A Boondocks Love Story

Ch 8 Get Out Of My Head

Huey POV
I wait until the girl brings the hotel worker out to the parking lot and I slip in.
The puny office was clean and well kept surprisingly.
"Huey stop."
Ugh not now.
Why can't I get you out of my head?
"Because you are always thinking about me."
Or I'm just going insane.

I walk around, just quietly inspecting the place.
Looking at plants that are withered on window sills and puny dust bunnies forming in the corner.

"Huey you know this is wrong. That girl is making you do things that you wouldn't do!"

I ignore the female voice in my head and go behind the counter searching for room keys.
All the drawers are locked
"Damn." I whisper

"Good. Now you can't do it. Just leave while you can."

My eyes search frantically around the brown counter and I see a paper clip.
"That's going to have to do." I say as I reach for it.
"Stop it!"
"Ignoring you." I silently whisper.
"Huey this isn't you! I know you, and you would never-"
"Stop Jazmine!" I yell inside my head.
The voice stopped
I blink a couple seconds, silently hoping for her voice to return.
But it didn't.
I quickly picked the locks of the drawers finding a set of room keys.

Room 76

I grab the keys and rush out the door, Just in time to see the girl kiss the employee.
I roll my eyes and hide behind a bush
She gets in my car and drives off and I quickly follow.
Cautiously crouching down to make sure the guy doesn't notice my big afro, I meet her around the corner from the motel.
I knock on the drivers window and she rolls it down.
"Did you get it?" She asks through the window.
I nod and dangle the keys in front of her face.
"Cool." She smiles
I glare at her
"What?" she asks holding on to the steering wheel
"Move." I say plainly
Her eyes widened
"Oh! Right."
She jumped over the middle console and sat in the passenger seat.
My eyes shoot at her dirty sneakers again
"Wait! Not...ugh."
Too late
I give up and open the car door.
I sit and shut it silently.
I scowl at her and she looks at me.
"What now?" She sighs
"You have no problem messing up my car." I say as I start to drive to the back of the motel.
She inspects the seat and middle console to find dirt and footprints.
"Oh sorry." She said wiping the car with the sleeve of her jacket.
"That won't help, just stop."
She stopped and crossed her arms
I sigh
"Was that kiss really necessary?"
"Why does that matter to you?" She chuckled.
"It doesn't."
"Sure."
I roll my eyes
I park my car and get out. I go to the trunk and get my duffle bag.
I see the girl come to me with her backpack
"What room?"
"76" I say as I shut the trunk.
We walk in silence and when we hit the stairs she starts to sigh heavily on purpose to get my attention.
"What?" I ask annoyed
"We've been driving together for a couple weeks."
"Ok, your point is?"
"Well.... I still don't know your name."
I stop and look to her
"So?"
She sighs.
"Forget it." She huffs as she brushes past me.
I scowl.
It isn't like I care about this girl, she is just tagging along....I don't need to know her damn name.
We reached the antique looking door and I opened it with the key.
The room was small with one bed.
"I'm going to go change." I say as I put the bag on the little dresser.

J- POV

I whine
"Ugh! Why can't I know your name?!"
He turns to me
"Why are you being a baby?" He asked turning the lights on behind me
"I'm not being a baby." I whine pouting my lips
He scowls at me
Ugh I hate it when he does that.
I fold my arms
"Do you ever smile?"
He rolled his eyes
"Yes, just not around you."
I scoff
"It must take a miracle to get you to smile."
He ignored my comment, just glaring at me deeply.
"Pft. Fine, Whatever." I say placing my hands on my hips.
"Are you always this annoying?" He asked going into the bathroom, taking his bag with him.
"Yes." I say leaning against the dresser, throwing my backpack on the bed.
He turns on the sink and leaves the door open.
I can't help but peek at what he is doing, but he was just brushing his teeth.
Boring
So I lay down on the bed, facing the ugly popcorn ceiling.
a couple seconds later he walked back in with no shirt and just boxers. I see him shirtless from the corner of my eye and I sit up quickly.
His unique afro gave his body a mysterious vibe. Making me stare at him unknowingly.
"What?" He asked raising his eyebrow.
"Can you put some clothes on?" I ask clearing my throat Breaking away from my trance.
He looks down,examining himself
"This bothers you?"
"uh yeah!" I say covering my eyes
"Sorry....though I'm not changing" he said snatching a sheet that was on the bed.
I sigh
"What are you doing?" I ask
"Sleeping." He said spreading the sheet in the floor at the foot of the bed.
He grunts as he gets down and reaches for a pillow.
"Oh...you don't wanna sleep on the bed?" I ask changing my shirt revealing my bra.
He raises his eyebrow
"What? You can change but I can't ?" I say putting on a new shirt.
He scoffed laying back down covering his view of me.
I take off my jeans and just lay under the cover in just my shirt and panties.
"So...you don't wanna sleep up here?" I ask
"No." He said
I pout my lips.
Too bad. He is cute...but he is such an ass. Besides I don't even know his name.
"Alright if you insist." I say as i shut off the lamp by the bed.
We both lay in the cold listening to each other inhale and exhale.
I know he was still awake.
"Goodnight Simon." I say
"Simon?" He asked
"Well you won't tell me your real name...you look like a Simon."
"I'd rather be called Malcolm."
I sit up
"Malcolm?"
"Yeah you know....like Malcolm X?"
I laugh and lay back down.
"That is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard."
"Really? I doubt that." He said
"It was a joke Malcolm."
"Oh."
Silence
"Malcolm..."
He grunts.
"What?"
"Goodnight."
".......goodnight."

End ch 8
Ugh don't do it Huey!
What about what about Jazmine?! 😭😭😭

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