The Checklist ✔ [BOOK 1 & 2]

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Third Person POV

Normani sighed in content as she walked out of the booth.

The 25 year old has been hard at work in the studio all morning. She was happy to hear that her producer had another session with some other billboard client

The singer was tired and ready to crash in her bed. She knew that her job was going to be hard especially for her; a dark-skinned young woman in the entertainment industry

However, Normani knew ever since she was young that this was what she wanted. She wanted to change the world in a positive way while giving credit to the people she grew up watching and idolized. She wanted to make something of herself, wanting to live the lavish life

It's not that she was ashamed of how she grew up, in the not so fortunate class and lifestyle but simply because she wanted to make her parents proud, to repay them for pushing through the hard times just to make sure she was fed, clothed and had a roof over her head

Normani is a very beautiful and talented young lady and she knew that. She had the money, the intelligence, the car, almost everything she had aimed for in life but she still felt as if something was missing

She was so caught up in her career that she started to forget that she had a life outside of music and dancing. The life that only her and a few friends and family members knew

She has only been in two relationships. One back in high school, his name was Arin amd that ended because of wrong doings on his side; cheating. However, Keith was different, that was what Normani thought after she opened up to him about her first lover and what happened

He promised her that he was nothing like him and she believed that, up to this day she still blamed herself for believing those words

Not only did Keith cheat, he also verbally abused the dark-skinned girl. It got to the point where he would do it in public which always lead to them arguing. She would leave and by the next week she's back at his feet

'Never again' is what Normani said the day she gathered her belongings and left for good, understanding her worth and standing her ground

Normani stood by the window and looked down at the many people walking by and spotted an old couple seated in the near by park eating ice-cream. She couldn't stop the smile that made its way to her face, but it faltered as her thoughts consumed her

'I want to grow old with someone like that...but I can't. Keith made sure of that' she thought as she turned away from the veiw

She then proceeded to gather her stuff to leave the studio. She bid her goodbyes to her producer before leaving and making her way to her 2020 Mercedes-Benz

As she drove, the sun started to set and in the next half an hour she was walking into her condo. As soon as she stepped in she felt another presence and as such she cautiously looked around the complex

It was a munching sound from the kicthen that gave her a clue. She slowly and hesitatantly creeped into the kitchen, her heart beat picking up at not knowing who could have broken into her house

A look of relief then annoyance washed over to her face when she saw who the culprit was

"Dinah?! What the hell!?" She yelled causing the Polynesian to jump and take her head of the recently stocked refrigerator

"Damn bitch. You scared me" the blonde replied as she turned to her best friend

Ever since the group went on hiatus, the girls started to drift away but not Dinah and Normani. It was like they were attached at the hip