One person loves someone, but cannot have them... another person has their lover, but is hanging on to fate that has a boulder between them. Jake wants to step up his feelings but has to deal with his parents loving her first. Jayla wants to express...
My dad rolls down the window and looks at me, tryna flex with his new car:
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I get in the car and Victoria, my Dad's "Fiancé" is in the car. "Buenos tardes, Como Estas?"
"Muy Bien, muchas gracias" I reply. "You hungry?" my dad looks over the seat and asks me, which I reply with yes because where my dad lives there is a good soul food place near his house. "aight we goin to MickDonald's , they had a racist incident at that soul food place last week*"
*I remembered a lady calling the police on the OWNER because he forgot to give her back some of his change
"Oh, well that's okay" I sigh and look out the window, wishing we didn't live in a world where two majority races (predominantly Asian and Black) could just get along with each other, as well as Caucasians and Hispanics ( Latino, Mexican, don't matter).
I eat my burger and start to think about the abroad trip to Europe, thinking about how the only people I know who signed up are Angelina and KG(short for Kaymond Graham) and the already selected my groups. "How yo momma doin?" my dad asks me glancing at Victoria who also gestures to me with the same question. "She is...fine, living like normal". "Aight, you good? still, goin to school?" I don't look up and instead look at my phone. That's when I get a text:
Aliya ( My right-hand woman): Yo, you wanna go shopping with my girl?
I look at my dad, who nods with a yes. "I'll drop ya off" he smirks at me "Since you gonna meet Am-"
"We broke up. She cheated on me" I casually replied. "Don't talk over no grown folks, anyway who are you meeting?" I look at him and then he just rolls his eyes and starts the car again. "Just be safe aight?" I nod and he fist bumps me. My dad said he had to go help my auntie move into her new apartment, so Victoria had to drop me off. I know my parents divorced 4 years ago, but he already put a baby and a ring on Victoria in less than 6 months after the divorce with my mom so I count her as a mistress.
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She drops me off at the front entrance of the mall and my friend sees me."Bye." I wave goodbye and walk up to my friend and her girl, Lauryn. We start window shopping, then we find out from Lauryn's friend that they have a sell in Victor's Secret." Oh, Hexxx naw!" me and Aaliyah both yelled in unison. "It's a 75% sell-off! and I need to go to Fashion Nova so I can buy clothes for the Europe trip thig-a machig" she pleaded over and over again, but the last thing we need is to be seen as pervs instead of two regular high schoolers shopping. "I will buy yawl some cologne if y'all come" she looked at Aaliyah who was already lookin at me like "It's free cologne, my dude!" Aliya says. "Aight!" I shrugged and decided to go in with them. I look at some perfumes that Lauryn suggested I buy since she said the thought of us smelling like a whole bunch of musty Axe lax boys made her grimace when I look at someone walk out the dressing room wearing a pretty silk dress...it was Angelina!! she was wearing a silk top and black jeans, trying on some... "Tops". She sees me and blushes. "Do you like it?" she asks with a shy smile, which did NOT help my nerves at all. "You know I .." I stop myself and try again, "It looks good! I like the red.." I look directly at her instead of being weird, which helped since Maya was lookin at me like I was tryna take David's place. "So how are you and Dave?" which was a dumb question since I boxed her manz face in that day. "Oh! I broke up with him, so let's drop it." she chided. I nod and start to turn away before she grabs my hand and back hugs me.''B...Bye!" she blushes and then goes back to the dressing room. I look away and go back to my friends, who were already done shopping...WINDOW SHOPPING this confused me until I realized they only asked to shop at VS so I could see Angelina! I shake my head and meet up with them again.''So did YOU have fun shopping?" they both reply all smug, lookin like we did somethin."Man! did y'all hear about that new donut-fried chicken burger at KFC? let's go to the food court!' I try to walk down the steps casually, but I bump into someone with a black eye.....DAVE ." lATER, DYKE'' he shoves me and starts walking the other way, but Aaliyah stops him."Bruh, chill that's why yo eye busted! just keep walkin" she starts walking with us, but Dave grabs her shoulder firmly."Touch me again and I'll make you sorry" he snarled before walking away."Man forget that n***** I'm glad he ain't in our band!" she drapes her arm around Lauryn, who is completely oblivious to what has happened since she was on her phone. We find a table and get our donut chicken sandwich*, which to be honest didn't look all that good, but the moment I tasted that diabetes was gonna kill me if Angelina's manz didn't first."Shid, I'm finna be phat after this" Lauryn said as she stole some food from Aaliyah."Ay yo, gimme my food back or you ain't getting a ride home from the mall!" Aaliyah jeered before just giving Lauryn the whole plate."Couple goals?" I smile slyly at Aaliyah who already considered putting my head in the donut hole of the sandwich, but she nods her head slowly.
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"Chill, ima see you later" I give Aaliyah a dap before leaving."Bet, ima see you too" she gives me a side hug before departing, but just seconds later Angelina and Maya peer from the corner, laughing and talking with each other. I see Victoria's car so I don't say hi, but every atom inside me wanted to....in a good way (or so I believe)."How was the mall, Nina?" Jose smiles at me before hugging me, "Mom's out with your dad, so you have to stay at the house with me." he looks at me in the rearview mirror and I just shrug. I and Jose just eat Takis and play GTA on his Xbox, so it wasn't anything to make me jump, but he's still good to have a company with.
We arrive at the house and I sit my bags down at the kitchen entrance:
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"So, how's that trumpet?" Jose asks me before reaching in the cabinet."You know how it is..it's aight" I sit on the couch and take a sip out of my bottle."Yeah? well, that's good..." he trails off and then looks at me, "Ay yo, I'm not supposed to say this, but-"."Jose, I ain't got time for games so what is i-"."Dave went to the mall to stalk Angelina because she likes you!!!!..." he yells, but then he covers his mouth, looking at me with a questioning look."Wow.... so Angelina likes me...Imma tell her" I pull out my phone, but Jose grabs it."NO Angelina will be embarrassed because she wants to tell you later" Jose says grabbing my phone and putting it away. I sigh and turn on the Xbox so we can play GTA. Angelina likes me after all that talk about her being straight.....Yesss! ;).
Angelina's POV:
Chapter 3: Don't ask, Don't tell
"How do you know Jayla?" Maya asks me in curiosity," She seems like the more athletic type, not creative like you". "Well, for your information we met in English Lit in secondary school!" I nearly yelled, feeling my cheeks getting hot."Relax! you're acting like you guys are dating or something!" she looks at me with disgust, like we were secretly dating when we weren't...I wish we were. Okay! I'm going to admit that I like her, but it's not like I can do anything since.....wait! If she goes on a trip to Europe with me (and is in A camp) then I can buy her something she'll like on the trip! I just now realize this and hurry to the car."Wait! you are supposed to be my ride!" Maya screams across the parking lot, but I don't hear her, just the sounds of my car keys jingling
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I get an alert on my phone that the Europe trip is this Spring Break, and gave us our packing list and which group we were in:
Group A (Germany, France, and Czechia):
Members: Tour leader: Lydia* (Also a friend of mine and is asexual and trans)
raincoat and umbrella (It is very rainy in France)
One Large bag and tiny tote bag
toiletries
your guide book
permission form and money
electronics and common sense
Good Luck!
"Crap! Amiyah is coming" I thought to myself as I sat in my car in frustration, trying to figure out how I am going to survive the trip with Amaiyah bragging about her man to everyone and Jessica being egotistical.." they're delusional when confronted by someone who is bold and messes with their past," I think to myself as I leave my car and climb up the stairs to my apartment."And I'm going to be the boldest bitch on that bus ever" I smirk to myself.
