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RUE

WEDNESDAY

"Hey Rue, I talked to Cheyennes and Spencyrs dad and Cheyenne will be starting at the high school today, she's gonna walk with you guys." My mom says as I walked into the kitchen. I don't mind if Cheyenne walks with us. "Okay mom." I say. The doorbell rang. "That's her."She says. I walked over the front door and opened it. She had on sunglasses I could tell she's dead tired and fried. "You smoke on the way here?" I whispered to her. She nodded. "You got more?" I asked. She nodded. "Not a morning person?" I asked. She shook her head No. "Alright, come in and let me get Gia." I say opening the door more for her to come in. "Gia?! Are you ready?!"I yelled through the house. "Mom do I really have to go?" Gia whined. "Yes, Chey is here." Leslie says. "Oh hey!" She says hugging her. Cheyenne hugged her. "You want breakfast Cheyenne?" My mom asked her. "I'm good, thank you though."  She says from the living room. "Mom, were gonna head out soon." I say grabbing my backpack off the chair. "Alright, Love you guys have good day!" She yells out. "Love you too!"We all say walking out.

When we were a few feet away from the house Cheyenne lifted up her shirt and she had a pack of blunts on her hip. "Gia you smoke?" She asked her while fixing the blunt. "Not for real." She says. "You wanna smoke?" She asked her. "Not before school."She says. Cheyenne and I lookout each other and busted out laughing. "Okay GiGi" Cheyenne says lighting the blunt. "I can show you around for the day, I don't really go to my classes to be honest." I tell her. "Oh you thought I really wanted to go to the classes?" She snickers while hitting the blunt. "Well excuse the fuck outta me."I say putting my hands up. "It's a pretty big school Chey you'll get lost." Gia says. "Thats what I got Rue Rue for." She says handing me the blunt. I haven't been called Rue Rue in a longggg time.

"Yall might wanna finish that real quick."Gia says hitting me. "Let's walk to the back." I say walking to the back entrance. "I'll text both of you." Gia says hugging us before going to class. "Okay, have a good day." I say watching her head through the main entrance. "Rue!"Jules yells behind me. "Wait hold up." I say stopping for Jules. "Who's that?" Cheyenne says hitting the blunt. "Jules." I say smiling at her. "Jules..." She says smirking at me. "Stop" i laughed while blushing "Hey, who's this?" Jules says coming in the middle of us with her bike. "Jules this is Cheyenne, Cheyenne this is Jules." I say introducing them. "Oh, Hey." Jules says. "Hey..." Cheyenne says giving her a small wave. "Rue, you aren't smoking are you?" Jules questioned me. "Uh..." I trail off. "Nah, she didn't wanna join me." Cheyenne says backing me up. Jules looked at me and nodded. "Then why are yall going through the back?" She asked me. "So she can finish her blunt Jules, it's nothing" I scoffed. "I'll catch you in first period." Jules says turning around. "Okay..." I say

"Why did she ask if you we're smoking?" Cheyenne says walking. "I sorta had like an overdose not to long ago..." I admit to her. She stopped and held the blunt midway into her mouth. "No shit..." She says with her jaw dropped. I nodded. "By the looks of Gias and my moms face, it wasn't too pretty." I say. "No overdose is." she scoffed. "And you're still doing coke and shit?" She asked me. I nodded. "I tried staying cleaning but what's the point of staying sober?" I asked her. "Uh Life Rue?" She says in a duh voice. "You see life is fun Chey, with drugs." I say. "Imma keep you in my prayers shawty." She says throwing the roach in the grass. "You ready to see what East Highland's all about?" I asked walk through the doors. "I guess so" She says following me.


***

CHEYENNE

"So you're from New York?"Kat asked me. I nodded. "How are you liking it? The School?" Cassie asked me. "It's bigger than my old school." I say shrugging. "I love your shoes, they're so white." Maddy says looking at my shoes. I looked down at my forces. "Thanks, my mom taught me to keep my shoes clean because people judge." I say looking at Maddy. That's the type of people she was talking about. And I for a fact look at other people shoe's as well. "Smart women. I like her." Maddy says nodding. "You into any sports?" Kat asked me. "Nah, just a lame." I say. "Her dad works with my dad." Nate says coming to the lunch table. "Oh foreal?" Maddy asks me. I looked around the table and Rue looked away. "Uh, yeah I guess so. I don't really ask or talk to him." I say peeling an orange. "Why's that?" Cassie asked me sincerely. I glanced up at her. "Cassie..."Lexi says twill throwing a pack of apples at her. I laughed. "It's chill, I feel like you guys were gonna ask sooner or later. I prefer over a couple drinks but now is fine." I say sitting on my feet. "My parents got divorce when I was twelve. I stayed in Harlem with all my friends and shit. My dad took Spencyr here I guess since she was so young and didn't really grow grow up like I did." I say shrugging. "But why don't you and your dad talk?" Nate asked. "Do you and your dad talk?" I asked him. He shifted in his seat and didn't say anything. "There's your answer."I wink at him. "We just lost contact over the years. He didn't call, I didn't call." I say shrugging. "Relatable" Cassie says. I took a bite of my orange and looked at Cassie. It's like the lights are on but no one's home...

"You party?" Maddy asks. "Used to." I say. "Why not anymore?"She asks me. "Not in Harlem anymore." I say shrugging. "What you don't party with white kids?" Nate jokes. I looked at him. "Not the ones who thinks their hot shit." I say turning my head. "I like her" Maddy says bumping my shoulder. "But for real, Nate's throwing a party Friday night after the game you should come to both."Maddy invites me. I made a disgusting face. "Of course you're on the football team and throwing a party." I say rolling my eyes. "I don't even want you there anyways." He says offended. I smirked at him. "Since you don't want me there. I'll definitely be there. But not the game." I say pointing at him. He rolled his eyes.

The lunch bell rung and it was time for fifth period. "What do you have next?" Maddy asked me. "Uh, Econ?" I say. "Yay! Me too." She says linking arms with me. I looked back for Rue but she was gone off with Kat and Jules. "Is there anything I should know about this School?" I asked her. "No. Not for real. Nate and I are on and off and Rue and Jules are sorta together but at the same time not? They're together without the labels." She says. Well I could've told her that. I put two and two together. "Okay, anything l. else?" I say walking into Econ. "Nah." She says walking to the back of the class. "Move." Maddy says glaring at a kid to get out of the seat. They hurried and got out of the seat. Oh okay sis you didn't mention that you run shit as well. I sat down next to her. "What are you doing later?" She asked me. "Um probably hanging out with Rue or just going home." I say shrugging. "Have you heard about Rue?" She asked me. "I did actually from her. I don't judge people from their past." I say shrugging. "I think that's what I like about you, you're very humble." She says pointing her pen at me. "Thank you" I say smiling. "Yeah, But Friday you better be at that part." She says. "Don't worry I will" I lie. I'm not going to that fucking party. "Or me and you gone have problems new girl." She says. I raised my eyebrows. Calm down Homegirl... "I'll be there." I say again.

***

I walked into the house and Vision came running. "Hey Partna" I say rubbing him as I walked into the kitchen. There was a note on the island top. "What he doesn't know how to send a text?" I say unlocking my phone. "Oh he did" I say covering my mouth. I put my phone down and read the note. Sixty dollars fell out.

For someone who's on their phone a lot you sure don't know how to text back.

I wont be home until like 10 or 11 looking for your sister so order pizza or Chinese for the both of us for tonight.

thanks,

Love Dad.

He really gave sixty dollars to the wrong person. "You wanna go to the store Vis?" I asked him. His ears went up. "Come on, let's go visit Fez." I say putting the money in my pocket and walking to the door. He jumped up on the door for me to put on his leash. I put it on and walked out the door. It's not too far of a walk to the liquor store but I rather drive that walk. And it doesn't help that Vis is stopping at every tree and cocking his leg up. "Come on dude this is fourth tree and we haven't gotten off our street yet." I say yanking him. He didn't move but I sure did. He pulled me back to him. "You're a fates fuck you know that." I say looking at him. He kept peeing and looked  at me. "Today..." I groaned. He finished and started walking. I swear to you dogs know what the fuck you're saying half of the time.

After 47 trees later we made it to the liquor store. After reaching the store it felt like a bad idea to bring Vis. He was pulling me and barking at people going in and out. "Oh my god Vision stop it!" I whispered yelled at him. He dragged me into the store and little Ash came around the corner and Vision stopped. "Control yo dog shawty." He says glaring at me. "It's my dad's dog fucker." I say sticking my tongue out at him. He flipped me off and went back into the freezer. I turned around and Fez was just looking at me. "Hey..." I say poking my neck out. "Wassup, how was your first day at East Highland?" He asked me. "Um it was alright for a firs day. Met a few people but they're-" "Very giddy?" He says taking the words right out go my mouth. "That exactly." I say pointing at him. "That's why I don't go to school now." He says putting two tropical fushions on the counter. Aww how sweet. "Damn, im tryna be like you." I scoffed. "Don't be like me. Get that diploma." He says. "I'm way behind in credits and im just there for attendance at this point." I say shrugging. "Damn, how far?" He asked me. "I never went to a full day of high school until today." I say and his jaw dropped. "Yeah I know." I say putting the blunt in my pocket and putting a 5 on the counter. "You're taking it." I say sliding it over to him. He looked at me. "Don't let me get Vis on you." I say raising his leash. "Fine, just this time." He says putting it in the register. "Nope, im a gonna be loyal customer and we pay." I say heading out the store. "What are you doing this weekend?" He asked me. "Um, nothing." I say turning around. "Wanna hang after I close up?" He asked pointing at the store. "Yeah, that's sounds chill." I say shrugging. "Bet." He says. "See you tomorrow." I laughed as I headed back to the house.

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