Their Journey.

F I F T E E N.

                                                                                            Khya

After making my plate I joined Khyra at the table. I laughed at how she was eating. She was always the one who didn't let her food touch while I was the one who mixed my sides together majority of the time. I sat across from her with Raheem on the side on me and JaMar next to her. We started talking about the games we were to play at the arcade. Since we were already in the area we decided to go to CJ Barrymores. After that the boys joined in with 2 full plates and we all laughed. We were all growing teens who obviously loved food. We all made small talk while eating. When Khyra was done with her plate and salad she went and got another plate, this time smaller. I decided to sit and let my food digest before I went and got my second round. I wanted to try a new dish they had and after 5 minutes I decided to get up and Raheem followed. He walked close by me when a older woman stopped us and told us we were a beautiful couple and she could see the love that bounced off of us. I most definitely wouldn't call it love because this was our official date but instead of correcting her I thanked her and continued on. While at the buffet he cracked jokes about finding his wife. He told me he never met a girl who wasn't afraid to eat. I told him I wasn't going to serve myself for nobody and I loved food just as much as I loved fashion. 

After getting my food I headed back towards the table. Khyra was laughing at a story JaMar was telling her about how him and his brother had got caught looking at his uncle nasty magazine. "My grandma didn't play that. My uncle tried to tell her that we were growing boys and eventually would start looking. My brother gone have the nerves to say, it didn't matter because we already watched the big booty girl with the cable man. My grandma took us to church the next Sunday and had us prayed over." We all were at the table just going down memory lane until I got up and got my dessert. I was ready to go have some fun but not before I ate my desserts. They all got up and followed me to the dessert buffet and we pigged out. I don't think I could eat anymore after that so I went in my purse and left a $20 tip and waited on them to finish theirs so we could leave. I was going to drive because I wanted to listen to my hoodrat music. I didn't live by what the song said but I liked the ratchet-ness. 

Getting settled in the car we got to CJ Barrymores. I stayed back in the car to check on home and once mom notified me that everything was okay she rushed me off the phone and I got out to find the gang. When I walked up Khyra came over to me and asked me if everything was okay. I told her that it was and dismissed the conversation. We went and got tickets for the things we wanted to do, water bumper cars was first. I ended up somewhat soaked and I couldn't even be mad about it. It was fun and I knew I would dry off by the time we left. We played different games and before we left we all made a bet. The bet was if team boy won they would have to get taken on a date and if team girl won the boys would have to get our nails done. We all went over to where the go-karts were near the entrance and stood in line. Since it wasn't that long we quickly made it to the front. The boys were talking so much crap I couldn't wait to beat them.  

The girls ended up losing and we were sick about it. The boys cheated anyways. Raheem had bumped into Khyra's cart making her lose control of the wheel and crash. So unfortunately we had to pay for the next date. I could just play sick that day and let it be tossed under the rug but I liked hanging with them so me and Khyra agreed.  We all got in the car and headed home. I knew my reality would be waiting at home. I wasn't ready to go back but where else would I go? On top of that I couldn't leave my siblings like that. In the car I zoned out and thought of what life was like before Mickey. Mom was still grieving the lost of our father so she was very vulnerable when Mickey came around. We thought she was happy but he showed his true colors after they were married. I thought of the times she would wear heavy make up and that's how Khyra started with wanting to do make up. She saw how good mom did her make up and started practicing on us and years later she was almost perfect. Me on the other hand, I loved cooking and everything about it. While Khyra was going away to school, I was staying home and attending a culinary arts school near our house. 

When we pulled up into our driveway I seen that Mickey car was back and knew we were going to have to deal with him. After saying bye to the boys we got our bags and made our way inside the house. We seen Khyler and Kyndall sitting on the couch and we spoke before telling Khyler to come to our room for a second. She followed us and I closed the door behind her. "Any drama? It's quiet surprisingly." Khyra went into the closet looking as though she was over the situation but I had to know what to be prepared for. "He's been relaxed for the most part. He came and apologized to me for hitting me and then he told mom he wanted to take her out for dinner later." That must have been a hell of a trip for him to come back and want to take her out to dinner. I knew part of mom still loved him or had so much love for him. Khyra came back from the closet and gave Khyler her jacket before she said she was going to take a shower and get ready for bed. I went to my bed and sat on it before texting Raheem back about our next outing. I enjoyed myself today but I knew it was probably going to be different once we got to school. I seen I had a message from mom telling me they were getting ready to leave and if we get hungry to warm up the dinner she cooked from earlier. 

I decided to watch my favorite baking show and make my end of the Summer plans. A girl who went to our school was throwing a party this upcoming Friday and I decided to ask my twin about it. "So are you going to Raquel's party Friday or do you have to work?" She looked away from her phone and shrugged her shoulders. "I'm scheduled but I get off at 6:30. I'm debating though. I do want to have some fun but her parties be getting to crazy for me. I don't want to have to fight nobody for coming at me crazy." I agreed with her because it seem like everytime we went to a party somebody was either getting ready to fight, fighting, or trying to start something with us because of who we were. We didn't have problems with nobody but JaMar's crazy ex and her friends and at this point I just wanted her to let it go because it's getting tired now.  We talked about that some more before she asked me my plans for tomorrow. My cousin Faith had asked me to take her to the mall and since I didn't have any plans I agreed. I figured I'd take Khyler with me and drop Kyndall off since I figured they'd be bored.