something else." I said playing in his hair. "What can I say?" he said smirking. I smacked him in the back of his head. "Smart ass." "I got you. You ain't right." he said as Malika came back. "Let's get a picture package." she said as she dragged us upstairs to this photographer. 

   Dion took the time to grabbed my lower back, making me jump in the process. "See I told you I was gonna get ya ass." he said laughing as I glared at him. She paid the money and explain that it would be the 3 of us taking a picture. We did 2 poses, one being the one the photographer suggested, the other being our own silly picture. They both came out just how we imagined. She told us we'd get the pictures before the week is out. After that we headed back downstairs and partied some more. We took a bunch of pictures on my phone. Before I knew it, it was time to go. I texted Roman and told him to come get me. "You not riding with us?" Malika asked as I shook my head no. "My ride is on their way here. Don't worry I'll see you two tomorrow." I said smiling. "Get home safe. I love you." "I love you too. Thank you for coming with us" she said as I hugged her and then Dion. "Thank your for everything." I said as I kissed his neck, my face was already buried in it. Tall ass. "No problem. Glad you could be here with us." he said as he hugged me tighter. They both waved to me as the left. 

  Roman texted me and said that he was outside. I triple checked my surroundings as I heard him honk his horn. "You ight? You looked like you was avoiding somebody." he said as I laughed. "Yeah I'm fine. Just ain't know where your were parked." the rest of ride was a comfortable silence. When we mad it back, he made it his business to go in first. I made my way around back. Sure enough, Allure came to the window. "Hurry. They're all downstairs having a party." she said as I climbed my way up, carefully. I ain't trynna damage this suit. "You look good!" she said as I smiled. "I'll tell you about it tomorrow." I whispered as we walked to my room. She said good night as I went into the bathroom to change into my night clothes. When I came out, Roman big ass sprawled out on my bed. "I see some one liked their gift." he said smiling. "Yes. Thank you so much." I hugged him as I handed him back his watch. "Did you enjoy yourself?" "Yes. I had so much fun."

"That's all that matters then."   

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you and your family had a joyous time together!

Thoughts?

Roman?

Dion?

Allure?

Malika?