A Four Letter Word // Laurmani

XXIII (23)

I walk into school with Dinah and Ally by my side. With my luck, Lucy walks up to me right away and wraps her arms around my neck. She kisses my cheek.

"Hey baby!" I grab her arms and untangle them from me.

"I'm not your baby, alright? We're done with this stupid thing Lucy"

"What the fuck are you talking about?" I look at Dinah and Ally and they both nod.

"We'll be in Ms. Kelly's room" Ally grabs Dinah's hand and they walk away. Lucy and I are left alone.

"You're really breaking up with me? I can ruin Normani's life and yours at this school. I have the power! You know what I'll do to-" I cut her off.

"Do it. She knows and doesn't care. So, leave me the fuck alone and stay away from me" I fix my bag and leave Lucy in the dust behind me. I head to Tori's room and open the door.

Ally is in the front of the room with a huge smile on her face while Tori is stroking her cheek. Dinah is sitting on a desk and I take the seat next to her.

"So they're good again?" I look over at Dinah and my eyebrows furrow. Dinah looks upset while staring at the couple in front of us. What's going on with her? "You okay D?" Dinah stands up quickly.

"I need to splash some water in my face" She leaves the room slamming the door as hard as she can. Ally and Tori jump and look at me.

"Im gonna go check on her. We'll be back for class" I leave my backpack and run out of the room into the nearest bathroom. I walk inside to see Dinah with her hands on the sides of the sink leaning into it. Water slowly drips down her face. I walk over to a tile wall and lean against it staring at her. "You know the drill, tell me when you're ready"

We stand there for a couple of minutes in silence. She walks over to the paper towel dispenser and wipes her face before throwing it away. She comes back the sink and leans against it and crosses her arms.

"Ally and I have been hooking up" My eyes widen but I keep my mouth shut and let her continue. "For awhile actually. There wasn't meant to be any feelings at all but everyone knows someone usually ends up catching them. In this case, it's me" Dinah shakes her head while staring at her feet.

"Okay um, no judgement, but what about Nela? Since when are you bi?"

"I've always been, just on the DL and we've been growing apart recently. He wants to stay here for college but I want to go to Cali. We've had so many arguments and we're on the verge of breaking up. Its been hard on me and Ally has been there helping me. She comforted me and held me and one thing led to another, and we've been hooking up since" Dinah runs her fingers through her hair.

"How long has this been going on?" I cross my arms.

"About 2 months" How could I not notice this? I mean recently I noticed them getting closer but it's been going on longer than that.

"And you've grown feelings for her?" I question.

"Y-Yes. No. I mean, I don't know. Maybe" I chuckle at her answer before pushing off the wall.

"Usually when someone asks you a question, you don't give them all the answer choices" I smile. Dinah lets out small laugh before looking at me. I walk over and stand in front of her. "You know" I move a strand of her hair behind her ear. "I actually enjoy vulnerable Dinah. It shows a different side of you that only some of us are lucky enough to see" She smiles at me before nudging me. I take a step back and look at her. "You should tell her how you feel" She shakes her head and looks at me.

"Tori was telling her how she was going to break it off with her fiancé because she needs Ally in her life. Ally is already putty in her hands. I can compete with her" Dinah pushes past me and starts pacing in the bathroom while biting her nails.