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Cindy, Janae, Aaliyah, and Taystee all went to check on Suzanne and give her the jacket. The last place they seen her was the cafeteria so they just went there. Aaliyah stood by Janae and Cindy, her hands tucked into the sweater as Kukudio, who had a fucked up face, was saying something with chocolate syrup in her hands. "What the fuck y'all doing?" Taystee questions to the group of Suzanne, Kukudio and Brook. "Sisters...welcome. Please...join us. We're about to begin the séance."

Aaliyah and Janae raised a brow as Cindy and Taystee both scoff under their breath. "I'm sorry, the what?" T questions.

"We are summoning Poussey's spirit. You know, making sure there's so unfinished business." Suzanne explained further. Taystee is quick to reply. "Well, of course there's unfinished business. She didn't get to live life." Aaliyah closed her eyes for a second, really hating to keep discussing this. It still didn't feel real that she was never gonna see Poussey's face, or hear her dorky laugh again. No matter how many times she or anyone discussed it, it wasn't clicking with her.

"We..we just wanna offer her some peace." Maureen says.

"Well, y'all have fun with y'all pretend time." Taystee pulls off her jacket, the one she saved for Suzanne. "Here, Suzanne. I got you this jacket with a dragon on it. It's reversible." Taystee tossed the jacket to Suzanne who caught it with a look of shock. "Thought you'd like it." Aaliyah smiles softly at Suzanne's expression. "Oh, I do! Thank you." Suzanne puts it on with a smile.

"That looks nice on you." Janae says. Aaliyah smiled to herself, she loved how Janae grew to really care about Suzanne. She knew at first, Janae didn't really pay Suzanne much attention.

"Yo, Brook. You humoring them with this shit?" Taystee asks Brook, a little surprised. Brook looked like a mess. It was obvious she didn't get much sleep, and she was crying, her eyes were teary and her eyebags were puffy. She probably didn't shower either. Aaliyah felt bad for the girl. She didn't deserve to feel that way. "I never got to say goodbye. Maybe this is my chance." Aaliyah wasn't buying any of this, but if if made them feel closer to P then it wasn't her concern.

"No. Wait a minute. The spirits are getting stronger. There's an object that's calling to 'em." Suzanne spoke, looking at the ceiling. Brook silently suggested the book that was in her hand. Suzanne shook her head before pointing at Taystee's shoes. "There. Those were hers." Taystee scrunched her face, looming down at the shoes. "Man, what the fuck? How you know that?" Aaliyah didn't buy it, Poussey had some small ass feet. There was no way she had fit into Taystee's size shoe.

"Just do." Suzanne shrugs. Maureen looks at them, "We need them."

Cindy just found this all completely amusing. Taystee leans down to Kukudio. "Look, Elephant Man. You come close to my sneaks, you face gonna be double swollen." Taystee threatened. "Calm down. We're just trying to make a spirit-friendly atmosphere." Maureen defends. Aaliyah raised a brow, so now all of a sudden she was calm. But she certainly wasn't so calm when she shoved Aaliyah and made Suzanne fight her like a pyscho.

"Man, come on! This is some bullshit." Taystee goes to leave, Cindy stopping her. "Actually, I'm kinda loving this. I mean, you wanna walk away from some free entertainment? Scoot over." Cindy and Janae both took a seat in the circle, Aaliyah and Taystee still standing there. "I ain't taking off my shoes." Taystee says, making that clear. "Oh, we just need them in the circle." Taystee sighs, stepping in the circle and sitting down, leaving a space for Aaliyah next to Janae.

"Aaliyah, won't you join us?" Suzanne asks. They all look up at the girl.

Aaliyah scoffs, shaking her head. "Look, if this is your way of processing your grief, have at it. This is stupid. I'm out. See you later." She walked off, leaving the cafeteria. Janae watched her walk off, a small frown on her face. She wanted to go after her, but she had to remind herself that they weren't dating anymore and she couldn't just go and comfort Aaliyah or it would lead to something else.

"Just let her be, man," Taystee says, knowing Aaliyah was going through it.

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Aaliyah laid in her bed, majority of the people in the dorm were asleep so it was finally quiet. And the majority of inmates were in Spanish Harlem, where they were doing some kind of talent show because the gun landed in the hands of a methhead. Aaliyah was going through the texts between her and Janae as she had logged into her old account. It took her quite a minute to figure out the password, as she made the account when she was a kid. It turned around to be the name of someone she had a crush on as a kid.

She thought about what Ouija told her. Trying to help her come up with ideas to get Janae back. Some part of her was a bit grateful that they broke up. Because she was putting so much effort into getting Janae back that she wasn't thinking of Poussey or her mother as much. It helped her deal and process it. It was a sad but good distraction. A part of her really wished she could talk to Carol right now. Carol always had pretty good advice. Although, love advice wasn't her strong suit, she tried. It was more than Alissa ever did.

A small knock on the bed frame pulled her from her thoughts. Janae lifted the blanket, climbing in and sitting opposite of Aaliyah. Probably the first time they weren't side by side in that bed. There was a silence that consumed the small area. Aaliyah shut off her phone, setting it next to her. Janae broke the silence before Liyah could. "Be real with me. Did y'all kiss?" Of course she was still suspicious of it. Aaliyah was a good liar but Janae knew her tactics.

"Yes." Aaliyah answered honestly, Janae closed her eyes, a feeling of betrayal in her heart. "But, she kissed me. I didn't kiss back. I would never do that to you. Broken up or not. I lied cause I didn't want to say that in front of our friends. It would've embarrassed you." Janae couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks for at least being honest."

"Janae. I'm really sorry. I don't regret many things in my life, and I certainly don't regret meeting you, but I do regret not telling you the truth when I had the chance. It was never my intention to hurt you. I just want you to know that." Janae could see she was telling the truth, obviously. Aaliyah did have a little lamp hanging from the bar of the bedframe so there was faint light, she was able to see her face. Janae believed her, she knew Aaliyah never wanted to hurt her. That was probably the last thing Aaliyah would ever want to do.

"I'm sorry, for what I said. It was insensitive. I knew you had issues with that subject and I used it against you. That wasn't right." Janae said, looking down at her hands. She hadn't been able to stop thinking about what she said. It was cruel. She knew Aaliyah had severe troubles with relationships, and she used it against her. That was far from okay. Mainly cause Aaliyah could've used a lot against Janae and she didn't. Because she respected her, and she loved her.

"It's okay, love. You were angry. You weren't thinking. We both weren't." Aaliyah shrugged.

Janae thought about it. She was right. They weren't thinking straight. So maybe, now that they were, they could talk it out properly. "You right. Maybe now, we can talk and be less cruel to each other." Janae suggests, looking at Aaliyah for an answer. Aaliyah nodded, a small smile tugged at the corner of her lips. "I don't really know what else to say. I made it clear that I'm sorry and I regret it. But I doubt a simple apology is gonna help me get you back."

Janae looked at her in confusion. "So, I'll do it in the only way I know how." Aaliyah pulled out the tablet from her under her pillow and handed it to a very confused Janae. "What are you doin'?" Janae asked. Not getting an answer, she crossed her arms, waiting for Aaliyah to give her a response. Aaliyah had went on her phone, typing on the keyboard is the only thing Janae seen. Still completely confused, until the tablet vibrated in her lap.

She furrowed her brows, clicking on the notification from MySpace. Aaliyah shut off her phone, pulling her knees to her chest. She watched nervously as Janae read the message. Waiting for her reaction or response. Janae tries to hide her smile as she reads the message.

You are the love that came without warning. I didn't even get the chance to think or process it. I guess I just woke up one day and you were the first person I messaged. And when you replied, I smiled. And that's when I knew that I lost my heart to you. You had my broken, damaged heart even before I truly realized it. It scared me at first. Cause I wasn't good at relationships, or love. I didn't know how it worked. I never did have the best examples. But you helped me learn to love, even if you didn't realize it. I'm still gonna make mistakes, and we're going to argue, I can live with that. But I can't live without you. I love you, Janae Watson. I hope you still love me too.

Aaliyah seen the tears fall from Janae's eyes, and she wanted so badly to wipe them away. But they weren't tears of sadness. They were tears of happiness. She felt happy, for the first time since they lost Poussey. "So, what do you say?" Aaliyah nervously bit her lip, looking down at her phone. Janae bit her lip, typing a reply.

I love you too.

Aaliyah smiled, looking back up at her girl. Janae leaned forward, immediately pressing her lips against Aaliyah's. They were both smiling into it, teeth clashing but they didn't care. They just wanted to be close to each other. And who could blame them? Aaliyah pulled away first, taking a breath as Janae chuckled, going to straddle Aaliyah's lap. She pressed a peck to Liyah's cheek. Aaliyah cupped her face gently, looking into the girl's eyes. "I love you."

Janae smiles softly, pressing a peck to Aaliyah's soft lips. "I love you too."

Aaliyah pushed her back onto the bed so she was on top. "I told you I'm not a fan of being the whole bottom thing," Aaliyah mumbles. Janae gaped, raising a brow at her in amusement. "Oh we're seriously still on this?" Aaliyah scoffs, "Yes, we're still on this. How could I not be on this? You're always trying to take control of me. It's very questionable of you."

Janae just laughs at her. "Are you seriously gonna laugh at me? How dare you!" She yelps as Janae flips them back around, sliding her hand into Aaliyah's pants swiftly. Aaliyah moaned softly, pulling Janae closer. "I'm still not dropping it," Aaliyah mumbles.

Janae raised a brow, Aaliyah covering her own mouth to control her sounds. "You look pretty when you're under me." Janae whispers, pressing open mouthed kisses to Aaliyah's neck.

"I always look pretty."

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a/n: AHHH JALIYAH IS BACK 🤭 I COULDNT KEEP THEM APART ANY LONGER it felt like i was starving y'all

aaliyah is the loml i can't 😭 she's one of my fav ocs alr

YALL WERE WORRYING AND CRYING FOR NOTHING HAHAHAHA 💀💀 although ngl i do miss writing jaliyah angst

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