Chapter 12
The rest of the week runs smoothly with no drama and unnecessary trouble from Sabrina.
As I walk out of my hostel, I lock the door and shove the keys into my tiny clutch bag. I feel relaxed and so I decided to wear a navy blue pair of jeans, a white T-shirt, white sneakers and my favourite pair of loop earrings. I start walking down the hallway headed to Roxy's room to check on her when my phone chimes in my pocket and I fish it out. It's a text from Blake.
*Hey beautiful? What are you upto today? I miss you xoxo*
The loony smile forming across my face makes me wonder if I am still sane. I start typing away while walking when I bump into someone's rock hard chest. My eyes are directly facing his chest and I look up.
"Who's making you smile like that? You didn't even see me coming your way," Scott says, looking down at me.
"Oh, it's..."
"You don't have to tell me, it's okay. Where are you going?" he inquires.
"I was headed to Roxy's room, wanna come?" I ask him.
"Uhm... Okay. Do you guys have any plans or something? It's Saturday and I'm bored, I was actually taking a walk when I decided to pass by," he says.
"Well, we do have some plans for the day but you can feel free to join us," I tell him.
He cocks an eyebrow and I laugh lightly. He is looking at me as if I just invited him to a dress-up party. You know what girls do when they are together, apply make-up, dress up and stare at themselves in front of the mirror imagining themselves at a fancy red carpet event. I know that's what he's thinking right now and I dismiss his thoughts instantly.
"Our plans for today, or rather, our plan, is very unique, we're going somewhere," I smile broadly.
He sighs in relief "Thank God, I thought it was one of those make-up sessions you women have all the time," he clears his throat noisily.
I swat his arm "Hey!"
"Sorry," he shrugs and we continue walking.
I glance sideways once in a while. He looks really neat, his hair is unkempt but it looks sexy that way if you ask me. He is in black ripped jeans and a black hoodie with black sneakers. His jaw line is well set and I love the stubble on his face.
"What?" Scott asks once he catches me staring at him.
"What?" I repeat what he just asked me and I giggle, he ignores me and I stretch my arm to knock on Roxy's door but my intended act doesn't happen because Roxy opens the door before my hand lands on it. She looks... Normal, unlike the last time I saw her crying. She looked so vulnerable, empty, lost and in pain, all at the same time.
"You look well today," I say with a smile on my face and she smiles back.
"Thanks, I feel better too... Oh hey Scott," Roxy says and Scott gives her a high five.
"First of all just tell me where we're going," he says.
"Oh, we're going to see my mum," she purses her lips and looks down on her feet. I am pretty sure she's trying so hard not to look sad because Scott is here.
"Alright then, I can drive you there, just tell me where exactly we're going," he says.
Roxy stares at me and exhales loudly, she closes the door behind her and walks past us to the parking lot and that's when I notice she isn't in all black.
"Roxy hold up. Why are you dressed like that? You... You are wearing colorful clothes, why?" I ask. She is in a sky blue tank top and a cute pink baseball cap, with white pants and white shoes. I like the pink cap, it matches with the slight pink dye on her hair which is sticking out at the back of the cap in a ponytail.
She face palms herself and sighs heavily then turns to face me. Slowly she places her hands on my shoulders and begins to speak.
"I didn't choose to be wearing all black almost everyday, I don't like it but the dark color makes me live in peace. You know how dark my world is when my family is not around. So everytime I go visit my mom, I wear something colorful, just to cheer me up,"
She looks up at Scott and smiles then pats his back.
"We're going to prison, buddy," she sighs.
Scott stands there on mute for a second until he notices that we're waiting for him to unlock the doors to his car. In a jiffy, we're on the road headed to see Roxy's mom at the State Women's Prison.
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