Angelic Trust
Chapter One
"Hurry up, Karissa. I don't want to be late. I want to get there early so I can get a good seat." Angela said urgently. I hurried and put the last touches of my lip gloss on my lips then put the gloss in my purse. I turned to the right and then to the left to check the finished product.
It seemed a little silly me getting all dressed up to just go to the movies, but Angela wanted us to look our best just in case the movies wasn't the only place we went tonight. I walk into Angela's bedroom just as she was putting on her black jacket over her red and black blouse. I took a moment to check her just to make sure nothing was out of place as she did the same to me. I grabbed my tan sweater off of her bed and followed her down the stairs to the garage. As I took her dogs, Missy and Midnight, out to do their thing she backed the car out of the driveway and put her Janet Jackson CD on. After the dogs finished I tied them back up in the garage and closed the garage door.
"Hurry up, girl and get in the car." Angela rushed.
"I'm coming, gosh. So impatient" I got in the car and Angela speed down the drive way in her BMW 6-series and headed to the theater.
As Angela speed down the hwy I found myself thinking about him. The guy I told myself I would never fall for but I did. The way his brown eyes gleamed in the sunlight, giving a hint of blue or grey. The way he use to touch me ever so softly when I got mad at him. The way his kiss use to make my heart skip a beat and send those butterflies in my stomach. I thought he was my forever. Boy was I wrong. My head started hurting when the day we broke up came to mind. I turned to Angela to find her staring at me while we were at a light.
"You ok over there?" She had a concerning expression on her face. "Why are you crying?" she asked
I couldn't say anything. Was I really going to tell her that I was thinking about James? That I started to miss him just then and that the memory of that day was the reason I had tears in my eyes? I couldn't. I was supposed to be the strong one right now. She just got out of a 5 year marriage just a week ago and I knew she needed me to help her through it. Angela has always tried to be the strong one when it came to stuff like this. Even when we were kids and our mother almost went into a depression when our dad left, she was the one who told my mom everything will be alright. That was something I admired about my sister. But yet when she thought no one was watching she would cry her little eyes out. She was so stubborn when it came to people helping her with her issues. Was it that she thought we would think she was weak if we saw her cry or was it that she would think she was weak if she did? Nonetheless, with this issue she couldn't handle it. I promised her I would be there to help her through this. So when I got a chance to get away from my ex, I moved in with her.
"You know I'm here for you if you want to talk about it. I know he hurt you but keeping it bottled up will just only make it worse, Karissa." Angela said comfortingly.
"I know." I gave her a quick grin. "I'm ok, Ang. You don't have to worry about me. I'm more worried about my life right now, anyways." I said sarcasiticly.
"Why you say that?" Angela asked confused. "Because of the way you're driving. Your gonna kill us driving like this." I laughed while holding on to the door handle.
Angela glared at my accusation. "Well we're here, anyways, so you do have to worry about me killing you." She stuck her tongue at me while she park.
We got out the car and took out our wallets from our purses before throwing them in the trunk. As we walked to the ticket booth I scanned the concession stand to check out the lines. They were long but seem to be moving pretty fast. As soon as she got the tickets we headed to the concession stand to get some popcorn.
"I hope this line doesn't take too long. I don't want to miss one bit of the movie." Angela said as she scanned to theater.
"Don't worry, you won't miss the movie but you might miss the previews though if this line doesn't go any faster." She gave me a look that screamed 'NOOOO!' I chuckled and checked out the menu above the cashier. As soon as I saw what I wanted I scanned the theater once more hoping I would see Jazmyn. She told me the day before she may come and meet us here if she had enough time. I didn't see her. Most likely she was with her boyfriend Sean. When they were together I really didn't expect to see her by herself. They were so much in love. I knew Sean before they got together so I was cool with not seeing her when we had plans.
The line moved up one making us the second people to the cashier. As Angela figured out what she wanted, something told me to look to the right. I obliged. I saw no one just a couple all hugged up in line waiting to order just like us. Ugh! Since the break up I hated seeing PDA. I turned to Angela to see her still deciding. The line to my right moved to the couple I glared at just a minute ago, making the line one person shorter than ours. That's when I saw him. The most gorgeous creature on two feet. He was beautiful. He had to be no shorter than 6'2. His hair dark and silky, long enough to run your fingers through but short enough keep it spiky. His skin was a caramel, tan that gleamed in the light. He had on a short sleeve shirt that looked as if he just bought it on his way here, which made his muscles become very noticeable. I couldn't stop looking at him. He stood beside a guy that didn't look that much different from him almost like they were brothers. The only difference was he had to be two or three inches shorter than him. I quickly turned to Angela so I could stop staring. I seem to be in a girly daze for the man standing in the line next to me.
"Hello, earth to Kari." She snapped her fingers while waving them in front of my face to get my attention. "Are you gonna order or not." I hadn't notice that we moved up in the line and Angela was waiting on me to order while she took one more look at the menu.
"Huh. Oh, sorry. Yea can I just get a large bucket of popcorn and a Strawberry and Cola mixed ICEE, please." After I finished ordering I glanced to the right to find him staring at me and smiling. His eyes were beautiful. A mixture of grey and green that could only leave you breathless and a smile that made your heart melt in a puddle of gook on the floor. I quickly looked at Angela while she paid for both of us. That was not my intention. I wanted to pay for the food because she picked up the tickets but instead of getting out the money before she had a chance to pay I was in a land on my own.
After Angela paid she turned to me to see if I was on the same planet she was on. She knew something wasn't right with me because I haven't really said a word since we left the house. That wasn't like me. I'm usually the one that starts the conversations but I was quiet. She decided to scan the theater to see if she could find out what had me in a daze. Just then she turned and looked to my right and there she saw them. She saw the reason why I didn't jump to the tab like I usually would. She looked back at me. "Girl, they are fine as hell. Now I see what got you looking all crazy like. You haven't been this quiet since…" she stopped before she said his name.
"I'm not in a daze. What are you talking about?" I tried to get her off the subject but it didn't work.
"Mmm hmm, ok. Whatever you say, little sis." She rolled her eyes at me and walked toward the theater room that was showing the movie. I grabbed the food and followed behind her.
We made it to our seats just before they started to show the preview. I started on my ICEE while Angela grabbed some of the popcorn I ordered for us. Our attention went to the screen as the lights dimmed and the previews started.
"I really hope I didn't waste $10 on this movie. When I saw the previews of it, it looked like it was really good."
"Yea I know what you mean. If it sucks I'm gonna be pissed."
As the previews ended I glanced over at the people coming in to take their seats. Hoping I would see Jazmyn and her boyfriend Sean walk in but it never happened. The movie started and for the first few minutes of it I was glued. Just then they walked in. And then two girls behind them. The girls were gorgeous as if they'd just stepped out of a glamour magazine, from what I was able to see anyway. One girl had long dark hair that stopped right at the small of her back. The other had short spiky brunette hair that looked as if it stopped right underneath her ears. They definitely were models if not they should be. I scowled at them as if they were with my man or something. Why was I mad? I didn't even know those guy and they didn't know me. I tried to pull my attention back to the movie but I couldn't. My attention stayed on them as if they were the movie. What was wrong with me? I was supposed to be done with the male species for now. Besides Sean and Midnight, I didn't even want to look at another guy. Even in my classes the only thing I saw was the information being written on the board. So why was it so hard to take my eyes off of these guys? It's like I had something pulling my attention to them. I couldn't stop.
Angela saw where my attention was focus and nudged me to bring me back to the movie. She giggled at the expression on my face that said I was pissed. She knew exactly where that expression was coming from. I struggled to keep my attention back on the movie. I needed to leave. For what reason I couldn't figure out but I knew if I was going to enjoy the movie I had to take a breather.
"I'm going to the restroom." I said as I exited the theater. Angela nodded an ok and went back to the movie.
After I finished doing my business I went to the sink to wash my hands and check my hair and makeup. What's wrong with you, Karissa? I thought to myself.I shook my head hoping it would help. It helped a little. I was never the type to be so mesmerizes by a guy. And here I was staring at someone I didn't even know. I'm ashamed of myself, not to include embarrassed. As I was starting to walk out of the restroom the girls from the theater walked in. They were even more beautiful than I thought. They turned and glared at me. Maybe they saw me staring at them in the theater, that's probably why they glared at me like I was there enemy. Whatever the reason was I could tell they didn't like my presents one bit. I quickly walk out of the restroom. I could feel someone staring down the back of my neck as I walked down the hall, I turned around to see no one.
The movie ended, with me and my sister satisfied that we didn't waste any money. As we walked to the car I dropped my wallet in the parking lot three cars away from where we parked. I was bending down to pick it up when I had that feeling again. This time it made the hairs stand up on the back of my head closer to my neck. I stood to me feet and I turned around to find the same girls I saw in the movie theater staring at me. But this time they were staring like they were ready to attack like a tigress ready to attack her prey. I looked into their eyes that were red with fire. A chill went down my spine as I thought of a reason why these girls were staring at me. I glanced behind me to see if anyone was behind me besides Angela, but I had no luck. I looked around and tried to find the guys that were with them but no luck at that either.
"Why are they staring at me like that?" I said to myself.
"I don't know but it's starting to freak me out. Let's just get in the car. I'm hungry and that movie theater food did nothing for me." Angela responded to my question. I had no idea she heard me but I obliged. We took our purses out of the trunk of the car and Angela got in the driver's side and waited for me to get in. As I walked to the passenger side I turned to check my surroundings as I do where ever I go and there the girls were standing only five feet away from me with a devilish smile.
"Can I help you?" I asked. I was becoming very annoyed.
"No. Not yet anyway." The girl with the long hair said with a smile. They both chuckled and walked to the car that was parked in front of us. What the hell was that about? I thought to myself. I got in the car staring in the window of the Porsche in front of us. They glared back at me with a smirk on their faces.
"Who are they?" Angela asked.
"I don't know but I asked them if I can help them with something and they said 'No. Not yet anyway.'"
"What does that mean?" Angela seemed just as confused as I was.
"I don't know but it kinda freaked me out." I stared back at them noticing their eyes were a basic hazel. That was weird. It's like their eyes changed from one extreme color to a normal color in a matter of minutes. I didn't take my eyes off of them until they were no longer in sight.
"We're headed to Longhorn Steakhouse to eat. They have the best steak and this time you can pick up the tab." Angela said with a huge grin.
I chuckled, "Of course, Angie. Of course, just don't kill us would you?" I smiled as she turned up the music and speed down the street without answer.
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We arrived home around 11 o – clock to the dogs barking. Somehow they always knew it was us that would arrive at the garage door. As I got out of the car I noticed the stars were out bright tonight. They were so beautiful. Somehow I could be in a total rut during the day but when the night came and the stars came out, all of my pain and confusion went away. I loved looking at the stars. They had such peace to them. And peace was one thing I did not have in my life. I patted the dogs on the top of their heads and headed into the house. Feeling tired from the food we just ate, I jumped into the shower then into my pjs and got comfortable on my bed. I plugged in my phone to its charger and set it on the end table beside my bed. I picked up my new novel I'd just purchased from the library yesterday and started to read it. I could hear Angela singing in the shower from her room. I laughed as I heard an Aerosmith version of Halo by Beyonce. My sister was never much of a singer. Once she told me before I born she was around five years old and her and her friends started a singing group. She said they tried out for American Bandstand but didn't make it. That's when she realized she couldn't sing. Now she only sings in the shower. Just thinking about my sister, Angela, trying out for American Bandstand made my chuckle. And here she was 28 years old and still singing in the shower. How funny.
As I kept reading, Jazmyn, my best friend, called me. "So how did the movie go?" she asked once I answered. "It was good. Better than I thought it would be. I was kinda distracted on some of it, though." I responded.
"Why? Was it because Sean and I weren't there? We tried to come but when I came home today Sean had cooked!" My eyes widened once I heard the last three words 'Sean had cooked.'
"WHAT? Sean cooked? But he NEVER cooks." I said.
"I know. It surprised me too but that's not the crazy part of it. The crazy part is the food was actually …good." I was totally shocked at my friend Sean. I've known Sean since we were kids. Hell, when I met Jazmyn 6 years ago and she told me she wanted a boyfriend, I introduced her to Sean. I knew he would do anything for her. Except cook. And here he is, my best guy friend, cooking for my best girl friend. Never thought I'd see the day. I was sort of proud of him. He's growing up. "Wow. That is crazy." I finally said after a long pause.
"You still didn't answer my question." I knew she would come back to that subject so I was already prepared for that question. "What made you so distracted at the movies?" Jazmyn asked a second time. I thought for a second about how I wanted the story to go.
"Well, when we got to the movies we were in line at the concession stand when I saw these two guys that were absolutely gorgeous. It's hard to describe the feeling I got when one of the guys and mine eyes met. It felt so wrong, yet so wonderful. It was weird, Jaz. I started staring. You know me. You know I was never the type to be mesmerized by a guy. I was supposed to be done with male right now. It's only been six months since I broke up with that thing I was dating. Sean and Midnight were the only males I wanted to see. But for some reason I couldn't keep my eyes off of them. Then when I went to the restroom these two girls they were with kept staring at ME and glaring at ME like I was trying to still their boyfriends or something. It was weird. Then when the movie ended and Angela and I went to the car they were outside staring at me AGAIN. But this time they looked like they were mad or something. Their eyes were this bright red like they were about to attack me. It was crazy. It freaked Ang and I out." Once I finish, I heard Jazmyn growl under her breath. "Ugh. I hate when chicks like them get mad because their boyfriends notices other girls. Where were the guys when they were doing all of this?"
"I don't know. After the movie, it was like they disappeared. They were gone. I didn't see them anywhere." I responded.
"That is weird. Girl, don't worry about them. There are more quality fish in the sea. Don't look into it too much and keep doing your own thing." Jazmyn always knew what to say to get me back to reality.
"Well, Jaz, I have to get up early in the morning so I'm gonna see you tomorrow. You will be in class tomorrow, right? Jazmyn missed last class and ended up missing a quiz. So the only way for her to take it again is if she shows up for class tomorrow and stays after to take the quiz.
"Yes, Kari. I'll be there. Goodnight." Jazmyn respond.
"Goodnight, Jazzie." I said before hanging up the phone and getting back to my book. After a few more pages of reading I closed the book, pulled the covers to my neck, and thought about what happened at the movie while drifting off into dreamland.