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[10] Ho Ho No.

Ash's POV

It's official. I hate the holiday season. Halloween I'm not real big on cause me and horror don't go together. Thanksgiving is a filler holiday and an excuse to be big. Christmas is cool but somehow something always goin wrong and everyone around me just so holly and jolly. Exhibit A: mama.

"We wish youuuuu a merry Christmas and a happy new yeaaaaar" she sang off key as she entered my room. I simply turned my head looking at her not even having the energy to muster a response or fake like I was fw wtv she was about to say next. Didn't exactly have sweet dreams last night.
"Good morning my beautiful daughterrrrr! How are you dear?" She said unbothered by me coming to sit by me on the bed. Now I felt bad and also didn't want her in my business bout Omar so I just mustered up an " I'm okay I just didn't sleep for real last night"

"Aw sorry to hear that" she pouted "go brush your teeth mommy made breakfast. Eat and go get ready for school" I nodded dragging myself out of bed. I wasn't gonna eat before showering because that felt off to me so I laid out a lazy fit (Big gray hoodie , black leggings, forces) and went to brush and shower.
Didn't even bother to put on any lipgloss, I just wanted the day to start and finish asap. I sat at the dining table and David looked up at me. "You're so chopped bro" he laughed getting up to put his plate in the sink and get his backpack ready for the day. I didn't even have words for him, I just ate my food, packed up, kissed mama bye, hugged pops and got in the car. Seems like David read the room since he didn't give me any lip in the car and just vibed to wtv music my phone played. School day was a blur. Felt like a montage of me sitting at a desk and the world zoomed by in 25x speed. But ofc after school there's theatre rehearsals. I arrived and did whatever few tasks they needed me to do and then sat keeping to myself waiting for the rest of rehearsal to finish so I could take David home. For his first time ever auditioning, he'd landed himself a pretty big role so I was happy to see him step out of his comfort zone of trying to be a cool ahh nig and just being a regular corny kid having fun.

When we finally got home I picked up a package that had arrived for me and went straight into my room. I plopped my backpack down by my bed, jumped into my bed and just laid there with my eyes closed for like 3 mins. Then I sighed because I knew there was things I needed to do and I couldn't mope and sleep all day. First I opened my package to see what had came in. "OUUUWEEEEE WHEEEET" I danced around my room because my clothing haul had come in. Spreading everything out on my bed I began imagining the fits I could make. Then I saw the white hoodie I'd bought for Omar beneath one of the dresses and the little flicker of happiness I had in me was gone. I stood there and just stared at it. It'd been two days since we'd spoken but tbh I just want to get rid of the hoodie and just be done. I decided I'd just go to his house when I was in the area and drop it off.

That time came sooner than I thought it would. My parents had travelled so it was just me and David in the house for now. We had went to the mall to do some Christmas shopping and curfew could be pushed for the time being. "We got one more stop then we going home" I told D in the passenger seat. "Ight hurry up and take me home" he replied not looking up from his phone. I rolled my eyes and made my way to Omar's house. I parked on the street in front of his crib and called him.
"Hell..o?" He answered I guessed surprised that I was calling him this night. "Hey wassup I'm outside your house with your stuff" I replied ready to be through with this. "Oh! Okay ummmm I'm at work right now if you wanna bring it here?"
I tapped my fingers against the wheel biting at my inner lip. "Alright I'm otw" I hung up. Putting the car in reverse. He works like 2 mins from where he lives so it wasn't like I'd be goin out my way frl. I parked outside the restaurant and made my way to the door. When I was walking past the window his friend Adonis saw me and smiled going into what I think was the back area and brining Omar out as I opened the door. Seeing that chocolate man in uniform was doing me somehow but I kept my wits about myself walking up to the register. He leaned over the counter and flashed that pearly white pretty ass smileeeeeee talmmat some "Hey" looking into my soul. "Hi" I replied trying to avoid that dangerous gaze by looking all over the menu. "Gimme a sec. "
Thankfully David walked in talmmat he was thirsty so I could actually order sum easily.
I turned back to the counter while he went to sit somewhere and disassociate again. I heard something that just couldn't be right. I blinked and when I faced Omar his lips were moving to say the most left field shit I've heard all year " Yea this is my wife" he was telling his boss. I blinked again and his boss looked between us and laughed going back to work. "What can I get you?" He asked leaning over the counter again. "I'll get a medium sprite" I said handing him a five as Adonis walked over, resting an arm on Omar. "Girl I'm handing you the cup keep that" he said. I wasn't finna let him play w me and make it seem like everything was sweet so I handed Adonis the 5 and took the cup turning away to go fill up the cup for David. "Nigga give the five back to her" I heard as I pressed for ice. After giving David his drink , I returned to the counter to tell Omar his hoodie was in my car. "Okay cool do you wanna put it my car?"
"I mean sure" I shrugged. He dug into his pocket taking out his car keys and placing them into my outstretched hand. When our hands came into contact he paused and held mine for a second. "Thank you" he said looking into me. "Mhm" I replied meeting his gaze for the first time since I walked in the door. "Be right back" I told David as I walked past him out of the doors.