awkward.

twenty-seven

BGK

It was 1am and just when I got comfortable in bed, Onika called me.

Things have been going good. We went and got ice cream during the day and I snuck her into my house last night to watch movies.

I learned she likes to text a lot. She texts me when she's eating, when she's in class, and even when she's about to masturbate.

I like it though. I like her.

"Hello?" I answered the phone even though I was just about to go to sleep.

There was music playing faintly in the background. "Bey?!"

"Yes? Are you okay?"

"I'm drunk and I was trying to call India but I accidentally called you, my bad!"

"Where are you?"

"A party!" I don't know why she's yelling.

"Send me the address, I'll come pick you up."

"Really?!"

"Yeah, if you want me to. You don't have to."

"Okay, I'm going to send it right now!"

"Ok-"

"Why is this bitch in Indias face?! Hold on, I'm about to send it right now so I can- just wait."

"Onika don't do anything bad." She's not going to listen to me.

"Mhm. Bye, I sent the address." She hung up.

I sighed and got out of bed. It was Saturday so I didn't mind having to get up this late.

I slipped some shoes on and quietly left my house. Sneaking out has become a regular thing for me now, I'm good at it.

The address Onika sent was only 15 minutes away but I made it there in 12. I called Onika after I parked on the side of the street.

"Onika? I'm here."

"Um this isn't Onika, this is Lauren."

"Where's Onika?" I think I could hear her in the background.

"About to beat this bitches ass."

"What? Where?"

"By this blue car. It's a big one."

"I think I see it." I moved my car out of the parking spot I was in and moved up a couple feet. "Can you see me?"

"Yeah! We're on the other side of the car."

They're all short so I couldn't see them past the big car they were talking behind. I opened my door to get out and I could already hear Onika yelling.

"I mean, bitch look at you! I can see your leave out, you're ugly as shit, you're broke as shit, the body's not giving, the teeth are... let's not even get into the teeth because we'll be here all night, and you're scary as shit!"

Oh no.

I got out of my car and went around to where they were. Her friend Robyn was sitting on the curb trying to act like she wasn't recording, Lauren looked completely uninterested, and Onika and India were in this girls face.

She looked like the rest of them, short and lightskin.

"Onika!"

She looked up and she went from being mad to smiling. She was definitely drunk. "Hi Bey! Give me one second to deal with this ugly bitch."

"No Onika, let's just go now."

"Bitch who are you calling ugly?!" The girl was silent up until now.

"You, bitch! Do something about it!"