Diamond's POV

Ruby and I have been chilling in the mall for what seems like hours now. We were just talking about anything that came to mind.

The good thing about this is that the creepy guys left about 30 minutes ago. Once they left I felt relieved and relaxed.

"So when's your birthday" Ruby said as she took a sip of her sprite.

"It's on the 25th"

She stopped drinking her soda and  looked at me in shock.

"That's exactly 7 days away"

"Yeah I know"

I hate my birthday. Whenever my birthday comes around my mood dampens.

Every year I wish for one thing. For my dad to come home. I stopped caring about my birthday once I turned 13.

I realized that the one thing I kept asking for wasn't going to come true so I stopped wishing and praying for it.

My mom always try to take my mind off of it by taking me out but it never works.

I overall lost faith in my dad returning.

"When were you planning on telling us this?"

"It doesn't matter to me. I hate my birthday"

I took a sip of my sprite and shrugged my shoulder. If it were up to me I wouldn't have a birthday.

Ruby let the conversation go after that. She pulled out her phone and started tapping visciously on the screen.

She didn't even look up once. It's like she was feeding someone information about me.

After she was done doing whatever she was doing she put her phone faced down and smiled at me.

I smiles back and continued to drink my soda.

"Hello beautiful ladies"

A random guy said as he walked up to our table. He was light skinned with a high top fade and a tattoo on his arm.

He wasn't ugly but his saggin' pants made him look ugly. When boys sag I feel disgusted.

Black men started wearing their pants low and the white man called it saggin'.

But, spell saggin' backwards.

There's a double meaning for everything nowadays.

"Hi to you too" I said.

"Can I have your number?"

He said as he wiggled his eywbrows. That made him look like a perv.

"No thank you I already have a boyfriend"

I said politely. If Sam finds out that a boy was flirting with me he would haunt him down and kill him.

"Come on baby girl, don't you want a guy with a big dick?"

He said as he grabbed the front of his pants. I seriously didn't see nothing there.

He was wearing sweatpants too. Sweatpants are supposed to enhance his dick print, not hide it.

"I already have a man thank you" I said getting impatient. Can this dude just leave. I'm trying to drink my sprite in peace.

"My dick should come with a Choking  hazard warning"

Yeah right. His shit a shrimp anyways.

"Isn't that what they put on small objects?"

Ruby sprayed her soda everywhere on the table. She busted out laughing as she saw the boy's face turned from light brown to tomatoe red.

I think he was still in shock because he stayed there frozen in front of our table.

After a while he shook his head from side to side like a dog.

He rolled his eyes and walked away from the table. So that's all it took for him to get away from us.

I should've said that when he insulted Sam's dick size.

It was five minutes later and ruby was still laughing. She looked like she was gonna stop breathing anytime soon.

After a while she finally calmed down and took a sip of her soda. Even when she was drinking the soda she was laughing.

"That was comedy gold" she said as she wiped the tears from her eyes. She sobered up a few minutes later.

"You wanna go to the tattoo parlor?"

I've been thinking about getting another tattoo for a while now. I just didn't have enough time to get it done.

"Why?" She asked curiously.

"I wanna get a tattoo duh"

"I always wanted a tattoo but, I'm too young"

"Lets just tell them that you're 16 and that I'm 18"

The tattoo parlor in the mall doesn't even check to see if you're lying or not. They just take your word for it.

I remember I had got my first tattoo when I was 15. My mom gave me permission but they didn't know that. They never asked.

Ruby shrugged her shoulders and threw away her empty soda can.

It literally took us 10 seconds to get to the tattoo parlor. It was right in front of the food court.

"Hello, how may I help you"

The girl in the front desk said in a bored tone. She was giving me squidward vibes. She looks like she's sick of her job.

Half of her hair was shaved off and in the bald spot was a huge skull tattoo. Her nails were dark black and she had huge gauges in her ears. The eyebrow pierce and the all black clothing completed the look she was going for.

"Hello, we're here to get a tattoo"

"No duh"

The girl whispered under her voice. Even though I heard her I just let it go.

I don't know who's gonna be doing my tattoo so I gotta shut my ass up. She could be doing it for all I know.

"Come this way"

She said as she got up from her seat. She walked to the back room and knocked on a door.

A guy with about fifty tattoos on his arms opened the door.

He lead us in the room and she walked away. The tattoo artist closed the door and sat on a little chair that was in front of a chair.

"What would you guys like to get today?"

"Matching tattoos?"

I asked ruby. She thought about it for a minute. I thought she was going to disagree but nevertheless she agreed.

I went first since I Ruby looked a little
Scared. I'm used to the pain anyways.

I told him I wanted a black ink tattoo while Ruby wanted a red one.

The guy wiped the needle down with alcohol and took out black ink. I took a deep breathe and braced myself for the needle that was about to stab my skin.

2 hours later

We're finally done. It took us a while but I could feel my back again.

I dugged my nails into her skin with every move the needle made.

I had called Jesse and asked her can Ruby get a tattoo and she said it was no problem.

I thought Ruby was going to take the pain worst than me but I was wrong. I was on the verge of crying while she was just looking up at the ceiling.

We walked over to the mirror and observed our tattoos. I have to say, they look sexy as hell.

The guy had to use half of the container of Vaseline on my back though. I though that the Vaseline was gonna reduce the pain.

I was sadly mistaken.

I paid the guy for our tattoos and walked out of the small room.

I was feeling extra petty so I made sure we both spend $199 instead of $200. So when we see Sam and Noah we're gonna hand them their extra money and $1.

"Don't you guys know that that tattoo is going to look disgusting on you when you get older"

An elderly white women that looked 63 with tattoos on her arms, chest, and leg said. She has the nerve to judge me when she also has tattoos.

"I see you're speaking from experience"

I said as I looked at her from head to toe. Her tattoos were barely visible due to the amount of wrinkles that covered them.

The green ink looked gray in some parts of her tattoo.

"Excuse me. What does that have to do with how you look like in the future with that tattoo?"

"I'm going to look 17 for about 50 more years of my life anyways so why does that matter?"

She had no response to that. She just rolled her eyes and walked away from us.

I just laughed it off and walked out of the tattoo parlor. We were about to make our way back to the food court but Ruby's phone ringed.

"Hello"

........

"Ok we're on our way"

......

"Love you too"

She hung open the phone and tucked it back in her pocket.

"Jesse is done with her massage. She's waiting for us"

I nodded my head and made my way to where the spa was. It was just a three minute walk but it felt like it was an hour.

"How was your message?"

"It was great thank you guys"

She said as she pulled us in for a hug. We winced as she touched our new tattoos.

"What's wrong with you guys?"

"Nothing"

"Let me see your tattoos"

She said eagerly. She was clapping her hands and jumping up and down like a school girl.

We lifted up the back of our shirts and showed her our tattoo. I heard her gasp behind us.

We turned around and saw she was smiling like a crazy lady. She had the biggest I've ever seen.

"They look beautiful. The red and black look absolutely stunning on your skin tones"

We thanked her and continued on our journey to my car. Once we got Inside I put my crunches in the back seat and started the car.

My back was still sore so I had troubles driving. It took us at least an hour for me to drop Ruby and Jesse off.

By the time I reached their house it was dark outside.

When they got out of the car I heard Ruby tell her that she has to tell her husband about her miscarage tonight.

Once I got home I rushed to my room. The pain in my back was getting unbearable.

I checked in my mom's room and it was empty. I guess she already left for work.

I took my shirt, bra, and pants off. I placed my crunches in the corner of my bed and gently sat down on my bed.

I closed the light and snuggled my face into my pillow. I instantly became more happier.

When I say my bed is my best friend people be thinking I'm playing. I love my bed more than I love some people.

Within two seconds I was fast asleep with a smile on my face.