Katoria Halim
Marlo drove us back to the hotel after we all got tired. I texted my dad to see where he was, but he never texted back. I was worried about him.
"Stop stressin' and go to sleep or something." Xae said. I shook my head.
"I just want to know what's going on. This morning was so weird." I said.
"C'mere, Katoria." Darren said from the pullout couch. I walked over to him and then stood in front of him.
"Yes, jahmin?" I asked, calling him by his middle name.
He used his finger to tell me to bend down. I did and he kissed my lips and whispered in my ear.
"You wanna sleep with me?"
"Excuse you?"
"Not like that, but just lay with me." He said and I looked at him for a moment, contemplating.
"Fuck no." Jarret said as he pulled me away, making me mug him.
"Why him, wifey? I got all the looks." He said and I laughed. This dude was nothing but jokes.
"I'm hungry as fuck." Marlo said rubbing his stomach. I sat on his back sideways on his bed and shrugged.
"You're ugly too." I said and he flipped me over and we started wrestling.
"Get off of me, you fat ass lil boy." I said and of course the boys laughed at my accent.
Marlo got off of me and picked up the hotel phone. I'm guessing he's going to order food from the hotel.
I got off of his bed and went to sit on Darren's back. He chuckled which sent vibrations through my thighs.
"Uncle Kenn gone kill yo ass, boy." Marlo said shaking his head as he finished his phone call.
"I ain't scared of 'em." He said.
"I hope he do 'cause that's my wife on ya back." Jarret said and I threw a couch pillow at him.
The next morning, I woke up in my hotel room. I don't know how I got here, but I'm glad somebody put me in here because the room the boys share doesn't have any room for me.
I looked to my right to see my dad staring out the big window that gave a good view of the beach.
"Good morning dad." I said stretching. He looked back at me and then shook his head, which confused me. He came and sat at the end of the bed and sighed.
"When I came in the boys' room last night, you were laid on that curly head nigga's back." He said a little too calm, which scared me.
"Um...It wasn't what it looked like, Dad. I just like him a little bit." I said playing with my fingers.
"Look at me." He demanded. I quickly looked at him and noticed his eyes had softened.
"Xae big mouth ass already told me you liked him. I just wanted to know what you were gonna say. I just wanna let you know, that if he hurts you or makes you cry, let me know and he won't live to see another day." He said which surprised me.
"I thought you were gonna be mad."
"Nah, I knew it would happen one day. You're beautiful, princess. Let me ask you something, are you having sex?"
My throat got dry really quick as I shook my head no.
"No, and I already know what you're gonna say, Dad. Mom had that talk with me already." I said and he chuckled and nodded.
"You gotta good head on your shoulders, princess. Keep it up." He said and kissed my forehead then went back in his room. I got up and went into the bathroom to freshen up.
After getting dressed, I left out of my room and knocked on the boys' door. Xae came and opened it and let me in. They were all already dressed, and they looked good.
"You love wearing playsuits, huh?" Jarret asked and I nodded.
"Nigga, how do you even know what that is?" Marlo asked him.
"I do have an older sister, nigga." He said.
"Y'all come on so we can go to the mall." I said tired of standing here.
"Xae, you drivin'." Marlo said throwing him the keys to the rental car. My dad said he wasn't coming. He had things to take care of.
