The Arrangement

The almost meet up.

Crystal

We listened to songs playing and we were singing along to them. Trap queen by Fetty WAP played and i went crazy.

I love this song so damn much.

"Remy Boys ah ah yeah. 1738 ay! Ahhhhh" I sang/squealed singing along. Is song made me forget everything going on in my life. I just let myself feel and enjoy "And I get high with my baby. I just left the mall I'm getting fly with my baby yeah eh. And I can ride with my baby-"

We scream-sang along. After a couple of songs and laughs, we arrived at the mall.

"Okay we are here." Milicent said parking into a spot that's close to the entrance. We got our things and got out of the car. We went straight to Pick n Pay, we bought 2 10kg maize meal,10kg chicken, we bought spices, tin studd and pasta. Once we were sure we got everyyhing in the three trollies, w e went to check out. "Let's go to the liquor store. I need alcohol to go through with all this shopping" Milicent said groaning.

"I'm cool with that." I turned to the voice that said and and I looked at the underage human being. They both looked at me too "What!" I asked after a while of the weird staring contest we had. Imagine 2 women and a child staring at each other holding 3 trollies.

"We are getting alcohol- uyahamba Nathi okanye uzahlala apha usele iApple juice yakho? (your coming with us or your staying here and drinking your apple juice)?"

"Ndizahamba nawe, nje uCalvin yena akazu'hamba nathi. Mamela ndilibele, ndifuna ezi easter egg marshmallows (I'll go with you, as long as Calvin stays here. Listen I forgot, I want those easter egg marshmallows)" I say to Millicent

She hands me the card as Calvin says... "Intoni! (What)"

The mall goes quiet and I look at Calvin like wtf. I look up ams everyone is also looking at us like wtf.

I mean it ain't like you've never seen a seriously white (but is Xhosa) looking young man scream out in shock..right?

"Umncinci for le store and ukusela (your underage for this store and drinking)" I say. Both he and Mili pout and kook at me "Haai. Niyandothusa yhoo (No. Your scaring me)" I laugh.

"Rhaa. Masambe ke, mna ndifunusela i-coping mechanism yam (Argh. Let go, I want to drink my coping mechanism)" Milicent drags me by my hand. She shows the security guard her ID and we enter. The was are a dark-kind of navy-blue and there are bright shall lights from the walls lighting up the place and keeping it dark, still. The song playing in the back ground was Baby Girl by Casper Nyovest and I was feeling it.

Milicent headed straight past the wines and beers to the bourbon. In saw her grabbing scotch and a bottle of Jonny Walker

"Jonga sisi mna ndithathele mna qha(Look here sis, I took enough for me) so find something for you and Calvin-" she said as soon as I got to her

"Calvin is too young to drink. His mixed ass is 16" I said with a laugh

"Wuuuu! Yandimoshela i-Merica bawo( wuuuu! America ruined you) A whole Crystal talking about i-drinking age? Zange ndiybone le (I've never seen such)" she says dramatically.

"Hewethu-" I felt my soul leaving my body. That voice, the comments, gosh the damn comments.

Oh no!

"Hey...hey...hey"

"Intoni!"

"Uryt? You dozed off on me"

"He's here"

"Whose here?"

"Ulapha"

"Bani??"