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A ring of smoke sails into the air, crashing into the wall dispersing in different directions. I sit at my computer, as smoke continues to drizzle from the freshly lit joint. The smell of inflamed cannabis fills my nostrils. Another puff sends me into a coughing fit. The bar to the loading screen inches closer to its destination. The draft takes the smoke out the window. Smoke is such a weird substance. It’s like air… but we can see it! I wonder what smoke looks like in outer space? Since there is no oxygen, can smoke even be in outer space!? Who knows...

With another puff, I send more smoke rings sailing through my room. I feel like I’m forgetting something. Finally the loading screen finishes. I take another rip off the joint and put it out. I then put on the VR headset, entering the world of Aratheon. I immerse myself within the fantasyland. I pull up the guild panel and see Crypto, Poogugh, Kolvar, and Veneranda are online.

‘Is Austin ever going to get back online?’ I message Veneranda.

‘Probably not when he’s getting laid by two sexy women.’

‘Whatever happened to bros before hoes!?’ I ask her.

‘Are you inferring that I’m a bro?’

‘No that’s not what I meant, I mean Padres before you sleep with two madres!’

‘Would you abide by those words if you had two sugar mama’s?’

‘Yeah, you’re probably right… If I had two sugar mama’s, I would be eating french toast every day with real maple syrup, not that Aunt Jemima shit!’ God what I would do for french toast right now! Especially with some cinnamon mixed in with the eggs. Oh that would taste amazing!

‘Are high right now?’ she asks.

‘As stoned as a kite!’

‘Why did I even have to ask…’

‘I don’t know, why did you ask?’

‘That was a rhetorical question, now let’s see if Crypto, Poogugh, and Kolvar want to run up to Chillshore real fast. I desperately need that staff that drops in the dungeons there.’ Veneranda replies.

“Justin are you almost ready to go?” I hear my mom yell. Ahh crap… I totally forgot I have to leave for the airport soon!

‘I can’t Sue, I’m leaving for my cousins.’ For some reason I thought that was tomorrow… Honestly, I don’t even know what day it is.

‘Oh fuck… I forgot!’ she sends.

‘I better get going, I’ll ttyl!’

Have fun! :)’

I finish logging off Aratheon and shut my computer down before grabbing my bag. I head downstairs to find my parents sipping coffee at the table. Both of them have tablet’s in hand, probably catching up on the news.

“I can’t believe all the craziness happening in L.A. right now,” my mother mentions. What’s she talking about… There is always craziness happening in L.A. “I’m almost hesitant about sending Justin to California...”

She finally looks up and notices I’ve entered the room. “Oh hey baby.”

“Hey mom! Hey Dad!”

“I know right!? Riots, power outs and the murder rates are through the roof.” My dad takes another sip of coffee. “There all claiming this ghost character is responsible. Morning Justin.”

Oh shit! The ghost! I remember seeing that video with it and this crazy ninja fighting.

“People will believe anything when they’re scared,” my mom replies.

“Actually, there’s footage of the Ghost! It’s fighting some ninja in all black,” I mention.

“Ninjas and Ghosts… What is this world coming to?” my mom sighs.

“Well it’s definitely more epic than it was before! Hopefully next we’ll finally have some aliens!” I grab an orange out of the refrigerator and start peeling it. “Are oranges named oranges because oranges are orange or is orange called orange because oranges are orange?”

“Son, how high are you?” my dad asks.

“No dad, it’s hi, how are you. And you suppose to say that at the beginning of the conversation...” I correct him. “And by the way, I’m doing great! Jeez it’s a good thing someone here is getting an education. Also, if oranges are called oranges, why aren’t lemons called yellows?”

Both my mom and dad slap their heads. “What?! These questions need answers!”

“Are you ready to go Justin?” my dad asks.

“I guess so…” I still can’t believe I’m moving to California for college. It’s too good to be true! Although, I have to live with my Aunt and my 3 cousins to save money, which isn’t so bad. The happy Walters family. Nisha, who is just a year younger than me, is pretty fun to hang with. We’ve done some pretty crazy things and have seen our fair share of trouble. Even though she’s huge into organized sports, which I’m not, she also likes to skateboard and surf, which we’ll be doing a lot of! Kyle, who is a year younger than Nisha, plays Aratheon, even though he’s not in my guild, we still have fun doing some player versus player and quests. Then there is Elizabeth… I don’t really think she likes me all that much, who can blame her with all the pranks Nisha and I have forced on her. One time we filled the entire floor of her room with plastic cups full of water. Took her forever to clean them up. That’s not all California’s got! Hopefully women! Maybe I can finally get a girlfriend! And of course, let’s not forget all of the weed dispensaries. It just sucks I won’t have my computer for awhile. Can’t take it on the plane…

After we load up my luggage in the car, we finally head out. We arrive at the airport and I say goodbye to my parents after I check in. “Honey, don’t forget to call me when you get there!” my mother yells as I wait in line for TSA.

The airport isn’t too busy, so the line for TSA isn’t that long. But still, TSA is a hassle and I’m still high as a rock at this point. It’s always been confusing to me. Do I take my belt off or not. Shoes or no shoes? Of course I forgot to take my phone out. Next thing I know, I’m getting frisked by some dude on a power trip. “Watch the hands man!” I complain.

After I finally get through TSA, I have another 2 hours before my flight takes off. It doesn’t take long before I’m on the plane and heading to Cali! Of course I’m listening to California Love all the way there. Such a classic!

Chapter 2

At long last… I have arrived in California! Santa Barbara baby! I walk out of the TSA and find my Aunt Barb and my cousins Nisha and Kyle waiting for me. They excitedly wave at me. “Hey guy…” Before I could even finish my sentence, Nisha runs up and practically strangles me with a hug. “I… I can’t breathe!”

“Oh ha! Sorry!” We both laugh. She looks as beautiful as ever, with her brown, shoulder-length hair. She has one of those faces that are hard to forget. Dark brown eyes that seem to glisten. A splash of freckles across her face and a smile that could charm an old Scrooge. “It’s great to see you! I’m so excited you’re staying with us!”

“I know right!?” I agree. “We’re going to have so much fun! It’ll be just like old times.”

“Oh my god! I can’t wait!” she shouts excitedly.

I see Kyle behind her and I step over to him and we slap hands. He’s as dorky as ever! With his curly brown hair, skinny as a twig and of course he’s wearing an Aratheon shirt! “Shyn! Nice shirt!”

“Vulwin!” he replies.

“God you guys are such nerds!” Nisha smirks.

“We’re actually geeks okay!” I say with a somewhat sarcastic tone. “Geeks play video games, nerds have their worms in books!”

“Don’t you mean noses in books?” my Aunt Barb asks. She looks like she could easily be Nisha’s older sister. The same brown hair, but slightly longer. They share the same eyes and of course the same gorgeous smile. However, that’s where the similarities end. Aunt Barb has a much curvier figure.

“No… then you’d be a booknose… duh! Jeeze…” Everyone laughs.

“It’s good to see you Justin,” Aunt Barb says.

“You too Aunt Barb. Thanks for letting me stay!”

“Oh no problem. You’re fun to have around.” she replies.

“Say, where’s Liz?” I ask.

“Oh she’s at Whitney’s house as usual,” Nisha remarks with a bit of annoyance.

Aunt Barb gives Nisha a look before glancing back over to me. “You must be hungry, how about we go out to eat?

“That sounds amazing! I’m starving. They only gave me peanuts on the plane! Can you believe that? 7-hour flight and all I get is peanuts?!” They all share a chuckle at that.

“Well Justin, since you’re our guess, where would you like to eat?” my aunt asks. “You can pick any restaurant you like.”

“Is that Chinese restaurant still here, the one with the mouth-watering crab rangoons!?!” I can just taste them now. Hard on the outside, nice and creamy on the inside. Just the way I like it.

“The one where you tried to drink soda through your nose?” Nisha asks. “Oh my god that was hilarious!”

“Yeah that one! By the way... I’m never doing that again.” I say, rubbing my nose. “It hurt so bad, just thinking about it causes my nostrils to burn.”

“Good times,” Nisha says.

We head out after I get my bag. Once we pile in aunt Barb’s car, it doesn’t take long before we arrive at the most amazing Chinese restaurant on the face of the planet.

As we walk in the waiter asks, “Would you like a table?”

“No, not at all, we came here to eat on the floor,” Nisha smirks. “Carpet for 4 please!”

I almost die of laughing. Some things never change.

“Nisha! Where are your manners?!” Aunt Barb scolds her.

The waiter takes us to our table and we all have a seat. I’m sitting next to Nisha and Kyle’s across from me with Aunt Barb next to him.

The waiter asks us for our drink orders.

“I’ll have a coke please!” Nisha says.

“Sorry we switched over to Pepsi products, is Pepsi okay?” the waiter asks.

“Is monopoly money okay?” Nisha asks. Kyle just about lost his shit. So did Aunt Barb, but not in the same way.

“Nisha!” Aunt Barb chides. “Pepsi will be just fine, and I’ll take a water please.”

“I’ll take a water as well,’ Kyle says.

“Water too please,” I tell the waiter. He nods and takes off once more.

“So Justin, how excited are you to finally be done with high school?” Aunt Barb asks.

“Oh yeah! Honestly I didn’t even think I was going to college. I had no idea I got in,” I reply.

“Yeah no kidding,” Nisha remarks. “I’m just as surprised as you!”

“Nisha!” Aunt Barb berated.

“Oh it’s cool. I didn’t think I was getting into any colleges with my GPA…” I say as I reach up to scratch the back of my neck. “Honestly, I don’t even remember applying…”

“Oh I’m sure your parents had something to do with it,” Aunt Barb adds. “They’re both alumni at Santa Barbara University.”

“Where is the waiter!?” Nisha asks impatiently. “I’m starving!”

“If you wait for a waiter, doesn’t that make you a waiter!?” I ask, causing Aunt Barb to giggle.

“If I’m a waiter I should at least get a tip!” Nisha demands.

“Don’t stare at the sun!” Kyle tells her.

“What?” she asks.

“You wanted a tip, well, don’t stare at the sun!” he replies. Everyone except Nisha chuckles. When did Kyle get so funny.

“Not the kind of tip I was looking for,” Nisha says.

“It’s crazy that there’s this giant thing in the sky all the time that we’re not supposed to look at!” I tell them.

Finally the waitress brings over our drinks and takes our orders. I order the drunken noodles and we get two orders of crab rangoons to split amongst the 4 of us. Nisha gets the Kung pow shrimp. Kyle orders the sweet and sour chicken, while Aunt Barb gets the Mongolian beef.

It doesn’t take that long before our food comes and we dig in.

After we finish eating we head over to their house. Once we get there Aunt Barb informs me that I’ll be sleeping in Kyle’s room on his couch, which is fine by me. Kyle’s room is pretty nice. He’s got a loft bed with a stand and tv underneath. A 3 person couch on the other side of the wall, and of course a desk with his computer next to the couch in the corner. The couch is nice and cozy, perfect for sleeping on.

I take my luggage in and set it down on the couch as Kyle comes in.

“So when are you going to join our guild?” I ask.

“You know those kids you play with are in middle school, right?” he informs me.

“Correction, they were in middle school, there freshman in high school starting in August!” I tell him. “Besides, they’re the best on the server. We’ve already got Chillshore on farm and we were the first guild to take down Vogthirm. Not all of them are middle schoolers. Sue and Austin just graduated high school with me, then there is Sue’s cousin Andy and his friends. Which I have no idea what grade they’re in to be honest.”

“And besides, a few of those ‘middle school kids’ are the most geared on the server currently,” I add.

“Have you ever actually even met them?” he asks.

“Well… not in person. We chat all the time in-game and what not. I know all their first names,” I say.

“Ha, well they’re a bunch of kids. They all live here in Santa Barbara.” Kyle says.

“Join the Nerd Herd! You know you want to!” I say in a rather deep voice. “It’s your destiny!”

Nisha walks in carrying two longboards. She changed into a pair of short shorts that show off her very toned and very tanned legs. “Yo, want to go for a ride?”

“Hell yeah! Can we stop by a dispensary? Please! They still won’t let you bring weed on a plane…” I beg just a little. I think it’s awfully stupid to legalize marijuana and not let you carry it on a plane.

“God I still can’t believe Aunt Linda and Uncle Joe let you smoke weed!” Kyle states in disbelief.

“I can, no offense, Joe and Linda are bigger stoners then you. At least they were.” Nisha says.

"None taken. I’ll take that as a compliment. I think…” I don’t know why it wouldn’t be.

“Anyways let’s go! By the way, a kid who’s in my grade is throwing a huge bonfire style party tomorrow, you’re coming!” Nisha tells me. “It will be so much fun!”

“Are you going Kyle?” I ask.

“I wasn’t really invited…” Kyle mentions.

“Huhhh. I suppose you can come…” Nisha mumbles.

“I don’t know… Parties aren’t really my thing…” he says.

“Oh come on Kyle!” I plea. “I don’t want to go if you’re not going.”

“Really!?” Nisha complains. “Kyle you’re coming. Besides Stacy’s going to be there. I know you’ve had a crush on her since the beginning of time. Just don’t drool over her...”

“Whoa… Hold up! The game just changed!” I shout with excitement. “Who’s this Stacy girl!? You never mentioned any girl named Stacy!”

“Dude, I’ve told you about Stacy a thousand times.” he says defensively. “Besides, she’s really not that into me.”

“You have?” I ask, scratching my head.

“Of course he has!” Nisha remarks. “It’s always Stacy Mills this, Stacy Mills that! There is never a day without Kyle asking about her!”

“I take it you’re friends with this Stacy Mills?” I ask Nisha.

“Of course, she’s one of my best friends since forever!” she states.

“Well Kyle, you’re going to have to introduce me to your future girlfriend!” I tease.

“Ha! There is no way in hell Kyle’s got a chance with Stacy!” Nisha laughs.

“Why not?” I ask.

“First off, she is drop dead gorgeous! Second, she’s way out of Kyle’s league and third, Kyle doesn’t have to balls to ask her out!” she smirks.

“Holy shit! This is your quest, Kyle! We are going to get Stacy Mills to be your girlfriend!” I slap Kyle on the shoulder. “This is why I’m here!”

“Someone’s been smoking too much weed,” Nisha jokes. “Like I said, Kyle doesn’t have a shot with Stacy.”

“We’ll see about that!”

“I guess so, anyways, are you ready to go?” Nisha asks.

“Totally!” I grab the board from Nisha and turn to Kyle “Dude, later we should start new characters and do some questing!”

“Yeah sounds fun,” he says as we leave.

Chapter 3

I follow Nisha outside and we hit the pavement. We soar down the slope of her road, picking up speed. We pass a bunch of different houses in her suburb. The wind flows through my hair giving me a fresh and cool sensation. Nisha is only a few lengths ahead of me. We ease past the curves and finally arrive at an intersection. I follow her as she takes a right at the stop sign. The road ahead is relatively flat, so I have to push off the ground to maintain my momentum. The view is ten times better than New York. It’s a sunny evening with a clear sky, we pass tons of palm trees and plants you’ll only find in Cali. I forgot how exhilarating it is out here.

The curves, the hills, the wind in your face! Nothing feels more real than right now. A few cars pass us by as we continue to fly down the street. Nisha slows down as we come up to a small bump in the road before a giant hill. “You ready for this east coast?”

“Hell Yeah! I was born for this!” I shout.

“Just remember to take a right at the bottom of the hill!” she shouts back.

With that being said, she lets gravity do the rest and I’m right behind her. We both quickly gain speed as we ascend down the hill. Soon we’re going so fast everything else is just a blur. As we get near the bottom, Nisha hugs the left side of the road and I follow suit. Just as she said, there is a road at the bottom of the hill and she hits it as smooth as possible. I on the other hand nearly hit a parked car. That was a close one. We continue on a bit, going through an underpass, taking a few more turns. We finally arrive at the dispensary.

Nisha takes a seat against the wall. “You’re not coming in?” I ask.

“Dude, I don’t turn 18 for a over a year.” she says.

“So, it’s not like they card at the door or anything, but whatever.”

I walk in and I’m blown away! The smell of fresh stinky weed hits my nostrils. “MMmm! That rich, green aroma… Nothing like starting your day the Marijuana Way! Am I right!?”

The security guard at the entrance, literally stares at me with zero expression.

“Hell yeah!” The guy behind the counter says. He’s wearing a tie-dye t-shirt with his long hair in a man bun as well as one hell of a beard. The place has only 2 other customers.

“You guys have no idea how much I am in need of some green!” They’ve got all kinds of different strands, smoking utensils, edibles, vape pens, everything you could possibly think of!

“Well you’re in luck today my man! A friend in need is a friend indeed. Or is it a friend with weed is a friend indeed? Either way, I can hook you up! As long as you got I.D. of course.”

“Ha, good thing I’ve got it right here!” I pull out my wallet and hand over my I.D.. Nisha was right, good thing she didn’t come in.

“Good deal, what can I get ya? We’ve got all kinds of different strands if the natural grass is what you’re looking for. We’ve also got vape pens, some good tasting oil and hash. Some real tasty edibles.” He gives me the full tour!

“Oh god! This is like a dream come true! I feel like a chubby kid in a candy shop. What kind of strands do you have?” I ask.

“Oh we’ve got everything you can think of!” He brings me over to the weed. “Kandy Kush, Lemon Sherbet, Purple Kush, Lemon Kush, Mango Kush, Green Crack, Blue Dream, Durban Poison, Gorilla Glue #4, True OG, Super Skunk,” He pulls out a few different nugs as he continues to list of different strands. “OG Kush, Master Kush, Dream Queen, Super Silver Haze, Star Dawg and a new one which is super potent Jack Here.”

“Dang, quite the selection! What do you recommend, man?” I ask.

“Depends what you’re looking for. If you want an indigo breed, Purple Kush is real nice! If you’re looking for a Sativa, I would definitely go with the Green Crack.” He pulls out both the Purple Kush and the Green Crack for me to look at. Then he eyes me as if he’s trying to decide on something. “Although, I promise you, you’ll never experience anything like Jack Here! It is so potent!”

“Can I get a little bit of all three?” I ask as I inspect the nugs. The Green Crack is a dense bud with tons of little orange hairs. The Purple Kush has a tinge of purple to it with tons of crystals.

“Oh most certainly. Want just a couple grams of each?”

“Yeah! That sounds great! Can I also get a few brownies? Oh and some of those cookies!”

“Now just a fair warning, ya gotta be careful with the Jack Here man! It’s an out of world experience. I guarantee it!”

“All right, cool! I’ll keep that in mind!”

“Here ya go man, it’ll be $60, I gave you a ⅛ altogether divided between the 3 different strands. You’ve 2 brownies and 2 cookies.” He hands me the bag as I hand him the money.

“Ah crap man I almost forgot! Can I get some joint papers and a lighter too.”

“Oh good thinking man! You would have been screwed!” He grabs the items and puts them in a bag. “Here ya go only $5.98.”

I hand him the cash and he hands me the bag. “Thanks man! You’re a lifesaver!”

“No problem, enjoy the haze!”

I head outside to find Nisha still waiting where I left her. I smile and hold up the bag. “Want to get high?”

“I don’t know, we’ve got summer camps with basketball and..”

I cut her off. “All I hear are excuses.”

“Oh shut up, we all can’t be hippie stoners like you.”

“You don’t have basketball today do you?”

“No..”

“What about tomorrow?”



“Nope..”

“Then let’s smoke a little weed.”

“Huh, I suppose, but let’s go somewhere else. I don’t want to get caught.”

“Well obviously! Where to?”

She whips out her phone and starts texting. After a few seconds, she gets a response. “Cool, I know a few friends who are down to smoke.”

“Awesome! You lead the way.”

Chapter 4

We hit the pavement with our boards, going down a few hills, around a few curves and we finally arrive at someone’s house. I follow Nisha up as she knocks on the door. A few moments later, a beautiful girl with a head full of lush black hair opens up. She’s in leggings that perfectly outline her amazing legs. A white t-shirt sticks to her tight stomach and you can see the outline of her bra. “Nisha!” she says as she pulls her into a hug.

“Trini!”

They break off from the hug and Nisha introduces us. “Trini this is my cousin Justin. Justin meet Trini Garcia.”

“It’s nice to meet you, any friend of Nisha is a friend of mine!” I smile.

“Anyone with weed is a friend indeed!” she responds.

“I like her!” I say to Nisha.

“Everyone likes Trini,” she responds, slapping Trini on the ass as she follows her into the house.

“I’m so sorry about your sister! I still can’t believe she’s gone.” Nisha says.

“I know… It’s been hard.”

“It felt like yesterday your mom and oldest sister past away. I swear tragedy strikes in three. Elaine will be missed.”

“Wait a sec… Your sister was Elaine Garcia. The author and blogger Elaine Garcia!?” I ask.

She nods silently. “Oh my god, I loved her murder mystery books! I’m so sorry she was murdered.”

Nisha punches me in the shoulder. “Justin!”

“Hey what did I say?”

“You don’t have to remind her that she was murdered.”

“It’s okay,” Trini says as two other girls walk into the room.

“By the way, I didn’t know you could read Justin,” Nisha remarks.

“Haha, very funny!” I mumble.

“Justin this is Sofia Sanchez and Lashun Valler,” Nisha says. They both tell me it’s nice to meet me and I do the same. Both Sofia and Lashun are beautiful. Sofia is also in really short shorts, which show off her thick thighs that have a nice caramel glow to them. Wow… Those shorts can barely contain all of that booty. Damn, Sofia is fine. She has on a t-shirt that tightly wraps around a rather large pair of breasts. She has one of those faces that could easily be on top of a magazine. Her dark black hair pulled up into a ponytail. Those dark eyes connect with mine and I think she caught me checking her out. Damn… So much for first impressions.

Lashun is just as gorgeous. She’s got on short basketball shorts that show off a pair of lean dark chocolate legs. She has on a cut off shit that reveals her very toned arms and you can almost make out her lean abs. She’s also got a beautiful smile. She has her hair done up in braids, and a dark pair of brown eyes that glisten.

“Soooo, shall we smoke some weed?” I ask after a long awkward silence.

“Hell yeah!” Sofia says. Her face lights up like the fourth of July with a beautiful smile. This girl is totally on my level.

“I can’t believe we’re doing this,” Lashun replies, as she nervously bites her lip.

“Oh come on Lashun, basketball doesn’t even start for a few more months. Live a little.” Sofia responds with an agitated sigh.

“Yeah don’t be a wuss!” Trini says. “It’s just weed. It’s not going to kill you or anything”

“You don’t have to if you don’t want to. I don’t want to pressure anyone into doing something they don’t want to.” I say.

“Hush Justin, if I’m smoking, she’s smoking,” Nisha says, folding her arms against her chest, raising one eyebrow.

“Alright fine, I’ll do it,” Lashun finally relents.

“Hell yeah!” Sofia says once again. “Trust me Lashun, this will be good for you.”

“Where are we doing this?” I ask.

“Let’s go out to the garage, my brother will be home any second,” Trini informs.

“Where is Horacio?” Nisha asks.

“Oh probably with his nerdy friends, being a bunch of losers,” Trini says. “I think they went down to Gennecho or whatever it’s called.”

“That’s a computer cafe, right?” Nisha asks.

“Yeah, they let you use their computers for free, I honestly don’t know how they make any money.” Sofia shrugs. Her eyes connect with mine and for a brief moment, she smiles at me. I give her smile in return and I follow her and the rest of them into Trini’s garage, which is pretty packed with boxes. I walk over to the bench against the wall and pull out the weed. “So I bought 3 different kinds. What do you guys want to smoke? I’ve got Green Crack, Purple Kush and something called… Jack Off I think.”

They all start giggling and I realize what I said.

“No wait... It’s Jack Here! not Jack Off.. my bad.” I correct, causing more giggles from them.

“I think we’re going to pass on the Jack Off,” Nisha says, causing more laughter.

“Yeah and I’m not so sure I want anything that has crack in the name as well,” Lashun says.

“So Purple Kush it is then,” I say. I take out the Purple Kush and start breaking it up.

“So, are you guys ready for round 2 of basketball camps next week?” Sofia asks.

“Fuck no!” Nisha says.

“Hell yeah!” Lashun retorts.

“Ehhh,” Trini sighs. After I finish breaking up enough weed for a joint, I grab out the papers.

“I have so many things I need to work on before the season starts,” Lashun explains. I take the crushed up weed and line it up in the center of the paper. Then I pull out a dollar bill and put the joint paper with the weed in it at the center of the dollar bill and fold it over and start to roll it back in forth. The weed starts to pack into a nice cylindrical shape.

“Yeah, since you’re just so terrible,” Sofia retorts with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

“Haha, yeah right! Lashun, what could you possibly have to work on!? You’re already the best in the state!” Nisha says. Once the weed is packed enough, I open the dollar bill and carefully wrap the joint tightly around the packed weed. Then I lick the edge of the paper and seal the joint shut.

“State pfff. She’s the best in the country!” Trini corrects. I twist off one end of the joint and take my lighter and use the flame to dry off the spit covered seal.

“I heard a rumor that there’s an incoming freshman that might give you a run for your money Lashun,” Sofia replies. Doesn’t take long to dry up the spit and now I’m left with the perfect joint.

“Yeah Sally Ban, she used to be my neighbor,” Lashun says.

“You mean Ban, as in Steven Ban’s little sister?!” Nisha asks.

“That’s her. She’s actually pretty cool.” Lashun replies. “Steve and James were good friends. So the four of us would hang out a lot.”

“How is James doing?” Nisha asks with a wild grin on her face. “I haven’t seen your brother in a such a long time! You should really bring him around more often!”

“Yeah! I wouldn’t mind seeing James either!” Trini adds. “Maybe without a shirt, if that’s at all possible.”

“Oh shut up you two,” Lashun says. “Besides James is actually going to college I guess. He wasn’t going to, but the new coach for the college recruited him.”

“All done, ready to get high as a cloud?” I ask them.

“Fuck yeah!” Sofia responds, with excitement.

“I guess…” Lashun mumbles.

I fire up the lighter and put the flame against the twisted end of the joint. The flame engulfs the paper, slowly catching the weed on fire. Setting the lighter down once the end starts to burn, I take a puff of the freshly lit joint. I let the smoke drizzle out my mouth and suck it up through my nose. I hold it in once it reaches my lungs and finally let it all out. I take one more puff then pass it to Nisha. With the smoke lingering in my mouth I open it up and let it all out once more, as it forms a cloud, I suck it back in.

“Damn, Nisha, your cousin is a pro!” Sofia says in amazement and gives me a wink as she scoots a little closer to me.

Nisha takes a puff and nearly dies of the coughing fits. Causing giggles from the other girls. “Obviously you didn’t get the stoner gene.” Sofia adds.

Nisha passes the joint to Lashun. She reluctantly takes a poll and also starts coughing before handing it to Trini. Trini takes a huge hit, but she can barely hold it in long enough before she erupts in coughs.

Sofia takes it from her and she doesn’t even hesitate before taking a rip. She inhales it as if it were oxygen. Then starts to blow o rings out with the smoke. “Damn girl! You’re calling me the pro when you can blow rings like that!” I tell her.

“What can I say, I have brothers who all smoke,” she said.

“Well next time we’ll have to blaze down with them,” I say.

“Oh they’re always down to get high,” she replies.

Sofia takes another hit before passing it to me. I give it a puff, and blow a couple of rings, before passing it onto Nisha once more. It’s more than halfway gone. “Did you guys know the word SWIMS is actually the word SWIMS upside down,” I ask. “Well.. Only if you capitalize all the letters.

“What??!” Trini questions. She ponders a second before her eyes lit up. “Holy shit… It is! Haha.”

Nisha rips it and once again she’s coughing up a storm.

“Mind blowing right!?” I ask.

Nisha hands Lashun the joint.

“Big whoop,” Lashun says.

“Well you know what?” I ask.

“What…” Lashun asks.

“Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, but the youngest you’ll ever be again…” I say as I make an explosion effect with my hands against my head. “Now if that doesn’t blow your mind…”

“I never thought about like that,” Trini says.

“Did you guys know that the Egyptians were the first to cultivate the Marijuana plant 10,000 years ago?” Nisha asks. “They had a ton of different uses for the plant, especially medicinal and spiritual. Also hemp fibers were used to craft a lot of their tools such as rope, sails and fabric.”

“Oh here we go again,” Sofia mumbles. “Another history lesson from Professor Nisha!”

“Oh come on!? How do you not find history interesting?” Nisha asks. “People who don’t know their history are bound to make the same mistakes.”

“I didn’t know you were such a history buff..” I tell her.

“She takes one ancient civ class and all of a sudden she’s a history fanatic,” Sofia says.

“I just find it interesting, that’s all,” Nisha says defensively.

Finally the joint makes it around once more and it’s now just a roach. “Well, I don’t know about you all, but I reached an altitude higher than any plane could ever fly,” I tell them all.

“Yeah… I am toast.” Nisha replied.

“Speaking of toast… I’m starving!” Sofia points out.

“We should order pizza!” Lashun says.

“That’s such a good idea!” Trini agrees.

“You ever realize that a pizza is round, but the box is square and a slice is triangular?” I ask.

“Ha, wow. The pizza industry really needs to brush up on their geometry.” Lashun laughs.

“So shall we split a pizza then?” Trini asks.

“Hell yeah! I’ll throw down for a pizza,” I say excitedly.

“Dude, we just ate Chinese, like, less than an hour ago,” Nisha states.

“But I’ve got the munchies… Don’t you?” I ask.

“Yeah kinda…” Nisha replies.

Just then we could hear the front door open and close. “Ah shit… Horacio is home. Hide the weed, that little shit might blab on us.” Trini rushes to grab an air freshener in the what I assume was a cleaning cabinet. I quickly put the weed all in the bag and put out the roach. “What should I do with this?”

“Ah, put it down the flood drain,” Trini says and I drop it down through the grate in the floor.

The room now smells like a mixture of tropical air freshener and weed, kind of like a pina colada with a hint of skunk. I follow them back into Trini’s living room. A chubby kid is rummaging through her kitchen. I can only assume it’s her brother Horacio. He’s wearing a cool Aratheon shirt though.

“Hey chubby cheeks. We’re ordering pizza, you want some?” Trini asks her brother.

“I told you to stop calling me that! But yeah, I’ll have some pizza.” he says.

“Do you have money to throw down?” She asks.

“Didn’t grandma give us money for food?” he responds.

“Oh Yeah! I forgot.” Trini’s face lights up with excitement.

“Oh hey Lashun!” A huge smile shows on Horacio’s face as he stiffens up when he sees her.

“Hey Horacio,” she replies.

“I… ah… I like what you did with your hair… Is that a new style?” Horacio spits out. Ha, he’s got the hots for her.

“Awe! Thank you, and it is actually.” Lashun twirls her hair around, showing off her braids.

“Get a grip loser and stop drooling all over Lashun,” Trini says to Horacio. “Why don’t you do something useful and order us some pizza.”

“I’m not drooling!” he angrily pouts as he quickly wipes his mouth. “What does everyone want on their pizza?”

“I’m good with whatever,” Lashun says. “Just no anchovies.”

“No pineapple for me!” Sofia says.

“What’s wrong with pineapple?” I ask.

“It doesn’t belong on a pizza!” she responds. “It’s a fruit!”

“I agree with her,” Trini comments.

“Whatever, I’ll eat anything you put on it,” I reply.

“Same here,” Nisha says.

“So… Should I just get two large supreme pizzas?” Horacio asks.

“Yeah that sounds good, let’s do one hand toss and the other pan,” Trini says.

Horacio grabs the phone and calls up the pizza place to put in the order as he walks to his room. I follow them into Trini’s living room and take a seat on her sofa. Sofia takes a seat right next to me and Trini sits on the other side of her. Lashun and Nisha take the love seat.

“So are you guys excited for Kevin’s party tomorrow night?” Nisha asks.

“Oh fuck yeah!” Sofia blurts out. “Are you going Justin?”

“Yeah, I think so,” I answer. “Kyle said he was coming, right?”

“I guess. You know he’s not going to be much fun…” Nisha mumbles.

“No way! Kyle’s coming? He never goes to any parties.” Trini mentions.

“I know right?” Nisha responds. “Justin thinks he can hook him up with Stacy.”

“Why? Does Kyle have a thing for Stacy?” Lashun asks.

“Oh my god Lashun, you are so oblivious to all things that are not basketball!” Sofia remarks. “It’s so obvious that he likes her.”

“I think Stacy and Kyle would make a cute couple,” Trini states. “Kyle is so adorable.”

“Sounds like you’ve got a thing for him,” Sofia implies.

“Well… I mean… you could do a lot worse, that's for sure...” Trini responds.

“Hey, did you guys forget he’s my brother?!” Nisha spits out.

“So... Will you guys help me get them together?” I ask them. “I’m literally making it my mission to help Kyle get a girlfriend!”

“Of course!” Trini and Sofia both say at the same time.

“I think that’s so sweet you’re trying to help Kyle and Stacy get together,” Sofia says. “Do you have a girlfriend?”

“No…” I mutter.

“Really!? I can’t believe a nice guy like you doesn’t have a girlfriend!” Sofia says with a huge grin on her face as she scoots a little closer placing a hand on my thigh.

“Why? Are you implying something Sofia?” Nisha asks as her eyes pierce right through Sofia.

Just then someone knocks at the door.

“Pizza!” Trini announces, she jumps to her feet and grabs the cash her grandma left on the counter as she answers the door. The guy doesn’t talk much and they exchange the cash for the pizza.

Horacio comes out of his room, just as Trini closes the door with two large pizzas in her hands. She sets them down on the counter and everyone pounces.

“How much do I owe you?” I ask Trini.

“Oh don’t worry, it’s on my Grandma,” she says.

As I grab some pizza, I run into Horacio. “Cool shirt!” I compliment.

“Thanks! You play Aratheon?” he asks.

“Heck yeah! Not to brag or anything, I’m actually apart of the best guild in the game.” I was actually bragging. Heck if you got it, might as well flaunt it.

“Really? That’s cool,” he says and I feel like there was a hint of sarcasm in his voice. “So you’re in the Nerd Herd?”

“So you’ve heard of us?” I ask.

“I might have…” he says with a big grin. “What’s your player name?”

“I’m Vulwin,” I say.

“Ha, no way!” he says with excitement. “What are the odds! I’m Crypto!”

“No fucking way! Wow… I feel like an idiot,” I mutter, feeling a little embarrassed. I can’t believe this chubby kid is Crypto! He is the most geared player in the game, hands down. He’s only like 13 years old. Kyle wasn’t kidding! I never would have guessed. “It’s nice to finally meet you! It’s funny, you sound different in the VR.”

“Oh that’s because I use a voice modulator to make me sound just a tad older,” he explains.

“No way! That’s awesome!” This kid is savvy.

“Want to see my setup?” he asks.

“Do I want to see your setup?! Hell yeah I want to see your setup!” I answer.

“Oh my god, you guys are such nerds!” Trini says. “I can’t believe you play that stupid game.”

“Woah… Aratheon isn’t just a game! It’s the greatest thing since the internet!” I declare.

“Whatever…” Trini remarks.

I follow Horacio into his room, and wow… His setup is just fucking amazing. “Holy shit Crypto!”

He’s got two towers connected to each other and a laptop. A tri-monitor setup with 2 more monitors on top of them. Two keyboards and mouses. Both mouses are modded. One of the keyboards is modded as well. A VR headset is hooked up to the one computer. To top it all off, he has a tablet laying on his desk.

“Isn’t it amazing!?” he asks.

“How do you even keep it all straight?” I ask.

“Well, the tri-monitor setup is mostly for gaming, I built the rig a few months ago. My friend Jane’s parents are like top executives to a tech company. So she can pretty much get any parts you can think of. She’s in the guild too. Her name is Vacey.” He takes a seat in his chair and taps a key on both keyboards to take his computer off the screen saver. “The other computer I built recently is for mostly programming.”

He opens up his laptop and pulls up a website called ‘The Shadow Leaks’. “This is a project I’ve been working on with a few friends, including Jane. We post stories and videos of vigilantes. I’ve got the lowdown on the Ghost.”

“Really!? That’s so fucking tight!” I exclaim. This is unbelievable! This kid is a genius! No wonder he’s the most geared player in the game. “So what’s the lowdown?”

“Well… From what I can tell based on the videos and someone I know who’s seen him in person, he’s like a legit ghost with red burning eyes.”

“Wait… You know someone who’s seen it?”

“Yeah, Nylaathria! The Ghost killed her aunt who was a cop for the LAPD. She and her mom were meeting with a detective who worked with her aunt. They were at some restaurant before the power went out and riots started happening.” He leans in close. “She was taken hostage by some thug, but a ninja woman, we're calling Shadow saved her life and killed the thug. But the ghost came out of nowhere and attacked them. If it wasn’t for Shadow they would have been dead.”

“I had no idea! That’s why she hasn’t been on lately! Shadow is a clever name though! I saw the video where she is fighting the ghost!” I tell him.

“Yeah, that blew up!” he says.

“Justin, we should probably head home.” Nisha yells down the hall.

“Alright,” I holler back.

“Well it’s cool to finally meet you in person Crypto!”

“Yeah, feel free to stop by anytime if you’re down to game or something,” he adds.

“For sure! I’m always down to game, I wasn’t able to bring my computer over so besides Kyle’s extra rig, I really don’t have anything to game on,” I explain to him.

“Oh don’t worry. There is this place that opened up not too long ago called Gennecho that will let you use their computers for free!” He mentions. “They got some nice hardware too.”

“Cool I’ll have to check it out!” I tell him. “I’m always down for some gaming. Well I guess I gotta go, later Crypto.”

“For sure,” he says. “Later Vulwin.”

I head out to the living room where all that’s left of the pizza is the boxes. I say my goodbyes, but before we could leave Sofia comes up to me, “So I’ll see you at the party tomorrow night?” she asks.

Before I could get a word out, Nisha interrupts. “We’re coming over tomorrow morning, so we’ll see you then.”

“Oh.. Cool, I guess I’ll see you both then,” she looks at me with a longing stare.

“Yeah, I can’t wait,” I reply and she smiles at me.

“Bye Sofia,” Nisha says as she slams her board down and takes off. She looks back at me, “are you coming Justin?”

“Yeah,” I say as I take one last look back at Sofia as she waves goodbye.

Then Nisha and I head back to Nisha’s house on our boards. Unfortunately we have to walk back up that hill. We were mostly silent the whole way back. “You know Sofia is totally into you, right?”

“Really?!” I ask.

“Definitely,” she says as we head in. Sofia is beautiful and she seems cool, definitely likes to smoke. I can totally see myself dating her.

I find Kyle on his computer wearing the VR headset. I scare the shit out of him. I take out my weed, my cookies and brownies and put them in my bag. We play some games for a bit before passing out.

Chapter 5

“Wakey Wakey hands off snakey!”

“Uuuhhh,” I groan as I roll over and all of a sudden fall to the floor. “Ouch!”

“Go away!” I hear Kyle mumble.

“Get up losers! We’ve got a busy day ahead of us! Lots to do before the party tonight,” Nisha says.

I get up off the floor and try to find my bearings.

“Woah there tiger… Someone was having a good dream!” Nisha points out.

I follow her eyes down and see a tent in my shorts. “Oh shit,” I gasp. Talk about embarrassing. I quickly try to hide my morning wood with my pillow.

“I’m going to… a.. Get breakfast. You guys better be up in 10 minutes. We’re going over to Trini’s as soon as you two get ready,” she says as she walks out.

I change into a pair of cargo shorts and a t-shirt as Kyle falls out of the loft. I take out a few nugs of the Jack Here, the joint papers and a lighter and throw them in my pocket. I head downstairs to find Nisha and Elizabeth arguing.

“You ate the last toaster strudel, you little brat!” Nisha shouts. “My name was on it!”

“Oh shut up, there’s more at the store!” Liz retorts. “Besides, mom bought them, you can’t claim them.”

“You are such a…” Nisha says before I interrupt

“Hey why don’t we grab some McDonalds on our way over to Trini’s.’

“Whatever,” she said before she storms upstairs.

“Hey Liz, missed ya yesterday.”

“Hey Justin, yeah I was over at Whitney’s house,” she explained. “God Nisha is such a bitch.”

“Oh come on, she’s your older sister.”

“Doesn’t mean she’s not a bitch, besides you always take her side.”

“That’s not true…”

“Yeah it is, it’s always been you and Nisha. And when you’re not hanging out with her, you’re with Kyle, which is fine by me,” she says as she leaves the kitchen, probably heading to her room. I mean, she’s right. It’s always been me and Nisha. But come on, we’re only like 2 years apart. We practically grew up together, before I moved to New York. And of course, Kyle was the one who got me into video games. By the time Liz was even old enough to do anything, Nisha and I already had our thing going on and for whatever reason the two of them just don’t get along. As much as Nisha bashes on Kyle, at least they can be in the same room together. I guess it is what it is.

Although, I got to say Liz is almost a younger version of Nisha. Besides for the hair color of course, Liz has a dirty blonde hair where Nisha’s is brown. Same color eyes though. And of course their personalities are almost spot on. Same attitude, sarcasm and all. No wonder they don’t get along.

Kyle finally stumbles downstairs. “I guess we’re going to Mcdeesy for breakfast.” I tell him.

“Sounds good to me. Where’s Nisha?”

“Uh, well she stormed upstairs after arguing with Liz.”

“What was it this time?”

“Liz ate the last toaster strudel.”

“Of course…”

Finally, Nisha came back downstairs. “Are you guys ready to go?!”

I look at Kyle and we both nod. We follow Nisha out and pile into a van. “Whose car is this?” I ask.

“Oh, it’s ours,” Nisha replies. “Kyle and I have to “share” it.”

“How is that going?” I ask.

“I don’t think it’s too bad,” Kyle says.

Nisha pulls out and we head down the road. Before long we arrive at a Mcdonalds drive through.

As we pull up to the speaker, Nisha orders an egg McMuffin meal and Kyle orders a McGriddle. I open the sliding back door to speak into the box when it’s my turn. “I’ll take a Bacon Egg and cheese McGriddle, a Sausage Egg McMuffin meal, 2 sausage burritos, and I think that’ll do it.”

“Holy shit Justin, why don’t you throw in the fucking sink while you’re at it,” Nisha remarks.

“Why would I want a kitchen sink?”

“Nevermind…” she says.

He gives us our total and I throw Nisha some money as she pulls around and pays at the next window. After we get our food, I demolish my McMuffin meal first. Then the McGriddle, which is heaven. “This McGriddle is like an orgasm in my mouth, it’s so fucking good!”

“Dude, McGriddles are the best!” Kyle says.

“Ehh, not my favorite,” Nisha objects. “A pancake sandwich just sounds weird.”

As we eat, Nisha continues down the road and it doesn’t take long before we arrive at Trini’s house.

“Uhhh, I’m so stuffed!” I sigh as we walk up to the door.

“No shit, you just ate 3 fucking meals for breakfast!” Nisha remarks.

“It was so worth it,” I mumble as I pat my stomach. Nisha barges into Trini’s house without knocking.

Sofia and Lashun are sitting on each end of the three-person couch eating cereal and Trini is in the love seat, almost nothing has changed since last night. “Are you bitches ready to get fucked up!?” Nisha asks.

“Hell yeah!” Sofia says.

“God I can’t wait for tonight!” Trini says.

“Hey Justin!” Sofia waves excitedly.

“Hey Sofia!” I say as I wave back. “How’s it going?”

“Oh much better now that you’re here!” she says.

“Oh fucking get a room already!” Nisha whines.

“Hey Kyle, I can’t believe you’re actually coming to the party tonight!” Trini says.

“Hey Trini, yeah I’m just as surprised as you are,” he replies.

“Holy shit guys!” Lashun nearly spits out her captain crunch as she scrolls through her phone. “The school finally hired us a new coach!”

“No shit!” Nisha says. “Who is it?”

“His name is James Brooklin, he’s also going to be our gym teacher!” Lashun says. “The name sounds so familiar, I know I’ve heard it before.”

“That name does sound familiar!” Trini agrees.

“Hopefully, he’ll be better than the last coach,” Nisha remarks.

“Yeah, Mr. Crane was such a creep. He was constantly trying to get glimpses at us in the locker room,” Trini mentions.

“Yeah, and he was so touchy-feely, like when is it okay to slap a high school girl’s ass?” Lashun asks.

“Right!? Fuck him! I’m so glad he got fired!” Sofia says. “Not like he was that good of a coach anyways…”

“Sounds like a douchebag,” I voice my opinion.

“Oh total douchebag,” Nisha replies. “Anyways, is your brother going to come through with the alcohol Sofia?”

“Oh totally, don’t even worry! He’ll be over in about an hour,” she says.

“Awesome!” Nisha responds. “Tonight’s going to be a good night!”

“Anybody want to smoke some ganja?” I ask. “I brought some over just in case.”

“I’m good,” Lashun says.

“Yeah I think I’m going to pass for now,” Trini agrees. “Maybe later tonight.”

“Same here, I really just want to drink tonight,” Nisha adds in.

“I’ll smoke with you later tonight, once I get my buzz on,” Sofia says.

“Looks like it’s just you and me Kyle,” I tell him.

“Dude, no way! I can’t smoke!” Kyle declares. “Especially not tonight.”

“Oh come on Kyle, when’s the last time you and I blazed?” I asked.

“Dude I’ve never smoked before,” He says.

“I know, that’s exactly my point!”

“God damn Justin, can’t you go a few hours without smoking?” Nisha asks.

“Yeah… It’s not like I’m addicted or anything. You can’t get addicted to Mary Jane.” I inform her.

“Hey I got an idea, how about you hold off on smoking for a little bit and come help us pick out something nice to wear at the mall after we get our booze!” Sofia mentions. “In the meantime why don’t you come over here and have a seat.” She pats the cushion next to her.

“Sure, why not..” I take Sofia’s offer and sit down in between her and Lashun. She gave me a smile and scooted a little closer to me causing me to tense up. I'm definitely not used to having this kind of attention. She was still wearing shorts and a t-shirt from yesterday, but even then she was still gorgeous. We caught each other’s eye for a second before we both looked away. I can’t believe she likes me. I mean, she does like me, right?

“So Kyle, I hear you like Stacy?” Trini asks.

“Uhh... Who told you that?” he asked.

“Like it’s not obvious!” Nisha retorted.

“It’s totally fine Kyle, honestly you and Stacy would be perfect together,” Lashun mentions.

“Really?” he asks.

“Of course!” Sofia says. “Honestly, I’m pretty sure she likes you too.”

“No way! Really?” he asks once more.

“Trust me, she does,” Sofia repeats.

“Dude! Tonight’s your night! You have to ask her out!” I tell him.

“I don’t know…” Kyle mumbles.

“Stop being a pussy!” Nisha shouts at him. “Grow a pair and just talk to her.”

“I thought you said I had no chance with her!”

“Yeah, because you’re a pussy!” She says.

Just then Sofia’s phone buzzes. She picks it up and reads the text. “Oh shit yeah, Juan’s on his way over.”

“Hell yeah!” Nisha says. “What are we getting for booze!?”

“Tequila?” Trini asks.

“Eck, no way am I doing Tequila again after last time,” Lashun says.

“Fine..” Trini pouts as she folds her hands over her chest.

“Vodka?” Nisha asks.

“I’m good with vodka,” Lashun adds.

“Vodka doesn’t sound bad to me..” Sofia says as she sets her hand on my thigh. “What about you Justin, do you like vodka?”

“Honestly? I’ve never really drank before…” I admitted.

“What!? Really!?” Sofia gasped, giving my thigh a squeeze. I nodded in response. “How have you never drank before?”

“I guess I never really been to any parties before,” I tell her. “Never really got invited.”

“How is that possible? I mean who wouldn’t want to have you at the party? What about your friends? They don’t drink either?” Sofia quizzed me.

“Not really, where I went to school we have like 6,000 students in our high school. It’s pretty easy to go unnoticed. I usually hang out with my 2 best friends Sue and Austin.” I explained. “Outside of video games, and of course blazing, we never really did much else. I occasionally did some skateboarding, but that about sums it up.”

“Wow! And here I thought you were the experienced college-bound party kid,” she says.

“Ha, I mean, I guess looks can be deceiving,” I told her.

“Well tonight I’m going to pop that party cherry!” She winked at me as her hand left my thigh and slid into mine, interlocking our fingers together.

We all heard a knock at the door and Trini jumped to her feet to answer it. “Juan! Hey!”

“Hey Trini,” Juan said. Sofia pulled her hand away, quickly stood up and walked over to Juan.

“Come on in,” She replied.

“Thanks!” he said.

“Spits we got to make this quick, I’ve got shit to do today,” he told her.

“Okay okay, can you get us a half gal of vodka?” she asked.

“Anything specific?” he asked.

“Smirnoff I guess,” Sofia shrugged.

“Got cash?” he asked.

“Yeah sure,” she turns around and holds out her hand. “Okay people if you want some booze, pay up!”

I grab my wallet and pull out some cash and hand it to Sofia along with everyone else. She hands all the cash to her brother. “Is that good enough?”

“Yeah that’s fine, I’ll be back in a minute,” he says.

As we wait for him, Sofia and I sit back down on the couch. I give her the raised eyebrow look.

“What?” she asks.

“Spits?” I ask. Her cheeks instantly go red.

“Oh.. ha.. That’s just a nickname my family gave me..” She shrunk into the couch more. “There have been several instances where I start laughing when I’m taking a drink and I end up spitting everywhere.”

“Just a few instances?” Trini buts in.

“Okay! Okay, It’s happens a lot,” she muttered.

“Ha that’s funny, I’m going to have to put that to the test!”

“Don’t you dare!” she warned me.

“Or what?” I asked.

“I’ll make sure to spit all over you!” she laughed as she placed her hand back on my thigh.

It didn’t take long for her brother to come back with the alcohol. Once Trini, Sofia, and Lashun all changed we all piled into Nisha’s van and headed to the mall.

Chapter 6

It was a short drive to the mall, which was really a cluster of stores. And seeing how this is California, it was all outside. As we ventured the sidewalk. passing all kinds of stores, Sofia and I fell behind the group. We eventually entered a woman’s clothing store. Sofia started to browse the racks of dresses, she grabs a pretty yellow dress and holds it up to her figure. “What do you think?”

“I think it would look good on you,” I compliment her.

“Really?” she says with a hint of insecurity.

“Of course, but it doesn’t matter what I think. All that matters is what you think of the dress. Try it on and see how it makes you feel.” I say.

“How do you not have a girlfriend?” she asks.

“Truthfully, I have no idea. It’s not like I haven’t tried.”

“Okay... I have to ask…” She bit her lip as her eyes journeyed down my body and eventually making their way back to my gaze. “Do you honestly not know how cute you are?”

“You really think so?” I ask.

“Yeah! I’ve never met someone so honest and kind,” she says as her cheeks turn a rosy red color. I smile at her compliment.

“Really? Thanks!” I say as our eyes connect for a moment, a string of hair that wasn’t held in by the ponytail falls from her ear. I lightly brush it back. If I thought her cheeks were red before, they’re glowing now.

‘I’m… I’m going to go try this on,” she stutters. She starts to head towards the dressing room before looking back at me. “Are you coming? I need someone to tell me how it looks.”

“Ah... Yeah definitely,” I nervously spit out. I follow her to the dressing rooms and wait while she puts on the dress. After a few moments, the door to the dressing room opens and… “Wow…” She looked absolutely gorgeous. The yellow dress came down to the middle of her thigh. It wrapped tightly around her body, showing off her curves. She took out the band that held her hair up in a ponytail, so it all came down to her shoulders. The dress had spaghetti straps that mingled with the lace to her bra. The bright yellow dress perfectly contrasts her dark brown eyes.

“So.. you like it?” she asks hesitantly.

“Uh, I think you look beautiful in that dress… Not to say the dress makes you look beautiful,” I nervously start rambling. “You were beautiful before the dress, it just… It really brings out your eyes and..”

“Ha, you know you tend to ramble when you’re nervous,” she points out.

“Oh I’m sorry, I'm just not used to having someone as amazing as you to talk to,” I tell her. “It’s kind of nerve-racking.”

“Don’t apologize, I think it’s… cute.” She smiles at me, causing my stomach to cease up.

“There you guys are!”

We both look up to see Nisha and the rest of the group walking towards us. “Wow, damn girl, you look fine!” Trini points out.

“Thanks! I still have to pay for it,” she mutters as she grabs her elbow and tenses up. “Have you guys already picked out something to wear?”

“Trini and Nisha have,” Lashun says.

“Why don’t you change a