𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐘𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐎 was that although she kept her circle pretty small and always hung around the same people, she loved to reconnect with old friends.

londyn weaved through the crowds of people stuffed into dd's now furniture free living room in search of her friends. it was notti's 15th birthday and he'd decided to throw a massive house party full of alcohol, weed, music, and tons of people.

on one side, there was a large group passing around multiple blunts. in the middle, there was a group of girls twerking on each other to the song freak hoe by speaker knockers. on the other side, there were boys pointing and whispering about who would dance with which girl. and even outside of those large groups, there were bodies everywhere.

the first one of londyn's friends that she spotted was darrian. he was standing by the kitchen island, slowly sipping out of a red solo cup. even though it was dark, she could see that he was mugging everyone in the room.

even at a party this nigga still manages to have an attitude, londyn thought to herself as she began to walk that way.

she had almost made it past the group of girls in the center of the room when a slender, dark skinned hand with shiny pink acrylics wrapped itself around her wrist and bent her over.

"londynnnn shake some assss!" the high pitched voice slurred out, obviously intoxicated. londyn giggled and stood still for a few seconds to catch the beat before putting her hands on her knees and twerking to it.

"ah ah ah ah." she heard, as multiple female hands tapped her butt and a few phone camera flashes lit up the area. she removed her hands from her knees and bent over, touching her toes and shaking her hips from side to side. when her legs finally got tired, she stood up laughing and turned around to see who had grabbed her.

her mouth dropped open and she loudly squealed when she was met with the smiling face of her old friend who she hadn't seen in almost a year.

"kenzieee i missed you." she screams over the music, pulling the taller girl into a hug.

"i missed you more pretty. where the boys at?" mackenzie asks, smiling brightly.

mackenzie, londyn, aaliyah, and the boys used to be inseparable until they were forcefully separated. her father got arrested and kenzie had to go stay with her mom in the bronx until her father came home. she had transferred school because her mother wasn't fond of the idea of her having to travel long distances alone. for the first few weeks, they all stayed in close contact with kenzie. they texted all day and facetimed every night. but, eventually they drifted apart. they still talked from time to time but it just wasn't the same.

"ddot's in the kitchen and i don't know where them other niggas is at. i was about to go over there though so pull up" londyn responds, gesturing to where ddot was standing. kenzie just nods as londyn grabs her hand and drags her over to the kitchen, pushing through groups of people that were blocking her way.

"that's kenzie?" ddot shouts over the music, his mean mug twisting into a smile upon seeing his old friend and on again, off again situationship.

"mhm act like you know nigga." she responds, wrapping her dark arms around the boys neck. "nah i really missed you so muchhhh." she drags out, giggling. ddot shakes his head at the girls intoxicated state, looking over her shoulder and mouthing she's dumb smacked to londyn.

"i been looking fa you fa ten minutes my nigga." londyn hears from behind her, causing her to turn around. she smiles when she sees notti, aaliyah, and dd approaching.

"hi my love. where ya was at?" londyn asks, stepping up on her tiptoes to hug dd.

"we was ova there." he says, pointing towards the group of people smoking. londyn nods and picks ddot's cup up off of the counter. she finishes the drink and puts his cup back down, watching as the rest of the friend group as they interact with kenzie. londyn opens her mouth to speak but stops when she hears the song dead opps start to play. she smiles as dd and notti push their way through the crowd so they can be in the center of the room.

the girls follow closely behind the boys as everyone makes a circle around them. they all scream the lyrics to the song as people in the room start to record them.

dd makes his way to londyn, grabbing her hand as the two of them get sturdy together. londyn laughs, using her free hand to hold her ksubi skirt so that nothing shows while the people crowding around fan the friend group with their hands, hyping them up. by the time the song finishes, they're all out of breath and tired.

"nah ya went kuu." somebody in the crowd says, but the group ignores it as they all make their way back to the kitchen island to get something to drink.

"oh shit. i have something for you notti." londyn says, quickly rushing into dd's room and picking up a gift bag from the bed. she rushes back to the living room and pushes it into notti's hands as he just looks at her with a shocked expression.

"another present lon?" he asks, raising an eyebrow. she just nods and gestures for him to open it. the first thing he pulls out is a red envelope containing a cheesy birthday card that londyn had picked up last minute. but, when he flips the card open he sees a long, handwritten letter.

to notti,

notti smiles up at the girl after reading the card, saying a quick i love you before reaching into the bag once again and this time pulling out the actual gift. a long red box with gold letters reading cartier. he opens the box and gasps when his eyes fall on the contents. he pulls out the glasses and slides them onto his face, sitting the bag down and reaching out to hug londyn.

"nah you really ms make it happen lon cause i been wanting these shits for dumb long." londyn hugs him back, smiling at the large grin taking over his features.

"ooh i can't wait till my birthday." dd says, slinging an arm onto londyn's shoulder as the whole group breaks out into laughter.

a/n: yes we got a new character and yes she's staying so get used to her. probably gonna do a party pt 2 but i'm too tired to write anything else right now. comment, vote, and as always leave suggestions -c 🫶🏼