Girl school is in two weeks, I'm gonna be a senior, I'm broke, and I'm still ugly. I want a refund.

But hey, 5H3 is coming out in a couple days so 😛😛

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Enjoy ❤️
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February 6, 2016

"So you're fine with Ally getting her punani ate by some other girl ?" Kehlani questioned as she brought the green beans to the dining room table.

Chance rolled his eyes at his roommate, "Lani she said Ally was bringing a friend, not casting for some porn video."

Tori remained quiet as she internally groaned at her friend's antics. She didn't need this kind of negativity while she was stirring the mac and cheese. Mac and cheese that wasn't made with love and positivity turned to complete crap and was dry. Every cook knows so.

"But like, didn't you say her friend was bad as fuck though T ?" The tattooed girl continued as she walked back to the kitchen, hands on her hips, "Because if so, then I can keep the leech off your hands-"

"Kehlani, can you speak in that direction ?" The curly haired blonde didn't even bother to lift her eyes from her pot as she pointed in the opposite direction, "Your hoeing and negativity is going to make my mac and cheese bad."

The Chicagoan boy laughed loudly. He too came into the kitchen making Tori groan loudly. Too many damn people in her kitchen, "C'mon Tori, just hit Lani for me. One of those good old T. Kelly uppercuts outta do the trick."

"Pass me the pepper please." She ignored while dumping the mac and cheese into an aluminum pan. It was missing something.

Kehlani flipped her short hair, "She won't do nothing. She's sweet."

"Lani shut up. Chance, my pepper please," Tori sassed. The curly haired girl was growing frustrated by the fact that her mac and cheese wasn't up to par.

"Damn. Ouch. Okay. We're not just going to skip over the fact that you just stabbed me with your words. Don't be mad at me because Ally's hot friend is coming and you're insecure."

That statement all in itself made Tori want to roll her eyes farther back than LeBron's hairline. It was true, Ally had a, supposedly, hot friend from her hometown coming over for lunch. She wasn't fazed at all by it. It was just Kehlani taking what Alessia said in the groupchat, out of proportion.

The curly haired blonde thanked Chance for the seasoning and continued to work her magic, "Alessia said her friend was hot, so what ? I have hot friends and you don't see Ally losing her mind."

Ally had gotten a text early that morning from her best friend notifying her that she'd be in town and the girl went ecstatic. She nearly trampled Tori that morning just to get her jacket. Tori had never seen anyone so happy to see someone. Thankfully, Alessia offered to go with the Mexican girl to the airport while Tori, Kehlani, and Chance stayed behind to make a nice lunch for everyone. The mixed girl offered a place to stay for the night and a lunch for Ally and her friend when they came back from the airport.

"Oh no shawty. Don't skip over the stuff Alessia said," The light skin girl pulled out her phone to get the receipts, "Ale sent some interesting information. Ally and her friend were closer than close. They had never met in person before. And that they were all touchy touchy with one another."

Tori brought a spoonful of the mac and cheese to her mouth, scowling two seconds later. It just wasn't tasting right and she was ready to honestly throw away the whole tray. She was Victoria Kelly for God's sake, the girl who crafted metaphorically golden food. Maybe it needed a pinch of garlic powder ? Or maybe just a bit more Goya-

"Are you even listening to me ? Girl this isn't something to skip over !"

Instantly a light bulb sprung above Tori's head, "Oh my God Lani ! You're right !"

The tattooed girl scrunched up her face in confusion, "I am ?"

"Yes ! You're completely right !" Tori smiled at her friend, "All you have to do it skip over there and my food will taste better ! Your negativity is making it taste bad."

A gigantic scowl spread across Kehlani's face while Chance busted into a laughing fit, "Man just give it up Lani. She has faith in her girl." The light skin boy winked at her cooking friend and led Kehlani out of the kitchen.

Tori thanked God above for Chance in the time of need. Now she could finally put the food in the oven and finish up the rest of the meal. The curly haired blonde took one last spoonful before putting the tray in the oven.

Tori was ready to have a face eating grin on her face by the fact that Kehlani and her negativity were gone away from her mac and cheese, but somehow there wasn't. When the food hit her tongue she frowned. For some reason there wasn't that happy sense of satisfaction she was waiting for.

Because in the back of Tori's mind, she knew that what Kehlani said had settled in her head and made her worried.

~~~

Ally smiled to herself as she sighed and looked at the open road. It was a pretty hectic morning for her but it was all worth it to finally see her friend.

~

The instrumental to Christina Aguilera's song Genie In A Bottle, blasted through Ally's phone making her stir awake in her sleep. That ringtone only played if one of her four friends called her.

"Leave me alone dammit," There was no God given reason for someone to be calling her. The Mexican girl mumbled as she pulled the cover closer to her face. Alas, her pleas didn't stop the constant ringing making her groan. Ally growled as she snatched the phone up, "Hello ?"

The girl chuckled, "Well alright. Good morning to you sleeping beauty. You sound wonderful."

"I didn't pick up the phone to be disrespected at," Ally pulled away to check the time, "8:25am. What's wrong ?"

"Guess who got called by the Zendaya to direct a music video ?"

Almost like an electric shock, Ally's body jolted up, "Shut up. Are you deadass ?"

The girl rose an eyebrow at the slang and giggled, "Deadass ? I don't know, am I deadass ? What does that even mean ?"

"It's DMV slang. I've picked up on it. But Zendaya ?? Are you serious ?"

"YESSSSS GIRL !! And guess who is about to land in Washington D.C. in three minutes ?"

Ally practically leaped five feet in the air, "You've got to be kidding me. Which airport ? What terminal ? How the hell am I supposed to pick you up ? You can't be calling me so la-"

Once again yet another laugh spewed through the phone, "I'm just kidding. I have a layover in Michigan. The flight is only about an hour and a half and I'm about to board. Get ready to pick me up please."

The smile on Ally's face widened, "I-I actually get to see you ? Like touch you and hug you and actually have you near ? This isn't a joke ?"

"We actually get to see each other outside of a device screen." Both girls sounded giddy.

"I'll get ready right now," Ally dashed towards her suitcase, "You know you can't be doing this to my fragile being. I need some time in advance to know these things."

"Yadda yadda. You love me. Come pick me up girl."

The brunette rolled her eyes as she bent over to choose an outfit, "Yeah whatever. Goodbye."

"Bye babygirl. I'll see you soon."

Ally hung up quick. Easily the girl did her usual hygiene routine and grabbed a random pair of leggings and a t-shirt. Who cared what she had on ? She was going to see her best friend for the first time !! She was practically ready to go the minute she heard the news.

"Tori ?" The Mexican girl called out in a frenzy. She was so excited to see her friend that her mind was all over the damn place, "Tori ??"

Growing impatient, the Mexican girl hurried through Tori's room door to only run smack into a dazed curly haired blonde. Before Ally could fall over, Tori caught the girl by her waist.

"What's the rush ? You're acting like there were coupons sent out for Mom and Pop's." The older girl's dimples settled into her cheeks as she smiled down at Ally.

Ally blinked and let out a breath before smiling sheepishly, "I-I wanted to know if I could wear your hoodie please ?"

The older girl's brown eyebrow raised in confusion, "Why do you need my hoodie ? I thought we bought you one yesterday."

"Well I want yours because it's comfy and it smells like you," Ally awkwardly stated as she looked shyly at her feet, "Can you please tell me where it is ?"

"It's in my closet," The blonde girl smiled as she watched Ally go through her clothes. She liked waking up to the girl, "So what's the occasion Sunshine ?"

Before Ally could respond, her phone notified her of a reminder to order a Lyft, "Gosh I forgot to order the Lyft. Dammit," She looked at her phone frantically trying to book one. Strutting over, Tori took the phone from the girl's hand, earning a small noise of disapproval, "Hey ! Give it back Tori !"

"Not until you answer my question." Tori sassed as she got all in Ally's face.

The Mexican craned her neck and also got into the girl's face, "I already told you ! C'mon Tori, give it back."

"You didn't tell me anything."

"Yes I did ! I told you my friend was coming into D.C. to shoot a video for Zendaya and wanted to visit."

The blonde's mouth dropped in shock, "Woah the Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman ?"

"Hey now, let's not go overboard. Yes the Zendaya." Ally held a defensive look only to earn a small laugh from Tori and a peck on the forehead.

Easily, she tossed Ally's phone on her bed and watched her walk towards her closet, "What's with the rush ? What're you gonna see Zendaya at the airport ?"

"No I'm seeing my bestest friend in the whole world and I can't wait !" Ally grabbed Tori's hoodie.

"Wait no that's my favorite ! Why not one of the other thousand ??"

Ally smirked as she put it over her head, "Because it's your favorite meaning you wear it more meaning it smells like you," She smiled her usual gleeful smile at Tori, "She's flying in and I can't wait to see her ! I know she may be busy but I wanna show her everything, just like you did for me !"

"Well geez, alright slow down. I didn't show you all of D.C. I can't take her on the grand tour today but maybe Alessia can or something. I'll actually call her," Tori took out her phone and dialed the girl's number, "Just hold your horses, your little girlfriend should probably have lunch first then you guys can go adventuring. She can even stay for the night if you're feeling that excited."

Ally scrunched her nose in playful disgust, "Girlfriend ? She's not my girlfriend. We may call each other soulmates but no, definitely not girlfriends. If anyone were to be my girlfriend, it'd be you, stupid."

"It'd be who now ?" Sadly, before the conversation could go any further, Alessia answered the phone.

"Hey Tori, what's up ?" The Italian girl sounded pretty chirpy. That was a good sign.

"Hey man what're you doing today ? Ally has a friend flying in and she wanted to show her around D.C."

Alessia clicked her tongue on the roof of her mouth in thought, "Nothing. But one of my cousins are having their birthday party at Rancheros. They can come too if they want."

"Of I know they will," Tori grinned at the thought of Ally having the time of her life at the amusement park, "But can you go with her please ? I have to get started on making lunch for when they come back."

"Speaking of food, Chance ate all of the freaking Cinnamon Toast Crunch !" The younger girl yelled obnoxiously, probably aiming towards Chance, "Can you spot me one please ?"

In the background, Chance's voice could be heard shouting out, "No I didn't Tori ! Everybody and their momma knows I don't eat that nasty shit ! It's all about Frosted Flakes !"

"I don't have time for this nonsense arguing, everybody knows Honey Nut Cheerios is where it's at. C'mon upstairs, hurry up, her friend should be taking off soon," Tori hung up to only notice Ally smiling at her, "What's wrong ? Why are you smiling like that ?"

"I can't smile now ?" The Mexican girl giggled as she admired Tori more. Boy was she beautiful. With her tied up curls and her soft practically hazel eyes. Not to mention she was smart as hell, for no reason.

The curly haired blonde opened her arms for a hug, in which Ally didn't hesitate to receive. The two girls snuggled into each other's embrace. Ally loved the feeling in Tori's arms; so warm and inviting.

"Sunshine I think we need to talk about us."

"What about us ?" Ally murmured through her being face first in Tori's chest.

The older girl lightly gripped Ally's chin and made her look into her eyes, "I hate the generic stupid question but I don't know where to settle our relationship. I don't know if we're dating or if we're just casual or some friends with benefits type of thing. I don't like not knowing."

"I wouldn't say we're dating but-"

The loud sound of running feet made the girl's separate. Tori's heart twinged a bit. It wasn't a rejection but it sure as hell felt like it. She wasn't head over heels for the girl but she did have feelings. It was always an unpleasant feeling, that damn rejection.

"Man if you don't leggo my Eggo," Kehlani barked as she snatched the box back from her light skin friend, "You eat everything out our home and you not finna eat Tori and Ally out of their houses either."

Chance smiled his infamous smirk, "You're trippin' man. I barely even eat at home."

"Boy bye," She stuck her hand up and turned away from him, causing a playful smile to spread across her face, "Tori get your mans."

"As much as I'd like to help, I have a lunch to make and Alessia and Ally need to get going to the airport, yeah ?"

The decline in Tori's mood was visible, even to the trio from downstairs. This girl had her mind set on this lunch so they'd better let her do so.

Ally awkwardly smiled, trying to lighten the mood, "A minute of fun won't hurt Tor."

"It will when you come home to no meal. Then you'll all wanna complain about me being a cook but not cooking." Tori grumbled as she wrapped her Obama apron around her waist.

Alessia scratched the back of her neck, "On that note. I think it's time to go," She playfully let herself drip out of the conversation making everyone laugh, "C'mon. Let's go Ally. I get the aux !"

As everyone dispersed and got down to business, Ally turned ready to receive a usual hug or kiss goodbye from Tori only to see her heating up the oven, not even paying her any mind.

The curly haired blonde looked up, "What're you looking at me for ?"

"I can't look at you now ?"

"Not when we have a person to go pick up. C'mon Allz." The curly haired Italian interrupted as she grabbed the Mexican girl gently and led her out of the house.

~

The memory has been replaying in Ally's mind all morning. She just didn't know why but it was just bothering her. Tori had just suddenly flipped on her. Ally didn't like this cold shoulder from Tori. From the minute the girl had met Tori, it had been nothing but a welcoming feeling. The curly haired blonde made her feel all warm in the cold state.

Ally's friend looked down to see a frown upon the girl's tan face. Like the supportive friend she was, she placed a small peck on Ally's hand as she drives down the highway. At that, a cute giggle left the Mexican's lips, "What was that for ?"

"You looked sad. You're too pretty to be sad, duh," She laced their fingers and smiled, "What's wrong ?"

The girl peered into the rearview to see Alessia with her headphones in and her face deep in her phone. The short girl looked forward and sighed, "I'm getting some kind of cold shoulder from Tori since this morning. I don't like the feeling."

"Well how about when we get home, you two can talk it out ?" She sweetly offered while rubbing her thumb against Ally's knuckle, "You needa talk before this just spirals, ya know ?"

"You're right."

The two girls smiled at each other before her friend snapped back in her sassy tone, "Shoot we're soulmates. If she doesn't want a slice of Hernandez, I'll be up next."

Both girls chuckled and continued on with their conversation. Little did they know, a little Italian girl in the backseat had listened to the whole conversation.

~~~

Tori flopped onto the living room couch in exhaustion at her finally finishing the last part of the meal. She just had to wait for it to finish baking. The curly haired blonde was beyond tired and beyond emotional. She just wanted to close her eyes for a bit and lose herself to the relaxing darkness behind her eyelids.

"BITCH PEEP WHAT ALESSIA SENT IN THE GROUPCHAT !!"

Well that idea would have to be postponed.

Obnoxiously, Kehlani flopped onto Tori's laying body. The blonde girl let out an oomph at the impact. Kehlani wiggled around until she was laying comfortably atop of her friend.

Tori groaned, "Kehlani leave me alone. I'm tired."

"So are the rest of us African Americans, you can live shawty," The tattooed girl smiled her gossip loving smile, "Did you read what Alessia sent ?"

"I've been cooking for the past two hours with Chance. How am I supposed to read ?"

Kehlani rose up, not straddling the girl, "Read it."

"No. I'm tired and I want to go to sleep."

The short haired girl shook her head, "Take your phone out and read it Tori !"

The older girl groaned and dug into her sweatpants for her phone. There unlocked it and saw her message app had nearly 200 unread messages. Thank God all her groupchats are on Do Not Disturb.

At the top of her messages, there sat their beloved groupchat with the randomest groupchat name:

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
Ale don't forget to bring back some cereal

Tsunami Mami🌊:
*cough* since somebody wants to eat it all

Sir Chancelor 👑3️⃣:
yall keep at this shading and imma lock yall both out

Alessia Face 😂:
You won't do anything

Alessia Face 😂:
Guys Ally can sing omg 👀.

Alessia Face 😂:

Like YAS ALLY YAS SING IT GIRL

Tori continued to scroll past their messages. If it wasn't entertaining or pertained to her, she didn't care. She was about to yell at Kehlani for ruining her preparation for sleep until her eyes landed on a certain text.

Alessia Face 😂:
Guys her friend is hot. Like hot hot 😍

Alessia Face 😂:
Like damn daddy hot 😩🤤

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
Damn fr?? Pics or it didn't happen 👀👀

Sir Chancelor 👑3️⃣:
stop being a fuckboy and just wait for them to come. sheesh man its a 30 min drive

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
I can't get excited about a hot friend anymore? Damn tuff crowd 🖕🏼🙄

Sir Chancelor 👑3️⃣:
*tough

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
You're the same nigga that used the wrong form of it's a couple minutes ago. Humble yourself 👋🏼

Alessia Face 😂:
She smells nice too. Issa wife 🤤💍

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
I call dibs

Sir Chancelor 👑3️⃣:
you can't call dibs on a person, that's degrading 🗣

Alessia Face 😂:
oh no, she's fine enough to call dibs 😍😍😍

Alessia Face 😂:
That's why I called it the minute I saw her

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
That doesn't count you asshole 🙅🏽❌❌❌

"Okay. I get it, she's hot. So what ? What does this have to do with me ?" Tori asked in frustration. She didn't care, she just wanted to nap.

"Alright alright, dang. Lemme just find the important part then," Rapidly, she scrolled and handed the phone back, "Just read this."

Sir Chancelor 👑3️⃣:
this does sound like a wife. mhm. how her ass tho? 👀

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
Ale don't answer that

Alessia Face 😂:
I wasn't planning on it ☝🏻

Alessia Face 😂:
Ooooooooh Tori what did you do to Ally? 👀👀👀👀

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
Tori don't ever do anything. Wy talkin bout 🙃

Alessia Face 😂:
Ally's talking to bestie and saying that she's feeling some cold shoulder from Tori 😶

Sir Chancelor 👑3️⃣:
yeah Tori you did lowkey get an attitude earlier

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
So ? Tori give Ally those cooking fingers and she'll be good 🖐🏼😩💦

Sir Chancelor 👑3️⃣:
i think i just threw up 😷

Alessia Face 😂:
No man. Bestie over here kissing hands and rubbing knuckles 😛

Alessia Face 😂:
sHE JUST SAUD THEY'RE SOULMATES WHUT KSKSKSKSKS

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
SKRRT SKRRT WHAT 👀👀👀👀

Sir Chancelor 👑3️⃣:
WHY ARE WE YELLING

Tsunami Mami 🌊:
Chance take your stupid ass on somewhere

"So fucking what ? Lani ? They soulmates or whatever the hell. Can I go to sleep now ?" Tori tossed her phone on the floor and covered her eyes ready to sleep.

Kehlani yanked the girl's arms up, "Are you stupid ?? This shawty is perfect !"

"So is cookies and cream ice cream. Your point ?"

"This girl sounds bad as hell. She is coming to D.C. to do something with the Zendaya. She and Ally are all touching and kissing up. She said they're soulmates and Ally didn't disagree. Your dumbass is here giving the girl a cold shoulder when she has a side piece on deck and ready."

Tori sucked in her teeth and rolled over, facing away from the girl, "Man I don't care. Ally wouldn't do that to me. She knows how I feel."

"Yeah but she doesn't know how you feel. Does she ?"

The cook waved the girl off, "Can you go take the cake out of the oven please ? I need my nap so I can deal with you guys when bestie comes in."

Tori hated how Kehlani was right about damn near everything. But she couldn't help it. She was practically rejected by Ally. What'd she want, her to throw confetti ?

Lord, she just needed a nap.

~~~

"No. We can't start eating without her. She cooked all of it for God's sake." An unfamiliar voice said through Tori's sleepy reverie.

"Man, Tori's grumpy old troll ass needs to sleep. Let her sleep."

"Kehlani you're being irrational."

"Don't get all buck just because shawty is here."

"Tori. It's time to eat," A soft voice stated, sounding a lot closer before, "C'mon. We're all hungry and I'd we'd really like to eat with you."

A small grumble left Tori's lips as she turned around from her position. The girl was ready to curk off on whoever it was that woke her up but stopped at the beauty.

"Hello sleeping beauty," She smiled making Tori gulp, "I'm sorry for waking you up but they told me you haven't eaten all day and you cooked, so I thought you'd like to eat your own food. Plus I'd like to get to meet the infamous Tori."

Tori sat there baffled at the beauty that was Tori's friend. Alessia wasn't kidding when she said she was hot.

"Shit."

~~~

Tori silently took a spoonful of the mac and cheese as she watched everyone converse around the table. She felt like those kids that were forced out of their rooms to sit and interact with family. All she wanted to do was crawl in her bed and just lay there until she had to go back to the office.

"So Normani, what do you do ?" Alessia asked, knowing Tori wanted to know too, "Do you model ? You look like one."

Ally and Normani both looked at each other before busting into a giggling fit. The brown skin girl wiped her mouth with a napkin, not failing to laugh again, "I do actually but it's not something I like doing that often."

Kehlani leaned in, interested in the conversation, "Well what do you like doing ?"

"I like to direct. I'm finding myself happier in the music video category as of right now. One day I might even direct my own."

"You sing ?" Alessia questioned happily knowing she's meeting another singer.

Ally smiled widely, "Oh man. This girl can sing like a freaking angel ! I remember one time she almost didn't upload the audio of her singing because she was self conscience."

"What song was it ?" Chance egged on.

Normani looked down embarrassed before grinning softly, "It was a mashup of Fake Love and Sneakin' by Drake," She looked over at her best friend gratefully, "If it weren't for her, I probably wouldn't have gotten the recognition I got. Thank you Allz."

Playfully, the Southern native kissed her three fingers and booped it on Ally's forehead. Everyone broke out into laughs, except for Tori.

The Italian girl took a sip of her water before continuing with the conversation, "So you can direct and sing. What else can you do ?"

"Well Ms. Alessia, these are a lot of questions you're asking. Is there a reason for all of them ?" Normani playfully remarked. She crossed her arms over her chest and rose her thick eyebrow making Alessia gulp.

The Canadian girl shifted her gaze down to her plate, "Well- uh I just- sorta, well I-"

Normani laughed at the shy girl and placed her hand atop of Alessia's, "I'm just playing, calm down. I can also dance. I do it in my spare time to stay in shape, ya know ?"

"Well damn, what the hell do you be dancing ?" Kehlani mindlessly stated, noting how toned and sculpted Normani's body was.

The brown skin girl crossed her legs and sat back in her chair looking at the tattooed girl, "A little bit of everything, why wassup ?" She challenged.

"Jesus Christ I'm in love." The olive skinned girl was quickly slapped upside the head by her light skin tattooed roommate (even though she too mentally agreed with her).

The table continued on with their conversation, a cheerful buzz in the air, thanks to Normani's happy demeanor. Everyone was smiling and laughing at the jokes flying around the table until Tori finally spoke up for the first time that hour.

Tori's voice came out rough due to her long period of time without speaking, "Are you happy doing what you do ?"

Normani smiled her bright smile at Tori, "I'm very happy doing what I'm doing. I'm not only doing what I love but I'm financially set."

"I'm proud of you, honestly." The curly haired blonde admitted as she put her last forkful of cake and ice cream down.

"Thank you Tori."

"No problem," The cook looked at everyone before gently putting her hands on the table and rising up, "Well, that's it for me guys. I ate and I'm still tired. I'm gonna go to my room, excuse me."

As Tori grabbed her plate, Ally rose up ready to assist her, "Here, let me help you Tori."

"No Ally it's alright. Just sit back, let me take your plate," The older girl motioned for the younger girl to sit down while she cleaned up, "Stay with Normani. I'll be fine."

"Are you sure Tori ? I can help you if you want." Normani offered, gathering the plates and utensils around her out of consideration.

A small lopsided smile formed on Tori's face, "No it's alright. Thank you though."

The curly haired blonde continued to grab all the dishes off the table. Wobbling, she put them all in the sink, not even bothering to wash them at the moment. At that dinner table, a wave of sadness washed over Tori and she just couldn't surf it off.

~~~

Tori didn't know how long she had been staring at the ceiling but she knew it was for too damn long. The girl couldn't just shake off the feeling.

Normani was perfect.

To make matters worse, the brown skin girl was everything Tori aspired to be and more. She was down right gorgeous, had the body of a goddess, sang well, did what she loved, and was financially set. How could Tori compete with that ?

She didn't dislike Normani at all, in fact she genuinely liked her as a person. If she weren't so deep in her feelings, the two probably would have been like two peas in a pod. Tori just felt like she wasn't at all what Ally needed.

Allyson Brooke came from a household of a wealthy businessman with a famous singer mother from Mexico. She was raised in lavish and golden of lifestyles. Closet filled with nothing but designer shoes and the top notch of clothing.

Tori Kelly, on the other hand, came from a household of a construction worker and a school teacher from the DMV. She was raised in the most middle class of lifestyles. Closet filled with nothing but second hand shoes and the top notch of clearance rack clothing.

Normani told the table about her growing up in a great home with two well off supporting parents. They loved whatever she did and supported it. They even supported Normani's sexuality. Her parents even had enough money to send her off to whatever college she pleased but she refused and wanted to be independent. The brown skin girl told them of her funny dilemma of trying to choose between Juilliard or CalArts.

Tori herself barely scraped enough money to get her culinary art certificated, let alone enough to start her business. In Tori's mind, she was the Walmart version of Normani. She wasn't enough for Allyson Brooke.

The dimple faced girl shook her head, trying to rid of the thoughts. She needed a distraction. Quickly, she reached for her phone and began to scroll through her social media. Rather than being met with memes or some stupid video, the first picture she was saw was one she wished she didn't see:

allybrookeofficial
Normally has finally risen 😛💕
#30DaysWithAlly #Day7

At that, Tori tossed her phone back on her nightstand, "I need to go for a walk."

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Here are your choices 😌💅🏾

A) Chapter focused on Tally talking out their differences and starting over (fluffy chapter 💕)

B) Chapter focused on Tori meeting someone new + music video shoot (scandalous drama chapter 👀)