Nothing Stays the Same

Chapter 8: Do I know You?

Nikkie woke up the next morning and went downstairs and found the living room a mess. There was sheets and pillows all over the living room floor. And the coffee table was moved behind the couch. Nikkie rubbed her eyes and went upstairs and went into the shower. When she got out she went into her room and slipped on her green sweat pants and her yellow wife beater with a white tank top under. She slipped on her white , yellow and green pumas and went downstairs again. She made herself some eggs. She ate her egss. Later, while she was in the middle of washing her dishes she heard a knock on the kitchen door. She opened it and found Manny at the door.

"Hey, Manny. What are you doing here" Nikkie asked

"What I can't visit my best friend" Manny said

Nikkie laughed and closed the door.

"So, what are you doing today" Manny asked her

"Nothing really. Just hanging around the house" Nikkie said

"Ok, scratch that, we are gonna go shopping, and tonight we are going to have some fun" Manny said

"Fun as in...." Nikkie said

"A party" Manny said "Look, I know we have been to like about a thousand parties, but this will be fun, just us girls" Manny said

"How could I resist. I mean a party isn't a party with out me" Nikkie said smiling.

"Let's go now" Manny said

"Sure, um let me go get my purse" Nikkie got it from the living room noticing someone lying on the couch. She figured it was her mother who came home late from a get together with some girlfriends at a bar. She went into Jimmy's car and left.

MEANWHILE AS THEY DROVE AWAY.....

It wasn't her mother who was sleeping on the couch. It was a man. A light brown skin man, with his very short nappy hair. He was coming out from under the sheets and he put his arm over his eyes. You could see his gold rolex watch shining. The question......who was this man

ANYWAYS BACK AT THE MALL

Nikkie bought one or two things. As for Manny, she bought a pair of shoes, 3 skirts, and 4 shirts. And 2 pairs of jeans. They were out until 7:00. And then they went to go eat something. When they got back to Nikkie's house it was 8:00. When Nikkie parked the car. Manny looked at her watch.

'Shit, we have an hour and a half to get ready and get there. They close the doors at 9:30" Manny said

"Ok, come on" Nikkie said grabbing her bag and getting out of the car

Nikkie opened the front door and walked into the living room and found her mother and a man laughing on the couch. She didn't see the man's face. She just saw the back of his head.

"Nikkie, Nikkie. Baby, where were you" Kayla said trying to calm herslef from the laughing. Nikkie stood there frozen trying to figure out who the man was. As Manny stood behind her.

"Shopping. What are you doing" Nikkie said

"I want you to meet someone" Kayla said. Those words made her heart race making it unbelieveable hard to breathe.

"Marcus, this is my other daughter Nikkie. Nikkie this is Marcus, my business partner. Now that I got that I have become a full childs doctor, he has been helping me throughout the new building I am working in" Kayla said. Hearing the words business partner worked off a whole lot of weight that was piling up on her back when she was introducing them. But when he turned around to shake her hand, she froze again.

"Hello Nikkie, nice to meet you" he said extending his hand

"H-hi. Have-have I met you somewhere" Nikkie asked him as she grabbed his hand

"No I don't believe we have met" he said

"o-k" she said letting go of his hand

"Um, Nikkie. We have an hour" Manny told her

"Oh, um. Yeah, I'm gonna go get ready." Nikkie said snapping out of it.
They got upstairs. They started emptying out their bags.

"So what was that all about downstairs" Nikkie said

"I don't know. I feel like I know him from somewhere" Nikkie said

"Well, I'm gonna go change" Manny said flipping her clothes that were on hangers over her back. Nikkie laughed pulling stuff out of her closet. She pulled on a all red tight low riders, and she pulled on a all white tube top. She slipped on her all white stilletos. She grabbed her all red denim jacket and set it on her bed. Then she heard someone clearing there voice. She looked up and saw Manny doing some pose at the door frame. She was wearing a light blue denim skirt and a electric blue silk tank top and matching blue stilettos. She had her hair coming straight down.

"So how do I look" Manny asked

"Awsome, and me" Nikkie asked

"Perfect" Manny said. Nikkie quickly slipped on her silver star shped earrings and tied her curly hair into a tight high ponytail. She grabbed her cell phone and went downstairs. She walked into the kitchen and poured a cup a juice. She drank it real quick. Right there "Marcus" walked into the kitchen.

"Where are you two lovely ladies going" he asked opening up the fridge.

"Party" Manny said

"Oh, well you two have fun" Marcus said

"Thanks" Nikkie said cooly. They walked out the door and Nikkie got the chills giving her goosebumps. Manny grabbed her by the wrist.

"He creeps you out dosn't he" Manny asked her

"Well...." Nikkie paused

"If it's a yes, I don't blame you. He seems odd" Manny said getting into the passenger seat.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry, it didn't come out yesterday, I was having troubles with my computer. I know this is short, but I was just sort of explaining the new guy. you'll be hearing alot of him through out the story. But it's your job to figure him out. You know what I mean....right?
NEXT CHAPTER COMING SATURDAY!!!!!!!