a's

sen

classes and that you and Jalen became pretty friendly, b

he didn't." I nod, sippi

d out you were Talia'

ou forget, girl? It was a complete

shb

ool Tuesday after

icago, I headed straight to my bestie's shared campus apartmen

ican, with radiant cinnamon-toned skin and the kind of bone structure that stopped boys mid-senten

avy brown curls, piercing gray eyes, and golden tan skin that looked like it had been kissed by th

a had given me. I barely raised my fist to knock again before the door f

rrupted something, and I don't think h

in," he groaned

nk it was

, shirt half on, no bra in sight, it was confirmed. It

ek before heading toward the bathroom. "I'm taking

yfully. "What's up, gir

f dresses Lucia gave me

We can show these people

too fat to wear

er, but you're thick in all the right places. You're shapely and propor

ay... so, whi

Try them all on. I'm gonna ge

neckline and a hem that hit mid-thigh. When Nia walked back in, now looking more lik

te!" she gasped.

length, and shockingly flattering. Lucia's daughter must've

ess. It hugged all the right curves, smoothed over th

the style for you,"

s all I c

at uniform of jeans and oversi

cided to throw the

d my man off, I'm gonna go back with you to your c

ir, literally. I needed whatever miracle products she used because my hair never laid correctl

he mirror, I barel

stuff. I'm throwing on my Crocs, grabbing my key

glowing from her confidence, and maybe, final

g us from across the street. Probably checking out Nia-most men did. Sh

ront door and stepped insid

the space. "Why don't we have any almond milk?!" she shouted at poor Lu

chen, ready to calm things

e he

le

a verbal homicide. The sight of him took me aback, not just because he was th

cking incompetent!"

fr

didn't

r the past two weeks? The one who laughed at my jokes, remember

I said, trying to

es blazing. "What, Plu

rd her. "What the hell

before she could pop off. "Don't,"

ony left a note. There was a recall on the almond

, snatched the note, read it, th

wn. "So, Plushy, you're trying a new lo

confidence deflate in an instant

d at Jal

l no

le. No acknowledgm

ut more than

eutral. " Talia, you need to calm down and leave

he weight of her insult and his silenc