Reaching for the stars

Chapter 8: Christmas

Demetria

I wake up and it's around noon. I get out the bed and walk into the bathroom. I was up all night wrapping gifts in my room and it was a lot. I had to hide the presents in my closet because Aaliyah is a snooper. I freshen up and go in the kitchen to get some breakfast, we still had some of the breakfast left overs from Aaliyah's birthday but only a little bit. I grabbed me some waffles, bacon, cooked some eggs and made me a breakfast burrito. Aaliyah walks out and she is looking like a monster.

"Why you look like that?"

"Why were you born?"

"Haha so funny," I said sarcastically.

"I've been up all night wrapping gifts and everything."

"Uh huh, so what happened yesterday when August pulled you away?"

"Well he gave me his and Def Jams number and then something happened."

She slowly walked into the kitchen to get some food.

"What you mean by something happened?"

"We kissed."

Aaliyah sips on her tea and starts to look at me.

"What! Y'all kissed?"

"Yeah."

"Tell me everything."

"Well after he gave me the number he grabbed me by my waist and kissed me. I can tell he likes me by the way he kissed me and I like him too."

"What about Tory?"

"The thing is when I look in Tory's eyes I don't see us in the future but when I looked in August's eyes I was able to see everything, a future, family, our own house, and us being successful together."

"Aaliyah."

"Okay I'm exaggerating but I wasn't lying about me seeing a future in his eyes."

"You're in love."

"I was always in love with him so it shouldn't be a big deal."

"True."

My phone starts to vibrate on the table.

"Who's that?"

"It's Bryson, he's having a Christmas party and wants us to come. Tory's gonna be there though."

"I don't care, it might be months until I see August again so I'm not gonna get too attached."

"What if you do?"

"Let's just hope Tory don't do any sneaky shit."

I get up from the table and put my dishes in the sink. I wash them and go take a shower. After I was done taking a shower I shave and put on some coconut oil so my skin won't be so dry. I walk back in my room with my towel wrapped up and close the door. I unwrap the towel from my body and let it fall beneath me. I walk in my closet and turn on the light. "What should I wear." I wanted to look cute but it was a little chilly but not freezing that you didn't need to wear a puffy coat. I look around and see the perfect outfit. "Perfect." I take the outfit down and walk out of the closet. I close the closet door and put my outfit on my bed and start to lotion up. Fifty minutes pass and I put on my outfit and walk back in the bathroom to put my hair in two corn rows, I also had to fleek the edges, like of course. I face the full size mirror to see how I looked and I was too cute, I of course had to take a picture and put it in Instagram. I was wearing a color layered sweater that was white, navy blue, and honey mustard yellow in that order, light blue jeans with slits in the knees, tan boot heels with buckles on the side, a plain gold watch, and burgundy mac lipstick. I posted it and the caption read 'Merry Christmas to all, haters included🖕🏽🎄🎅🏾'. Aaliyah walked in and she was wearing a grey loose T, high waisted washed jeans, pinkish, grey mixed with nude colored high heels, same color matching bag, gold connected bangles, gold hoop earrings, and a gold chain necklace.