2 Weeks Later :
It was going on three in the morning and legend couldn't stop tossing and turning, Candice on the other hand was locked in the bathroom staring at her reflection in the mirror counting all of what she thought were flaws. The house was quiet as it always is around this time . Zyla was sound asleep she had finals all week and Destiny was also sound asleep still worn out from the previous day where the family spent the day at the park.
Walking to the bathroom he was stopped by the lock on the door, jiggling it startled Candice making her grab her chest in the slight jump scare." what the fuck bruh?" Legend mumbled getting annoyed because he was becoming fully awake ,something he didn't need because everyone had school in a few hours.
Opening the door candice brushed passed him and went into the closet looking for her outfit .
" Candince.. girl what the hell are you doing ?"
" I'm going for a run." She finally accepted Pascaline's offer of modeling for her photo shoot , for a brand of ..something. But she just knows she needs to lose weight she feels fat, though no one told her she needed to lose weight she felt like she needed to .
" you are not leaving this house at no damn 3am .. "
" Legend .. I need to go-"
" Candice I swear if gotta tell yo ass one more time"
" Legend I need -"
" Sleep . Now get in the fuckin bed"'he gritted past annoyed at her stubborn ass attitude ." If you want we'll get a damn gym membership and I'll go with you but as of now get yo ass in the bed"
" .. okay " she mumbled , she didn't understand the big deal of wanting to work out early. Snatching the cover from him he popped her thigh making her groan " stop fuckin playin" he grumbled . Rolling her eyes in the dark she got a few more hours of sleep.
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It was now 5:00 and everyone was up and moving .. except candince
" candy" legend walked in with destiny in his arm clinging to him trying to get some extra sleep. " leave me alone" she mumbled . Sighing he sat destiny on the bed while he picked out his clothes, destiny crawled by candince and slept cuddled up with her.
Legend needed to get to school on time because he had a project in his child development class and tests because it's finals as much as he'd love to kick it he can't . Picking out jeans and a " caution I'm curvy" hoodie with her cocaine anniversary 11's he tapped her once more to get up . Zyla then came in to put destiny clothes on her and brush her teeth again since she fell back to sleep. Candince finally put her sluggish acts behind her and got dressed, took her hair out of her flex rods- puffed it out and brushed her teeth, she left her face bare and grabbed her phone seeing missed texts from her mom.
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The Skin I'm In
Teen FictionThis book is a dedication to Ms. Kelly It is not made to bash her!