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16

》Delvin Ross

We all at China town eating the food they have up here. Tre and Mani sharing dumplings because they expensive ass fucked and ain't nobody spending that much on sum dumplings.

We got here not too long ago, we let Tre drive since he really wanted to go. Besides him glancing at me from the mirror the ride was fun.

I know exactly why he staring too.

I don't wanna talk about it though, so I just look away from him every time. But I know as soon as we get time alone he will say something.

"Del, try these lil dragon ball things I got! They cold tho'." Allison asks me while we sit down on outside chairs. I look down at the things she's talking about and pop one in ma mouth.

Ma eyes widen at the cold feeling and smoke coming from ma mouth. "woww" I say looking down at it, "these fire ass fuck."

"I know right? But they mad expensive, just for five." She rolls her eyes.

I've low key been thinking about Ray all day. Not that I can think about anything else these days but I seriously can't get non of them out ma head.

"Y'all like hanging around Jane and them? I mean I wanna hang out with y'all both but I know it's not good to combine different friend groups and what not." I ask them, eating ma Popeyes I got earlier.

"I mean it's not that ion like 'em, we just so different, I seen how they smoke." Demani chews shaking his head.

"Yeah, they do. But ian got no problem." Tre shrugs focused too much on his food to look at me.

"Me neither." Allison says, although I know her parents would literally disown her if they found out she hangs out around them.

Noted.

"Yeah, I'll keep y'all separate for now." I go back to eating ma food. It's better to not let them near each other. For safety reasons.

Tre laugh, "yeah that's prob best." I stare at him for a bit. He's being weird. Y'all don't see it but I do. I've been friends with him for too long not to. Whatever.

I feel ma phone ringing on the table, "yo mans callingg." Tre looks down at ma phone. I kick him under the table before excusing myself.

"I'll be back." I pick up ma phone watching Tre hold his knee. I walk away a little bit but make sure they can still see me before picking up.

"Yes Ray?" Why does he always have to FaceTime me, I'm not used to this.

I watch as his face twist into a mug which shocks the fuck out of me because he never gives anyone attitude, he's always the chill one. Especially to me.

"Why you answer the phone like dat?" I can see him in the car smoking a blunt with someone else. It looks like his phone is in his lap.

"Who's in the car witchu?" I raise a brow looking at the camera.

"JJ, answer ma question." He looks down at the camera.

"Wassup, Del." I hear slightly in the back.

"Nothing, i- I was just thinking about y'all. Where y'all at?" I was so close to saying I miss you but I forgot Jaylen was in dere with him.

"Oh," he goes back to smiling, "thought I would have to come up dere, but we just chilling, come back home b- Del." He mumbles the first part and catches himself at the end. Yeah we def can't keep doing this.

I feel ma face become hot, "I want to but I'm wit ma other friends. Imma see if I can leave a little early, okay?"

Ray pouts a little before fixing it, "alright, hurry." He hangs up making me shake ma head. He's so high.