Seventeen year old Safaya Bennett must navigate young adulthood under the stresses of her sins, her crumbling relationship with her twin sister, Rue, and a crippling mental disorder that makes her very dependent on her relationship with Nate Jacobs...
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Safaya and I's lives seemed to be an utter mess but trust and believe we were not the only ones dealing with shit.
As minutes turned into hours in the swell of the club, Nate and my sister found themselves leaving around eleven. He held her hand and pulled her close as they walked through the packed parking lot. After opening her door for her and making sure she got in his truck safely, he climbed in on the driver side. Reflecting on the fun night he had with her and how different it was compared to being with Cassie.
Unbeknownst to Safaya, Cassie was at Nate's house a couple nights ago stressing him out to no end. It was a constant tennis match between them. Cassie would seem so into sneaking around and then out of nowhere feel guilty and then the cycle would continue to repeat itself. Nate had never been more confused with women until Cassie came into his life.
"But you knew I had feelings for Maddy ... and Safaya too." Nate argued with the blonde as she sat on his bed. Wearing one of his tee shirts over her naked body.
Cassie rolled her eyes. "But I didn't know you were gonna get back together with her." She frowned. "Or how complicated things were between you and Saf."
Nate paused. "What do you mean by that?" He questioned, meeting no response. "And how many times do I have to tell you that we're not back together?" He said. Going back to putting lotion on his arms and pretending like what Cassie said about Safaya didn't have a double meaning.
"Right, you just hung out and talked about love." The blonde muttered loud enough for Nate to hear her in his connected bathroom.
Cassie had this complex that made her think what she was doing wasn't as bad as it really was. She figured if she really knew they were getting back together that she would have never hooked up with Nate during New Years and continue to hook up with him for weeks after. The reality of it was, it was all bad, no matter what way you spun the story. Cassie broke girl code with Maddy and with Safaya, even knowing the abusive and tragic history that the girls shared.
Nate took a deep breath. "Jesus fuckin' Christ." He sighed, realizing Cassie was now the cause of his headache. He wanted her to just stop talking but he knew she wouldn't. He knew his night was just getting started.
"If I would've known you were gonna get back together, I wouldn't have done this." Cass repeated, trying to convince herself it was the truth.
Nate chuckled. "That's a lie!" He called out.
"It's not a lie."
Nate emerged from the bathroom, annoyance written on his face. "You have this image of yourself as so fuckin' sweet and innocent ... but it's bullshit." He smiled in disbelief. "If you were a fuckin' sweet person, you wouldn't have fucked your best friend's boyfriend. You wouldn't have fucked me knowing that Safaya, your other best friend might I add, had love for me for years."
