A little white lie

The next day I was awakened by the sound of knocking on my door "Wake up the school called, you have to clear out your locker today". When I got up my sides pained really bad but that is to be expected since I slept on the floor and in an embroidered dress nonetheless. I guess my so called Father didn't think it necessary to even at the very least carry me on to my bed but after our argument yesterday it's to be expected. With the thought of what had happened yesterday my body instantly became weak and I wanted to throw up again. I knew that since I was going to school today my Father would expect me to leave Khalil in exchange for my quote on quote fiancée and even if I was to tell him that I wasn't feeling well which I wasn't he would either not believe me or just get someone to drive me to school and neither options were really beneficial. So I got up and got myself cleaned up putting my dress in the laundry basket and the funny thing is that I have never really been a sentimental person but I saw this to symbolize my happiness being taken and washed away which is pretty cheesy when you think about it.

After getting ready I grabbed my bag that was empty except for having a scrunchie that I must have left there awhile back which I decided to use to tie my hair into a slightly side ponytail. Though me being my rough self left a few stands of hair to hang over the sides  of my face and having left my room to make my way to school I found my dad sitting in the living room preoccupied with some paperwork. I hoped that he would just ignore me leaving like always but when I opened the door instead of saying the usual bye, I love you he instead took it upon himself to remind me to dump Khalil. I couldn't have left that place fast enough but once the school was in my view I felt a heavy weight in the bottom of my stomach and I just stood there the school maybe a few block away. I didn't want to leave Khalil I really didn't and honestly my body was trying to stop me as well with making me feel weak from head to toe. I was not ready to break up with him when we just got together yesterday so I made up my mind to just turn around and act as though I already got my things but with me turning around I slammed my face into someone with the familiar smell of old spice engulfing my sense of smell.

"Woah I think your going the wrong way little girl" now instead of weak I was overcome with a sense of irritation "Who you calling LITTLE!?" and just as I thought it was Khalil. My response had Khalil to chuckle under his breath and stumble back a bit and I really just wanted to punch him but before I went on to do so like a message from the devil my Father's words started to ring in my head "Don't forget to leave that supposed boyfriend of yours". It was then that I began to grit my teeth and ball my hands into a fist this wasn't fair why do I have to leave Khalil just to help my Dad's stupid company and through marriage to an absolute stranger. I bet Khalil could tell that I was about to reach my boiling point because before I knew it he had pulled my into a hug and kissed me on my forehead "I was just playing babe I didn't think you'd get so upset but I'm sorry" ok now I was red but not out of anger. Not only did he give me a kiss but he also called me babe I really could not think straight as butterflies multiplied in my stomach but after composing myself I went on to give him a kiss on the cheek. "I know I was just thinking about something else and don't just hug me out of nowhere it catches me off guard and scrambles my head" to that Khalil smirked "That's the point you dummy". Now my mind became unscrambled  "Who you calling a dummy!?" and of course this was followed by me chasing Khalil all the way towards school which had people that we passed to get a confused look. Then having got to my locker I was able to tackle Khalil to the ground "GOT YOU!" but before I could bask in my victory I noticed that Khalil had turned crazy red and turned his head away along with that of several other students.

I was a bit confused as to why everyone was acting so weird when it hit me that I was on top of Khalil and the position at which that two of us were at was extremely suggestive. I couldn't help but blush and quickly get up "S-sorry I didn't mean- I didn't know that- ugh ju-just get up would ya" as I reached my hand out to help Khalil up "Well its alright I mean it was just embarrassing is all but I didn't really mind". This kid could really mess with my head, I really was a noob when it came to dating but I guess everything felt new with him and it was kind of exciting. The rest of the day went on as a blur of fun because after empty out our lockers Khalil took me to the local park where we found that there was a carnival happening next door so we went on to enjoy a day as if we were only 8 years old again. We rode the different rides, took pictures with the different attractions especially the clowns since Khalil would always end up falling backwards when he saw someone on 6 foot stilts, and had a lot of snacks. According to Khalil the most amazing part of the entire day was when we had ice cream because I usually eat really fast so when I had ice cream I got it all over my mouth but instead of just wiping it off with a tissue he went the extra mile and kissed me several times while sucking the ice cream along with it. I ended up blanking out for a bit because not only did he kiss me repeatedly he was also having the ice cream off my face which he said "made the ice cream taste a lot sweeter" Khalil was quite a flirt without me even knowing and it was kind of embarrassing since I was used to being in control but with him I'm just in a daze all the time.

At around 10 p.m. Khalil had to head home to watch Lilac because his Mom was going to an office dinner party so we walked home together and it wasn't a big problem for me since there was a bus stop right near his house. "Are you sure you don't want me to call you a cab? I could even pay for it" the fact that Khalil was so worried made me chuckle "I'm sure the bus isn't so bad and I'll only have to take a few stops". Khalil wasn't so convinced and gave me some puppy dogs eyes along with a pouty face which was honestly pretty cute so to ease his concerns I have him a hug "Its ok baby I'll be fine it's just the bus after all". I could tell he was taken off guard by me calling him baby as he turned a bit red but it honestly felt natural since we were dating but before he could respond the bus had arrived and I was making my way on while giving Khalil a smile goodbye "See you tomorrow yeah?".

Once I had got on the bus it immediately started moving and as I took my seat near a window I saw that Khalil was actually running parallel to the bus waving to get my attention. "SEE YOU TOMORROW BABE!" this was so cute but also a little embarrassing as I blushed uncontrollably and gave Khalil a beaming smile and waved back. Eventually he couldn't keep up anymore and ran back home throughout the rest of the ride home I was so happy since today ended up being extremely fun but when I entered my house I saw that my Dad was still in the living room only this time it was clear that he had been waiting for me. "I assume you have ended things?" and with that the heavy pain in my stomach returned I had been so distracted that I forgot that my Father wanted me to leave Khalil but instead of giving him the obvious answer of I forgot I instead went on to say "Yeah happy now?" which had my Dad to smile as though he was proud of me. "I knew that you would do the right thing and I'm glad you did so without me having to take extreme measure but anyway you should get some rest" rest? I couldn't recall anytime that he had told me that something would happen the next day. "Rest for what? Are...are we gonna go somewhere?" I asked with a shameless twinkle in my eyes "Well no your going on a date with Jacob Hao since you made it clear that the main issue was that the two of you didn't know each other" and like that I was brought back to reality. Even after all of this I still wanted to spend time with my Dad despite him showing me no daughterly affection so I just nodded and went off to bed.

While I was getting ready for bed I was thinking about how I was about to dread waking up the next morning when I realized that I had also agreed to see Khalil tomorrow. My body immediately froze with me dropping my hair brush in the process having my Dad to knock on the door asking if everything was ok and I of course responded with a yes and that my brush had just slipped from my hands. This was so far from the truth I was literally panicking how was I going to go on a date with Jacob and Khalil on the same day but I couldn't just sit on my bathroom floor hoping that tomorrow wouldn't come I had to make a plan. Well Khalil texted me on the bus ride that he would meet me at a bakery a few blocks away for a special surprise by 3pm so if I could somehow get my date with Jacob to end a few minutes before then I could catch a cab and make my way to the bakery but for this to happen I need to know when and where I'll be going with Jacob.

To answer that I gathered myself off the floor and went to my Father's room and knocked on the door then having permission to come in he asked why I wasn't in bed to which I respond "I'm just so excited for my date but then I realized that I don't know anything about what's going to happen. So I wanted to ask where we are going and at what time that way I could dress appropriately." It was at this moment that I found myself to be a pretty commendable liar since my Father didn't doubt a single word I said "Well you'll only be going to the famous restaurant of Le royaume magique or The Magic Kingdom in English and since they are extremely popular you will go at 10am to avoid the crowds". I nodded and headed back to my room I was now relieved because the restaurant was a good distance away from the bakery so I could hang out with Khalil without fear of being spotted and if I could end things early then I could go to a nearby clothing store to change before getting a cab to the bakery. With that out of the way I really wasn't looking forward to my date with Jacob because I hated fancy restaurants and since I needed to uphold my Father's image I would most likely have to wear some fancy clothes despite my rather simple sense of style and what made things worse is that I will be going out with my "fiancée" even though I have absolutely no interest in him. Despite all this what made tomorrow worth looking forward to was that I would be able to go out with Khalil again which was enough to make all the trouble I'm about to go through worth it.