•Malinda POV•

Firstly I wanted to ignore those thoughts clouding up in my head that kept telling me that my mom didn't show for the last thanksgiving, Christmas, and easter last month

Stop over thinking!
Even my birthday??

We got into the house, my dad house was big, he fancied white mansion, for a big shot lawyer in Little Rock, the maids and house workers around didn't like my mom very much

I could tell cause of the face they kept whenever she was around

I wondered how many hours she stood outside waiting to see a sign of me, now she seen me and gotten into the house she certainly didn't just cared, she walked upstairs without saying a word since Amara left

"You Hungry?" I asked to call back her attention
"Oh Darling that not your work, am sure your dad pay these people crowding around here wearing black and white to do their job"
"I want to fix you something myself"

I can't believe how I sounded

Strong like I wasn't broken, my mum was half way up the stairs and I was down, I had to raise my head to see my same skin tone, curls, long legs, eyes, face- I looked like her but was nothing like her

I would never be her

"Okay that would be nice" she continued walking up the stairs without saying a word to me

Why would she say a word?

I walked to the kitchen still holding my backpack, Siré Joel offered to take it up to my room, I accepted

He was the mansion butler and my talk buddy😊
He was old and could definitely understand me.

The last time my mom came back here was probably last year may, she left without saying goodbye, And now she just showed up calling me and Amara her girls, acting like it was all cool

Preparing snacks in a tray as I got them out from the refrigerator and cupboards, I looked at the trays satisfied

This would do
Chips and Crispy, Check
Fritos, it was my mom favorite or use to be, Check

I don't know her likes and dislikes anymore, literally I don't know her anymore

Smukers, Check Can Cocoa-cola  drink
Dove!!!!!!!!!!😋
Am talking about the chocolate brand not the soap, the best chocolate bars, perfect snack to satisfy your sweet tooth, have a sneak peak yourself dear 😉

I and Amara weren't just best friends when I said, she was family too I was right, just that it was a bit complicated than that

Remind me to explain 😖

Right now I heading up the stairs to serve my long lost mother some snacks, trays in my hands, walking up the stairs carefully, so I don't trip

"Ohh thanks darling"

Don't darling me you woman

"After a long trip down here I need this" she said hurriedly opening the drink, I sat down next to her

Woman you must be starved😟

She was chunking the chips in her mouth

"Hmmmm this taste good" she said still chunking more
"Those are Fritos corn chips"
"Ohhhh, really these still exist?" She chunked another handful into her mouth

She forgot those were Fritos! Our favorite snacks ☹️
did she forget she had a daughter, just like how she thought Fritos were out of existence, I probably was too to her
Well until now

"Why you here?" I asked without thinking, I had never asked her that question whenever she returned, I was always the child happy to see her mom, she looked at me with those eyes that looked like mine it got to my sense that I had asked the question harshly
"Am here for you baby, have missed you"

No that not true, you just here for dad money then you leave as usual

" You didn't tell me when you left May, nor call too, that wasn't-
"Shhhu am sorry about that but I didn't just want you to cry that I would be gone, trust me Mels, not telling you was for the better" she said as she Stretched out her hands to hug me

Ohhh How i missed being called Mels😊
Whatever am still angry 😡
Lame Excuses Am 18 and not 9

I could just stand up and walk away without going into those lying hands of hers, but she is mom, we hugged

"I knew you would understand"

I let her eat the chips and snacks I brought and went downstairs, I felt sad most of the time, that my life was quite different, I had a mother I saw once in two or more years

Honestly that disturbed my mental health😢

My dad and her weren't divorced or so my dad says she didn't want to sign the papers

My walk down the stairs, became blurry I touched my eyes and I realized I was crying, firstly I had never cried about my mom not being around since she left when I was nine years old till now

😭😭😭
Why now?

Secondly, I have my dad and I loved my dad, why am I crying after those long years of living without her?

Painful to know that those words she says to me about missing me weren't true

Let me take you back to three years ago around April, the last time she came back from wherever she went to

I eavesdropped my parents arguing in my father's study, my mom said she was low on cash that why she had returned home

As usual she told me she was back to see me

It was after three years she had been gone, when she came back last year May

So those words of missing me and wanted to see me I knew it weren't true, I cleaned my eyes and walked straight to my room.

To take my mind out of my mummy issues I called Forester
"Patootie" He said in a sing voice

I loved it when he called me that, and his sweet voice just sent...

Ding dong
To my brain, I owned this niggggur

"I have missed you"
"You too, I don't know when we gon' see again though, can you step out today or you busy?"

I thought of staying home, I only had geometry homework to do and I would be free, I didn't want to be home when dad gets back from work and him and his wife get into it

" You know my coordinate Forester, am free for you"
"Whoooh headed your way Patootie"
"Kay Kay" I hung up the phone

I went to take a shower, after today practice

I deserved a really cold one

If it came to dressing for an impromptu occasion, I would ace it, but tell me you taking me out next week, I would come dressed like I lost my way

I guess preparing earlier for something isn't really my thing, and I don't know why

I ain't exactly sure where Forester might take me to, so am dressing casual, am a fucking sneaker head, rarely on heels, I put on my yellow air Jordan

I need a new yellow vans
Just like Amara's, am so envying the new one she got😭

I wore a dark yellow tank top and a black biker short, styled my hair, wore a bold earrings my lashes needs mascara, so I applied them, and my lip some gloss

I love my lip glossy Mehhn

it was evening and I didn't want to be under dressed or over dressed

I know you feel me 😆

So me dressed this way is just perfect

Uhhhh huhhh😎

I finished up and I texted him

-Ready papi 💄💅🏽

•Amy POV•

Whatever Geometry is boriiiiing🥴

I couldn't do my homework cause I didn't understand a single question, i didn't even understand the answers i was quickly copying from Amara notebook
"You sure about all these answers?"
"Not too sure but kelvin helped me with it"
"Anyho I know kelvin is smarter than you are" I said and others laughed at her

Kelvin is Amara elder brother, he was studying engineering, At Kentucky college

Who says your Best friend brothers can't be a friend?

"Malinda you look like you swallowed a fish and is exciting you in your stomach Huh?"Amara said

I couldn't make out what Amara said, but I knew what she meant Malinda looked happy,

This has to be her mood switch, well Tuesday is a good day for being happy after all isn't it?

Amara is always making out her own phrases, saying or slangs.

Much to someone who loves English, and still speaks hood
Those words can't and won't ever be in the next updated dictionaries 🧐

"Forester took me out yesterday" Malinda said in a sing song voice
"Wow, nice" Amy said
"That isn't nice sun is in town out of nowhere" Amara said, her hands were across her chest
"Seriously?" I asked, trying not to look much surprised than I actually was

That is a surprise😯

The complicated life that this two relatives share, I was surprised though, I thought Malinda mom wouldn't return after she left in May
"She told me she ain't leaving for real again, want to catch up on old times" Malinda said Smiling, ear to ear

Your mom been telling you that since you were nine years old 😒

I rolled my eyes
I couldn't believe it myself that it was Malinda saying this, that woman hasn't been in her life for like half of her life, now she is promising to stay?

It was all hard to process

"You fucking believe that lying ass woman-
"Yo stop it, she my fuckin' mother" Malinda cut in, almost angry
"She was your fucking mother when she left nine years ago and now comes and go like a flash bulb...

Everyone had began to look at our direction, in no doubt they knew Malinda and Amara started it again this year

All I could hear were curse words and swearings, I tried calming my best friends down, but everyone around the class now where hailing these two black girls, I knew they weren't going to stop at that

"That doesn't make us family, Amara, cause of your grand dad was a fuck ass and he-

When Malinda started the grand dad talk, I knew she crossed a line.

No no that was a wrong choice of words

I knew it was punching time, Amara slapped Malinda when she was halfway her talk

Ouch that could have hurt

"Dont say no negative things about my old Pops-

Oh trust Malinda, she jumped on Amara before she could finish her sentence too, that crazy ass bitch she didn't only slap back but she was pulling Amara like she was going to rip her off

This isn't a happy tuesday after all😫
Girlsssssss

This continued, I am literally not standing looking at them, I was scared a teacher would walk in, or the principal after his no breaking of rules meeting yesterday, now this today?, all my screams and that of my other friends were just a point zero way to stop them from fighting

But in a flash, Oscar Mali..

Yeah you know the one am talking about literally my Ex😍

..Carried Malinda with his strong arms, pulling her away from Amara
"Yo lemme, am gonna kill her today!!"

*looking confused

What now Grand dad issues?
And Amy was Oscar's Ex?

*Exhale deeply

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