Playing With Fire

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"So, you goin' to Damitri's birthday party?" Maggie asked while pulling money out of her wallet.

"Hell not." Arnell responded.

Maggie busted out laughing. "You mean 'hell no'?" She asked.

"I said what I said." Arnell told her.

"Ima steal that." Maggie laughed.

They were at Orange Leaf getting some frozen yogurt. It's been awhile since they've gotten to hang out with each other by themselves.

"I thought you liked him." Maggie stated as the left.

Arnell shrugged. She didn't know what she was feeling. She liked him, but then she didn't.

"How much longer is your car going to be in the shop?" Arnell asked Maggie.

She had been driving around in her mom's car for the past few days because something was wrong with hers. The only time she wasn't allowed to use it, was for school.

"I don't know, it should be out in a couple of days." She replied.

"You hangin' out wit Jay today?" Arnell questioned.

They got into the car and buckled their seatbelts.

Maggie shook her head. "Nah, Ima hang out wit you."

"Girl, it's two o'clock, we gonna hang out all day?" Arnell questioned.

"Uhh, yah." Maggie responded before bringing a spoonful of yogurt to her mouth. "Besides, I've been hangin' out wit Jay all week, I'm tired of him."

Arnell laughed.

"I feel like I haven't really gotten to hang wit you." Maggie stated. "You always locked in yo room."

Arnell nodded. She had been keeping to herself a lot lately.

"Let's go to the basketball court." Maggie suggested while turning the dial to the volume down.

"Why?"

"Cause I wanna watch some sweaty guys playin' ball." Maggie said.

"I'm tellin' Jay." Arnell joked.

"What? I don't want any of them." Maggie explained. "Ain't nothing wrong with lookin'."

"So you don't care if Jay looks?" Arnell asked Maggie.

"'Course not." She said. "But if he trynna break his neck to look at some ass, we gone have a problem."

Arnell just glared at Maggie. She knew she was lying through her teeth. No girl would be okay with their man looking at another female.

"What, Nell?" Maggie asked. "It doesn't bother me if he looks."

"Lie again."

"So we goin'?" Maggie asked again. Her curls were flying in the wind.

"Sure." Arnell agreed.