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Nkechi // Tuesday
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The next morning Nkechi is sure she dreamed it all.
That is until she turns to the sound of her alarm and sees the shiny pink phone. She reaches for it and notices a light bruise growing where Damian had grabbed her at the window. She traces it lightly in awe before getting up and covering it with a loom bracelet. Her clock tells her she still has thirty minutes before she has to walk Helen and herself to school so she grabs her camera from where it's hanging and clicks through the photos.
Choosing the best ones she hooks her camera into her laptop and uploads the photos to her cloud. They appear on her phone and Nkechi zooms in to make sure none of them have her finger smudges in them.
"Nkechi! Breakfast!" Her mama calls from the kitchen, breaking Nkechi from her stupor.
"Coming!"
She enters to see Helen, her mom, and her mama all sitting at the island slamming various sugary cereals down their throats. She pours herself chocolatey wheat flakes and takes a seat next to Helen.
"How did you sleep, sweetheart?" Her mom puts her bowl in the dishwasher and kisses Nkechi's cheek, staining it with her signature red lipstick. She wipes the remnants with her thumb, "Remember you're babysitting Helen after school."
Nkechi smiles at the affection. "I slept good, I have work after school so is it okay if I drop her at her friends?"
"That's fine with me as long as their parents agree."
Her mom kisses Helen's forehead and gives her wife a side hug before shuffling out the door with a resounding 'goodbye' in her wake.
"Thank you for taking Helen to school, baby. Make sure to text me what you want me to pick up for dinner." Her mama glides her fingers through her thick braids. "Also, if you want, I get paid next week so we can go get our hair done together?"
Nkechi smiles and nods, "Sounds fun mama. Also, I can bring home fried chicken if you want? There's always some left at the end of the night. It's free."
"You're a lifesaver."
"Ah, mama you're gonna make me blush."
She smiles and begins to pull Helen's hair into a stick-straight ponytail. Nkechi pulls out her contact list and sends two messages. One to Damian, saying thank you. And one to Josè. Only one of them responds.
Nkechi you pickin me up td?
Josè yeah yeah you giving me a thank you?
Nkechi you wish
Josè u freeloader
Nkechi i bought u donuts that one time
Josè THAT WAS EIGHT WEEKS AGO
Nkechi and those donuts were ten dollars EACH and you wanted FIVE
Josè THEY WERE GOOD😫
Nkechi they were😫 BUT NOT FOR THAT PRICE😡🤬
Josè womp womp did u do the chem?
Nkechi yuhhh do u need it?
Josè no i'm asking cause i'm curious obvi i need it
Nkechi rude mofo
Josè ily pookie wookie
Nkechi ilyt and since you love me if i send some photos over can you print them for me? it's for the internship
Josè ofc send em after school though otherwise i'll forget
