Black-owned business of the day:
Don't Sweat The Technique

Established in Summer 2017, Don't Sweat The Technique is a fitness boutique specializing in sporty yet chic athleisure and accessories. We believe that both fitness and fashion are lifestyle and unique from person to person.

Whether at home, in the park, or at a gym, Don't Sweat The Technique is here to make you feel and look FASHIONABLY FIT!

Website: www.dont-sweat-the-technique.com

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I've been milking this whole best friend thing all week. Every time he gets too close to me or tries to make a move on me I remind him that we're best friends.

He sucks his teeth and rolls his eyes every time. At this point, it's kind of fun. The little pout he has on his face every time I laugh at him gets every time.

"Dominic, I gotta go get dressed. I have a class in twenty minutes and you kept me up all night so I don't have an outfit planned"

I whined on the phone. Dominic just laughed and got out of bed. He has kept me up all night on FaceTime. We talked about random things and showed each other weird things in our rooms.

Once I saw I was falling asleep I hung up the phone. There's no way I'm falling asleep on the phone with him. I don't want to be in love in the morning.

"Ok fine, bye bae"

"Bye bestie"

I said and quickly hung up. I could just imagine him pouting right now. Since I already took a shower I just picked out my clothes. Dominic tried to convince me to bring my phone to the bathroom but, I put him face down on my bed.

I picked out my nude cropped sweater with my gray chained cargo pants. I paired that with my Louis Vuitton purse and some Air Force 1s.

Once I got dressed I sent some pictures to my parents and went to school. Since I was running a little bit late I didn't have time to eat a big breakfast.

I can survive on little to no food until lunchtime. It's not that hard.

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I parked my car in front of Popeyes and rushed out. My stomach was touching my back at this point. I was running off a granola bar I found in my glove compartment.

Since it was now lunch I went to get a chicken sandwich combo meal. It's been a while since I had a taste of diabetes.

They should start selling fruit cups to balance out all the calories. I wouldn't buy it but, it's the thought that counts.

After I got my meal I ate my fries by the hand full. Something about those Cajun fries hit the spot. The crispness of the oily fries makes my hunger disappear.

Don't think I forgot about how some of y'all was stabbing people over this sandwich. The line to Popeyes wrapped around the street.

"Hey beautiful, you want to go for a ride with me later on today? I'll pick you up here"

This random boy asks me once I got outside. He leaned on a black shiny car that had beautiful rims on it. The design was sleek and very futuristic.

"Sure, just get the car started and I'll hop in. I have to put this away"

He scratch the back of his head and walked to the driver's side. He stood in front of the car, digging in his pocket for the key. When I saw he couldn't find the key I walked up to him.

I took out my key and unlocked the door. I put my food on the passenger seat and put on my seatbelt. I never knew this would happen to me today, the day where I'm rushing to go home. I have hot food in my car and someone is stopping me from eating it.

"Your money doesn't impress me. Even if this was your car I wouldn't be amazed."

I said as I started my car. I pulled out of the parking space and left. Imagine someone trying to flex on you with your own car. The ghetto.

Once I got home I sent Dominic a message. He had to hear this.

I immediately got a phone call from him. I normally wouldn't answer unscheduled calls but, for him, I'll make an exception.

When I picked up he had a pick in his hair. I was fixing my hair when I saw he took a screenshot of me.

The first thing I noticed was that he was in a car. I texted him to put on his AirPods before I started talking. Sometimes I say weird things so, having me in headphones is the best option.

I started him about my wild encounter. He couldn't stop laughing at the fact that this fool tried to rope me in with my car.

"Wait describe him to me. He sounds familiar"

"He was a tall, dark skin with a cross earring. His lips were a little chapped and the side of his mouth had white spit bubbles like he had rabies"

"Is this him?"

Dominic and his homeboys started laughing. He flipped the camera and showed the same boy I was just talking to.

He hid his face behind his phone. Dominic and his homeboys started clowning him for being a dummy. I felt bad for him lowkey. They will never forget about this moment.

"Hey Sisi". Eric said, snatching Dominic's phone from his hand. He winked at me causing me to laugh. Dominic snatched his phone out of his hand and sucked his teeth.

"I told you this nigga like her. He almost threw me out of the car." Eric said laughing. Dominic quickly muted the phone and turned off the camera.

"Imma call you back since I see you're busy right now"

With that, I hung up. I don't even think he noticed I hung up. He was too busy beating Eric's ass. I took that as my time to take a quick nap.

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We were all waiting for this meeting to start for half an hour now. Iyanna was taking her sweet time showing up for a soro meeting that she called.

"I'm sorry I'm late, I didn't want to come"

"Then why the hell did you call this meeting? We could've all been doing what we wanted to do on this Friday night." Someone in the back said. She rolled her eyes and stood in front of us.

"Anyways, it has come to my attention that some of you are having it too easy. There's no thrill behind this. So I'm going to assign a task to you guys"

I knew we were enjoying ourselves too much. There hasn't been a crazy task giving to us in while. Last time she made us go to the dog park and scoop up poop with a plastic spoon.

I made sure to throw up on her shoes the minute I saw what the others were doing. I went home that day and gave myself a spa day.

"For your next task, you'll have to wear a bear suit and dance in the middle of the cafeteria for two hours. Serenity, you're dancing to Renegade"

Damn, why everyone assumes I know Tik Tok dances even though I practice that dance in my sleep.

Did I do she was going to be a weird-ass person and make us do something dumb? Yes.

Did I expect us to have that task? No, I didn't.

I could tell by the look on her face she made this task up just for me. She has been trying to embarrass me for a while now and this is her opportunity. Now I have no way to get out of her stupid task.

I already walked my pet rock and I accidentally swallowed my work desk so I ran out of excuses.

I bet you that bear suit smell like ten cans of bounce that ass.

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She was waiting for me in the cafeteria. She made sure to show up when she knew it was me. I didn't see her there when the other girls were doing it.

I dragged my feet as I walked into the cafeteria. I was the last person to go so everyone was already expecting the next soro to go.

I put my boom box on the table and stood on it, getting ready to dance. I started dancing the renegade in disgust. I'm never doing this dance again.

Ok, maybe one last time after this.

Everyone was laughing at me. I was in a damn bear suit dancing some offbeat, whitewashed dance. I don't know how Charlie does it but I sure as hell can't.

After I was done Iyanna came up to me with her camera in my face. I pushed her out of the way and tried to walk away.

"Go back up there and do it again. This time take off the bear head and do dumb faces"

"No bitch, I'm not doing shit anymore"

"Excuse me? Do you want me to kick you out?"

She said as her friends came up behind her. Argue with one girl and here come her friends. Like okay, Paw Patrol.

"At this point, I don't want to be an AKA anymore. You're one bitter ass bitch Iyanna. If you want someone to dance and make a fool of themselves you do it because I quit."

I threw the bear's head at her and walked away. This whole sorority thing has not been going how I expected it to be. I wanted to build a bond with a group of girls, be a part of the sisterhood.

I immediately told Dominic about it. I don't know why but he's a great person to talk to. He doesn't try to solve my problems for me, he just lets me rant.

Once I told him what his friend did he came over to my place. He claimed that I needed a good plate of food to cheer me up. He wasn't wrong.

He spent a good minute in the kitchen making me food. When it was ready he came out with some macaroni and cheese with some chicken nuggets.

You would think he was making a five-star meal by the amount of time he took. I must say the chicken nugget was crispy and had some good crunch to it.

"So you're telling me, that was you in the bear suit video she posted? I need to unfollow her. I know she only has me on her close friends cuz she only posts dumb stuff"

She's of those girls who only add one person to their close friends so only her target audience to watch it. I do that too sometimes so I can't judge her.

As the night ended Dominic and I watched a movie on Netflix. It was only then I noticed that I've been spending most of my nights with Dominic.