"can i hit that?" i said to bb, as she did a ghost with her strawberries and cream flair.
she threw it to me, who was laying on maddy's pink satin sheets.
"do you think my areolas look weird?" maddy asked staring at herself in the mirror.
"no," kat said, looking at her phone.
"but like the edges though."
"maddy, they're fine," she said looking up.
"fine like they're kinda of weird, or fine like nobody but me would notice what i notice?" maddy asks, turning around and facing kat. her pink shirt rolled down while she's wearing plain gray shorts.
i hit the flair, texting gia, rues younger sister, asking if rues back from rehab.
rue and i became friends in the bathroom, both of us wanted to smoke but i didn't have a battery and she was asking around for a cart. after that, we never used a cart again. during the summer we went crazy, both of us being high every day. until, she overdosed. and now she doesn't really have a phone. and since we hung out everyday i started befriending gia.
"look, bottom line: y'all need to walk into this party like your pussy costs a million dollars," says bb, walking towards the closet.
"for real, i'd settle for like fifty grand."
"fifty grand is a million dollars."
"id settle for around 100k," i say.
"i'd settle for, like, four corona lights and some non-rapey affection," kat says applying mascara.
"thats kind of depressing."
"nate's just, like, totally ruined my confidence," maddy says, "you know when somebody just constant criticizes, like, everything about you?"
"yep. thats, like, every guy."
"maddy you just need to catch a dick," i say, moving to the closet.
"yeah, exactly, you just need to catch a dick and forget about your troubles," kat adds on.
"girl, you need to catch a dick," maddy says, turning around looking directly at her.
"seriously, maddy, the best thing to do after a breakup is to fuck someone new, and then move on," argues kat.
"please, kat, remind me again how many guys you've fucked?" bb says, "and, um, oh, yeah, cat-fishing, that don't count."
"can you not be a cunt for like, 15 seconds?"
and as maddy says that her dad knocks on her door.
"what are we doing for dinner?" he asks, poking his head in.
"dad, stop being a pervert!" maddy starts yelling, "we're literally like, all naked!"
and her dad quickly shuts the door.
our laughter fills the air.
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"is that..?"
holy shit is that rue.
"oh, shit. slow down."
"dude, that's rue."
"wait. didn't rue, like, die?"
"oh, my god, i hate ghosts," bb says turning to me, "when was the last time you saw rue?"
"i don't remember, maybe july?" i respond, trying to look out the window.
"yo, casper! you want a ride?" kat yells out the window.
rue turns around, and walks towards the car, "why thank you."
