Young Love

"You WHAT?!"

Aaliyah;

I'm in the bathroom with Cassy. She's legit crying her eyes out.

"I mean...~sniffles~ w-why would she s-say th-that?!" Cassy said crying. She squeezed me tighter and blew her nose into my hair.

"I don't know, Cass. But honestly you need to get a grip on yourself. She didn't mean it and you know it. She probably just was under stress. You know how she gets. And don't blow your nose in my hair. "

"Sorry. ~wipes nose~ I just.... I can't believe he's REALLY gone. He meant the world to me. The World!! He was my everything, Aaliyah! I can't be without him. I just can't. It feels like, ~tears up~ when we were together the world was at peace. No wars. No failures. No fighting. No hatred. The world was at balance. Everyday felt like blue skies and sunny days. There was laughter and happiness, spread all over earth and beyond. But... when he broke up with me... the world fell out of balance. There was an immediate eruption of pain. Anger. Depression. All around negativeness. My heart feels like it was football punted out of my body. Like i've been shot several times in my chest. Like my heart doesn't work anymore. ~breaks down~ It hurts Aaliyah! It really does! I don't think this pain will ever go away. This cut he left is really deep. No band-aid, Neosporin, no surgery, nothing can lift this." She said crying loudly into my shirt. I teared up a little. I didn't think it felt like that, but I sure as hell am not going to let her go through this.

"Cassy, I wont understand your pain because i've never been in this situation before. But I do know that it takes pressure to turn a coal into a diamond. And that the rainbow always comes after the rain. So just wait for your rainbow. Wait for the pressure. You will get through this. God doesn't give you anything you can't bare. And don't think he left you out. He didn't. He knows what you're going through and he will make it better. Just trust me, ok? Believe my words, mama. I love you and so does Yasmine and Amiya. ~kisses forehead~ Just believe." I said to her. She nodded as she held me. Just then Amiya and Yasmine came running in. Yassy was breathless.

"~pants~ They ~pants~ said ~pants~ give me a minute. ~breathes~" Yasmine said catching her breath.

"I don't know why you out of breath. We ran from the lunch line!" Amiya said with an attitude.

"~pants~ Shut up! You lucky i'm tired. ~pants~ I woulda stole ya!! ~pants~"

"Shut up! But we heard you were in here. We wanted to see if you're ok." Amiya said twiddling her thumbs. Cassy just rolled her eyes.

" Bye! I have nothing to say to you." She said to Amiya.

"Look, Cass. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just in the moment. If you get what i'm trying to say. I spoke without thinking and for that i'm truly sorry. But if you just hear me out, I promise you, you'll understand!" Amiya said in a pleading matter.

"Fine. You have 90 seconds." Cassy said sniffling.

"Ohhhh this isn't going to sound right." Amiya said.

"Just say it! You're wasting your time." Cassy said taking those little breaths kids take when they mama beat'em.

"Ok. Uhmm, Casady... I kind of... uhm. Damn! I can't say it." Amiya said turning blood red.

"Just say it!" We all yelled at the same time.

"Fine!" She yelled back. "Casady Jones, I have to tell you something that might change our relationship from twins to strangers. But believe me. I had a good reason for it."

"If you don't say it in 4 seconds!" Cassy said impatiently.

"Fine! Damn. Casady... I..."

Jeremiah;