June 12th , Wednesday
5:55pm
Rylo was inside sitting down in a chair at one of the tables. There wasn't many people inside. There were mostly outside.
Liyah had decided to change the location so it could be outside and inside. She paid kenzie extra for all the trouble.
Liyah had told him that she invited Kenzie to the party and he wouldn't admit out loud but he had been looking forward to seeing her.
He had planned on talking to her about what happened 5 years ago. He missed his best friend, a lot.
He hoped that she would actually come. Not only did he want to talk to her, but he just wanted to see her face again.
He got up and went outside where everybody was at. It was lowkey crowded already. A lot of people from Liyah and Rylos side of the family came.
Kids were jumping in the bounce houses, racing in the inflatable obstacle courses,in line for pop corn, in line for cotton candy, or in line for snowcones.
They really went all out for her third birthday. He looked at all the people that were here. This wasn't even all the people yet. "Daddyyy." she ran to him. He picked her up, "Wassup princess?" he kissed her cheek.
She giggled, "You like my hair and my dress?" she asked him, speaking clearly.
"Fasho, you look just like Tiana." he smiled. "Tank you." she looked at one of her cousins come outside. "Daddy put me downnn. MoMos hereee." she said referring to her cousin Morgan. He put her down and watched her run over and give her a hug.
Liyah came over, "Hey." He looked over at her, "Wassup? Am i taking her with me?"
"No she got her sleepover at my house tonight."
"Sleepover?"
"Yea. All the lil girls coming."
"Am i getting her friday then?"
"No. My mom is taking her to pick out her own birthday gift."
"Damn saturday?"
"I'll see."
"Aigh." he seen someone come outside in his peripheral vision. He looked over and saw Kenzie looking around. He smiled but quickly stopped, realizing what he was doing.
Once she spotted Liyah and Rylo she smiled and walked over, "Heyy yall." She hugged liyah then Rylo.
"Heyy girl. I'm glad you could make it." she smiled.
'I almost ain make it' Kenzie thought in her head. "Where's the birthday girl? I brought her a gift." she raised her arm a little.
"Oh you didn't have to." Liyah waved her off. "I didn't wanna come empty handed." Kenzie explained.
"Well she's over here somewhere. She's wearing a tiana dress." Liyah looked around where all the kids were "Oh there she is." she pointed over to line for the obstacle course.
"Okay, i'll be right back." she walked over to Adore. "Hi."
She looked up at her, "Hi. You're really pretty." she smiled.
"Thank you. You're really pretty too, looking just like Tiana." she smiled
"Are you my daddy's friend?" she questioned.
"I- yea. How did you know."
"Oh i seen a picture of you in his phone." she shrugged and looked the line ahead.
"Oh..well i have a birthday present for you."
"Can i see it?"
"Sure." she but the bag on the ground and took the American Girl Doll Tiana Doll out.
"Oh my goshhh. I love ittt. Her look just like mee." she gushed and put it back in the bag.
"I'm glad. Im gonna go talk to your mommy and daddy okay?" she smiled.
"Okay." and moved up in line. Kenzie walked back over where Liyah and Rylo were standing. Well just Rylo since Liyah went to go sit down.
"Kenzie, can we talk?" Rylo asked once Kenzie got close enough for her to hear him. "Uh yea sure."
"Aigh." he started walking inside. Kenzie followed him all the way outside in the front of the building. "Sooo, what did you wanna talk about?"
"What happened that day, five years ago?"
"What day?" she questioned, having a feeling she already knew the answer. "The accident? You yelled at when i tried to check up on you." he said feelin hurt all over again.
Kenzie blew a breath before talking, "After you left my house that day, Liyah sent me a video of yall fucking...and then i called you and confirmed that it was true." she looked all over his face, trying to read it, "I was angry, and at the time, i didn't know why. I left the house, got in my car, and drove off, not even knowing where i was going. And then i ran the red light and a car hit me." she left the crying part out.
"So, it's my fault that you got in the accident." he asked, looking around.
"I didn't say that."
"But you yelled at me to get out of your hospital room..." he trailed off.
"I was hurt mentally and physically to be honest and i was overwhelmed." she said truthfully.
"Even after you came home? You still ain lemme see you." he said hurt.
"I know. I was embarrassed and still hurt, not physically tho."
"Did I hurt you?"
"Yea actually. I liked you a lot, ever since junior year. That's the real reason i was so upset when you started dating Liyah." she looked down, trying not to cry.
"Why didn't you ever tell me?" he asked, "I tried to but you were always in a relationship. And if you weren't in a relationship, you were 'talking' to someone. Plus i was tryna save myself from embarrassment."
"You wouldn't have been embarrassed. I liked you too. I was always in relationships because i didn't wanna tell you how i felt." he shrugged. "I still like you.."
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