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Wrong or Right

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Mentions of abuse/violence (both child and domestic), drug use and drinking, miscarriage, discussion about suicide (with vaguely graphic description), talk of repressed memories and emotional upset associated with them coming back up.

Basically this chapter is all kinds of f***'d up. But....it's a necessary evil. It was originally multiple chapters but to spare you having to read several chapters of upset, I condensed it into one so that we can proceed to happier things.

***If you wish to skip this chapter due to triggers***
Please do. I have put notes at the bottom that can brief you on a few main points of the chapter, just so you don't feel completely lost going into the next chapter when it's posted.

"Thanks for having me over, Normani," Justine says, setting her bag on the bar stool in front of the kitchen counter.

"All this holiday shit and....my mom is crazy as fuck," she rants, "My brother keeps annoying me and-well I just know I'm not going to get anything accomplished during this winter break if I don't get some peace and fucking quiet. Thank you, also, for the invitation to have dinner with your family on Christmas Eve. My mom was actually the happiest I've seen her all week when I told her that. She was just like, 'Thank fuck! You're brother's gonna be at Jenna's and with you gone that means I don't have to worry about feeding anyone but myself.' Yeah, she wins at parenting, as you can see.."

Normani had informed Y/n that her new friend Justine would be joining them for Christmas Eve dinner, as well as coming over a few days before so they could work on a few projects over Winter break. Of course, Y/n had smiled, kissed her on the forehead, and told her that she'd inform her mother to be prepared for one more. What Normani didn't find out until later was that Daya had invited a few people she hadn't considered might be there. Nyko and his girlfriend, as well as his little brother, had been invited.Tris and her baby sister Caris had been invited because their parents typically used the holidays to hold social events for coworkers and people who were just as oblivious to their family and more concerned with business as they were. Like Nyko and Arti's parents, in fact. With Tris being invited, though, that meant Cosima and Arabella were invited by association because they seemed to be a package deal lately. Normani had tried to seem un-phased when Daya told her who all would be coming aside from the Delinquents and Normani's mom and grandparents.

"Ha, it's no problem Justine. We're happy to have you," the brown girl laughs, "My friends from Gainesville are coming, we don't see each other very often now, and the twins have a few friends that will be joining us for dinner as well."

"Ooh, sounds like a crowd," the purple haired girl says. "Your girlfriend's mom must feel like she's feeding an army."

"This is the usual for her," Normani shrugs it off. "And as for today, Dinah is at physical therapy and then she's surprising Layne at the marina and Y/n is out doing some last minute shopping. So it's just you, me, and the pup."

"He's adorable, by the way," her guest says, scratching behind the wolf pup's ears. "Is he yours?"

"He's actually Y/nn but I always give her shit about him liking me better," Normani giggles, blowing Mace a kiss. "Come on, all my stuffs in my bedroom. It's kind of a mess right now because we've been wrapping gifts but....nothing stinks, so I'd say we're good."

"The struggle is real," Justine jokes, following Normani into her room. "My room is an absolute disaster area. I wish I could blame the holidays, honestly, but I think I'm just a chaotic person.They say the most creative types are."

"I'll co-sign with you, there," the brown girl agrees as they walk past the portrait she's been working on.

"Fuck that is so cool," her friend offers, admiring the painting up close. "It's so.....different. Very taboo. It reminds me of that movie, Fantasia, with the half-human half-horse people. I don't know if that's what you were going for with painting like...her face and torso and then a dudes lower half, but I dig it."