Double Trouble

Chapter Eleven

Clara's and I's graduation party was upon us, and as excited as I was, my mind was super distracted by Jason. Last night I didn't tell anyone what was in the card he had given me. Clara interrogated me all night every time we got a private moment, but I didn't tell her anything. I constantly repeated that it was the same old shit he was saying before and that it wasn't important, and no, I had no intentions of speaking to him further. She seemed semi-satisfied, but I felt her watching me the whole night.

At this point, I had no idea what I was supposed to do, but something in my spirit told me I needed to keep this to myself. I couldn't tell anyone, not Clara, Marcus, or even Jalissa. I wanted to know what his purpose was, but I just couldn't bring myself to contact him.

My mind was heavy, but it was not the time for it. Our graduation party was at five this evening, and this morning our parents were taking us to breakfast and shopping on Dad's credit card. He told us continuously that he would have to sell the house after taking the three of his women shopping.

We walked around the mall for a long time, and I was thrilled I could spend this time with my parents. I had missed them. Even though we were all in the same state, Clara and I were so active on campus that we didn't get to go home too often. We talked a lot, but it wasn't the same as being with them. A lot of kids can say that they are either a momma's girl or a daddy's girl, but I was genuinely both. I could talk to my parents about anything. To this day, I would curl up between them and let them baby me, and we would talk about so much. Everything between us was open. The only time I ever closed myself off to them was the whole Jason thing, but whenever this was finally over, I would have a lot to get off my chest about that topic.

We went back home, and our parents went to the hotel they were staying at, which also happened to be the hotel where our party was being held. When we got home, I took a very long shower, probably longer than necessary. Overthinking was a bitch. When I finally finished drowning myself, I got out and decided that I was going to focus on enjoying the rest of the evening. I could deal with Jason any other time.

I didn't have too much to do. My hair was still mostly straight, thanks to wrapping it. I did my makeup, going slightly on the dark side with black and silver eye shadow and finishing with black cat eyeliner and mascara. I ran my flat iron over my hair to freshen it up and then dressed. I wore a sexy black crisscross crop top and a short black skirt with crisscross ties right under the belt line until the end of the dress. I wore black flat gladiator sandals because I didn't feel like walking in heels all night.

I had run this outfit over with my mom before she left last night. I thought it might be a bit too sexy considering we had family coming, but she told me that I was a beautiful woman, an adult, and since I had plans for later that evening with my friends, I should dress how I wanted to dress. I was glad that my mom was my mom, honestly.

Jalissa and I had decided that we would be going out tonight into Los Angeles after my party to really celebrate. We went out that Friday night at Sins with all our friends, but this was the real celebration. We planned on staying there; her mom rented the hotel. There was a club called Sound Nightclub, and we had never been before. It was super popular, and we had heard nothing but good things, so we were real excited about this night. With the graduation party starting at 5, we had plenty of time to go out. It would just be us two besties celebrating our achievements.

I went outside, and Clara was already sitting waiting for me on the couch. She looked really cute in black jeans and a surprisingly sexy halter top. She had on flats, and her hair and makeup were done tastefully. I said, "You look good, sis." She looked up, startled, and said, "Thanks; I decided to do something a little different since my hair and everything was already done. You look gorgeous as usual." I smiled and said, "Thanks." I sat next to her, and we were quiet for a moment. I finally said, "Ready to get some more money out of our family?" She laughed loudly at that and said, "I was rather surprised that they gave us so much separately." Our aunts had given us separate cards instead of together. Previously, we would get a joint card, especially on birthdays, and any money inside would have to be split between us. This time I had a card, and she had one, and the money was in there just for us. Our aunt without kids and my dad's sister gave us $100 each. The other two, my mom's oldest sisters, gave us $50 each.