"Get off of my bed with your outside clothes Jasmine." I said carrying her suitcase into the room and resting it by the closet door

It was the 23rd of December and New York schools are currently closed for Christmas break. My father and I picked Jasmine up from the airport as soon as I got home from school today. She's going to be spending the rest of the month and the first few days in January because she goes back to school the fourth.

"Shut up." She retaliated as she watched me struggle with her stuff

I gave her an exasperated sigh and rolled me eyes, laying on the bed next to her.

"Ugh, I missed you so much baby girl." She cooed pulling me in a tight hug

I mugged her "Move, I don't like you."

She kissed her teeth and pushed me away, causing me to almost fall off of the bed "Man, whateva."

I rolled out of bed, laughing and stood at the foot of the bed watching her

"Wanna put your gifts under the tree now?" I suggested waking over to my dresser drawer

I took out some fuzzy socks to wear and put them on, along with my Nike slides.

I watched her roll off the bed and walked over to her suitcase, laying it down and opening it up. "I don't know why you so anxious, not like I got your ass something." She mumbled that last part under her breath

She took out four medium size gifts, wrapped neatly with Christmas themed gift wrap. Two each for my father and I.

"Shut up." I said walking out of the room

She laughed obnoxiously behind me as we raced down the steps. As we entered the living room I sat down in the recliner, watching her admire the huge white Christmas tree. She placed her gifts along with the rest and then sat in the love seat across from me.

"So?"

"So...?"

I rolled my eyes "What's going on in Cali, I know there's always gossip why you holding back? You usually always have something to say."

"Yeah I know." She took her phone out and held it up to her face with a smug smirk

My face went straight "Uh, I'd appreciate it if you don't put me on your snapchat."

She walked over to me with her phone in my face, then turned the camera to get both of us. She squeezed herself on the recliner with me and started cheesing wide. My face remained straight.

"Great try to change the subject, but not that great." I said looking down at her phone as she wrote a caption

'Reunited with my baby 😍👭'

I smiled at it but remembered what we were previously talking about.

"Jas."

"Hm?"

"What are you hiding from me?" I asked scrutinizing her as she tried her best to not make eye contact with me

"It doesn't even matter anymore Trin, that's old Cali news." She said waving me off

"Okay but I'd still like to know what you're hiding from me."

She sighed and adjusted herself in the recliner "It's about Marc."

"Is he okay?" I suddenly grew worried

Even though Marc and I broke up a few weeks before I was moving to New York, I still care for him. We had a horrible falling out, and never spoke after that but he was my many firsts including my first love. I'm over that though.

"Oh he's fine, him and Alana started dating and she had a pregnancy scare, and-"

"I don't even want to know anymore." I cut her off rolling my eyes

I reclined the seat back and got comfortable.

"I did warn you." She pouted playing with my baby hairs

"I want to fight Alana again, she's honestly asking for it."

"Calm down tiger." Jas teased laughing

"It's not funny. Ever since middle school she's been on my case and wanted everything I had. She tried to compete with me for the many years I've known her. From birthday parties to boyfriends. She's so annoying."

"Well she can have Marc no good ass. Fuck him Trin."

"Yeah, forget him." I said nodding

I got up and picked up the remote that was on the coffee table. I turned the television on and Sponge Bob's distinct voice automatically started coming from the speakers.

"Pops!" Jas called out to my father who was making noise in the kitchen

That made me smile, it just shows how close Jasmine and I are. She's the only person in the world who has the ability to call my father pops. She's been a family friend since I was in middle school, six years to be exact. I love her so much. She's been through it all with me, from when my mother left, when I lost my virginity to Marc, the break up and a lot more that I'm probably forgetting. She's been there for me and I've most definitely been through it with her.

"What's up." He peeked his head from out of the kitchen and started smiling "Like we never left."

"Pops, we're hungry."

"I'm not hungry, she's hungry."I said pointing to her

"We're hungry." She repeated herself mushing my head "I want In-N-Out"

"Burger king it is." My father said chuckling

"Jasmine we're in New York hun." I said looking at her and laughing, patting her head

"Y'all get ready, I'm gonna go heat up the car." My father said disappearing

"But I don't want Burger King." She wined as we got up from the recliner

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"Why don't we just go through the drive thru?" Jasmine asked from the back seat as my father pulled up in a parking space

My father looked at her through the rear view window and just smiled

"Because whoever's working at the window is probably gonna scam us." I answered unbuckling my seat belt

Michael actually told me about that, and ever since that day I've been paranoid to the point where I got my father rather go inside instead of the the drive thru. Speaking of Michael, I haven't spoken to him in a minute.

My mind then wandered to Chris. I started to cringe as I got out of the car. Thinking about what happened a couple of Mondays ago makes me want to die. After that day, things haven't been the same between us.

"I don't know what's been up with Chris these few weeks now, but I don't ask him about it. I only ask him if he's okay and this and that. I don't press him on it, I usually wait for him to tell me." She finished drying her hands and threw out the brown paper towel "He'll eventually come around with you Trinity, don't worry."

We both walked over to the door "And about you liking him, just tell him. You don't want to not tell him how you feel, having that regret of not telling him later and never knowing his feelings in the end." She opened the door as we both walked out of the bathroom

Chris crashed right into the side of me hard, I almost fell but he caught me by my waist. Deja vu huh?

"Here's your chance." Chyna whispered in my ear quickly disappearing around the corner

"H-hey Chris." I looked up at him and saw something was most definitely wrong "Woah, are you okay?" I asked resting my hand on his forearm

He wiped his face down roughly and nodded "Yeah."

"If anything is wrong Chris, you can tell me."

"Trinity I'm good aight? I don't want to talk right now." And with that he walked away

"Wait, how?" She unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car also closing the door

"It's hard to explain Jas." Before I closed the passenger door, I reached my hand out to my father. He opened his wallet and took out some money, putting it in my hand "You want anything daddy?"

"Just get me large fries." He said

I nodded and closed the door walking over to the Burger King entrance with Jasmine close by my side shivering.

"It's colder then a bitch!" She exclaimed jogging over to the door

She pulled it open and scurried inside, not holding the door for me. I rolled my eyes and caught the door before it closed completely and walked in. Jasmine was already ordering so I casually stood next to her.

"Is that all?" The cashier looked up from the machine at the both of us

I slightly pushed Jasmine out the way "A whopper meal please, and an order of large fries. Separately."

I gave Jasmine the money walking away to find a seat as we wait for the food. Through my peripheral I saw four girls looking at me and whispering. They all had either bonnets or a satin scarf on their heads.

Cute.

I walked passed them to sit down at a random booth, flipping my hair in the process. Jasmine then came over and sat down across from me with the receipt in her hand. I took it from her and started examining it.

"Those girls behind us was looking at me crazy mumbling and shit. Don't tell me I have to whoop a couple of New York girls ass my first day in New York." The attitude was evident and she began to raise her voice

I looked up from the receipt, she was heated "Jasmine, you need to clam down. We're not back at home." I warned her "This is how girls are down here, I don't know why but I just leave it alone." I shrugged sitting back in my seat

"Okay but you can't just look at a girl you don't know crazy like that, and talk shit under your breath!"

"They're looking over here."

"Let them fucking look!" She yelled so they can hear her

I face palmed. One thing for sure when it comes to Jasmine, she's a ticking time bomb. I love her but her anger is uncontrollable. Whenever she feels threatened, she's most likely going to do something about it. Her and I got into so many altercations because she never tries to walk away. She's very confrontational.

"Is there something you have to say?" One of the girls said

She was most definitely a hood rat with that tongue piercing, thee lisp was serious. Jasmine stood still for a minute, then immediately pulled up her jacket sleeve to reveal four elastic bands. She took off two and handed me one, I watched her gather her long silky black hair as she put it in a pony tail.

May eyes widened "Oh no."

"That's what I fucking thought." The same girl said laughing "Pussy ass bitches."

My right eye started to twitch. I put my curls in a sloppy bun as Jasmine watched me with a sinister look. I looked up and saw Dominic, Michael and Chris walking into the Burger King. It all happened in slow motion, Michale spotted me and pointed me out but then his smile fell when he saw the look on my face, identical to Jasmine's. The three of them started walking over to the booth but froze once Jasmine and I popped out of our seats.

"So run it if you about it then, bitch!"