Changing Her Ways( Norminah)

Chapter 3

Normani's POV

I pull up to the church an hour before service starts. I have to be here with the choir to rehearse one last time. I head straight for the rehearsal room and spot Tori and Ally talking. Ally is in the choir too but only at church because she can't be the school mascot and on a team she would have no time. Tori waves me over with a smile and when I get there they hug me.

"Good morning soloist."

"Morning Tori. How are you Ally?"

"I'm good I saved you some of the donuts you like so much, I know you must be nervous about your song."

I take the offered donuts and smile at how nice Ally is. Even though I'm way too nervous to eat right now it's a really sweet gesture.

"Thanks Ally, but I'm way too nervous to eat right now."

"It's going to be fine. I heard you perform it yesterday you'll be great."

"Thanks T. Your mom is recording it right?"

"Yup, she's gonna be right in the front too."

I nod and sit down by the table and drink some of the water that's sitting there. I'm thankful for this distraction from Dinah but I know as soon as I'm done singing she'll be all that's on my mind. When I got home I was at least expecting a text from her for about half the night until I remembered that she didn't have my number. I was emotional and anxious all night between thinking Dinah and worrying about this performance.

Tori sits next to me and I instantly lay my head on her shoulder. Ally left to answer a phone call so it's just us.

"You need to eat babe. We can't have you getting lightheaded up there."

"I don't want to, I'm not in the mood."

"What's wrong, is it nerves?"

I think about it but ultimately end up shaking my head, knowing that my nerves aren't the problem this time.

"Is it what happened between you and Dinah yesterday?"

I stay silent but nod again her shoulder.

"You know after you left she told us what happened? She was so upset and angry at herself that she hurt you, that she left five minutes after you did."

I sit up when I hear that. Hearing that she was probably as sad as I was last night makes me feel slightly better.

"Tori if this was Zendaya what would do?"

"This almost was what happened with Zendaya and I. She wasn't as bad as Dinah is known to be but all three of them were players. After our first date I didn't hear from Zendaya for two weeks until Kehlani literally had to force her over my house to talk to me."

"So you're saying there's hope?"

"When have I ever said there isn't hope? Do you even know me at all?" She reaches for one of my donuts and breaks a piece off of it. I take it from her as she talks.

"Dinah's gonna take time to get it together. Just like it took time to get you to open up just now. One step, or piece, at a time."

"Did you really just use a donut to tell me to stop worrying?"

"It worked didn't it?"

"You're so lame, you know that right?"

"Just eat your donut."

Alessia's POV( Last Night)

Ally and I are playing video games with my little brother, just like every Saturday my parents have a date, when my phone rings.