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Day 21 (Halloween - Party at Laila Mastromikhalis' house)

It was Halloween and I got invited to Laila Mastromikhalis' party. I've heard that she throws lit Halloween parties.

I decided to dress up as an evil jester this year. Last year, I was Justice from Poetic Justice. The year before that, I was Niobe from The Matrix. And the year before that, I dressed up as Canary from Hunter x Hunter. 

The evil jester idea was from this Youtube video.

Not to sound arrogant, but I think that I look great! I was donning marley twists as of yesterday, so I was extra confident. Not to say that wearing protective styles and hiding your real natural hair should make you insecure. Nina's older brother, Efren, was going to drive us to Laila's house. They would be here any minute.

"Abidemi! Your friends are outside," Papai said from the living room. I put on my black Doc Martens and took a quick look in the mirror. I wore a black top hat, long sleeve black-and-white striped crop top, black jeans, white socks, and black boots. I grabbed my bag, leather jacket and green scarf and went downstairs. 

"Okay, now remember; be back by 1 am. If you're late, give us a call."

"Okay, okay, Papai! I have to go. They're waiting for me! Bye, bye, bye!" I jumped into the car, next to Fatima. She was dressed as a broken doll with a teal, purple, and black scheme. Nina was in the front seat dressed as a Victorian steampunk with a burgundy and white scheme. 

"Thanks again for driving us to the party, Efren," Fatima said.

"Don't thank him. He's getting paid to do this."

"Ugh, you need a nap. And no problem, Fatima. Why can't you be more like your friends, Nina?"

"Uh, my friends haven't been under the same roof with you for sixteen years."

Efren rolled his eyes and started driving. "I was going to buy you and your friends some McDonalds but now, you ruined that for them, bunso."

"Thanks, Nina," I said sarcastically. Efren did end up buying us food and then thirty minutes later, we got to Laila's house.

Whoa, the outside of this house looked awesome!!! We went inside and Fade by Kanye West was playing.

"Roll up, roll up

Hold up, hold up

Po' up, po' up

I feel it"

I started jerking my shoulders side to side, following to the beat.

"I love to

I wanna

I'm tryna

I feel it"

I started dancing.

"I'ma rock the boat

Work the middle 'til it hurt a little

I feel it"

Then Victor started dancing with me! He was dressed as a vampire. "YOU'RE LOVE IS FADIN'!" we both said, simultaneously. W-w-wait! Victor is the enemy! Why am I dancing with him? Why is he dancing with me?!

I pushed him aside and he looked confused. Whatever. I went to my pals and we got snacks. "This song is so lit!" Nina yelled. "We should all dance!" Fatima said.

"The Night is Still Young" by Nicki Minaj started playing. Nina and Fatima have some moves! I can barely dab.

Dancing can take a toll on a young 'un like me, so I went outside for some fresh air. The cold wind awakened my pores. Okay, that sounds weird. I felt a tap on my shoulder. Turning around, I saw Victor. He had two bottles of soda in his hand. He handed one to me.

"Um, thanks," I said.

"No problem. It's too hot in there." I opened my bottle and took a long sip. What, I'm thirsty AND it's hot in there.

"Soo...I was kinda rejected on the dance floor in there...by you."

"And?"

"Nothing, nothing. I didn't mean anything by it--"

"You probably think that I have an attitude or something." I looked away and took another sip.

"What? Why would I think that?" 

I looked him dead in the eye. "Don't you hate black girls or something?"

Okay, he looked so confused now. "Why would I hate black girls?"

"Yeah, why would you? We're beautiful, strong, intelligent, brave, and just magical!"

He nodded. "Yeah...so WHY would I hate black girls?" Now I was confused. "So, you don't hate black girls?"

"Of course I don't. Who told you that?" And just as I was about to answer that, Stephanie stepped in. She was wearing a dark green bustier crop top, white jeans, and green heals. "Hey, you two!"

"Hey, Steph. Who are you supposed to be?"

"Poppy, the Youtuber. C'mon, Victor! Let's dance!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him back inside. I understood now.

Victor doesn't hate black girls, which is great! I mean, it's just a human thing to not do. He doesn't get a prize for not hating black girls.

But Stephanie lied about it. And she pulled him aside to dance. Stephanie likes Victor...

And I told her that I liked him, too...

So she lied about him.

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