Not What It Seems

Chapter 5 :

After getting dropped off at my house i ran upstairs and threw my bags in my room. My mom was working late and dad is out of town for business and won't be back til next month. He's spearheading some firm opening idk not my business. I go down to the kitchen and see that mom left money for pizza and wings. I call and place my order and head upstairs to shower and change.

After I'm done I settle in downstairs on the couch to watch Princess and the Frog with my pepperoni pizza and my garlic Parmesan wings. I'm laughing at Charlotte primping for her prince when my phone starts playing "Get Paid" by Young Dolph S.I.P. It's Dashas ringtone .
"What's up" I say
"GUESS WHAT!!!" She squeals
"What happened?" I asked
"IVAN gave me his kiss and I accepted!!!!" She screamed.
"I'll be over in 10 to give you the details!!!" She says hanging up.

Well didn't even give me time to speak this will be fun especially since I know her secret about Ivan. I from cheekily and resume the movie.

Right in the middle of Mama Odies song I hear a loud knock at the door.
"Girl open up I'm bout to drop all this stuff"
I look through the peephole and see Dash with armfuls of bags.
I open the door and she zooms past me and straight to the kitchen.
"Okay so i got everything we need for a gossip fest and sleepover, my parents won't be back til next week anyways" she said
"Okay now spill the tea " I responded.
We ran to the living room dove on the couch and got comfy to dish.
"Ok so before we left the mall Ivan asked me to get ice cream with him and of course I said yes" she stated with excitement
"So as we go to the ice cream stand I notice him gettin nervous or whatever so I asked him what's wrong " she rushed
I just nodded and smirked knowing what was about to happen. I zoned out of the story finding myself thinking about Haston and the kiss. Did he really want to offer it to me? And why? We hardly have had any real conversations outside of sports I mean yeah he's cute but I can't afford to be distracted I've be accepted early to college and the advanced writers program. My parents are covering my tuition and im blessed. Im applying for a $100000 scholarship and im im the top 5 with this school project im sure to win and I can pa—
"Girl are you even listening?" She asked
"Yeah I was thinking about what this means for our crew" I say smoothly
"You mean what this means for you having to spend time with Haston" she says wiggling her brows
"He's just so self centered and annoying and pushy and—"
"Annndd you actually like him" she said smugly
"Psshh no I don't i just don't get why he had to bother me" I rolled my eyes
" maybe you're looking at it wrong maybe you don't know as much as you think about him" she replied
"Whatever let's just change the subject" i mutter

"ENOUGH!!!" Dash shouts

" I won't stand by and watch you ruin something that we both know is good for you cause you're afraid it's a fucking repeat of the past" She screeched.

I duck and narrowly missed the glass bowl of candy hitting me in the face as it shattered against the wall

"I'm so sick of you letting that asswipe control your life, he's not even here anymore he's off in never land doing who knows what" she huffed

" Stop letting him hold you back he has no power over you" she hollered as tears pooled in her eyes.

I sat there feeling numb to everything around me. Dash is trying to help but she's triggering me with each word she says. All i can do to stop from breaking down is bite the inside of my lip.

" I'm so sorry i don't know where that came from" she cried

"I'm going upstairs to sleep in the guest room we need some space to cool off, i'll see you in the morning" she said as she walked off.

I simply nodded my head and waited for the closing of the bedroom door. The rooms are soundproof so i let out the gut wrenching sobs i'd been holding back. I'll jammed my face in the throw pillow as i tried to forget what has been plaguing my mind for the last 3 years.