A Four Letter Word // Laurmani

IV (4)

Normani and I are in my car on our way home from school. I gave Normani the pleasure of being in charge of the aux cord and we haven't stopped playing Beyoncé or Rihanna. Love on the brain starts to play and Normani begins to sing. I watch her in the corner of my eye and sometimes glance at her and a smile begins to form on my face.

She has this way of being graceful in everything she does. Her voice is the most soothing sound there is. It's a remarkable thing to hear.

Normani notice me staring at her and I quickly turn my gaze back to the road. I hear her laugh.

"What?" She asks. I shrug my shoulders.

"Nothing. I just understand why you joined chorus. Your voice is amazing" I turn towards Normani and notice she is blushing.

"Thanks. I've been thinking about maybe making a YouTube channel. Probably do some covers and stuff" I nod my head but keeping my eyes on the road.

"That actually really cool. You should definitely do it." I smile.

"Only if you agree to be my camera woman" I turn to my right to see Normani smiling. I playfully roll my eyes.

"Am I getting paid?" I ask jokingly.

"Lauren" Normani goes seriously. I can't help but laugh.

"I'm kidding. Of course I'll be your camera woman" We arrive at our house and I park in my driveway. I quickly get out of the car and run around to open Mani's door. She steps out smiling.

"And they say chivalry is dead" I let out a small laugh and close her door.

"So, do you want to go to the mall later today after we finish our homework?" Normani nods.

"Yeah, we can do that. I'll have to check with my mom first but I think she'll be okay with that" Normani fixes her backpack strap on her shoulder. I smile.

"Awesome" We both say our goodbyes and head into our houses. I walk inside and shit the front door. My nose is quickly hit with the smell of a new food. I walk into the kitchen to see Clara stirring up a pot. "Hey mom, what are you making?" I place my backpack on the ground and walk over to her glancing into the pot.

"Gumbo. Andrea gave me a little recipe of hers" Clara says smiling. I nod.

"Smells good" I pull out a chair from under the table and take a seat facing my mom.

"How was school? Did Normani like it?" I roll my eyes.

"Yeah, she seemed fine. I mean no one likes school so I don't know what you expect" I say ignoring her first question. I stand up pushing the chair back underneath the table. I pick up my backpack and head upstairs to my room. I open my backpack pulling out all my homework and place it on my desk. About and hour 45 minutes later, I finally finish.

I walk over to my window and quickly open it. I notice Normani's window is already open and I smile.

"Mani!" I yell. Normani walks up to the window.

"Yes?" She asks.

"Are you ready? I just finished my work" She shakes her head.

"Give me about 5 minutes. I have one more problem and then I'll be ready" I nod at her and then shut my window.

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Normani and I take a seat at the food court placing our shopping bags on the ground.

"I really needed to go shopping" Normani says leaning back in her chair.

"Well I'm very happy I could assist you" I smile.

"Are you hungry? I'm gonna get get something to eat" Normani stands up. I nod my head.