Friends Turned Lovers | Short Story | COMPLETE

12. The Family Reunion 💚

A thumping sound woke Kiari out of her sleep. She rose from her bed and made her way down the stairs seeing Isaiah coming in from the basement door. "What you doing coming in at 3 in the morning?"

"Minding my business" he stated blankly.

"Okay let's see how mama feel about you MiNdInG yOuR bUsInEsS" she shrugged. Although she wouldn't snitch on him she'd say anything for him to spill the beans about where he's been. For the past month he's been closed off and distant which wasn't like him at all. So however she needed to threaten him she would.

"Come on Ri, have my back. I'm straight, I'm being safe." He assured her as he looked at her with pleading eyes. He wouldn't dare tell his sister what he's been up to with his homies because she'd definitely hold it over his head.

"Umhm. Getcha stupid ass upstairs and get some rest. You know we gotta go to this ghetto ass family reunion in a few hours." she pushed him towards the stairs.

"I'm not stupid. Always th-"

"Huh? What you say?" She asked as she started walking towards their mom's room.

"Man nothing" he mumbled as he pushed her towards her room.

"YA'LL BETTER GET THE HELL OUTTA MY HALLWAY AND GO THE FUCK TO BED" Tori yelled making both kids jump. They scrambled into their rooms, jumped into their bed and fell right to sleep.

The next morning Kiari was lounging around, doing random things on her phone when Tori walked into her room. "Here's your family reunion shirt Kia- why are you not getting ready? The family reunion starts at 3 I'm walking out that door at 2:45 and not a minute later."

Not giving her time to respond she exited the room, closing the door behind herself. "Well then" Ri mumbled as she checked the time on her phone. "Damn it's already 1:45?"

She jumped out of bed and ran into her bathroom immediately turning the shower on. She wrapped her hair up, stepped in and washed her body thoroughly. By the time she stepping out the time on her phone read 2:05pm. "Mama, white shorts or ripped capris?" she asked while walking into Tori's room.

"Ripped capris"

"Kk. Oouu can you cut my shirt up too?"

"I saw this cute design on YouTube I think you would like. You should try it." Tori replied as a way of telling Kiari she wasn't cutting the shirt up for her.

"Well alright then." Ri rolled her eyes. She walked back into her room, moisturized her skin and slipped into her underwear and pants. While searching for a matching bra her bedroom door flew open, "Oh my God! Really Toy?" she said as she covered the top half of her body.

"My bad, I need to do my hair and all the stuff I need already in here" Toya shrugged.

"Close the door all the way please" Ri asked as she put on her bra and started on her hair. She wasn't to fond of being extravagant for her family so as far as her hair, she brushed it into a ponytail and flat ironed her Chinese bang. "You want me to do your hair or you got it?" she asked Toya.

"I got it. Thank you though."

"Okay then missy" she giggled. She grabbed her lashes and sat crissed cross in front of her floor length mirror. After successfully applying them she checked over the work Toya did on her hair.