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"Sup Anti, we coming over today?" Elias' right hand meets mine of my own. Elias is my best friend. They slide across each other and as our finger tips near. We only met last year, but we're close as shit and nobody can come between our bond. They curl in. On any other day I would say yes.

"Nah I can't, Remember, my mamma say her friends daughter is staying with us for a while. And I'm the one who has to help her unpack today" I already know what they're gonna ask before any of those dumb asses process my strategically placed words.

"Is she cute? Have you seen her?" Mikey jumps in. The more people I see, the more hands I start shaking up, not even realizing it. I can feel the germs crawl over my hand to find a cut, an opening. Anything to infect my bloodstream. I need to wash my hands. I cut over Mikey and Elias fantasizing about a girl im gonna be living with soon. The thought of that terrifies me.

"You guys know I don't like to touch peoples hands, did you know that over half the hands you touched today are unwashed? Now I gotta do that for the people who failed" Quickly I walk off, I take my phone out of my front left pocket to check what time it was, 1:13. I have 2 more minutes till I have to get to class.

I had noticeably stalled leaving the bathroom. I did not want to go to class. I used to be good at art. I was comfortable holding a pencil, a paintbrush, hell I used to draw with crayons too. Not to brag but it was pretty good. I was on a roll, until the art teacher started failing me on assignments. She had told me that since I was now in Advanced technique I need more detail in them. I haven't drawn in months. Over rethinking about how much Mrs. Charlie frustrates me, confirms my idea of skipping. I had a couple options here, I go to my car, and just sit there, I ask around and see if anyone else is skipping, Or I go home. I think I wanna go home, I wanna lay in my own bed in my own room. My car isn't too far, It wouldn't take far to reach it.

Leaving the school is easy, its just the walking there that I have no desire to do. I like skateboarding though, I can only do a couple tricks but I like how calm I get when im riding on a smooth road. How I feel calm for once. Once I spot my car I go to grab my keys, im glad I don't have to walk anymore. I open the red door to the red car, the black leather seats cold from the winter air. I start the car, its loud at first then soon quits down. I leave the parking lot and head to the road that leads to my home.

My town isn't that big, maybe 10,000 people. almost everyone knows or has heard of everyone. I kinda like it. I live in a neighbourhood with majority Mexicans, often we have neighborhood parties. We're one big family. My house is the hang out house for me and my friends. its just me and my mom. Well now her friends daughter. Soon enough I'm down the road from my house. I see a strange car in the driveway, I think to myself 'Must be the girl' I pull in and see her in her car. I get out and grab my bags from school. I wave to her, she gets out.

"Hey im Mangolia" she says, in a soft sweet voice. she had dark black hair, she was tan, yet still white. Had green eyes, they look tired. She reeked of Marijuana. I had quickly recognize the scent. She also smelled of  peppermint.

"Hey im Anti" She made a funny face, "Oh, its short for Santiago." Her puzzled face faded when my name met her hears. I walk towards her, she has her car door open. Car smelled like weed too. So far I think im gonna get along with this girl. Getting closer I could see her bags on the ground near her car door. "Oh here lemme open the door and show you where you're gonna stay." I grab a couple of her bags and head for the front door, her shortly behind me. My mamma only locks the door during the day time when no one is home. Only the handle is locked, it doesn't take long to get in. I pick up the bags and lead Magnolia to the empty room next to mine. I put her stuff on the floor next to the bed. "Heres your room, Im next door. Feel free to eat from the fridge." I leave her to unpack and take my bag to my room. I throw my bag on the ground and sit on the bed, I pull my phone from my pocket. I connect it to my bluetooth speakers and play music. I open my bedside drawer and grab the rolling tray that had a Honey Berry Backwoods wrap on it, a bag of some new 'Green crack' Strain. My plug eddy always has green crack, which is my favorite even though its a Sativa its still my favorite.

After turning on tv to the only good show thats on. The "Star vs the forces of evil" theme song plays as i roll my blunt. Forgetting to close my door i could tell immediately that Elias had just opened my front door. I stood up. Me, Elias, and Magnolia had all met each other at my door way.

"Hey boys" She says smiling with her bright white and straight teeth. "You guys gonna smoke?" She turns her head back and forth looking at us waiting for her to be invited in.

"Yo you can join us shawty" Elias had to bump in and call my cousin shawty. I didn't appreciate that. I turn around and so do my 2 companions join closely behind. Shutting the door this time. I pinch the thin end of my Backwood and begin to light the other end. When im done lighting and hitting the blunt I pass it to Elias. He's turning music on. I can hear the water drop like sound that confirms your connected to my speaker. The rotation continues. 

It was strange watching a female smoke. Not just any female, a girly female. I haven't met many that smoke, all the girls that I've met that do are... strangely masculine, or just aren't that feminine. But Mangolia, her face was covered in makeup. It was gorgeous. Her pretty heart-shaped gloss lips were next in line to hit my wood. She took the red sleeve of her t-shirt to them, wiping the gloss off. She didn't wanna gloss up the blunt. Elias has passed it to her at this point. He went back to switching the song. Now lil peep plays. Mangolia had brought the ganja filled blunt wrap up to her lips. She watched her hand. She even ghosted. This was one of the most beautiful things I've ever witnessed. She had taken 2 beautiful hits and passed it to me. She even knew 'puff, puff, pass.'  Not even a;; my friends knew that. 

Oh my god. I must have forgotten, Im throwing a party tonight. 

"Yo Elias, you know how many people are coming tonight?" My yo was extended.

"nah I had just posted on snap. Didn't say nun bout RSVP, who you think I am?  I did take the chance and put 10 dollars to get in though." Elias is always looking to make some cash. He took a hit and changed the song. Baby Keem now plays in the background. 

"Yo Elias can ya hand me my bag? I wanna see how much I got left. Maybe I can sell at the party"

"I mean yeah there is always someone tryin to rob you, but man ya gotta pay to get in, its not a free for all!" That gave me the reassurance I needed.

"Wait who gon bounce the party?" He had finally passed me my bag. I has hesitant to open it in front of Mangolia. 

"Bro a football player? Ion know" He had made a disgusted face.

"So yall just gon discus details about a party and not invite me? Scumbags." The word 'not' was emphasized. At this point it was just me and Elias business talking and she had a wood to herself. She had smoked it to a roach.

"Fine fine, you can come babygirl, You can come for free." He had taken the end of the bunt from her. She looked like she wanted to hit him.

"Now don't go callin me that" Her phone was buzzing this entire time, she must be texting someone. 

"Yo you gotta nickname?" I was curious, Mangolia was a long name. 

"Nope. Everyone calls me by my full name." She had only looked up off her phone for a moment. 

"Im gonna call you Lia"