Loyalty: Something Dishonest

F O R T Y - N I N E

A N I Y A

"I graduate in a month, I graduate in a month!", I cheer looking at myself in the mirror. Jordan laughs from the bed and I giggle. "No but foreal can you believe it?"

Jordan lifts up and rest his head on the headboard. He motions for me to come to him and I do. I lay onto of him and rest my head on his hard chest. "A month baby stop rushing things. You still got prom to worry about".

I roll my eyes and earn a pinch from him. "Ouch! Stop!"

"Stop rollin them damn eyes. You know you wanna go to prom"

"Jordan it's in a week"

"And?"

"I don't have a dress or anything!", i semi yell. "That's doing to much I'm not about to rush to get a dress"

"Baby you know in two days we'll find you something to wear", he stresses. "Baby we'll fly anywhere you wanna go to get the prom dress you want"

"Oh really?", I ask looking at him this time. "But still in yet you haven't asked if I wanted to go".

Jordan laughs and shakes his head. "Aniya this is YOUR prom. Not mine so you should ask me"

"You're so unromantic just shut up", I tell him. He laughs again and pulls me back into him. "Let me go"

"Nah listen.. you keep telling me you don't wanna go. Then the next minute you do. Tell me what you want and we can do it", he assures me.

"I don't wanna go", I lie.

"Ight then", he says seriously. On the inside I'm heated but I keep my composure. Yeah Jordan ain't no mind reader but he should know I wanna go really bad. But then again I don't have much time to get what I want. It is what it is.

"Can I bring the twins over?", I ask changing the subject. "Tre said I can get them for the day". Jordan smack his lips and looks at me.

"Niya why would you ask me that dumb shit? We live together and you know they aloud over whenever."

"Well I'm used to asking sooo"

"Sooo", Jordan mocks me. "Break that habit . Go on and get em I need a nap". He pushes me playfully and I push him back. He tries to grab a hold of my shirt but I hurry and jump off the bed. Laughing he pulls the covers over his body. "Yo ass lucky I'm sleepy. I got you later though"

I walk into the bathroom and take a fifteen minute shower. I pull my hair into a low ponytail and lotion my body with baby lotion. Once I have on my black leggings with lace legs, and a Nike hoodie I put on my slides and grab my purse and keys from the nightstand. Jordan light snores fills the room and I kiss him on his cheek. I lock the house up and get into my car. The whole way I bump SZA and Kendrick Lamar's new song All the Stars. I love SZA voice like literally I be thinking I'm her half the time. Pulling into moms driveway I spot Tre and Daren on the porch smoking a blunt. I get out and they start walking over to me.

"Hey my little ugly ass sister. What's good?", he asks. Tre blows smoke in my face being funny. I flag the smoke away and cough.

"Fuck You Tre, Daren you know you got asthma", I scold. "Why you smokin?"

Daren takes another puff and passes it to Tre. "Cause I'm grown", he says with the smoke in his chest. He exhales and I shake my head.