18.The Change

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*IMANI'S POV*


It was so hard for me not to cuss Leah out at school. I almost did like three time, but we don't need anymore drama. Why? So people can have more to talk about? So Camile can somehow make this about us. For the rest of the day my brain kept going back to the last time we fought. Right before I realized I had a crush on her. It got kinda nasty, at the basketball court we used to hang out at in middle school. Leah ended up with scraps all over her from the concrete, she got me a few good time, I could feel the knot forming on my head, but I didn't care. It was her crying that really hurt me.

The fight was over something so stupid I don't even remember. Seeing those tears in her eyes, that's what made me realize how much I loved her. I told myself I wouldn't hurt her again. This is the closet to wanting to hurt her I've been since that shit happened.

I slammed the bedroom door behind me and she jumped hard.

"Damn Mani, you scared the shit out of me."

"Leah what the fuck is wrong with you?"

"What did I do?" She whined looking at me concerned.

"I talked to Yaya today."

"Mani-"

I felt my fist clench. I cut her off. "What the fuck Leah? You don't see how you act?! Why do you want me to be alone? Huh?You know how the fuck I feel about you! You KNOW! I TRIED to be with you! You ain't fucking want me! And now that I'm trying to be a NORMAL person and move the fuck on you won't let me!"

I could see the tears working up in her eyes.

"Mani-"

"No like for real, you a really tried to fuck up shit with Yaya and you tryna sabotage my shit with Camile? You really had my girlfriend high as fuck scared out her fucking mind and you think that shits OKAY? You think that's some shit a bestfriend should do?! All I wanted was for you to be supportive of me since you don't fucking want me. But you tryna fuck my whole relationship up causing me drama and shit!"

Once I finally got it all out I stared at her waiting for answer. I stared through her tears, I usually can't ignore her crying but the fact that she was so okay with hurting me had me hot.

She wiped her eyes. "Mani, I'm sorry. You're right. I've been a terrible fucking best friend! I don't know what's making me do the things I do. Maybe I'm jealous I-"

"Nah you can't be jealous . I'm not no cheating ass pussy ass nigga. That's the type you like. You keep trying me like I'm like that. No wonder you wanted to be a dumb ass and keep trying to be with Jamal. Well I'm not no damn Jamal."

"okay Imani! I said I'm sorry! I know I suck! I know I was being an asshole. What do you want? What can I do to fix it?"

"Tell me what you want? Do you want me? If you want me I'll break up with her right now. On god. But if you don't then you need to chill. I swear if you try to fuck my relationship up again we won't have shit to talk about"

I immediately regretted it as soon as the words came out of my mouth.

How could I function without Leah? I've never wanted space. I always just wanted her by my side. I've always wanted her to be mine. Shit I still want it.  But I saw the look in her eyes. I knew her answer before she even said that shit. I felt tears working up.

Shit Mani, stop being a pussy. I'm tired of crying over this shit. I'm tired of crying over her.

"Mani... I can't" she sounded like she was choking on the words.

I felt my face burn. I wasn't embarrassed. I was mad as fuck. I was mad that I put myself out there again. That I let myself get hurt by her again.

"Aight." I sniffled. "I mean that's cool. It's whatever. Our relationship would probably be toxic anyway." I chuckled trying to laugh it off.

Leah looked at me like she was worried .

"I'm sorry I just-"

"Yea, Yea no problem" I said cutting her off. "I have to go.. I have to go to the bathroom." I said leaving the room.

I couldn't let her see me cry over her.

I feel fucking stupid. She didn't want me before. Why would she want me now?

Something I said in the argument played in my head. "I'm not no cheating ass nigga, that's the type you like."

For a second I felt so desperate for her to want me I convinced myself that maybe cheating on Camile was the answer.

Why do I want her to want me so bad? Maybe it's because I've always wanted her. My dumb ass fantasize about finally working up the balls to tell her, and her wanting me back. But that's all that shit was .. a fantasy. It's stupid as fuck. Yet somehow I'm still crying over her.

Eventually I got myself together and I carried on my night like none of this happened. I ate with her family. I FaceTimed Camile. I did some homework. I tried to laugh it off make everything a joke but nothing was funny to me.

I laid on my back beside Leah in bed scrolling.

"You're right." She said random as fuck getting my attention.

I looked at her waiting for her to make sense.

"I'm being so toxic and unhealthy. I just need to find somebody to talk to instead of putting myself in your relationships."

You would think that would make me feel relieved but I didn't want to hear that shit either.

I instantly got jealous and she doesn't even have anybody in mind yet.


*LEAH'S POV*

It wasn't hard finding someone to talk to. All the guys have this warped reality that I'm some overly sexual bi girl. I keep trying to kill the assumption that I would make out with a girl in front of them, guys are so fucking stupid.

But of course I won't tell Imani that. It might be fucked up but seeing her get jealous when I'm on the phone with Nate is almost calming to me. It reminds me that she's not over me.

I caught her staring at me as I smiled texting him back

"I still can't believe out of all your options you chose a white boy." She glared.

"Well I think they are cute together and that's none of your business." Camile spoke up before I could say anything.

Mani never told her it was me who started the drama with Yaya but ever since then she's been acting insecure, like she thinks Mani wants me.

I can't blame her though. I would feel the same. It's so obvious.

"I like Nate. Okay? He's funny, smart, sensitive, and he's not trying to rush me or do anything I'm not ready for"

Mani said something under her breath.

"Are you sure you don't want to come over?" Camile asked Imani as she pulled into the yard.

"Bae I can't, I told you that.. remember? I'm behind on school work.."

Camile pouted. I know she probably thinks I'm trying my hardest to seduce her girl. Honestly I chilled out exactly like Mani told me to. It's Mani who's been all in my face, ever since i started talking to Nate.







"I'm just tryna figure out how they ain't send your ass home today. With this short ass skirt on." She said pulling on the back of my skirt. Her hand brushed against my skin. I blushed.

"You better stop. Camile would not like you touching me like that."

"I didn't do anything, I bet your little boyfriend wouldn't like it though." She smirked.

"He's not my boyfriend." I rolled my eyes before going into the kitchen.

Mani watched me pour my cereal.

"Don't you have some homework to do?" I asked calling her out.

She chuckled rolling her eyes. "Chill, don't worry bout all that"

Honestly she's been hella flirty since she found out I was talking to Nate. It's been so confusing. She told me I need to chill but her actions keep saying other wise. I'm trying to fall back but it's like she doesn't want me to.

Just last week she almost kissed me while I was doing her makeup for fun and tried to laugh it off like it was a joke, I've caught her staring at me multiple times, and she won't stop touching my ass. She keeps smacking it, she grabbed it a few times and I even felt her rubbing on it at night.

I'm just trying not to do anything we'll regret. She was right. I was doing too much.

"Lemme get some." Mani said pulling me out of my thoughts.

"You have hands Mani, you can make you're own." I said closing the fridge with my foot while eating a big spoonful.

She came in front of me, wrapping her arms around my waist.

I felt myself blush hard. Damn, why does she put me in these situations.

She opened her mouth waiting for me to give her some cereal.

I giggled a little. "You get on my fucking nerves." I said shoveling some into her mouth.

"No i don't" she said letting me go.

"Ewww! Stop talking with your mouth full"

I grabbed my bookbag and headed upstairs with my cereal.

"See, look at that. I can see your ass right now. Imma throw this skirt away."

I giggled "no the fuck your not. How about you go through your girlfriends closet and throw away her shit."

She groaned. "Stop bringing her uuuppp. She aint here is she?"

It's crazy to me that this is the same girl who kept rejecting me because she 'had a girl'.

My phone started ringing so I rushed upstairs and put my cereal down before fishing it out of my bag.

"Hey beautiful." Nate said when I picked up.

I smiled a little. "Heyy"

"Wassup white boy?" Mani said stealing my cereal and walking away.

"Mani." I glared at her.

Nate laughed. "Nah it's cool, wassup gay girl?"

"Shit nothing,"

"Ion know... gotta watch you. Don't be nice to my face then tryna fuck my girl." Nate said

"Hey! I'm not anybody's girl."

"And I have a girlfriend." Mani cut in.

"Shitttt, I hear you.. that still don't mean you ain't tryna fuck"

If only he knew just how right he was.

For 15 minutes Mani was all in our business. She was mocking us and making commentary.

"Ugh I don't know what to wear tomorrow." I said staring at my closet from my bed. I was laying on my stomach talking to Nate on speaker.

"I mean, I don't know shit about girly shit or nothing but.. I know you gonna look fine as fuck in whatever you put on."

"Damn right" Mani said grabbing my ass. I jumped. She scared the shit out of me. Nate must not have heard her because he didn't say anything.

I put the phone on mute

"Really?"

"What? You got it out for me."

"I don't have it out for 'you', I'm wearing shorts in my bed."

"Yo"

"Sorry. My mom called me." I lied taking him off mute.

"That's cool ... shit, matter of fact. I'm wearing green tomorrow. You should match me."

Mani scoffed.

"Don't you have a girlfriend to be talking to?" I asked giving her a look.

She looked like she didn't want me to bring her up. Like I said, she's been confusing as hell. Before I started talking to Nate she acted like she couldn't even look at me because of her girl. Now all of a sudden she's touching on me and flirting with me.

A second later I heard Camile's suffocatingly 'cute' voice before Mani put in her AirPods. Honestly I bet she only called her because I called her out about it.

I looked back at her to catch her cheesing on FaceTime. She lifted up her shirt slightly showing off her flat stomach. She must be putting in some work because her muscles seem to be getting more defined.

She caught me looking and licked her lips.

"Yea." She said responding to Camile. "Bae I'm just chilling" she smiled shaking her head.

I'm sure Camile was asking her why she was in my room.

During this time Nate was playing Call of Duty.

"AH! Macy I'm in the middle of a game! Really? Go get ma!"

"But I'm hungry! I'm hungry big 'broder'. She not here!" I heard her tiny voice.

Nate sighed. "Aight bae, I gotta go cook dinner for my little sister, I don't know where the fuck my momma at."

Mani sat up when he called me bae. "Okay, see you tomorrow... green right?"

"Yep. Green. Aight" he said before hanging up

"So he's calling you bae?"

I looked back at Mani surprised that she would even ask about that while she was talking to Camile.

I could tell she was ignoring whatever Camile was saying.

I giggled a little "it's just a cute name, damn Mani, who are you? My daddy."

I could hear Camile talking through the headphones at that point.

Imani looked at the screen taking one headphone out of her ear. "Aye, you gonna stop yelling in my ear."

The way she said it definitely gave me daddy vibes. I bit my lip.

"No, I don't give a fuck what you mad about. Like i said don't be yelling in my ear."

I made a face.

"She's my bestfriend, if I want to talk about how a guy is treating her that's what I'm gonna do.... wha- no... see you tryna act like- Leah?" She asked getting my attention.

"What?" I asked. I had gotten up looking through my closet for something green.

"Do you want to fuck me? -What? I'm just tryna clear the air for you. Since you swear she want me."

She knew she was dirty for that. Especially since she just had a handful of my ass before calling her. I knew the way she was acting was so wrong but honestly it was slightly turning me on.

"No." I picked up the phone out of her hands and grabbed the headphone she wasn't using. "No, I swear I do not want Imani to fuck me. She's all yours."

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