fast

by Millie Belizaire

In life, there are certain things that you just need. I needed food to eat. I needed air to breathe. I needed water to drink. And I needed Caprice.

How ever much he desired me, I knew he would never take anything I wasn’t willing to give. With him, I was safe.

“So, if I was your girlfriend, would you keep choosing me?”

Shaun kissed the sensitive skin behind my left ear, and then in it he whispered, “I will always choose you.”

“Protect me now by keeping Kahfi safe. You have to make him happy. You have to make sure he’s safe. If Kahfi is happy, then me and Marron don’t never need to come out. That’s the way.” Moreno looked at me like someone getting ready to say goodbye, tears still streaming down his little face. “Me and Marron were never supposed to be here in the first place.”