Chapter 1

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Brook

Summer break was coming to an end, and I was about to start my junior year of college

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Summer break was coming to an end, and I was about to start my junior year of college.

I'm currently working at the local Walmart in my college town so I can save up enough money for a new car. I love my car to death but it's time for her to go, you can hear me driving down the street from a mile away.

I hear my phone ring and surely enough its my dear friend Rubi.

"What you doing bitch? I need my hair done. Im thinking about driving up there." Rubi says as she picks at her scalp on facetime.

Rubi and I have been friends for 6 years. She decided to stay home and work instead of going to college. We still talk almost everyday, I mean we do have like a 436 day streak on snapchat. 

"Girl you only come visit me when you want that nappy ass head did" rolling my eyes at the camera.

"Please bitch I'll pay you and plus George wants to me drop some pounds off that way and you know he breaking me off so come on." She pleads as she continues to pick at her scalp in distress.

"Fine bitch come on but I'm not finna be up all night doing hair so hurry yo ass up and I don't want you bringing George work in my student apartment either so get that shit off before you get here bitch forreal!" I yell into the phone as I roll my eyes.

"Yesss thank you bitch I'll see you in a few" she screams into the phone then hangs up.

Damn, Rubi know damn well I hate doing her hair. Her hair so damn thick and long it literally takes forever! She lucky I love her ass and I miss her. Plus I need this extra money, she dropping off work for George so I know he breaking her off good which means she gone pay me a nice tip.

A few hours pass and I finally get a call from Rubi ass telling me she's outside and to unlock my door.

"Heyyy BIITCCHH" we both scream as we hug each other tightly.

Between me being in school four hours away and Rubi always working, we barely get to spend time together so it's always nice seeing her. Even if it's only to do her nappy ass head.

"So bitch .. how you been ?" I ask as I pull my desk chair out signaling her to sit down so I can start her hair.

"Girl shit been crazy back home in the city bodies dropping like flies and me and George argue like a literal old married couple it gets so annoying. Then he's always on edge lately because he thinks the police is watching him 24/7" she explains with an attitude.

"Bitch that aint shit new, George ass always on edge thinking a bitch watching his every move." I laugh.

"No Seriously Brook ever since 10th and 12th started beefing the police have been extra hot. I got pulled over at least three times in the past month and one of the times I had George's work on me." She explains in annoyance.

"Girl I don't know when you going to learn, I been told you to stop riding round with George work on you. You gone end up dead or in jail if you keep fuckin with George ass." I look at Rubi with concern.

It's not that I don't like George I love him like a brother, but sometimes I just feel like he's no good for Rubi. She used to be straight a A student shit damn near smarter than me. She always talked about going to college for tech or some shit like that. Once she met George she stopped giving a fuck about school and everything changed. Don't get it twisted though our friendship always remained the same.

"Girl i'm his trap queen he aint gone let shit happen to me" she explains and we both laugh.

"Enough about me ... what you been up to bitch? you don't got no fine college bae out here?" Rubi ask while giving me a silly seductive look.

"Girl don't even get me started on that, I was talking to this guy who plays football for a school thats like two hours from here. We was kicking it for bout four months then one night he wasn't answering his phone so I pulled up to his crib"

"Brook no you did not pull up on a nigga that live two hours away in the middle of the night" dropping her jaw.

"Girl listen it gets worse, so I pulled up I knew the passcode to his front door so I just walk in. I bust in his room and this nigga sleep on facetime with another bitch." I explain.

"So what did you did do?" Rubi asks me with her jaw still dropped.

"Girl close ya mouth" I laugh "what you think I did? I started whooping his ass."

"As you should, that nigga had you fucked up" Rubi yells as she claps her hands.

"Yeah it is what it is" I sigh as I continue to braid her hair.

A few hours pass and I finally finished doing Rubi's hair. That shit literally took forever and my hands and feet are throbbing. She hands me one hundred dollars for all my hard work.

"You might as well come back in town with me girl aint it still summer break?" Rubi asks as she gets all her things together so she can leave.

"Yeah but I gotta work" I explain as I pick up extra braiding hair off the floor "and you know i'm saving up for a new car plus I can't afford to lose my job."

"Girl you acting like you can't get Ari to cover yo shifts and you barely bring yo ass home I miss going to the bar with you getting drunk as fuck" Rubi sticks her bottom lip out and makes a puppy dog face.

I give in like an idiot.

"Fine let me text Ari and see if she'll take my shifts for this weekend."

Ari and I have been friends since middle school but we fell out for some dumb ass reason. We both some how ended up at the same college and rekindled our friendship.

ME:

Heyy bitch, can you do me a favor?

Ari:

Wassup?

Me:

Do you think you can take my shifts this weekend so I can go home? Ian been home all summer and Rubi begging me

Ari:

Yeah I got you I need the hours anyways

Me:

Thank youuu bitch I love you so much

"Alright Ari said she'll take my shift, but I gotta be back by Sunday night bitch I got work Monday morning and ion got time to be fooling round with yo ass"

"I promise I'll have you back by Sunday night" she claims in excitement "now pack ya bags bitch we got a long ride ahead of us."

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