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I woke up feeling terrible as ever. I had a major headache and I really didn't want to get out of bed. I've been laying here facing the wall for at least ten minutes. I felt horrible, I'm a horrible person. I didn't have the heart to text Dominic that I arrived home safely last night. Not even when he spammed my phone with calls and messages. Not after what went down between Chris and I when he walked me home.

I heard footsteps coming into my room but I chose to ignore it "It's about time you woke up, it's like one in the afternoon."

"It's still early." I said crawling under my comforter with my back still towards her

"You're phone was having a seizure by the way. Last night and this morning."

I took the comforters off of my head and sat up with my back against the head board. She was sitting at my computer desk eating chips, browsing the internet and swiveling in the chair. I grabbed my phone that was plugged in to the outlet right next to my bed and unplugged it.

I pressed the home button and my phone lit up to an abundance of notifications from random apps and iMessage.

😊 10:08 AM

iMessage (5)

I immediately was sent to my home screen with the use of the touch id, revealing a picture of my father, Jas and I. I clicked the iMessage app and saw Dominic on top of my messages with the blue dot, indicating I didn't open it yet. I saw the preview of the messages he sent and I instantly felt worse.

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Trin, are you okay?

"You look like you're about to shit yourself." Jasmine said looking at me

I ignored her intense staring, not wanting to break down then and there. I sighed and flipped the comforters off of me, crawling to the edge of the bed sitting there. She set her bag of chips down giving me her undivided attention.

"I kissed Chris last night." I mumbled

"You did what?"

"Please don't let me repeat myself." I said finally making eye contact

"No, I heard you Trinity." She got up from the swivel chair and started pacing around the room with her face scrunched up "I left your ass alone so you can make moves with Dominic, not go lallygagging with Chris! Fuck. Trinity man!"

"What." I wined "You're making me feel bad!" I put my head in my hands feeling disappointed in myself

Jasmine of all people pissed off at me.

"You should! You know how many times I've tried getting y'all alone last night? Then all of sudden you're alone with Chris."

I sighed "I was alo-"

"Why are you so upset anyways?"

"I was alone with Dominic also..."

She froze in her spot and turned to me, with her perfectly arched brow raised. She walked back to the swivel chair sitting in it and rolling over to me by the edge of the bed.

"Tell me everything."

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I took my left overs out of the fridge, heating it up in the microwave. Jasmine sat at the kitchen island on her laptop eating hers.

"So what are you gonna do? You can't avoid Dominic for the rest of your life. Your only friends are his friends also."

"I don't know. I don't know what to do." I shrugged opening the microwave with one second left "I just wanna die."

"I honestly don't know what to tell you." She turned her body on the bar stool looking at me

I walked off with my food into the living room with her hot on my tail. I sat on the recliner turning the cable on to see Spongebob and Garry the snail on the screen.

"Well, who do you like more?" She sat in the love seat resting her food on the coffee table

"I dunno Jasmine, I like them both."

"Alright Nique, leave. Get out my room." I said pushing her out

"Don't touch me, with your big headed self 'for I tell mommy!"

"Tell her what? She not even home, man get out of here." I waved her off laying on my bed "Go play with Tyler next door or some shit, and close my door."

"I can't stand you!"

"Then sit down Dominique, damn."

She slammed the door hard causing the plastic basketball hoop I had hanging there to fall off. I kissed my teeth and got up to hang it back up.

"No fourteen year old supposed to have attitude like that. Annoying ass."

I sat back on my phone unlocking it, going straight to messages. She didn't even open it yet. Damn Trinity, what are you doing? Should I text her again? Nah, I texted shawty like five times already and they all said delivered. She got my messages.

Going on Snapchat instead, I got interrupted by a FaceTime call. It was Tyra. My hand hovered over the green button for a few seconds but I ended up answering her call anyway. There's no need for airing her.

Her pretty face popped up on the screen with a huge grin. It made me chuckle a little bit. She had no makeup on. Her light brown skin was flawless of any acne. It looked soft and smooth with her hair soaking wet clinging to her face like she just came out the shower.

"Hi Dominic, its been a minute." She said softly

Not really, I saw her in Burger King like three nights ago but we ain't talk. Before that, the last time I saw her was maybe at her party so yeah, actually it has been a while.

It was pretty obvious Tyra was crushing on me for a minute now. I figured so the first week when Kae and 'em introduced me to her around the time she was having one of her annual parties or whatever. That was like two years ago though. Tyra isn't ugly, she's far from ugly. She's petite, short and in shape with big brown eyes. She's attractive but she just don't cut it for me. I don't know, I got my eyes set for someone else.

"Yeah I know, how you been?"

"Everyone is being annoying. No one wanna go out to eat with me."

"I mean, It is the day after Christmas."

She scrutinized me then sighed "I know but I'm hungry." She wined poking out her bottom lip

"Why you didn't pull up to China's place last night?"

"China is Kae's friend not really mine. I'd feel like I'm intruding." She propped herself on her elbow resting her head in the palm of her hand

"Am I your last option or something?"

"Whaaat?" She dragged "That'll never be the case Dominic, you know you come first." She started cheesing wide showing off her perfect white set of teeth

I laughed looking away from the camera, it's just lunch and I didn't take any food home from China's Christmas party last night so I'm starving.

I scratched the back of my neck looking back into the camera "We can get something to eat." I shrugged "Get dressed I'll pick you up."

Her eyes went wide "Oh my god, really!?" She exclaimed dropping the phone

I was now looking at her ceiling light.

Her bed creaked as she got up and started sounding distant "What should I wear?"

I assume she was going through her closet.

"I don't know dress warm. I gotta get dressed too so I'll call you when I'm outside in like an hour and a half."

Her face appeared back on the screen "Okay Dom, I'll see you in a bit."

"Please be ready."

She smiled before hanging up as my phone took me back to Snapchat. I closed all my apps locking my phone. I got off of my bed walking out of my room, down the hall to Dominque's room. The door was opened revealing her sprawled out on the bed with her iPad in her hands with a pissed off face.

"Yo, Nique."

"What." She answered not looking at me

"Get dressed, I'm taking you next door."

"Why?" She set her iPad down looking at me

"Cus I'm going somewhere and mommy don't like you alone in the house. Tyler's mom willing to watch you."

"Man whatever, get out."

I chuckled walking out of my room and into mine, looking for something to wear in my closet