Deranged Devotion

three..

• excuse any errors ♡ •

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"Doe,"

"Doe,"

"Dorinda!" Karen's voice blared, waking Dorinda up from her nap.

"What, girl?" Dorinda sat up slightly, rubbing her eyes. She slightly opened her curtain & looked outside, "How long was I asleep?"

"You've been sleeping since we got from school. Skie & them wanna go to The Rink at 7," Karen chuckled at her sister's slight confusion.

Dorinda stretched & sat for a few seconds to get herself together. She glanced at her watch & the time read 6:15.

"You ready?" She questioned, looking at Karen.

"Yes, We're just waiting on you to get ready," Karen spoke, sitting at the edge of Dorinda's bed.

"We?"

"Arys is going," Karen spoke, getting up & heading to Dorinda's closet. She flipped through her shirts.

"It's Friday, everybody gon' be there so we gotta look good," Karen spoke, sticking her tongue out.

Dorinda laughed & shook her head. She rose from her bed & went into the bathroom. Slowly, she turned on the shower & adjusted the water temperature to her liking.

She began to strip out of clothes. She stopped to throw her long, curly black hair into a messy bun for the time being. Once she finished, she began to unclasp her bra.

Just as her bra hit the ground, the bathroom door swung open. Revealing Arys standing there.

Caught off guard, Dorinda didn't react but only stood there.

"Oh- I'm sorry," She stammered, seeing Dorinda standing there. She quickly scanned Dorinda's body with her eyes, before slowly shutting the door.

Dorinda shook her head, making sure to lock the door before stepping into the shower.

"What's wrong with you, girl?" Karen called out as Arys walked past her room door.

"Uh, nothing," Arys chuckled, entering Karen's room. She began to slowly examine the decor and details.

"You don't talk much, do you?" Karen questioned, looking into her body-length mirror.

Arys shrugged, "I talk.. I guess I just haven't had much to say lately,"

"& why is that?"

"Hmm. More thoughts than words," She spoke as her eyes fixated on a photo of Karen & Dorinda. Slowly, she approached the photo.

"You & your sister look so much alike," She spoke, as she got close to the picture.

"Yeah, we get that a lot. But, I think I look more like Twinkie than anybody," Karen giggled, putting on her shoes.

Touching the picture, she traced her finger across Dorinda, slightly biting her lip. She began to fall into a daze, staring at the photo.

"Arysss!" Karen began to snap in her face, grabbing her attention.

"Huh?" Arys questioned, puzzled.

"I said, we're ready," Karen giggled at her reaction. Arys' eyes traveled to the door at Dorinda standing there. Dorinda shot her a toothless smile & quickly looked away.

"I'm ready too," Arys spoke, forming a smile. The three of them made their way downstairs.

"Karen, you told Mama we're about to go?" Dorinda asked, putting in her last earring.

Karen grabbed the keys from the key holder, "Yeah, I told her earlier. They went down to the church for choir rehearsal,"

Dorinda nodded in response. She began to turn off all of the lights, making sure to leave the porch light on. Karen & Arys stood outside as she locked the front door.

Tossing the keys to Dorinda, Karen got in on the passenger side while Arys got into the back.

"Who all is supposed to be there?" Dorinda questioned, pulling out of the driveway.

"Skie, Loren, Jace, Drew, & Greg," Karen answered, looking at Dorinda on the last part.

Dorinda slightly blushed & rolled her eyes. She was upset with Greg at the moment, but it was no doubt that she had a thing for him.

"Arys, Drew's gonna be there. You excited?" Dorinda chuckled, looking at her through the mirror.

Karen shot Dorinda a quick look & mouthed "Petty."

"No, why would I be?" Arys asked, curiously.

"I thought you liked him & wanted to talk to him?" Dorinda raised an eyebrow, focusing her eyes back onto the road.

"No, I was joking. I just wanted to see what Karen would say," Arys giggled, "You can tell by the way that they look at each other, that they're feeling each other,"

Karen opened her mouth to speak, but Dorinda cut her off.

"Don't even say anything cause you know it's the truth,"

Arys chuckled at Dorinda's statement before speaking again.

"Plus, I have my eyes on somebody else," She spoke, looking up in the mirror. Her eyes met with Dorinda's, winking.

Dorinda quickly fixed her eyes back onto the road. She slightly shook her head, convinced that her mind was playing tricks on her.

"Mhm, & who might that be?" Karen's eyebrows furrowed as she turned around in her seat.

Arys began to laugh, shaking her head, "You'll find out real soon,"

Dorinda glanced up once more to see Arys still looking at her in the mirror. She chuckled nervously as she pulled into the skating rink parking lot.

"C'mon, you know Robbie be trippin about the skate limit sometimes," Karen slightly rolled her eyes, as they all got out.

Karen being the first to go in, opened the door to the building & walked in. Arys & Dorinda both went in for the door at the same time, making their hands touch.

Quickly, Dorinda pulled her hand away, allowing Arys hold of the door handle. Arys chuckled lowly in response, looking back at Dorinda. Winking at her once more.

Dorinda shook her head once more, walking in behind her.

It was gonna be a long night..

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