😗sorry for any mistakes

Monday

JB, Carmen, and Rell all stood in the parking lot of their school, shaking their heads at Sarai and Semaj rapping a Key Glock song together.

"Got a bad bitch, she got a bankroll too. Yeah, I be poppin' my shit, she be poppin' shit too" Semaj rapped, with a smile on his face while Sarai hyped him up.

"They make me so sick," Carmen shook her head. JB and Rell nodded in agreement while JB recorded them like he always does when Sarai and Semaj did this.

Which was often.

"Two people who should be together but ain'. Jus' be pissin' me off" Rell commented. "They both slow" He mumbled, taking his phone out of his sweatpants pocket.

They all were sick of them, mainly because it was clear as day the two belonged together.

"Not too much on my bestie. It's him. He acts like he doesn't have 20/20 vision" Carmen said "Ray... she jus' scared. Y'all her first ever real friends, she doesn't think he feels the same" She reasoned.

"Nah Rayray jus' don't know how to be confident in herself. She doesn't see what others see. She let her social anxiety and bein' a people pleaser' get in the way of a lot of shit and control her. She overthinking everything like a motha' fucker and thinks Maj wouldn't want someone like that" JB shook his head and Rell nodded in agreement.

"That's something I never understood. Has she always been a people pleaser and why?" Carmen frowned, applying lip gloss to her lips.

"Always been like that but it's her anxiety. Ray had social anxiety bad when we were younger. She used to literally shake if someone spoke to her to the point she didn't talk at all." Rell stated, looking up from his phone. "She used to get bullied so bad until we got to high school for being a quiet shy girl"

"She wants to make everyone happy so they don't pick on her"

"But why? She is one of the sweetest people I ever met. I never hear her talk bad 'bout nobody" Carmen looked in her camera to make sure her lips were okay.

"Right. Why do you think her family calls her Angel? She is a damn walkin' angel, I'm surprised ha' ass even cuss. " JB chuckled and leaned off of Semaj's car when Sarai and Semaj started walking towards the gym.

"People targeted her back in the day for it. They hated seein' someone as nice as her. People will be so miserable to the point they will try ta' make you be miserable wit' them. They knew she was too shy to defend herself unless you touched her. But Maj? Nigga was always steppin' behind her" Rell laughed and JB joined in the laugh.

"Hell yeah. Befo' we could react, that nigga was already goin' crazy. Whether it was fighting or cussin' someone out about her. Everyone knows now, fuckin' wit' Ray, you got that crazy ass nigga right behind her. Every time" Rell chuckled, letting the cold air in the gymnastics hit his face once they entered the doors.

"They balance each other out. And you can't tell me he is not in love with her back. That's his peace and soft spot right there. Everyone knows he has a fast temper and short-ass patience but with her? He is the softest nigga and most patient nigga ever. He thinks it's because she is his best friend but it's deeper than that" JB spoke as they walked into the loud gym, full of other students.

Unknown that her friends were talking about her and Semaj behind her, Sarai was feeling all types of butterflies at the moment. Semaj had his arm over her shoulder, having her close to him more than usual. She was doing cartwheels inside her body right now with his Dior Cologne filling her nostrils.

"What do you want for your birthday?" She looked up at his natural mug resting on his face and giving people that past them, head nods.

"Big Libra!" He said before they both started laughing. "Good byeee" She giggled. Every time someone brought up his birthday, he always yelled out his zodiac sign. His birthday was coming up (September 30), she got him one gift but she was stuck on what other gift to get him.

"I'on kno. T— Maj" He was cut off and they stopped walking when Liberty stepped in front of them. She looked Sarai up and down first before looking back at Semaj.

Sarai was confused. She didn't know what she did to Liberty for her to be looking at her up and down.

"Can we talk? In private" She asked, side-eyeing Sarai.

Semaj furrowed his eyebrows "Talk fa' what? Ain' you tell me ta' never talk to you again? Keep it like that" He shook his head, trying to walk past her.

Liberty put her hand on his chest to stop him "Maj, please? I wanna apologize" She frowned.

Sarai moved Semaj's arm from around her shoulder, honestly annoyed by Liberty's presence. Semaj told her all the bullshit Liberty said and that made her not like her at all. She didn't agree with what Semaj said because it wasn't nice but it was the truth.

The truth that Liberty knew but she just didn't like it being said out loud. Sarai wouldn't like it either but she wouldn't wish so much bad on someone when they spoke the truth she didn't want to hear out loud.

Sarai walked away from the two before Semaj could grab her. She knew in the back of her head that Semaj was going to start messing with Liberty again to fulfill his sexual needs.

So she wouldn't be surprised.

As Sarai walked to her normal corner of the gym, not knowing where Carmen was. She bumped into someone, almost falling to the ground but the person caught her by the waist. "I-I'm so sorry. I—Chill Ray. It was jus' an accident" Santana cut her off from apologizing.

"Oh shit, you do talk. I thought you were mute" One of the many boys that he was around said. She quickly moved Santana's hands from her waist and frowned at the boy.

Santana sucked his teeth "Nigga shut up. She jus' doesn't like you" He joked. The other boy smacked his lips "She don't even kno' me." He grumbled while the rest of everyone started to clown the boy who she recognized from the basketball team.

Sarai started walking away, not knowing why she was standing there in the first place. Santana grabbed her wrist before she could fully walk away "Wait, why you ain't text me back?" He raised his eyebrow.

She shrugged, moving his hand from her wrist "I-I forgot. I'm sorry" She spoke lowly. Santana sucked his teeth "Damn that's how you do me? I thought we were friends, Ray" He teased.

"Rayray!" Sarai heard nobody but loud-ass JB calling her name out.

She rolled her eyes, already knowing he was trying to cockblock even though he didn't have to. "Bye Tana" She shyly waved before she walked away and spotted JB, Rell, and Carmen in her corner.

"Stop always being loud. You had everyone lookin' at me" She fussed at him once she was close enough. "I'on giva fuck. We have a plan Ray, he ain' a part of the plan" He stated while Carmen slapped him upside the head.

"Leave her alone. I'on see y'all blockin' fa' y'all boy" Carmen rolled her neck at him while he mugged her.

"We don't need to. Look" Rell chuckled, nodding his head in a direction. Sarai turned around to see what they were looking at. She frowned slightly seeing Semaj coming over to them looking annoyed then she looked at Liberty. She was crying and people around her were comforting her.

"Y'all wanna skip today?" Semaj asked, just sounding so annoyed.

Sarai huffed, wrapping her arms around him, hoping to make him feel better. He was already mad when she first saw him and she got him to change his mood.

Now his mood was back to sour.

Everyone shrugged "I'on got no assignments due. We can" JB shrugged. "Guys, we can't skip. That's wrong" Sarai whispered, looking at them funnily.

Sarai never skipped before. She was a perfect attendant student always and she never wanted to get caught. She always saw others skip but she was never bold enough to skip herself.

"You don't have a 2nd period anyways and it's not dat bad sis" Rell chuckled while she still had the same frown on her face.

"What if a teacher catches us? Or what if my mama and daddy find out? Y'all kno' they are callin' bout attendance" She started to panic and overthink everything.

"Aww best, it's gon' be okay. You aren't committing a crime" Carmen laughed. "I'll stay if you don't want to skip tho" Carmen assured her.

Sarai looked up at Semaj who had an unreadable expression on his face "If you dat scared, don't leave Khiouri" He spoke.

She twisted her lips to the side thinking. She didn't have any assignments to turn in either but it was Monday and teachers might teach something new.

But she didn't want to be a buzz kill.

"Where would we go? I'll have to ask my mama if can I leave first" She let Semaj go and went on her phone. Everyone laughed at her innocence "If she says yes, ask can we go thea'. I'on got time fa' my mama mouth if I go home" JB said.

She nodded, sending the second message to her mom and waiting for her to text back. She knew she was looking for new buildings for the second shop she wanted to open.

👸🏽🧡

Mommyyyy🙂

Wyd?

Whatever it is, no Angel😂

We want to leave school, can we go back to our

house?

Pleaseee🥺 you know your my favorite 🥰

You a damn lie! You jus' told yo' daddy that yesterday 😡

Go ahead, Angel. ONLY if y'all don't have tests and stuff and pick up Boogie when he gets out so he doesn't have to do campus kids.

Okay! Thank youuu, your the best🫶🏽

Whatever🙄😂

"She said yes but hurry up before a teacher sees us or something" She started walking towards the exit doors and looking to see nobody around first. They all laughed and followed behind her.

If they did get caught, she would be the reason. She was acting like she was doing something sneaking as they walked to the cars.

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"S-she wanted you to cut me off? Why?" Sarai frowned asking Semaj, watching him roll up the blunt on his Spongebob tray. They all sat in the park after getting some breakfast from Chick-fil-A.

Semaj was telling them how Liberty apologized to him for going so hard on him last week. Then she went on to tell him that he will have another chance with her only if he cuts Sarai off first and never speaks to her again.

Sarai was confused why was even brought up and put as an ultimatum.

"She wants you ta' cut someone you have known since we were damn 5 for ha' when you don't even want her more than pussy?" Rell jerked his head back, grinding his weed up in his grinder.

"Exactly, lost ha' damn mind. I never said I wanted another chance wit' ha' ass either. Does she kno' how much pussy is out hea'?" Semaj scoffed, Sarai slicking rolled her eyes.

The only kitty he needs is mine.

She started laughing to herself at her innothoughts.

"She wondered why I only wanted her for pussy cause that's how she set herself up. But I was wrong for sayin' I only wanted her for pussy. I never even wanted her in the first place, just wanted pussy and I told her that again. Then her ass gon' start cryin' talm 'bout how she's worth more than pussy." He shook his head, licking the backwood with his long tongue.

JB and Rell busted out laughing "Nigga you jus' don't giva' fuck" JB laughed loudly.

"You ain' shit" Carmen chuckled, getting up from the bench to throw her trash away.

"I'on giva fuck. I told her to go find a nigga dat care about her worth 'cause I'on giva fuck. You ain' worth shit other than pussy ta' me" He shrugged making JB start to scream.

"Damn! I would've been in dat bitch cryin' too" He still laughed. Carmen laughed, nodding in agreement.

Sarai shook her head, taking a sip out of her cup. She couldn't lie, sometimes the way he talks about girls, she felt like she should be happy they aren't together. She didn't know if he would treat her the same as he did them.

Most of them were delusional just like Liberty but he was ruthless at times. He really didn't care and his mouth was reckless at times.

"But it's like if he already told her once he only wanted you for pussy, why try to come back? Why try to try again wit' him when he already told you what it is. That's her fault" Carmen stated.

"Thank you. Why I'm wrong for bein' honest. Now if I was lyin' then I would be trifling and shit. Then her friends, there they go, 'why would you say that to her?' " He rolled his eyes, reaching into his pocket.

"She tryna force dat relationship shit. You took her on one day, she lost her mind" Rell said.

"She used ta' every nigga wantin' her airhead ass. That's the problem wit' a lot of females, a nigga could tell you what he want the first time and they still want him." JB shook his head.

"I'm tellin' ya. Then get mad when shit doesn't go dey way and they gettin' done dirty" Rell chuckled, pulling the weed in a line on the backwood.

"Not too much. Niggas love sending mixed signals, let's not forget." Carmen commented and Sarai nodded in agreement. "Yall wanna do relationship thingz all the time and expect women to go wit' it" Carmen added.

"I'm not talkin' 'bout dat. I'm talkin' about to ones that know straight up what a nigga want because he told her. Then they think they can be captain save a ho and they so raw they can change a nigga mind. When they realize they ain' that bitch they get in their feelings and wanna say you played them when they knew from the jump what it is" JB explained.

"Okay but a lot of females can change a nigga from his ways. I've seen it before" Carmen said, looking directly at Sarai. Sarai was too busy playing subway surfers on her phone to even know.

"True. Look at Rell, he was the biggest ho we knew. Now his ass is in a committed long-distance relationship" JB teased. Rell flicked him out with his middle finger while smiling.

"Couldn't be me tho" Semaj commented, using his orange lighter to light the blunt.

Everyone blankly looked at him "What couldn't be you?" Carmen raised her eyebrow.

"I'm dat nigga dats gon' show you, you ain' changin' shit this way. Take it or get da' fuck on" Semaj shrugged, putting the blunt to his lips.

"L.O.L" Carmen chuckled.

"Nigga... shut up befo' you piss me off" Rell mugged him, JB busted out laughing at the serious look Rell had on his face.

"I'm dead ass tho. When I get drafted, I'm about ta' be traveling, meetin' new people and shit. Young ass hell still, fuck I look like bein' in a committed relationship that's gon' stop allat" He stated, passing the blunt to Carmen. She shook her head at what he said and took the blunt.

"Damn... he don't got a clue in the fuckin' world" JB shook his head.

Sarai lowly sighed, not even wanting to play her game anymore. Things like that make Sarai not want to speak up even more. She took everything to heart. Her overthinking brain takes everything he says to heart.

Semaj had commitment issues. She barely thinks she is pretty sometimes so what makes her think that he would change his mind and be able to commit to her?

"Movin' on." Carmen shook her head, passing the blunt to JB after taking a few pulls. "What are we doin' for yo' birthday?" Carmen changed the subject to Semaj's birthday, which was the week after next.

"Jus' a dinner I guess. Ain' nothin' ta' do foreal. I'on want no party either" He replied, leaning up towards Sarai being that they were sitting next to each other.

They were never too far from each other if they were around.

"What's wrong wit' you?" He questioned, taking her phone out of her hands. She frowned, reaching for her phone but he moved it "Nothing. Gimme my phone back please" She mumbled, trying to reach out for her phone again.

"Why are you so quiet?" He asked, giving her the phone back. She shrugged her shoulders "I'm a quiet person Zyair" She lied, not wanting to admit he hurt her feelings.

If she was being honest, she didn't even know how he hurt her feelings.

"Mm," He hummed, taking the blunt when Rell pasted it to him. He only smokes now but once he gets to college, he's supposed to stop since sometimes the coaches do drug tests.

"Can I try?" She asked, watching him inhale the smoke into his mouth.

He furrowed his eyes while letting the smoke out through his nostrils after a minute. "No" He spoke plainly, making her frown. "Why not? I jus' want to try a little" She pouted.

She was always around them when they smoked, but never actually tried it. More so because she was scared of getting in trouble but she did want to try and see the feeling.

"No," He mugged her.

"Let her do it once," Rell shrugged. Semaj looked at him as if he was crazy "Why not? She jus' wanna try a little." Rell reasoned.

"No. Leave my innocent little sis alone. She's jus' a baby" JB sounded like he was about to cry. Carmen patted his back and shook her head at his dramatics.

"Semaj pleasee, you do it. Why can't I?" She frowned. Semaj shook his head, relighting the blunt "Yo' mama ain' never told you to be yourself? Why do you gotta be like me?"

"Cus I wanna be like you when I get older" She beamed.

Everyone busted out laughing but Sarai was so serious "Please don't be like him bestie. Please don't" Carmen begged while still laughing.

Sarai rolled her eyes and moved to sit in Semaj's lap. He lowly groaned but not loud enough for her to hear him. "Sunshine, watch out. You'n needa be doin' this. You already around—"

"Semaj! I want to smoke damnit" Sarai huffed, folding her arms over her chest.

JB started slapping the table while screaming "Yooo, I think she is already high" He laughed. "On God, then look at this soft ass nigga" Rell spoke lowly enough that Carmen and JB could her.

They all shook their heads at Semaj showing Sarai how to smoke and holding the blunt up to her lips. "Inhale slowly mama, don't do it too much" He spoke softly and she nodded, doing as told.

"But he ain' gon' change fa' nobody? Aight" JB chuckled.

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"Angel! Moveeee" Ka'jai said annoyed at Sarai trying to hug him. Usually, when it came to big sisters and little brothers, the brother was the most annoying but in their relationship, it was always Sarai.

She loved getting on his nerves and making him take her affection. She would at times go into his room but to bother him and then leave acting like she didn't do anything.

"Boogie you'n love me?" She childishly grinned. He mugged her then popped her in the mouth "No, na' gon' somewhere" He groaned, pushing her away from him.

She gasped at him, hitting her in the mouth. She started punching him in the back when he tried to walk away from her. Ka'jai turned around, trying to reach up and grab her hair. "Let my bob go!" She whined then kicked him in the leg.