Boba Adventures

The next few days kinda just blended together. I went to class, came home, and that was it. Thursday was different though. This time when I came home, there was a 1995, jet-black, El Camino sitting by the mailbox. I walked over to it and noticed the window was rolled down on the driver's side. In the seat was note that said:

I know I'm gone a lot and don't always show that I'm there for you but I am and I wanna be in your life more but I have to work in order to provide for you. However, there might be a chance that I get moved up and if I do then I'll be able to come home more often but until then, enjoy your new car sweetheart. See you soon!

XOXO,

Dad.

Well, what do you know? I guess he really is trying. I got in the car and put my backpack in the passenger seat. I grab the steering wheel and took a deep breath. (Quick note, yes I do have a license, I just didn't have a car because I didn't really care for one but this definitely meant a lot). I felt a rush of emotions coming that I wasn't ready for. Dammit dad. I opened the glove compartment and found the keys sitting on an aux cord and some papers. I grabbed the aux, plugged it in, and hooked my phone up to it. Then I grabbed the keys and turned the car on. I got on my phone and began to text Alice.

Hey

Hey! What's up?

Wyd rn?

I am...getting ready to….go out with Jesse? 👀 😬

What???!!!! Really???!!!

Yeah, he ask me out the same night we left your house. 🤭

Awee dude, well I hope y'all have an amazing time together.

Aweee well thank you but this doesn't mean that you're gonna run away from tea spilling 😁 I'll see you soon 😍

I'm not even gonna respond cause I don't feel like dealing with her right now. This does kinda suck though because I really don't wanna be alone right now. I could text Lucas but I doubt he'll answer. He's been curving me since that night. I don't get why he's so mad but then again, I don't really care. Analyzing the situation, I realize that there is one last option and I know I'm going to regret every bit of it but here we go.

Hey loser..😒

Yes gorgeous?🤩

Are you doing anything right now?🤦‍♀️

If doing pushups out of boredom is considered doing something then yes.

Would you maybe….wanna hang out?

Say less. Gimme like 10 mins.

Hurry up.😒

I know I'm gonna regret this. I grabbed my backpack and took it inside. When I got to my room, I went and changed too. I might as well. I put on my favorite AC/DC crop top with my low-rise jeans and my Converse. Then I went to the bathroom, fixed my lashes and lipstick, brushed my bangs, and put my hair up with a hair clip. I went back to my room, grabbed my tote bag, and locked up before heading back to my new car. I know what you're thinking. 'Aweee she went and got all dressed up for him, how cute'. No, I just don't like the smell of a nasty high school hallway and we'll leave it at that. Speaking of which, when I got back to the car, I pulled some perfume out of my bag and put it on. I then put my bag on the side of the passenger seat floor.

About 15 minutes later, I decided to pull up in front of Adrian's house and honk. He opened the door and walked out. This time, he wasn't wearing a hat. His hair was nicely combed and silky. He wore a black t-shirt, some nice baggy, black,cargo pants, and some white air forces. Around his neck was a silver chain to top off the look. As he closed the door and began walking toward the car, I blushed. Ew, ew, ew. When he opened the door and got in, I looked away.

"You smell like Axe body spray and it's disgusting".

"It's nice to see you too", he said while shutting the door.

"What took you so long?"

"I had to freshen up for my little princess".

"I just threw up in my mouth".

"You look great", he said while checking me out.

"If you want to keep your eyes, keep them to yourself".

"Where to", he asked while laughing.

"No questions, only silence from you".

I put on some alt-rock and took off. Our first stop was Bobatastic. As I pulled up to the window and ordered, I turned and asked Adrian if he wanted anything.

"No, I'm ok".

I looked at him and squinted my eyes. I turned back towards the window and ordered another Boba Milk Tea.

"You didn't have to do that".

"I don't have to call you Stripe either, but I do, don't I? Plus, I think you'll enjoy it".

I pulled up to the window, grabbed our drinks, and went to our next destination. I gave Adrian his drink and when he drank it, he instantly began to choke.

"What the-", he said as he tried to catch his breath.

"You good", I asked while laughing.

"What the hell was that?"

"What was what?"

"What just flew down my throat", he asked as he gasped for air.

"You mean Boba???!!!!!"

"What the hell is a Boba?"

"You've never had Boba?????!!!!!!!!"

"No?"

I immediately start dying of laughter.

"Hey, it's not funny, I could've died".

"Huh, sounds familiar doesn't it?"

It took him a minute to understand but when he did, he gasped.

"You tried to kill me!"

"Woah….No, I just assumed everyone knew what Boba was", I said while laughing.

I pulled into the parking lot at my favorite garden (A pasture of pretty flowers on private property). It didn't look like much at first because we had to walk through the trees, but once we did, it was beautiful. I went and sat toward the edge of the hill. Adrian came and sat next to me.

"Are we even allowed to be here?"

"Not necessarily".

"Ah, A rebel I see".

"Something like that".

"It's nice out here. How did you find it?"

"My dad and I used to sneak back here and have picnics when I was younger".

"Awe, did you take me to a special spot?"

"Maybe, but don't this as a sign of weakness. I will kill you".

"Aw, if I didn't know any better, i'd say you were crushing", he said as he winked.

"Yeah, how about no".

"On a real note, I feel honored to be here, really".

"Yeah, Yeah, don't start getting soft on me now".

We laughed.

"Hey so, your car, it's new right?"

"Yeah my dad got it for me. I guess it was his way of saying 'Hey, Im ok'".

"Huh?"

"My mom and dad got divorced a little while ago and he's still hung up on it".

"Oh....i'm sorry. Are you-".

"I'm fine. It's cool. She was never really there anyway".

"Well, it's her loss. she doesn't understand how awesome her daughter is".

"I know right!"

We both laughed as I took a sip of my Boba.

"So what's up princess?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, the last time I checked, we were on for Saturday and it's Thursday Afternoon".

"If you didn't want to hang out, you could've said no. I can take home if you want me to", I said as I began to get up. He grabbed my arm and pulled me back down.

"No, no, that's not what I meant. I just didn't think you'd actually want to hang out with me. Most of the time, you're with your friends. Is everything ok?"

"Yeah, I just…..didn't want to be alone today and they're all busy".

"Alone? Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah.....".

I looked down at the flowers in front of me. I couldn't let him see how broken I was. He scooted closer to me and pulled me close. With his left hand around my waist, he took his right hand and put it to my cheek. I grabbed it. It was warm, so warm I didn't even realize there were tears rolling down my face. He wiped my tears with his thumb. I looked up at him and we locked eyes.

"I don't know who hurt you like this, but I wanna make sure it never happens again".

"You don't know me though".

"Then allow me to get to know you".

What if I hurt you?"

"You won't".

Before I knew it, our lips had touched. At least that's what should've happened. Instead I found myself pushing him away and staring off into the distance.

"We should head back. It's getting", I said while getting up.

Silence filled the air the whole trip back to our houses. When I dropped him off, opened the door and looked at me.

"You don't have to be alone anymore, ok? Because if you ever need anything, I'm only a house away". He then pulled me by the back of my neck and kissed my forehead. Then he got out, shut to door, and went inside. I pulled into my driveway and went inside myself. Heading toward my room, I heard snoring. Dad must have finally made it home. I walked to his room and saw him spread out across his bed. He looked exhausted but I was glad he was home. I then walked back to my room and headed to bed myself. Before I crashed, I tho about what Adrian said. Maybe he wasn't so bad after all.