Chapter 35

As I was heading towards Abbey's flat I got the phone call I had half been expecting. I recognised the voice instantly it was jordan

“I need you to swing by and take 5 bags to a friend it will take about half hour and i will give you 20 quid for it along with some persy”

I had no clue what this really meant but assumed it meant my own bit of smoke.

“Yeah sure give me 10 mins to get to yours”

Although I had been to the flat a few times I was still a bit unsure of the way and had no idea if I needed to buzz to enter or I could just walk in. As I reached the door I buzzed and got no reply but I did hear the door lock click open. I entered and made my way up to the flat as I did . I could smell the musty smell of cannabis getting stronger. I pushed the door open and was met with a similar scene as always. Jordan was sitting on his sofa with the bags of weed waiting on the table along with a much larger bag. I looked over as jordan said

“You know the door lock is broken right you can just come in if im expecting you if i'm not just drop me a text im pretty chill with this stuff just don't bring anyone i don't know without letting me know beforehand.”

I nodded slowly as I headed for the door, taking the bags with me as I got outside. I debated on if i should just keep them in my pocket or try and hide them upon my person. As i did i realised i hadnt even asked where i was going in my rush to be in and out it had completely slipped my mind.

“You need to meet them by the alleyway at the park”

The text message arrived as i was thinking this. I headed to the alley way and waited. I must have been waiting about 15 minutes before the group of boys showed up. They handed me the cash and I handed them the bags of smoke. I quickly headed back to jordans flat to give him the cash so I could go about my day. As I handed over the cash he handed me £20 in 2 £10 notes and also a small bag of smoke for myself. I immediately hid this in my sock and forgot about it almost instantly. I had planned on meeting up with Mick and Abbey and using some of the money I had made to buy some new D&D stuff for us all. I hadn't yet figured out how I was going to explain the sudden cash flow considering my mum had never believed in pocket money and Mick knew this. I decided on saying that I had run a few errands for my uncle who had given me the money. Mick knew that my uncle was always generous with money and didn't live too far away. All though we didn't talk much. All though he did often ask me to do jobs like mowing his lawn. I text Mick

“If you're free today my uncle gave me some cash for doing a few errands. I wondered if you wanted to go to the game shop and buy some new dice and minis?”

I also text abbey

“Hey gorgeous did you want to go to the game shop with me and mick and get some new D&D stuff i love you xxxx”

I got a reply from both of them which essentially was a yes. I set a place for us to meet and then we all headed to the game shop. I loved coming here. It gave me a sense of belonging and calm as everyone who was here was much like us seen as the outcasts and geeks. There was always some sort of event going on and today it was a card game that was being played. This place was essentially a gathering place where you could find anything you would need for board games, card games and other such things. We entered and made our way over to where the dice collections were. They usually ranged in price from a few quid up to the most expensive which were around £15 for the full sets. We decided on some cheaper sets, one for each of us being about £4 each. As we made our way over to the counter I offered to buy Abbey another set as a gift. I saw some very nice resin cast dice with cherry blossoms in them. I thought they would be fitting. I paid and handed her the extra dice as i said probably one of the most stupid things i could have

“ a pretty set of dice for a pretty girl”

No sooner had I spoken these words than I felt myself cringe at them. Abbey didn't seem to mind though as she grinned those perfect dimples falling on her cheeks again. I leaned over and kissed her cheek thinking this was the right moment to do so. Mick immediately chimed up with a sarcastic “oooh”.

I laughed it off

“What do you expect? We are a couple. Did you think we would just hold hands like in primary school?”