Ma'lani's POV
I was roughly shaken awake by mother.
"Ma'lani get up and help me with these groceries." she says walking towards the trunk.
I hop out and walk to the back. I grab a bunch of bags and help her bring them up to the condo. After we're done putting away the groceries. I quickly head to my room. I decide to call Amari. She picks up after the first ring.
"Yo my heart. Im outside your building. Come get me." She says into the phone loudly.
"Alright Im coming." I say slipping on my shoes.
"Alright." she says hanging up.
I walk to the front door.
"Momma Im going to get Amari from downstairs." I say walking out the door before she can respond.
I get in the elevator and go the door letting her in.
"Hey love." she says hugging me tightly and pulling away.
"Hey Mari." I say turning around to head back upstairs. "Let's go."
We quickly get on the elevator and walk to the house. I unlock the door and walk in the see my father sitting on the couch.
"Hey dad. This is my friend Amari." I say walking into the living room.
"Hello Ma'lani. Hello Ms. Amari." he says quickly before turning his attention back to the television.
I pull Amari into my room and lock the door. She goes to sit down on the chair beside my bed.
"You tryna smoke?." she asks digging in her bag.
"Yeah." I say opening the window.
She hands me the lighter and the already rolled blunt.
"When did you roll this?." I ask glancing at her.
"In the Uber on the way here." she says moving her chair over to the window.
"Good cause you be having old ass blunts bro." I say laughing while trying to light it.
"Chill not to much." she says shoving me gently.
I inhale the smoke deeply holding it in my chest before blowing it out the window.
"Im bouta go on live. You wanna be in it." she asks typing on her phone.
"Nah i'll just be a sexy background voice." I say glancing at her again.
"Alright bet." she says holding her phone up.
We continue to pass the spliff back and forth.
"Somebody said 'Who's nice ass crib am I in" she says loudly. "My girl, Lani's"
"Who is Lani?" she repeated aloud. "My new bestie that just moved here from Atl."
"Why they ask so many questions?" I say scrunching my face up.
"I don't know these niggas being mad federal right now. Im bouta end this shit." she says furrowing her eyebrows.
"This bitch done Mari." I say holding up the tiny remains of the blunt.
"Damn Lani. You smoked the whole thing." she says grabbing it out of my hand and putting it in the camera. "A damn feen"
"Not to much. You literally smoked three blunts before school once." I say mugging her.
"Alright you got it. Im getting off. Bye y'all." she says ending her live.
"What you tryna do now?" I say standing up and closing the window.
"Smoke another blunt?" she says digging in her bag.
"Hell nah. You a damn feen for real." I say laying on my bed.
"I'm hungry." she says loudly.
As if on cue my mother bangs loudly on my door.
"Ma'lani come get some food for you and Amari." she yells out through the door.
"Oh yeah. Ya mom can cook for real." she says sitting up in the chair.
I get up and walk out of my room trying to act normal. I walk into the kitchen and see two plates on the table.
"Ma these for me and Amari?" I say looking over at her.
"Yeah take it in the room." she says glancing at me.
I go to the fridge and take out 4 water bottles for us and grab our plates of food. As I'm about to walk pass the living room I suddenly remember.
"Ma can Amari spend the night? Please. She doesn't have class tomorrow since she's a junior and she'll leave with me when I leave for school tomorrow." I beg.
"Yeah whatever. Just make sure she has a ride home." my mother says dismissing me.
"Thank you." I say walking off to my room.
I walk in and hand Amari her plate and toss the water bottles on my bed. I sit down on my bed and start eating my food.
"You staying the night." I say looking over at her.
"You telling me or asking me." she says devouring her food.
"Telling nigga. I need company." I say laughing. "Is it good?"
"Alright. And yes it's good as fuck. My moms be leaving me starving." she says continuing to eat her food.
We finish our food and decide to listen to music and watch some movies for the rest of the night.
