The past week was coo. India and Rell visited me a few times. Woo did once. Wan visited me the most though. We've gotten even closer after what happened. I think I've become more close to him than to India to be honest. We confide in each other a lot now.

Mere still had to "work" a lot, despite wanting to just stay home with me. He hired "security" around the house for everytime he isn't home. I think he might be getting a little too paranoid, but it's understandable though.

"Lawan here!" I hear Mere yell.

"Ight!" I yell back.

I grab my purse and bookbag and went downstairs.

"If you start feeling too tired just go home okay?" Mere said.

"I'll be fineee."

"I'm serious, Monie. You ain't gotta push yourself too hard." He said.

"I hear you."

"Okay den." He said.

"Get ya ass to schoo den." He said pointing towards the door.

"If you wanted me to leave you could've just said that." I said walking towards the door.

I get to the door and open it. As soon as I do, I see Lawan getting ready to knock.

"You ready?" He asked.

"Yup."

"You need help with that?" He asked referring to my bookbag.

"Uhmm no I can carry it."

"You sure?" He asked.

"Yup."

We got in the car and in it was Daeja as always. She never speaks to me and always looks at me with this sad expression on her face. I've tried asking her about it, but she just ignores the question. I hope one day I can just have a nice good talk with her because I truly don't know what's going on with her.

***

I walk in lunch and everyone's eyes were on me. I heard whispers and some mean mugs.

Before I could sit down, Mika said some.

"Uhn baby. You gotta go.." She said.

I looked at her confused.

"What you mean?"

"We heard about the type of stuff you be up to. No wonder why that girl wanted to fight you." Mika said.

"What are you talking about?"

"We heard...that you the type to sleep around. Even with your friends' man." India said looking down at her feet.

"Never done that.. Where you even getting this from??"

"Mika's cousin." India said.

"Who the fuck is 'Mika's cousin'??"

"I don't know ha.. fuck she kno about me??"

"Not too much." Mika said.

"Girl please hush. Did you even question where she got that from?"

"I mean why would my cousin lie to me?? Obviously imma believe my cousin over whoever else." Mika said.

"I haven't even been here that long. On top of that, I don't even know yo fuckin cousin. And y'all sitting here just believing anything you hear?? Really?? All y'all believe that weird shit?"

I looked around at all em.

"Y'all weird as hell for believing that shi."

I said before leaving out that lunchroom.

Weird as fuck I thought to myself.

"Yo wat da hell is y'all talkin about?" I questioned them.

"Shakira told me that Monie had to move schools cuz she was sleeping with everybody boyfriends, even her own friends'." Mika said.

"The same Shakira that's friends with Kayla?"

"You see how suspicious that is?"

"Well, we don't know Monie like that, and I know my cousin wouldn't lie." Mika said.

"India? You really believe this shit?"

She shrugged hesitantly.

"Weird as hell."

"You only saying that cuz she trynna mess with you too." Chiyah said.

"What nigga?"

"Stop." Daeja finally spoke up.

"I mean come on now. She all of a sudden all close to Lawan. They always together now after all that stuff that happened with Omar." Chiyah said.

"He found her. Basically saved her life. He was there with her more out of all of y'all to make sure she was straight so obviously they'd get closer." Daeja said.

I didn't expect her to stick up for Monie like that. Not after the way she acting towards her.

"You wasn't sayin that a few weeks ago." Mika said.

"Aye, drop it."

"Im finna go find Monie." I told Daeja. She nodded and sat down.

I thought to myself while sitting on the steps.

"Niggas can't catch a break."

"Yeah I worry about that." Lawan said. I looked up.

"What you doin here? Don't you think I'm some hoe too?"

"Girl be for real. I know you better than that." He said sitting down next to me.

"Okay Mr. Sassy."

"Then what do you think?"

"I think that this had some to do with that Kayla girl." He said.

"Why?"

"Cuz Mika's cousin is friends with that girl." He said.

I sighed and rubbed my face.

"If it is her, this gotta be obsession. I'm not even messin with the nigga nomo."

"Tell yo girlfriend to tell her friend to control herself."

"Aye she can't control Kayla's actions." He said.

"I'm sure she know some about em though."

"...she might."

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