inhaling the smoke.
“Let’s make a deal, I’ll keep your mother off your back if you promise to keep what happened between us a secret.”
“Okay but what if something comes up and you’re not there to bail me out?” I asked trying to see how far he was willing to go to keep this a secret.
“If it’s something minor like smoking, I’ll handle it by advising her that I allowed you to smoke with me, because I’d rather you do it with someone you can trust than a stranger. But, if it’s something like you shoplifting, I’ll do my best to make sure the punishment is less severe.”
I sat back and began making my plans to live a little bit, now that I know Stephan is willing to take the heat. As I began thinking about what all I could get away with, I remembered that Amber still hasn’t called or texted to check on me. I picked up my phone and texted Amber thinking maybe she wasn’t feeling good like I wasn’t this morning. No response, so I laid back and closed my eyes mentally preparing to hear my mom going off on me.
Honey
Two Weeks Later
“Honey, it’s been two weeks since you and Amber fell out. You should call her and apologize,” Justice said while we were window shopping for dresses.
“Justice, I know how long it’s been because every day you remind me. I hope you are pressing her to apologize as much as you are pressing me to,” I said admiring a pink dress in the window.
“Yes I have been pressing her, but you know she isn’t going to do it. So I think you should be the bigger person and approach her.”
“Hell no, what do I have to be sorry for? She didn’t call or nothing when all that stuff went down. I tried reaching out to her the next day and she never responded. For all she knew I could’ve died and she wouldn’t have cared,” I said walking away from the dress.
I couldn’t believe that Amber didn’t even care to reach out to me and when Justice finally forced her talk to me, she acted like that night never happened. I wanted to kick her ass so bad I could taste it. Now I have to listen to Justice trying to convince me to call her and apologize.
“You know that’s a lie! She would have cared if you were dead. You know how selfish she can be, so I don’t even know why you mad. Nothing serious happened that night, so what you got in trouble with your family. At least you and Brent were able to connect afterwards,” Justice said catching up with me.
I smiled at the mentioned of his name; Brent Samuel Michaels was officially my new best friend. We connected on a level that most people search their whole lives for. I still have a crush on him and plan on telling him tonight when he comes over. My mom and stepdad are leaving us alone for the first time, I plan on Brent being my first actual consensual sex partner.
“Meeting Brent was the only good thing that came out of that night. I mean my parents weren’t just mad, they were also disappointed in me,” I replied walking in the store.
“I understand that, but I miss having both my best friends together,” she said walking in the store behind me.
“Whatever let’s try on a couple of these dresses before getting something to eat.”
Twenty minutes later we were walking into Subway. Once we ordered our food, Justice texted her mom advising her we will be ready in twenty minutes.
“Damn y’all I love to eat fresh, why wasn’t I invited?” Amber said standing beside our table with her hands on her hips.
“You weren’t invited because I’m done with you,” I said taking a bite of my cold cut sub.
“So I heard, but I doubt that you’re done with me. I mean according to this video you loved it when I eat fresh,” she said pressing play on her cell phone.
And sure enough there I was lying on the floor with Amber in between my legs. Spitting my sub out into my tray, I jumped up and tried to grab her phone. However she saw it coming and pushed me back down in the booth.
“Justice, get your
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