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Chapter 9

Jaden

"Hey, uh, Aleiah. It's been a couple days now. We're worried about you. Call me, Tay, or Malak back, OK?" I left my 5th message on her phone. Sasha and them were really messed up this time. This is the lowest thing they have ever done in the history of their little group they have.

"Hey, did she answer?" Tayvion asked as he came to the bleachers, where I was by myself.

"No. I got voicemail...again."

"Yeah, same with me and Malak. That was really fucked up what they did though. I mean, if it was water, then Aleiah would have probably been back yesterday. But paint? Blue paint? We'll be lucky if she doesn't move schools or something."

"I know, bro. That's crazy. Sasha didn't have to do that, man. Aleiah doesn't deserve that."

"Yeah, ma----"

"Aye, y'all! Guess what?!" Malak said as he came to us with a happy expression.

"What?" Me and Tay asked.

"Aleiah's back." Our eyes both went wide as saucers.

"Forreal, man?" I asked.

"Yeah, but she ain't acting like herself. She just called me this morning and told me that she's coming today, but first, her mom's taking her to breakfast to cheer her up. She didn't sound like herself, neither."

Like 6 minutes later, we saw a girl with a black hoodie, dark blue denim jeans, black Timberlands, and black sunglasses walk towards us. Then we quickly realized that it was Aleiah. She had a blank, serious expression on her face. It had no emotion at all.

"Hey, babe. Y-you good?" Malak nervously asked as she stopped in her tracks next to him and slowly turned her head in his direction, giving him a "if you don't get the fuck out my face" vibe.

Malak threw his hands up in surrender as he backed away and Aleiah finished her journey to sit down on the bleachers next to me, but only like six inches away.

"Is your hair blue?" Tayvion blurted out, making me slap him upside his head.

"Stupid!" I said.

"Is it blue?" Aleiah finally spoke. She chuckled. "Is it blue, Tay? It's so blue, I could have sworn I saw clouds forming around it; WHAT DO YOU THINK?!" She snatched her hood off her head, revealing her dark blue hair.

It had brown ends, which meant she tried to get it out. At least her skin was clear as water. I don't even want to think what happened to her clothes, though.

"It don't look that bad." I shrugged. "It kinda fits you."

"Uh, y-yeah, it lowkey do, huh, Tay?" Malak chuckled nervously.

"Girl, you look like Rihanna with that hair." Tay played on. I chuckled at gay he sounded, but I knew he was just trying to make her feel better.

She chuckled lightly. "You guys really think so?"

"Yeah, you look great, Leiah." I nodded my head.

She smiled as she took off her sunglasses. "I guess it won't be so bad after all, huh?"

"Nah, and if anybody talk shit, just know that three other people say otherwise." I said.

"Oh, thank you, Jaden! You're the only one who actually cheered me up." Aleiah attacked me with a tight hug.

"Damn, ok! You're welcome! Now let me breathe, woman!"

"Oh, sorry." Aleiah chuckled awkwardly.

She's so weird. 😂

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🌺Aleiah 🌺

All day, people have been complimenting me, showing me sympathy, talking to me. Only two or three people laughed, but I brushed that off.

"You know, guys, this isn't as bad as I thought." I told Jaden and Malak as we sat at a bench. Tayvion went home early.

"See, I told you nobody was going to be rude or mean to you about it." Jaden smiled at me as I blushed.

"Oh, look, Sasha. It's the walking blueberry." Sabrina laughed as her and the other two bitches walked up to our table. Jaden groaned as he wiped his face.

"And it's the three walking STD's." I gave an evil smirk as the boys began to chuckled and "ooh".

"Says the one who's been dick-hopping." Sasha smirked, then she looked at Malak.

"Oh. Uh, Malak, I need to talk to you." I looked at Malak to see what he was going to do. As soon as she said his name, he looked like he was about to shit bricks.

He at me, then her. "N-nah, I'm good on that."

She smirked as she whispered in his ear, and his face grew paler and paler. "No." He whispered to her. "You guys, I'll be back."

He quickly got up and left the table with Sasha as she turned back and smirked at me. Mimi and Sabrina left along with them, but only by a few feet.

"What the fuck? I know damn we-- Did my boyfriend just leave with that skank? Tell me I'm going crazy." I looked at Jaden, and he shook his head at what just happened.

"He musta lost his damn mind!" I tried to go after them, but Jaden held me back.

"Girl, calm down. Just sit down. You'll find out sooner or later."

"Hm. I better, otherwise they both gone get they asses beat."

What the hell was all that about?

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What was that all about?

Only the next chapter knows!

More coming up, I just thought I'd give y'all a lil sumn sumn...

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