"Pass me the ranch, Freddie," I say trying to reach over the table. He gives me the ranch and I give it to Zamari.
We're back in the same room we were in a couple of months ago for Freddie's birthday except this was just because we need a break from Harold and his annoying mouth. He never shuts up about how we suck at spending money and we are going to fail in life. It's not like we need a reminder. We are all going to be failures after we turn in our 5-page essay about "scarcity".
I take a bit of my pizza and watch Dante tease Esme into giving her a piece of her pizza. She has her mouth open and he keeps pulling the slice away and laughs at her.
"Babe, stop! I just want pizza!" She complains while laughing then steals her pizza back. I laugh and a sudden memory of Luis pops in my head. When we were a few weeks dating he did the same thing and he'd always tease me about it. I shake my head and continue enjoying my pizza.
"What has crawled up Harold's ass today? I swear, he was on somethin today!" Naomi complains.
"Bet he's going over his third divorce and is angry cuz his ex-wife is taking custody of the cats and he gets the kids," Freddie teases and we all burst into laughter.
"I just wanted Fifi in my bed, not Jimmy Jr.!" Noah imitates Harold and I die in laughter.
"Jesus, I can't wait for spring break. We have, what, two weeks?" Esme asks.
"Yes! Then we're going to be on a plane going to Florida! Ah!" Naomi shrieks, throwing her hands up and falling backward on top of Noah.
"Jesus, I need this break," I say softly.
"Strella driving you crazy with her new princess?" Esme asks giggling.
"Nah, I can talk about that baby for hours. I just need a break from school. Graduation is coming faster than we thought, guys," I say turning to them and to Zamari.
Zamari's face is blank and I wonder if he's paying attention. "Hey, Zamari, are you going to go on the trip?" I ask he automatically snaps back.
"Trip? Oh, yeah, no. I can't. Not after what happened with Jade you know," he responds scratching the back of his head.
"Aw, damn, you're right," I say frowning.
"You already talked to my mom about it right? Just so you can get your money back if you haven't done so yet," Naomi mentions.
"Yeah, we did a while ago. I'm sorry I can't go, but I hope you guys have a great ass time away from here," Zamari says, looking at me.
It takes me by surprise but I shut my mouth and give him an apologetic smile. He shakes his head as if to say don't worry about it.
"Wait, we're all going on this trip to enjoy ourselves, but the fair lady, Jade, is staying behind to suffer," Freddie speaks quietly to himself. We all stare at him with our eyebrows raised.
"Freddie, where are you going with this?" Naomi starts.
"If I stay to help her, I can make her fall for me. Yes, that sounds about right," he continues to mumble. He all of a sudden gets out of his chair and stands on top and declares, "I will stay here to take care of Jadeya Sabien while you guys go to Florida. I will be her Prince Charming." He says looking out the room dramatically.
We all look up at him and cringe at this ridiculous speech.
"You're fucking with me right ?" Is all Zamari can say.
"I'm going to do it!" Freddie breaks his gaze.
"Freddie! Don't be ridiculous, your trip is already paid for!" Naomi starts.
"Seriously, bro. Get off the chair before I carry you down!" Noah threatens and Freddie jumps off the chair.
"I'm not playing!" He throws his hands up. "Zamari, I'm going to help you take care of Jade. I'm going to be here every step of the way," Freddie turns to Zamari.
"Bro, she's not dying!" Zamari starts.
"I don't care! She still needs help!" Freddie grabs Zamari's arms and he smacks them off.
"Are you sure you're thinking this through? This is a once in a lifetime trip," I start.
"I've been to Florida like 5 times already. Jade needs me," he points to himself.
We all just stare at him, shook that he's actually going through with this.
"I mean I guess I'm with you in this," I start. Freddie's eyes light up. "But, if you help keep an eye on Estrella as well. She's going to be around 30ish weeks pregnant, she's going to need help, too."
"Done. I'll take care of three cute chicks," Freddie smirks and I roll my eyes.
"Fine, but you can only come visit when I let you. And please, for the love of God Freddie, act cool and no inappropriate jokes," Zamari gives a disgusted face and Freddie laughs.
"We'll see how JJ likes that," Freddie smolders.
"Please, don't ever call her that again," Zamari mutters shaking her head and puts his fingers between his eyebrows.
"Well, Freddie if you're really going to do this you and your mom have to go to my mom so you get your money back," Naomi says, leaning on Noah.
"Don't worry about that, I'll have it covered," he smiles.
I turn to Zamari who is shaking his head, violently. I giggle at his reaction and he looks up at me.
"Spring break is going to be one long ass week."
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Salted Wound
Teen FictionAnastacia Flores doesn't live a perfect life, but she pushes herself into her education to have a bright future and become a teacher. She is loved and supported by her family, her boyfriend, Luis, and her best friends. Zamari Sabian is a deviant wh...
