𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 - 𝐉𝐀𝐘𝐊𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍.

𝐓𝐄𝐍.

𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐊𝐘 ...

( cₒffₑₑ₋ ₘᵢgᵤₑₗ )

... 𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐀𝐘 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐁𝐘𝐄.

୨ৎ
( ₜₕᵢᵣd ₚₑᵣₛₒₙ ₒₘₙᵢₛcᵢₑₙₜ )

" 𝐈'𝐌 sorry, y'all just gon have to go without me. " Semaj gave in, letting Jerranie know that she would not be in attendance for the party that was being thrown in a few days by one of her classmates that she was acquainted with.

" And why is that? " Ranie asked sarcastically. In all honesty, she knew exactly why Semaj wouldn't go.

Maj stood on her tippy toes, reaching for the  cereal box in the pantry cabinet before retreating it and going back to her phone.

" I'm busy next week. " She shrugged, her lies as clear as day. She had no plans for the following week, but claiming that she did was easier than owning up to why she truly wasn't going.

" Busy doing what..? " Ranie sucked her teeth at the girl, making her scoff. " Mind your businesss " She playfully dragged out while she grabbed a spoon.

" Y'know, It seems to me like you're lying. " Ranie made a yikes face at her screen as she pointed out how poorly Semaj was able to lie.

" Me?! " Semaj put her over her chest as she dramatically gasped. Her lie was bogus, that she could admit. But there was no way she was going to reveal the truth.

" Maj youn gotta lie! You just don't wanna go cause you think Jay's gonna go, too, " She heard from the other side of the phone, only the voice didn't sound like it was Jerranie speaking. She lowered the volume of her TV to hear it better, just in case the person would speak again.

And that's when it hit her.

" Ranie do you have Dd listening in on our conversation?! " Her face dropped. It wasn't even the fact that he was apart of the call; it was that his assumption was correct.

It all happened right after Brandon demanded that Semaj stay away from Justin. Semaj was hesitant at first, but to avoid any drama, she listened anyway. Not realizing that what she was doing was driving a wedge in the middle of the whole friendgroup.

She so badly wanted to go back on her promise to Boogz that she would steer clear of Jay, but she just didn't know how she would even address him after ignoring him for quite a while.