It all started on a bench in the middle of January. I had just gotten out of an extremely abusive relationship and had decided to go stay with my mother who was in poor health; so she would have someone to take care of her and so I could get my head back on straight and get back on my feet.

The fateful day I met him I was sitting on a bench in the parking lot to the building where my mother was residing. I was having a cigarette and having a conversation with the gentleman who lived two doors down from my mother. All of a sudden this young kid comes walking up to me with a huge shit eating grin on his face and I just knew he was trouble.

The kid couldn’t have been any older that 21 maybe 22 and seemed to have a cocky air about him. When he approached me I could tell he had one thing on his mind and getting to know me was not high up on his list of priorities.

“Hey girl. How you doin'?” He asked.

“Wonderful.” I answered sarcastically.

“You got a name? What apartment are you in? Are you new here? I’ve never seen you here before." He rattled off.

I turned to the gentlemen whom I had been conversing with and asked him who this kid was.

“Stay away from him. He’s the punk of the building. He’s trouble with a capital T.” Was what I got in response to my question.

The kid looked a little amused and again rattled off the same line he’d previously used no doubt still hoping for an answer.

“Look kid I don’t know what kinda girl you think I am but I’m definitely not your type and besides that I’m too old for you. Now go back to whatever rock you crawled out from under." With that I got up from the bench and tossed my cigarette in to the butt can and headed back in to the building.

Jereck

When I saw her sitting on that bench, cigarette in hand wearing a red jacket and what looked to be tight fitting jeans I knew I had to have her. I wasn’t really expecting to be rejected cause girls usually fall all over themselves for a chance to be with me. This girl was different. She was sassy and defiant. She was going to be a challenge for sure, but hey I’d do anything for a good lay and besides who doesn’t love a challenge every now and then? One way or another I was going to have her in my bed no matter what I had to do to make it happen. I was definitely looking forward to one day soon getting her out of those jeans and feeling my cock inside of her.

Game on.

Phoenix

A few days later on my way home from the pharmacy (I had gone to pick up my mother’s insulin for her) I heard voices yelling, there was a male voice and a female voice. Once I made my way down the hill I saw the young kid and my mother’s next door neighbor standing in the parking lot fighting, a bunch of the other tenants from the building had gathered outside to watch, it reminded me of a school yard fight. The kid and my mother’s next door neighbor were in the middle of a circle of the nosey on lookers. I had no idea why they were fighting and I really didn’t want to stick around to find out, it wasn’t any of my business and I really didn’t want to give the kid another chance to hit me up for my info. As I made my way through the crowd I happen to make eye contact with the kid

“Welcome to 21 Knight Street." I heard him call out to me as I made my way to the door.

A couple days later I’d heard from a friend I had in the building that the kid had been asking people about me. For some reason this irritated me yet I also found it kinda flattering. I had no idea why this kid was so fascinated by me that he would make it his mission to know everything about me.

Jereck

The next time I saw my mystery girl was a few days later. I was out in the parking lot having a cigarette after sparking up a bowl and getting myself nice and stoned. I was standing there minding my own business when the lady downstairs from me came out and started shit with me because she thought I had said something about her to somebody else in the building; which I hadn’t. Anyway before I knew it a bunch of our neighbors had come out of the building and had proceeded to form a circle around us. I happen to look up and saw my mystery girl walking down the hill making her way right toward us. If I’m going to be honest she looked rather annoyed which truth be told made the situation even funnier. I watched her slowly make her way through the crowd to the door as she was doing so she stopped and shot a look of complete annoyance in my direction which amused me.

“Welcome to 21 Knight St." I called out while waving to her as she disappeared into the building.

Phoenix

“What a fucking punk." I thought to myself as I made my way down the hall to my mother’s apartment. Found myself shaking my head in disbelief as I unlocked the apartment door. I tried not to make my irritation obvious because I didn’t feel like playing 20 questions with my mother. All I wanted was to give my mother her insulin and go out to my best friend Laura’s house for a while. Hanging out with her always made me feel better.

Jereck

I lay in bed that night thinking about my mystery girl. I found myself wondering what her lips tasted like and what it would feel like to bury myself deep inside of her. Just the thought of being inside of her made me hard. I’d asked around the building to see if anyone knew anything about her but I came up empty. I devised a plan to get her attention once and for all so as to finally ease my curiosity. I closed my eyes and the last thing I saw was her face.

Phoenix

It seemed like not a day went by that I didn’t see him somewhere, be it around the building or even out and about during my travels. It felt like he was following me and it was completely unnerving. I don’t know if he was unaware of me being aware of his presence or if he was just too stupid to care. One day while I was outside socializing with my buddy Fred and the gentleman from down the hall whose name I had learned was Dominic; I spotted the kid lurking nearby. I decided to finally confront him.

“What the **** is wrong with you? Like why are you creeping on me? Do you have nothing better to do with your time? Why are you following me around? What is with the obsessive behavior?”

The only response I got from him was a shit eating grin. I seriously wanted to smack the grin clean off of his face. I don’t know why but whenever I thought about or saw him my blood just always seemed to boil. It was more than I could stand. I shot him a dirty look, turned on my heels and stormed away.

Jereck

I watched my mystery girl everyday and observed her actions, her habits and knew of her whereabouts every second of everyday. I know it sounds creepy but how else was I supposed to learn anything about her?

I happen to be watching her while trying to make it look as though I just happen to be in the same area she was in while smoking a butt, but I guess I wasn’t careful enough cause this time she saw me and boy was she ever cute when she was mad.

She stormed over to where I was standing and let go of a whole string of obscenities. I would never have thought such ugly words could come out of such a cute little mouth.

I stood there and just let her go off on her little tangent. I must confess I was quite amused by her attitude and this pissed her off more.

All I kept thinking was how great those lips would feel around my cock. That would have gotten me into trouble had she noticed how hard I had become. I knew right then and there that I really had to have her. I just needed a few more days of observing her and then I would go in for the kill.

I then realized there was still one other thing I’d have to learn before fucking her silly. I remembered that I still didn’t know her name. I put that at the top of my to do list. I’d have to ask Fred or Dom for her name the next time I saw either of them around the building.

“You’re so fucking sexy when you’re angry." I shouted to her as I turned and headed back into the building.

Phoenix

I heard him shouting shit at me as I walked away. I had half a mind to turn back around and smack the taste out of his mouth but I decided against it. He just wasn’t worth getting a record.

I instead decided to go for a walk to clear my head. I really needed to come up with a way to get this kid to leave me the **** alone before I lost what was left of my mind and came completely un-cunted.

Later that night I had decided to go out to the back parking lot to sit and smoke. Upon stepping out the door I saw the punk standing with Fred and Dominic. Looking like they were all pretty lit, they were laughing and talking really loud. Just as I was about to turn back around and instead go out front of the building to smoke he turned around and spotted me.

“Hey mystery girl. Guess what? I was just talking with Fred and Dom and well you’re no longer a mystery to me cause I now know your name." He said with that same shit eating grin I was becoming all too familiar with.

I shot both Fred and Dom such a dirty look that if looks could kill they both would have died right there.

“Good one guys. Nice to know I can trust you both with my anonymity." I said as both of their faces fell to the ground.

“So Phoenix? Is that really your name? It doesn’t matter. I was wondering if you would like to join me for dinner up at my place sometime? I’ll make whatever you’d like. I just need to know what you like to eat. It would be the perfect date for us both cause we won’t have to leave the building. That way there’s also no excuse why either of us can’t make it. So? What do you think? Dinner? My place?”

“I’m busy. Like everyday busy. I don’t have the time or the patience for dealing with a man right now, nor do I want to. Now that that is settled who has a lighter? I seem to have lost mine somewhere and right now I have no idea where that somewhere is."

“Oh I think I may have it." The kid spoke up with another huge grin on his face.

“How the hell did you end up with it?” I asked incredulously.

“I found it in the hall downstairs this afternoon. I had no idea who it belonged to or where it came from so I just pocketed it. You can have it back of course, but with one tiny stipulation."

“You find someone’s property and then you’re gonna what blackmail me into doing what you want me to do in order to get it back? **** you buddy....”

“The name is Jereck.”

“What?”

“My name isn’t buddy, it’s Jereck.”

“What made you even think that I cared about your name? I just want my lighter back."

“I said you could have it but you had to agree to one small thing. All I want is for you to have dinner with me up at my place sometime this week."

“Yea, forget that shit! I’ll just walk my *** to the store and buy a new one. No lighter is worth my dignity. See ya." With that I walked away. Once I reached the front of the building I heard someone running behind me. I spun around to see Jereck running after me waving my lighter in the air.

“What do you want now?” I asked vehemently.

“Here you can have it back." He said looking more like a little boy who had been scolded rather than the proud, arrogant little punk *** who didn’t give a shit about anything or anyone but his own desires.

“I ain’t agreeing to anything so you can keep it."

“No, I figured you weren’t but I still want to give you back your lighter. It doesn’t feel right keeping something that doesn’t belong to me.

“Thanks. Now I can have a cigarette and not have to walk to the store for a new lighter."

“The offer still stands whenever you would like to take me up on it."

“Yea. Maybe I’ll think about it."

With that he flashed me a smile and turned back to the direction from where he had come and I was finally able to enjoy my cigarette in peace.