Something in my heart

08

Tahani

"Girl he said he's already got our first date planned out"

"I don't even know what I wanna wear, probably a two piece. What you think?"

"Tahani" she snapped her fingers in my face

I shook my head getting myself out of the trance I was in

"What'd you say"

She looked at me with a concerned face "Tahani, what's going on? You've been off..lately"

"It's nothing"

She smacked her lips "Tahani we're best friends. What type of best friends are we if we can't even be honest with each other"

She's right. For once.

I sighed before nodding "your right, sorry"

"It's just. It's a lot going on at home Moni"

"What? Is it Jermaine again?"

I nodded my head lowly

"What happened?! The last thing you told me was that you kept seeing him stare at you, but that was months ago"

"Has anything else happened?"

I needed to tell her the truth

But I couldn't.

Wouldn't

"He's just been commenting on my clothes, that's it. It's why I've been wearing more baggy clothes"

"What about your mom? She doesn't notice?"

I shook my head "I haven't said anything. My mom has been pretty busy lately at work she's barely home"

She grabbed my hands "Tahani you know if you ever need somewhere to go or someone to talk to I'm here. Always"

I nodded my head and gave her a weak smile

"Okay let's go to class"

Reaching for our book bags in the backseat then getting out the car to walk to first period

"Oh yea and since I'm the one who's gonna be picking and dropping you off now how don't be having me running late"

I rolled my eyes "your one to talk your late to everything"

"It takes time to look like this boo. But since when does your mom work double shifts?"

She doesn't. Truth be told the bitch told me catch the bus from now on. I'll be damned

"Recently"

At this point I honestly don't know how to feel about my mother. I feel disowned. I am disowned. I can't even get a damn ride to school. But she was fine with driving Soriya.

She's been asking questions but I don't want her in any of this mess between my mother and I. She needs to focus on school not these silly disagreements.

Without my mothers help I need a car. I have shit to do plus school and work. I can't be waiting on no late ass bus and Ubers are $40 a ride right now I can't be waisting money like this

I'll have to go to the dealership soon. I need something cheap though
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Ms.Carrillo stood up from her desk "Okay class it's time to start presenting your papers on why our democracy is falling apart. Now let's see who'll go first"