𝑀𝒶𝑔𝓃𝑜𝓁𝒾𝒶🌸

Chptr.9

**Zara, the next Morning**

"Hey, Bo." I smile, leaning against the fridge and opening my PopTart. "No work?"

"Later." He answers, sipping his coffee. "At 10am, overnight." He sighs, and I smile.

"I'll bring you some Dinner when I get home from school." I tell him, making him smile but it dies down quickly and is replaced for a frown.

"I'm sorry for leaving you home, so much times." He apologizes, and I frown.

"It's okay, Bo. You're working hard to provide for us, I would never complain about that." I answer, and he sighs. He looks at his watch, then back at me. "You have an hour to be ready if you want to catch bus?" He says, questioning why I haven't started getting ready.

"Oh, my friend is picking me up." I answer. "But I do need to get ready." I nod, turning and heading back upstairs hearing him mutter a quiet "friend?"

Is it that hard to believe I have friends? 

...probably   

I finish showering and getting dressed, then go into my bathroom and take out my hair supplies. I brush through my hair, before deciding to do two small braids then leaving the rest of my hair down. I brush through my long hair, then part off two sections for my braids.

I finish the braids, adding little blue and green beads that match my outfit then letting them hang. I put on a little bit of makeup, then check the time. Right as I pick up my phone, a text from Kade comes through.

Matty: Here

I smile, quickly cleaning up then leaving my bathroom. I grab my cream-colored tote bag, along with my shoes and a small sweater before heading downstairs. "Tạm tạm, bố" I call out, before opening the front door. I pull on my shoes then exit, skipping down to Kade's car and getting in.

"Good morning" I smile.

"Morning." He mutters.

"The weather here is so Bipolar, huh?" I ask as I set my things on my lap. "I mean yesterday, i was freezing my tits off. And today, it's nearly 70 degrees! Like, what?" I complain. "Let's get coffee."

"No." 

"Come on, please." I whine, and he ignores me and backs out of my driveway. 

~~~~~

"You gonna pick me up?" I ask Kade, opening the car door and getting out. 

"Yes."

"Cool beans." I grin, grabbing my Iced Coffee. "Bye, Matty. Have a good day, don't forget to eat lunch and drink water. Tell Andre I said hello and good morning." I tell him, and he nods. He turns to look at me, and I salute him with two fingers earning a nod back before I shut his car door. 

"When you gonna introduce me to Kade?" MG asks me when I approach her in the hallway. 

 Never, he's my best friend only

"Uuuuummmmm, I don't know. He doesn't really like people, barely even likes me." I respond. "But I'll ask him, he'll say yes." I assure her with a nod. "Ready for Study Hall?" I ask, and she nods and loops her arm through mine, before dragging me towards our class. 

****

"Dude, look at this!" MG exclaims, pointing at the hickey on her neck. :I told her not to leave anything. Apparently, she doesn't listen." She grumbles, taking another ice cube out of my empty coffee cup and rubbing it against the slightly fading mark. 

"Well, I have some concealer." I mutter, taking the small tube out of my bag. 

"Babe, I'm like four shades darker than you." She says, tilting her head with a small smile. "But thank you." I just shrug and sit on the bathroom counter next to where she's standing. "Is your boyfriend here, yet?"