Becoming Brooke

22.

It had been a week. Dinah avoided Normani at all costs.

so that meant Dinah hadn't talked to Normani. It was weird, the school felt weird. Tori was having the time of her life.

"It's like I've stepped into a real life TV drama, come on Ally it's cool!" Tori tells her. Ally smiles, "I promise you when all the drama wasn't happening it was a lot better, so don't push it."

"I think I'm the reason for some drama, Lauren keeps giving me the evil eye." Tori nods her head in the direction behind Ally. Ally turns around and sees Lauren looking at her, but the Cuban immediately looks away.

"I don't understand why you don't let her hit, she's got some interesting body parts from what I see." Tori eyes the girl up and down and Ally smacks her arm. "I'm with Salice...I think."

Tori groans, "That girl is such a drag, she literally doesn't let you do anything."

"Hey don't talk about her like that, she's nice."

"Nice my ass she got mad because you were talking to me when y'all were on FaceTime, go get you some Cuban." Tori begins to walk away, "Where are you going?" Ally asks.

"The other Tori and Jade are going to be my welcoming committee since I heard the initial one was having problems." Tori yells back and continued to walk.

"That girl." Ally smiles, and turns to go to her last class of the day. "Hey Brooke!"

Normani (along with Lauren)walks up to Ally. "Hey Brooke, how is she today?"

Normani had gotten into a little routine of asking how Dinah was since she was too scared to ask. Not that Ally blames her, Serious Dinah is a dangerous Dinah.

"She's good I guess...Mani I think you need to talk to her, I'm sure she's ready to listen." Ally says.

"Yeah Mani bear, keep her before you lose her forever." Lauren says, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"How? She won't listen, I've texted her so many times, called, Ft, I'm scared as shit to go over to her house because I know all of her family is ready to jump me." Normani complains.

"We can talk about it later luv, we gotta get to class, come on Lauren." Ally starts to walk off, and Lauren is surprised she even said her name.

"Keep her before you lose her." Normani mocks Lauren as she walks by, and Lauren turns around and sticks her middle finger up.

"Be nice Lauren." Ally says as she continues to walk.

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"You know class is the other way right?" Lauren jokes.

"How come you never told Dinah?" Ally stops and turns around to look at Lauren.

Lauren sighs, "I guess if anyone needs to know it could be you...The pain Dinah felt, is the same exact pain I was in with Camila."

Lauren looks down at her fingers, and starts to fidget, Ally has noticed she does this when she gets nervous. So she plays with her fingers to calm her.

"Anyway, I was there at the party and Mani was just so sad then Selena and Camila pop up so I walked away with Camila but when I got back after a heated argument, I couldn't find Normani...but when I did I could already tell what had happened."

"That's why you didn't say anything?"

"Yeah...I didn't want my bestfriend to feel the way I did, and now she does and I feel like shit because I wouldn't wish that pain on anybody...Dinah especially...I just wish she could understand."

"She does."

Lauren is spooked by Dinah who was right behind her, and Lauren goes to hug her. "Dinah I'm so sorry."

"I know, it's okay...I couldn't stay mad." Dinah sniffles and hugs her back.

Ally smiles at the friends, but her smile is fades when she sees Salice walk down the hallway. But she's with Camila.

Salice stops dead in her tracks when her eyes meet Ally's. "Oh shit, Brooke I can explain."

Ally smiles, "No need, I should've known you'd go back, it's okay, you two were probably meant for one another."

Walking away, Lauren and Dinah watch Ally walk away. But she was happy.

Salice is confused, and starts to walk after Ally. "Excuse me? We aren't done Brooke, you can't just break up with me."

Ally stops walking and turns around. "I gave you a chance, but we went on one date and you want to be with this girl that already has a girlfriend again...says a lot about your character."

Before Salice could try to reach Ally again, Lauren gets in her away, "Don't touch her again." She warns.

Camila coughs, "By the way I'm single, not that it's  any of your business," She signals to Ally,"but what I did when I was with Lauren is in the past so don't be petty because I got both of the girls that you wanted."

"Please, I could care less, it's so sad you will never see how amazing Lauren is." Ally makes eye contact with Lauren, and smiles.

All of a sudden Selena pops up, and pushes Ally to the floor. "What's up shorty? You posting up to my friend?"

Now it's Dinah's turn.

Dinah practically threw Selena. "Touch her again, and I'll fuck you up."

Lauren and Ally both grab Dinah, and Camila and Salice check on Selena. "Okay let's go before we all get detention." Lauren says, and all three girls walk away.

Walking down, the see Normani at the end of the hallway.

"Oh man." Dinah squeaks and tries to go the other way but Lauren and Ally make her stay. "You need to talk to her." Ally says.

Dinah silently whines, but calms down. "Okay fine, I'll go talk to her."