The McDonald's was packed with kids just getting out of school and it took us fifteen minutes to have our order taken. When we finally did we got our food and found a booth near the restrooms
"Thank God" Diamond said as she took a bite out of her burger
"Right, next time we need to come early" Alaina said while dipping her fries in mustard
I scrunched my face up at the sight and pretended to gag, Alaina rolled her eyes at me
"Shut up Roxy, mustard is good"
I shook my head and squirted ketchup all over my fries "naw that shit nasty it look like vomit"
"Are you team ketchup or mustard" Alaina asked Diamond who was dipping her chicken
"You were supposed to be here at 2:35, it's three thirty; where were you" my grandma asked when I didn't respond she kept talking"I told you I was going to play Bingo with Sheryl now you made me miss it. Here get him" she said handing Princeton over to meI held him in my arms while I finished up on my homework "grandma I texted you and told you I would be home late, I didn't know I would be home this late" I said rolling my eyes"You don't need to be staying out late anyway, once you have a child that staying out late card is revoked""Okay grandma I get it, I have him now you can leave" I said not waiting to hear what she had to say"Don't tell me when I can leave, this is my hous
"I don't even know what I'm going to wear tonight" I said while rummaging through the clothes that I had thrown on the floor"What's wrong with the outfit you wore to school" Cam said through the phone.Me and him were on FaceTime after helping him with his homework and talking for a bit;I started getting dressed for the dinner with my dad and his girlfriend tonight"No it's a dinner Cam, I want to make a good impression""Why, she the one who gotta make a good impression not you""I guess, but I still wanna look nice" I picked up a black mini skirt and pointed it at the camera for Cam to see"Yeah wear that"
We drove to Te Amour chatting here there but we mostly just listened to the radio.I was mad at my mom for acting like a school girl and being so dramatic for no reason. I already know imma have to hear her mouth when I get back home.When we got to the restaurant my dad handed his keys to the valet"Don't scratch my shit" he said looking sternly at the valet driver"Yes sir" the boy said looking scared as he took the keys from my dad"Reservation for three, I'm Mr. Greene my dad said to the hostess at the front desk"Oh yes, right this way Mr. Greene" The petite brunette said while leading us to a table near the back "here are your
"Face it dad in a couple years you're going to be wearing diapers" Alaina said making me laughJacob mean mugged her in the rear view mirror "yep and you gone be the one changing my diapers" he said"Eww no I am not, that's Tias job" Alaina said"Oh no honey, you better change yo own diaper" I said"Alright imma remember this when y'all get old, even though T already old" he said side eyeing me then looking back at the road"I am not old baby" I said flipping my hair"How old are you Tia" Alaina asked from the backseat"She 60" Jacob said before I could respond
Me: I'm outsideItextedAlainaasIsatin the car waiting for her to come outsideAcoupleof seconds later she walked outside, she looked mad as hell as she got closer to the car"Wassup ma, you good" I said once she got in the carShe leaned over and gave me a kiss "my mom is getting on my fucking nerves" she said putting her seatbelt on and crossing my arms"What happened this time" I asked as I pulled out of the driveway"She yelled at m
"If you need to stay at my place for a couple of days you can" Roxy said while handing me a paper towel to wipe the tears that had fallen on my cheek"It's okay, I'm just soo mad at her for being so childish" I said angrily my mom had started fussing at me as soon as I woke up just morning "last night I heard her fussing at Tia on the phone, she thought I was sleeping""Maybe your mom is just lonely or something" Diamond said while rubbing my back"More like jealous as hell, when she had my dad she treated him like shit now that he found someone who treats him right she wanna throw a fit" I said while looking in the mirror to make sure my eyes weren't red"Well tonight we're still going to have the slumber party at my house" Roxy said
I put my headphones in and put my head down on the desk, I was tired of hearing these bitches talk with they're annoying ass voicesI tried to go to the front office and get my classes switched but the front desk lady told me I had to have a good reason to change classes, not wanting to sit at a desk with these three hoes should've been enough but no it wasn'tGirl on Fire by Alicia Keys came on and I smiled a little, this used to be me and Alaina's favorite song she would sing Alicia's part and I would rap Nickis part.That was back when everything was cool between me and her. Sometimes I'll come across an old pic of me and her in my room and I'll get a little sad because it is partially my fault that we're not friends anymore, I still remember the day Chynna approached me about her "
Grandma: what time are you going to be homeMe: I told you I'm spending the night at a friendsGrandma: what! no you are not, I going out with Sheryl so you better reschedule that slumber party and watch your sonI rolled my eyes and put my phone on my desk and finished writing the notes the teacher had on the board.I love my grandma for being there for me and helping me but I'm getting tired of her, all she does is go out with that Sheryl nosey ass. I told her about the slumber party earlier and she acting brand newI love my son with all my heart and I would never regret having him, it's just I wish I was a little older when I had him and I wish he had a
Alaina I know you're mad at me but I was not trying to hurt you im omw to Candies so we can talkI tossed my phone into the passenger seat, basketball practice had ran a little late but if I drove fast I should be able to make it to Candies before her shift endsI started my car upI hope she just hears me out and know I would never do anything to intentionally hurt her, shit is fucked I told Roxy to talk to her but no she wanna release tapes and shitI thought to myself as I drove thank God there was no trafficFifteen minutes later I pulled up to Candies, the place was mainly empty besides a couple of cars in the backthe must be about to close I walked to the door and pulled it openThere was a girl mopping behind the counter and I could hear another person doing something in the back of the shop"excuse me"&nbs
"Chy everyone is watching that video of the lez lovers" Tanaji said laughingWe were sitting in my room after school, me sitting in the middle of my queen sized bed and Tanaji sitting criss crossed on the floor "I knew they would, I'm just suprised I didn't catch the lesbo vibes those two were throwing" I said while picking up my nail filer"right who would have thought... oh my gosh look" Tanaji said while hopping up from the floor and showing me her phone "I sent the video to this guy that goes to Penbrooke High and he posted it on PornHub it has two thousand views already"I raised an eyebrow and took her phone to check it out myself and sure enough "High School Lesbians making out in School bathroom" had 2,000 views "maybe we should send this to their parents to let them know that their children are stars"Tanaji smirked "maybe plaster the link all over the school halls so the whole s
I tucked my phone back into my pocket Diamond has a sonI can't beleive it I thought to myself"Um Alaina it's just one scoop of pistachio"Sydney said while holding her gloved hand out to meI scrunched up my face for a second then realized I was supposed to be getting the ice cream"Sorry" I said to the customer as I put on my gloves and grabbed a cone, I looked around for a second looking for pistachio"Right there" Sydney said while pointing out the green ice cream"Thanks" I said while grabbing the spoon and scooping one spoon full.I passed the ice cream to Sydney and she passed it to the customer "have a nice day" she said with a smileOnce the customer walked out of the door Sydney turned to me "are you okay"I slipped my gloves off "sorry about that, my mind was somewhere else for a minute""I could tell girl, I called your name three times, is there anything I could do to help" she sai
"What do you have to say for yourself lil girl" my grandma saidI sighed. She already fussed at me the whole car ride homeBefore I could even speak she continued "each day when you at school I take care of YOUR son. I buy him diapers, food and clothes ON TOP OF THAT IM TAKING CARE OF YO BEHIND AND YOU AT THE DAMN SCHOOL ACTING A FOOL" she yelled"I'm sorry grandma" I said for what felt like the hundredth time "it won't happen again, it was just a stupid dare" I lied while looking back down at my math homework"I don't care what it was Diamond you shouldn't have been kissing any damn body, lil fast ass need to get your education and take care of your child. Matter of fact get up and get dressed" she saidI closed my math book and sat up on my bed "why""Cause you getting a job to help out around here, not just finna be sitting on yo ass while work and take care of you and your child. You got five minutes to get up and get dressed imma
Diamond and I had to sit and wait until after school so that Mr. Burns could meet up with our parents"You guys can go to your lockers and grab the rest of your things and then come straight back here" miss secretary said I had no idea what her name wasMe and Diamond both stood up to leave out of the office"If you're not back here in five minutes you will have extra days added on to your suspension" she said as we walked outI rolled my eyes I wish the fuck you would add days"If she add days on I'm dropping out" Diamond said jokinglyI nodded "hell yeah, where your locker at again""Mine is down this hallway you wanna split up, grab our stuff then meet back here""Yeah we can do that I know my dad gone be here soon and I'm finna take my time ion care what she talking bout" I said while turning down a hallway opposite of Diamond"You better not take more than five minutes or that's yo ass Mr. postman" she yelled behind
"Okay first thing you do when you come in is clock in, I know it seems obvious but you have no idea how many people forget to clock in and get mad when they don't get paid for their hours" Tamara said while typing something in to the clock in padI was at Candies and after changing into my uniform Malik picked Tamara to train me because he had to step out for a bit.I nodded my head "okay""So all you have to do is put your thumb here then press clock in easy peasy"I did as she said "and when I go on break I would just put my thumb here then click go on break" I asked"Yes you got it, but make sure when you get off break you remember to clock back in so it doesn't dock your pay""And I definitely don't want that I'm trying to save up for a car""I feel you girl, I've been saving up to pay for my college books. Okay Imma run to the back real quick and grab you an apron""Alrighty you want me to go up front or stay back here" I
"I was born in Philadelphia but we moved here when I was in the eighth grade" I said to Alaina we had finished the worksheet and now we sat waiting for the bell to ring"I think I remember when you guys first came to the school, everybody was talking about y'all because you guys were like the first twins we ever had here""That's so crazy cause at my old school there was like two other sets of twins there, but it did make me feel special" I said smiling at the memory, the first day my sister and I came everyone was trying to be our friend"What's it like to have an identical twin" Alaina asked"Well it used to be really fun we would switch places soo many times, my teacher would ask my mom to staple our names to our shirts so she would know who was who; but we would just switch shirts in the bathroom" I said laughingAlaina laughed too "If I had a twin whenever I got in trouble I would say I'm my sister""Oh my gosh this one time my fi
I can't believe Cam would tell Dashawn, but not meI thought to myself as I walked the halls not sure on where to go. I know I shouldn't be mad at Cam because I know he wasn't trying to intentionally hurt me, but it just feels like everyone is keeping secrets; everyone in our group knew but me and that shit hurtsI walked to my English class and leaned against the wall waiting for the bell to finally ring.I'm soo ready to leave this raggedy ass school, but how the heck am I going to get to Candies ugh I need a carBRRRRIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGGGThe bell rang snapping me from my thoughts. I walked closer to the door as the class started to leave out
I didn't want to go to the cafeteria because I knew all eyes would be on me and I did not feel like dealing with that, so I went to the library instead; being sure to sit all the way in the back so I was unseenI texted Cam to let him know I was having lunch in the libraryI can't believe Roxy never told me, I've talked about relationships and love a billion times she had many opportunities to tell me"Laina... Laina" I could hear Cam whisper yellingI got up from my seat and waved my hand so he could see where I was sitting, once he saw me he started walking towards me; but he looked pissed"Yo what the fuck is going on" he said