lil author's note: i suggest listening to from florida with love by drake a few times beforehand so you can catch the vibeâ¨.
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"hey sam." i greeted her back with a smile.
we met each other in middle of the hallway and hugged, squeezing one another momentarily, without hesitation like before. i got a whiff of her scent and my eyes nearly rolled back, she smelt like some sort of perfume and vanilla.
we disconnected after a couple seconds and i watched as she looked over my appearance.
"you wear glasses?", and her eyebrows arched in confusion.
"not usually, i wear my contacts most of the time." i shrugged. sam only nodded and gave me a soft smile.
"they're cute, like you."
"thank you...-", i replied and took a minute to look over her appearance.
she wore a dark red hoodie with a white t-shirt on underneath that fell farther than. her slightly sagging ripped jeans had primary colored spots on them that almost looked spray painted. she wore the same air forces as me but they looked newer, like they had just been bought.
"you look cute." i shrugged playfully.
sam placed a hand over her heart and gasped, pretending to be offended "cute? that's all i get?"
"well that's all i got, wasn't it?" i replied matter- of-factly and she waved me off.
"you know you more than cute, i shouldn't have to tell you that..." she trailed off, more so to herself than to me but i heard it.
when neither of us said anything she held her hand out, gesturing for me to take it, and i did. we began walking through the empty halls and towards the exit.
for the most part it was a uninterrupted walk, since everyone was in class, though we had to duck off in a few corners to hide from random staff members wandering the halls.
we finally made it to the exit and i stepped in front of her to open the door dramatically, "you first."
sam only chuckled and walked through, pausing afterwards so i could join her side again. once i did we connected hands and she led me through the parking lot to her car, which was some type of toyota.
i didn't know much about cars, unless it was my own.
sam pulled her keys out of her pocket, hit the unlock button, and opened the passenger door for me.
"you first." she mocked. i rolled my eyes and got in, observing the interior of her car. it wasn't anything fancy, same as mine, but she kept it clean and i liked that.
she walked around the front and got into the drivers seat, closing the door and throwing her bag in the backseat. said girl crunk the car up and handed me the aux, much to my surprise.
"oh you givin me the aux already? we might as well be besties." i commented in a joking manner and she laughed at me with a nod.
i hooked my phone up and went to spotify (because apple music is trash) to pick out one of my playlists.
i would put my liked songs on shuffle but i didn't wanna embarrass myself like that yet. i'll fuck around and have her listening to every music genre there is.
i chose my most recent playlist with all of the music i've been listening to lately and put it on shuffle. the beginning of u say by goldlink sounded through the speakers and i peeped sam smirking from my peripheral but she didn't say anything.
we pulled out of the parking lot and started along the main road. i looked out of the window in slight curiosity, wanting to know where we were headed.
"where we goin?... i gotta be back before the period ends," i said.
"it's a surprise." sam responded shorty, glancing over at me and back to the road. i only nodded, believing that she would have me back before class was over.
the music played over our silence and we let it, both deciding not to say anything else.
that was until a specific song came on.
i recognized the beat and subconsciously my mood changed. sam turned up the radio and mumbled to herself, mood seeming to change too.
"writing this from florida with love..." she rapped the first few lyrics and i couldn't help but join in.
"... rest in peace to static yellin shawty want a thug...", and she glanced over at me with a knowing look, we both grinned and she continued.
"wheezy played that shit for me and kobe on the bus..." and we continued going back and forth with the lyrics until the chorus.
after every line our enthusiasm grew and eventually we were rapping with and to each other. i was dancing around in my seat, using my phone as a microphone, while she did hand gestures with one hand since the other was on the wheel.
she definitely passed the vibe check.
"... i could lose it all if i'm reacting to the petty things..." i rapped loudly.
"... ymb the gang and they down to stain anything, mhm-" and she shook her head at me.
"yeah, that's right!"
our energy only increased since we both knew the beat was about to drop, and we got extra hype since she stopped at a red light.
"ymb the gang and you know them niggas-"
"booted up! turnt up! piped up!" we yelled in unison.
"i'm back baby, where the love?" i questioned, looking over at her with a playful mug.
"where the love at?!"
we finished the song out together, rapping each and every lyric until it went off, doing the same thing with a couple of the following songs.
i even put her on a few artists while i was at it.
when we reached our mystery destination, after what felt like an episode of carpool karaoke, both of us settled down a bit.
i began paying attention to the road again and saw her turning into a tropical smoothie cafe. my eyebrows rose and i looked at her with an uncontrollable grin on my face.
"bruh i've always wanted to come here, thank youuuuu."
she shook her head while parking, not taking her eyes from the rear view mirror.
"no problem, i come here all the time."
"good, then maybe you can help me pick out a smoothie." i mumbled to myself.
sam shifted the gear to park and pulled the keys out of the ignition. i went to open my door on my own but she stopped me.
"imma open it lani." i only nodded and sat back in my seat.
she gathered her few belongings and got out, walking around to come and get me. she opened the door and i grabbed my phone and wallet, since those were the only things i brought with me, and got out. she closed it behind me and hit the lock button on her key a couple times.
she looked back and our eyes met momentarily; neither of us held the intent to look away.
smiles graced our faces in sync and we connected hands, walking side by side into the smoothie place.
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