JEALOUSY.

* ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ Chapter 2 ˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆

Tiana

"He's just different you know?" Aaliyah kicked her shoes off.

"Different my ass, I thought you didn't like him.. considering how it went the last time yall talked." I was talking about the time she poured milk on him.

"Girl anyways." She knew exactly what I was talking about, but chose to act like she didn't. I wonder why. "Do you still like Brent?" I never really liked him. I just said he was cute, like 2 times.

Brent F. — Brent was the most attractive boy, in my opinion, at school. He doesn't play sports, so he's not sweaty, but he's in every music related there is. He has the cutest gap and sometimes wears Harry Potter-ish glasses.

"You know he's gay right?" Here she goes. Any guy that doesn't play sports Aaliyah assumes is gay. It's the dumbest thing I've ever heard of.

"Did he tell you that personally?" I was several seconds away from kicking her off my bed. When she didn't respond I knew I got her. "Exactly. So stop saying that." She rolled her eyes and moved on.

"Anyways," Her phone was violently vibrating in her bag, "I think I'm gonna have sex with Jackson today." She said it so bluntly like it meant nothing. It did mean something. Not only is she dating the boy she's been rude to since the beginning of time, but she wants to sleep with him. Not even 2 months ago she couldn't stand being on the same planet as him, but now she wants to lose her virginity to him.

I showed as much displease as I could before starting my sentence. "Why?" I damn near hissed at her. Something wasn't right and I was sure of it. She began to fidget with her necklace again and stayed silent. A few seconds later she shrugged her shoulders and stood up.

"I dunno. I just want to. We're seniors now, that whole save your virginity til you find The One shit is lame now." I never thought I'd hear those words come out of Aaliyah's mouth. She'd never say losing her virginity or even losing her first baby tooth was 'lame shit'.

"I'm going to a party at the end of the summer party on Friday. Come with?" She slid her shoes back on while avoiding eye contact with me. I can't tell if she wanted to piss me off or show off all the so-called grown-up changes she was going through.

"I'll think about it." I grabbed my comb and continued at one-half unbraided braid. "Are we gonna hang out again?" Despite what she did last month, I still missed my best friend.

She simply nodded before leaving. I sat on my bed nonchalantly until I heard her car drive out of my driveway and down the street. After I knew she was gone I plopped my head into my pillow and screamed.

Aaliyah doesn't know, but I share a secret with Jackson.

Jackson was my first love.

I don't know if I was his, but I do know that the summer we were going to 7th grade was like a fever dream. Aaliyah had gone to the UK for a vacation that summer. It was the first time we'd ever been separated. Back then my cousin Kira was in town. Kira was 2 years older than me so she was going to 9th grade by the end of that summer.

5 Years Ago
JULY 3RD, 20XX

"You haven't dated anyone yet?" Kira stared at herself in her vanity mirror.