"u with me?"|| ybn nahmir

7. Getting Ready

it was friday afternoon and me, kayla, flacka, zaniyah, malani and aaliyah were walking from the bus stop to flacka's house to get ready for andre's party. the air was crisp and you could tell that it was halloween evening

"why the hell all these white kids trick-or-treating for? its 3:00 pm" zaniyah said, looking around, making a stank face. "when i was little, my parents took me trick-or-treating no earlier than 7 at night"

"because it's safer to ask strangers for candy in the daylight" said aaliyah

"my parents didn't believe in halloween" said kayla "kids used to bully me because i was the only one without a costume at school"

"awwww kay kay" said zaniyah "nobody will bully you tonight"

although andre's party was on halloween night, him and his friends thought it was "gay" to have an actual halloween party, so nobody was going to wear a costume.

except in a way they were. they're gonna beat their faces to the max and act like they're having a good time, when in reality, they just want to go home, like me.

we walked into flacka's house, put our stuff in her room, and came back downstairs.

"zaniyah, what did tay say about the ride?" I asked

"he said we ain't gon fit all in his car, so we better uber our asses over there and if a couple of us need a ride back home he can give it to us" she answered

"damn, why the only person in the group with a permit gotta have a little ass car" said malani, rolling her eyes

"sis at least he has one" said zaniyah

flacka could sense the tension between them, so she interrupted
"we got around 3 hours to get ready, so zaniyah can you wash my hair?"

zaniyah nodded and flacka ran upstairs.

"yall" said aaliyah, grabbing her stomach "i'm hungry"

"when the fuck are you not" said malani "we all fatasses"

"you right" I said, as I bent over to look for a boiling pot "i'm gonna make alfredo".

I saw aaliyah's eyes widen when i said that. she loves when i make alfredo.

"alfredo is the one food that every hoe knows how to make i swear yo" said malani

"and yet your ass can't even boil an egg" i said.

I noticed kayla was quietly eating grapes.

"what's wrong baby?" i asked

"nothing" she said, as she popped another grape into her mouth.

"something is obviously wrong" said zaniyah, taking a seat next to kayla

"i promise, im ok, im just hungry" she faked smiled at me "kiari make that damn pasta already".

i could still notice the sadness in her eyes and smile, and made a mental note to confront her about her relationship with jermaine. ever since they started dating, she's different, whilst he's the same. he's cheated on her before and she took him back because he was "all she's ever known". I want to show her that pain should be the last thing you learn about in a relationship.

flacka came back downstairs with a bottle of shampoo, conditioner, a comb, and a t-shirt.

"damn what took you so long?" asked zaniyah, as she pulled up a chair in front of the sink.

flacka sat in the chair "sorry i got distracted texting jay"

malani rolled her eyes, "mmm i bet"

I put the spaghetti to boil and took a seat next to kayla. "flacka, have you made a choice of who you like between ant or jay"

"honestly, i vibe with both of them equally-"

she was interrupted by malani "but you always talking about jay"

"I was getting to that" said flacka, annoyed. "i'm attracted to jay more physically, but i still can't make a choice yet, it's too soon"

aaliyah made a face "girl i know you fucking lying. Anthony is way finer than jay"

"Ok then why don't you get with ant"

"im good"

"so if anthony was to kiss you tonight" said zaniyah, while scrubbing flacka's hair "would you kiss back?"

"um yeah" said flacka

"and if jay was to kiss you, would you kiss back?" i asked

"um yeah" said flacka "see, i'm stuck in a pickle. enough about me, kiari, how's you and nick?

"nothing serious. we just flirt in school and we've been talking like everyday. i be getting mad butterflies when i talk to him"

"awwww" said zaniyah and flacka in unison.

"no bullshit" said kayla "i feel like he finds an excuse to talk about you, especially around me, expecting me to spill some tea. nigga please"

i just started blushing.

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We had finished eating and washing the dishes and went upstairs to get ready.

malani laid out all her makeup and the floor and got to work. flacka started diffusing her hair. aaliyah was changing. kayla was laying on the bed. i was doing my hair and zaniyah was doing her makeup.

"kayla" said zaniyah "come here"

kayla sat in front of her.

"girl you need a new foundation, this one is too white" zaniyah said as she started pulling a makeup wipe out of it's packaging

"girl no. i'm fine" said kayla with her head down.

"sis you look goofy." zaniyah had the makeup wipe in her hand. Kayla grabbed her wrist.

"i said i'm fine" she said, through her teeth. At this point, we had all turned our heads towards them. I was really hoping zaniyah would wipe her face, because she seemed really suspicious. zaniyah was a lot heavier than kayla, so the possibilities of zaniyah winning were higher.

"kayla" zaniyah grunted, as she pushed her hand towards kayla's face and wiped her cheek, revealing a red scratch which seemed new

"kayla" i said softly, as i moved towards her "what is that?"

she kept her head down. "my baby cousin scratched me"

"no she didn't kayla. what's the truth?" asked flacka

"that is the truth." i could see her eyes watering. "i'm gonna go wash my makeup off". she stood up and left to the bathroom. we all looked around at each other and aaliyah nodded for me to go with kayla, so i stood up and went to the bathroom.

"baby" i knocked on the door "open up"

"no" she said "wait one second"

"kayla if nothing is wrong, why is the door locked?"

"I just want my privacy"

"I'll be out here when you're ready to talk"

she didn't reply. two minutes later she came out and stared at me.

"kayla, what is going on"

"nothing, i swear" she said and fake smiled at me "lets go"

"you better not be lying to me"

"i'm not" she said, as we entered the room.

zaniyah patted to the spot next to her on the floor "come kay, let me do your makeup"

kayla obeyed and we all returned to what we were doing. not a word was said.

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