Over Demauree's shoulder, I notice Macari walking into my front yard. He doesn't exactly look cheerful.
I sigh and let go of Demauree, walking up to Macari and pecking his lips. He wraps his arms around my waist.
"Why I walk in and saw you all hugged up on that nigga, Paris?"
"It doesn't even matter. Don't do this, the night just started, baby."
"Aight, whatever." Macari kisses my forehead and we start walking towards the backyard.
It's not too many people here yet. It's only two of my aunties, three of my cousins, and my friends and Macari. Even so, people are still hungry.
"Yo, Paris, I'm hungry as hell, when yo dad gon' start handin' shit out?" Rashiid asks. Daddy's the one grilling everything and he says it'll be a little more time before everyone can get plates.
"I heard that, it's not my fault y'all here so early," Daddy says from the porch.
"They not early, Daddy, you said it start at 5," Londyn chuckles.
"Yeah, so I expected them to get here at 5:30 the earliest," Daddy sighs.
After some time, Daddy says people can start eating and by then, more people have shown up. I get to make my plate first since it's my birthday.
"Mmcht, can it be my birthday too?" I heard Rashiid's voice say. Random people start laughing at him.
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^ ha plate
If it don't look good to you js imagine sum better 😛
After I get my plate and go to sit down at one of the tables in the yard, my little cousins start getting their plates.
Londyn comes and sits next to me. "All this 'kids eat first' shit on my nerves."
Asia chuckles. "At my house, the old people eat first."
Zareya, Rashiid, Salem, Demauree, King, and Macari all come over to our table to sit with us.
"I'm not even gon' lie, I'm hungry as shit." Salem sits down.
"Same," King admits.
"Y'all just fat," Zareya chuckles.
"I'm sayin'," Macari says.
"Y'all two must got low metabolisms assum shit," Londyn rolls her eyes.
I can't help but notice Macari shooting Demauree a side-eye...
