Chapter 61 - Fatima

“Girl! You look fucking fierce. What the hell did you do to yourself over break?” Ollie says the second that I step into the house. Their arms go around me and they pull me into a fierce hug.

I cackle as I return their hug. “I just needed an update to my look.” And I did.

After I talked to JoJo about what went down with Kurt, she insisted that we hit up the salon and the shops. I got my hair trimmed, layered, and highlighted, a facial, a mani/pedi, and several entirely new outfits to help build my confidence and lift my spirits. And it really did. It’s amazing how self-care and feeling good about the way that you look can just make you feel good.

“Bitch, this isn’t an update. This is a glow-up on a girl that didn’t need one. You trying to make every guy on this campus throw himself at you?” Ollie says, playing with my ponytail. Then looking at me with a raised eyebrow, they ask, “Or one guy in particular?”

I pull away from Ollie and glare at them. “I’m not look