𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞, 𝐨𝐦𝐛/𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧

seventy.

JAMAL TURNER POV

I'm guessing that Alexa and Ruby saw what I wrote on Latrelle's locker, because they ran up to me and said, "Did you really just vandalize his locker?! Are you trying to get suspended for a week?!"

Oh please. Do they not know who I am? "I'm getting away with it unlike you two."

Ruby doubts that. "Did you forget that there's a snitch named Cesar Diaz roaming around?"

"Cesar hates Latrelle so he won't snitch on his behalf. And what you two fail to realize is that Latrelle isn't a snitch either. So I'm good."

"How do you even know that he's a Baker?" Alexa questioned.

"A reliable source told me." Coop.

Alexa rolled her eyes. "Oh god, you sound like the principal."

"Ew." I grimaced in disgust. "Anyway, thanks to that info, I'mma get my baby girl back."

"You mean Olivia?" Ruby said. "When was she ever your baby girl?"

"She never was, but that's gonna change. She can't be with Latrelle anymore, so she'll have no choice but to choose Swaggy J." I popped my imaginary collar.

"More like second option J," Ruby dissed.

Alexa looked at me awkwardly. "I'm honestly feeling so much second hand embarrassment for you."

I paid them no mind. "Whatever. You guys are just mad because your love lives SUCK! Cesar betrayed you Alexa, and Chloe barely talks to you anymore Ruby! But maybe that's about to change because she's heading over here."

Ruby quickly looked behind him and saw Chloe coming our way indeed. He began fixing himself up for her. "Hey Chloe!"

"Oh hey Ruby."

"You look beautiful today," Ruby flirted. I elbowed him and Ruby quickly corrected himself. "I mean everyday!"

Chloe giggled. "Thank you. You look nice too. Uh, Alexa? We need to talk."

"About what?"

"I'll tell you in private."

Before they left, Ruby held onto Chloe's arm and said, "I was hoping that you and I could talk too?"

Chloe just waved her hand dismissively. "Yeah later, Ruby."

And then she forced Alexa away from us and I laughed at Ruby. "Damn, she curved you hard!"

"Na. She's just playing hard to get right now."

I doubt that. "Didn't you say that she still loves Asher?"

Ruby glared at me. "Please don't say his name. I don't wanna see his face right now."

I shrugged. "Well while you were suspended, I honestly haven't really seen Chloe and Asher together."

Ruby's eyes lit up. "Really?! She cut him off?!"

"I have no idea, but who knows? We both might be taken by the end of the day."

Ruby smirked. "Can't wait for that."

Me either.

CHLOE RICE POV

I dragged Alexa all the way down the hall and she's getting impatient. She escaped my grasp and demanded answers. "What's the urgency about?!"

"Okay first of all, welcome back! I missed you!" I exclaimed. "Second of all, I think I like Jordan."

"Jordan Baker? The obnoxious rich boy?"

"Yes him!"

"What the hell is there to like about his ass?!" Alexa asked angrily.

I started blushing as Jordan entered my thoughts. "He's cute, funny, and he's really nice to me!"

"Asher is all of those things too."

I looked at her in shock. "Wow. I'm surprised that you just said that, considering the fact that you never even liked me with Asher."

"He told you that?"

I nodded. "He told me that you're trying to tear us apart and that you're a two faced bitch."

Alexa's furious now. "And did you agree with him?!"

"Of course not! I told him that your opinion is different from mine!"

Alexa just crossed her arms. "Well he's right. I never liked Asher, but Jordan is worse!"

"So I should choose neither?"

"You should choose Ruby! That boy loves you and you know that!"

I sighed. "Yeah I know. But I don't know, I see a best friend in Ruby. But with Jordan..."

Alexa warned me. "Jordan is literally Asher's best friend. Are you sure that you wanna go through with this? Because people might call you a homie hopper. And Asher's gonna be pissed, and Ruby's gonna be even more pissed!"

"Yeah I know. That's why I'm hesitant. I don't wanna ruin Asher and Jordan's friendship, and I don't wanna ruin Ruby and I's friendship."

Alexa's relieved. "Good. Then it's settled. You're not pursuing Jordan."

"I kinda already made out with him though..."

Alexa couldn't believe her ears. "WHAT?! Does Asher know?!"

"Of course not! World War 3 will start!"

Alexa is nothing but flabbergasted right now. "Okay, I am so utterly confused! Clearly I missed a lot last week because since when the hell are you and Jordan even friends?!"

I explained everything. "Look, I saw Asher getting all close to Jordan's sister Olivia, so I decided to get close to Jordan out of spite. And I've been hanging out with him a lot and I really do like him. Asher doesn't know that we talk though."

Alexa has a bad feeling about this. "Jesus, this is gonna end horribly. I just have this bad feeling that Asher is going to find out."

Suddenly, we heard a lot of commotion down the hall. I looked and saw Asher lashing out on Jordan like crazy. Which only means one thing.

He found out...

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