Stacy Hunter -BMW

Ch. 43: Demi and Kimi pt. 2

"Pizza's here!!!"

We all share a look before standing and heading downstairs. Three boxes of pepperoni pizza are being carried into the kitchen by the girl from cheer, Kimi. She's dressed in a similar outfit as Demi, only difference being the She sets them down on a counter, offering a large smile towards us. I get to the last step, Sadie and Samara right behind me.

"Alright. Kimi and I will be in my room watching scary movies and eating our pizza. I don't care what you do. Just don't bother us."

Demi grabs the top pizza, turning towards her friend before nodding. They head upstairs, leaving us four alone. Samara and Stella share a look as I sigh, stepping forward and opening the next box of pizza. Sadie clears her throat as she fidgets with her sleeve.

"So...what do we do?"

"We got cable."

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"Hey..."

All four of us turn to find the two older girls walking down the stairs. Friends continues in the background as Kimi looks towards Sadie. She smiles, plopping down on the couch in between the blonde and I.

"You just broke things off with your boyfriend, right?"

"Uh...yeah...why?"

"Because..." she smiles, looking towards the twins and I. "If none of you are narcs, I have something to take the edge off."

"Like what?"

Kimi pulls out a baggy of green buds, something I've seen more than once in my mom and dad's room before she took off. Demi takes her hand from behind her back, holding a plate with rolling papers from the gas station and a playing card.

"Isn't that..."

"Yes. And we'll share as long as none of you say a word."

Demi gives us all a look, sitting down at the coffee table beside Samara. The twins don't seem too surprised, making my eyebrows shoot up before looking towards the cheer captain.

"You smoke? But you said-"

"It doesn't matter what I said in school, Hunter...we all have our pass times."

"But...it's drugs?"

"No it's not." Kimi says, looking towards the blonde that spoke. "It's just been villainized by the government as a form of control. My people have been using this herb for centuries now. In our clothes, our housing, and most importantly...our medicine."

"And you two are okay with this?"

Sadie turns towards the twins, her eyes wide. Samara shrugs as Sadie hums. I give them a similar look as I the latter clears her throat.

"Yeah..uh..we've been doing it for a few months now."

"But only when they share and that's not that often."

I draw my eyebrows together, looking around at the others. Demi starts to roll what I've seen my dad roll before as Kimi stands and walks towards the stairs. The twins sit up straighter on the loveseat as they watch their sister work. Sadie looks at me with wide eyes. I shrug, reaching for my drink in front of me.

"What could it hurt to try it once?"

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"Soooo...."

Laughter and music sounds as we all drink and smoke. Kimi had a bottle of liquor that she swiped from her drunk of an uncle, one big enough to make jungle juice. I sip my own drink, Kimi beside me. She takes a hit off the joint before passing it towards me. Sadie, Demi, and Stella sit across from us as Samara takes up my other side.