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❨⠀amandla ─ keilah⠀❩

"so, keil, whatcha... whatcha doing?"

"mixing your chai,"

"why?"

"because why not?"

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amandla ─ keilah ─ kc

"hi everyone! so we're really—"

"GUYS, AMANDLA PLAYS ON CONSOLE AND NOT PC!"

"oh god, here we go,"

"THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH PLAYING ON CONSOLE!"

"kc and amandla have been arguing over video games for the past hour on facetime and i'm over it."

"guys, i know you can't see me, but comment in the live stream which is better: pc or console?"

"literally shut up, no one wants you here."

"you were the one who facetimed me, bitch."

"okay, that's it, i'm taking over from here. guys, comment some questions! we're bored and wanna do a Q&A."

"kc, i will not hesitate to hang up on you,"

"do it. you won't."

"you wanna bet?"

"yeah, i do!"

"bye!"

"finally, you two were annoying me so much. now, pay attention sis, people are asking us questions."

"okay, okay, i'm paying attention. hi everyone! i hope everyone is having a great day!"

"damn a lot of people are watching, we love that... uh, someone asked if we live together,"

"no, we don't. keilah lives down the street though so we spend almost every day together... how was beautycon? it was great, i had so much fun. what about you, keils?"

"yeah, same for me. i loved getting to meet all of you and being in la. oh, this is a juicy question! what were your first impressions of each other when you first met?"

"oh, god. well, keil, you wanna go first?"

"uh, of course. when i first met you," *laughs* "you were super, well... how you are now, but to like, the extreme. you were super loud and bubbly. we met on the first day of middle school and no one really knew each other, and you were the only one that was like "AHHHHH HI I'M AMANDLA AND I HAVE NO FRIENDS!""

amandla bursts into laughter.

"oh my gosh, no!"

"and i was like "oh, okay, this girl's a lil out there.""

*mimics keilah's voice* "oh, okay," *laughs* "i remember like our first real interaction, when i started liking you and wanting to be friends with you, was when kids at school were making hate pages for me after i started youtube and you were the one to tell me about it, and then i gained this whole new respect for you. i was like "that's my girl,""

"aw, i love you, b."

"i love you too."

"oh, this one is for you! do you ever get bored/annoyed when people complain about the expensive products you use in your videos? also, there was a second question from the same person: when are you coming back to london?"

"i fell in love with london when i went a few months ago! i'm answering this one first because the answer will be short. like i said, i loved london. i honestly feel like i didn't fully experience it because i was there for work, so i really really really want to go back, like ASAP. now, for the first question—expensive products.

"i do get a lot of complaints about how i use high-end products or even just clothes, that may not be affordable for you guys. i was never able to afford these things, and i always see a lot of comments where people naturally think that i'm very rich and spoiled. every single youtube channel, if you think about it, is a different person's personal diary, so i'm going to talk about what goes on in my life and i've been blessed with all this stuff that i've never had before. i really cherish all of the luxury and expensive things that i have because it was something that i never grew up having.

"so, it's definitely something that i like to talk about and i get really happy when i get sent a new product because it's exciting for me, personally. so, if that's not something that you personally enjoy, i do try to mix it up, like i do both drug store and luxury products. i do affordable online shopping brands and then i'll show you some of my designer favorites. you guys know, i'm like the thrifting, DIY, life-hack queen over here so i still do all of that stuff when it comes to the beauty portion of my channel.

"when you're a youtuber, things are different, and i hate saying that, but it's true. i haven't, myself, shopped in sephora or ulta in i don't know how long because everything is given to us. by us, i mean beauty youtubers. we get so many press-kits and i'm not trying to brag to you guys, this is just the reality of it. all of you know how real i am when it comes to the behind-the-scenes shit on youtube. so i'm being serious. companies send us products for business purposes: for me to talk about their products.

"i'm very honest with my sponsorships. i have other managers, other than my mom, that hate me because i turn down so many deals because i refuse to do a sponsorship with a company who i don't genuinely already use or love. um, that's a whole other topic though. anyways! in conclusion to this long ass tangent, i just went on, you guys know that i'm a fashion and beauty youtuber. that's my job and i love it. so i'm naturally going to talk about beauty and fashion and a lot of that has to do with high-end, luxury, products. okay, that's it, i'm done."

keilah chuckles.

"all right, next question!"

"this is for you, keils. when do you plan on filming your apartment tour?"

"oh, aha, funny you should ask. turns out the apartment i wanted to move into got a better offer than the one i put in so," *awkward peace sign* "i hate my life. for now, i'm still living with my parents so no apartment tour coming any time soon."

"oh, this is for both of us: are either of you going to college since you both graduated early or will you be taking a gap year?"

"i'm taking a gap year! i kind of want to take a year to spend time with my loved ones and travel the world and then i'll start college next year even though i have no idea what i want to do. i really want to be a film major but then i think "hey, that's similar to an art degree and who's going to hire me in another field if all i know is film?"

"ahaha, so should i get a regular major like communications or business or should i get what i want: a film major? i don't know! someone, please decide for me because i'm too indecisive! bottom line: i don't know what to do with my life."

"unlike keils, i'm not taking a gap year or going to college! woohoo!" *laughs awkwardly* "i know that's really shocking because i've always been such a big advocate for education and i love learning so much. i really don't want any of you to think i'm not going because," *talks in a high-pitched voice* "i'm a youtuber and i don't need college!" *sighs* "i still stand by my beliefs that education is important, and everyone should have the right and access to quality education. just personally for me and what i have going on in my life at the moment, i don't think that it's something i can do right now.

"it would be so extremely overwhelming for me to do all of the things i currently do, am planning to do, and keeping up with my youtube, my family and friends, my home life, my mental health, and then also going and attending college at the same time. it's just not a good mix for me personally, so that's why i'm not going to college in the fall. however, i'm not closing the door on college forever, it's something that i definitely will consider in the future."

"next question! who is your favorite character out of F.R.I.E.N.D.S.? i love them all and it's really difficult for me to choose. except ross, i don't really care about him because sometimes he's really annoying and just ugh. he's kind of a double-standard sexist annoying whiny baby but it's fine, it's casual. my favorite is phoebe for sure, but i would say that i relate most to monica and chandler."

"i agree with the whole ross being a double-standard sexist baby, honestly. for me, i would say my favorite is chandler."

"oh, mands, look!" *points at screen* "someone's asking for advice about their crush!"

amandla glares over at keilah.

"it says: "hey, so my crush doesn't like me and i really don't know what to do about it... i need some opinion because i love him. like, he is so dang hot and i think he doesn't like me back." amandla, do you have any advice for this child?"

"so..." *pauses* "that sounds really stressful because he's so dang hot."

keilah covers her mouth to keep from laughing.

"what i've sort of learned is that it's just one step closer to finding the right person for you. just be yourself and if somebody doesn't like you back then that's their problem for not seeing all the greatness in you. just remember that somebody better is coming."

"that's cute advice but has it actually worked for you?"

"i'm not sure yet, has it ever worked for you?"

"next question!"

"that's what i thought."

"all right, so this one is for me. keilah, what book are you currently reading? uh, i'm currently reading Diary of an Oxygen Thief. i'm halfway through it and it's a really short book, you'd think i'd get through it like that," *snaps* "but i keep getting distracted so... anyways, i'm actually going to be starting a book recommendation series on my channel soon so keep an eye out for that!

"here's a deep-ish question but also kind of like a tea question. do either of you ever feel pressured to look good by social media? i think mands can answer that for both of us, so take it away ernie."

"did you just quote Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?"

"yes."

"i love you."

"gee thanks, i love me too. now answer the question."

"the answer is YES! i feel so much pressure all the fucking time! i'm pretty sure i speak for both of us when i say that. i have a lot of younger viewers, which is also why i don't curse on my youtube channel, and i know that some of those younger viewers look up to me. so, in a sense, i feel like i can't let them down and like..." *laughs uncomfortably*

"it's a mental thing honestly, but yeah i do always feel pressure. it's like i have to look good every single time i leave the house. i'm so scared nowadays to leave my house wearing sweatpants or a sweatshirt because there's this unspoken pressure and expectation that whenever i'm in public i have to be 100% perfect and presentable. it's really shitty and i hate it but it's this thing that both of us, honestly, have lived with for so long to the point where the pressure is just natural."

"yeah, she's right. it really has gotten to a point where i even don't recognize the fact that the only reason i dress up half the time to go out is so if someone recognizes me, i don't look like shit and people online don't say anything."

"okay, we'll do like two more and then we'll go."

"what're your favorite movies? (not including marvel movies, amandla.)"

"dammit... okay, i'm going first! Batman: The Dark Knight, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and Emperor's New Groove."

"same here with The Dark Knight, and also Wolf of Wall Street, and Midnight in Paris. lastly, for our final question, it's from none other than amandla's white spider-boy boyfriend!"

"tom? he's not my boyfriend!"

"whatever, he asks TWO questions. one: when are you coming to set? and two: can you answer your texts please?"

amandla smiles, her cheeks turning pink.

"uh one: it's a surprise. two: i will answer them as soon as we end this live-stream."

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     hey everyone!! i hope you all enjoyed the eighteenth chapter!

     you'll all be happy to hear that tom & amandla will be meeting in the next chapter! i'm super excited for you guys to see how they act with each other and see how everyone reacts to meeting her! (yes, she's meeting the entire homecoming cast in the next chapter & harrison as well.)

     i hope all of you are doing fantastic and have an amazing weekend!!! ily <3

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