Alex had left and I was in the dining room with Shuji and Evan as Maya and Anna play fought. We were eating ramen and talking as Maya and Anna started whining on each other but we just ignored them.

"...it was so fun. And Vaeh filmed it, and it was just like Stevie, Becca, Connie. Yeah omg!" Maya rambled on as I slightly side eyed her.

"Trust me when I say, I did not film that shit. Sorry Yuki" I said apologising for my language as I outed how bad their performance was.

"Oh my god. Maya actually did this totally funny character-" Anna started

"Totally racist you mean" I interrupted muttering under my breath

"No. It was soo funny"

"I'm not doing it..." Maya said obviously scared of embarassing herself infront of Evan

"I- I wanna see it" Evan said

"You really don't" I said warning him

"Ok. I'll do it" Maya said suddenly excited. "Ok, it's really funny but it was like... they made me do it and I didn't know what I was like, I dunno, ok I'll do it"

"Oh, Guido, you want the milk for you... I make the cake" she said as I cringed from embarrassment at her unawareness. Everyone stared in confusion and disbelief at the situation infront of their eyes.

"Okay, you racist" Shuji said as Maya and Anna laughed uncomfortably.

"It's not racist" she defended

"Yeah it is" I said trying to go unnoticed

"They were, like, joking. I don't know." Anna said

"Wait, wait. Did you just make fun of mexicans?" Evan said calling Maya out for her behaviour

"I wasn't like- I didn't say I was mexican, they told me I was and it was like a joke" she said innocently

"So wait, wait, wait. So, in this video project, you play a servant and you're serving all of your white friends?" Evan said questioning the situation as I looked at Maya purposefully awaiting her answer.

"Yep that's exactly what she was doing even though I told her multiple times not to since you could clearly tell they was taking advantage of her" I said disappointed in the fact no one else stood up to big back Becca and Stevie. Like honestly shame is free.

"And she put a blanket over Ochijan's shrine" Shuji said snitching on Maya as if she wasn't get in trouble enough

"You don't mess with Ochijan's shrine" Yuki said as I nodded my head in agreement.

"I just didn't wanna scare them"

"Well Maya, if they don't respect your beliefs then they weren't your true friends to begin with" i said justifying my points as Shuji dabbed me up in agreement

"Exactly. Why are you so ashamed of being japanese?" Shuji said in my defence

"I'm not. I'm like barely japanese and I'm cool with it"

"Guido is fucked up too" Shuji muttered as he looked down at his food

"Language" "Watch you language" me and Yuki said at same time but she has said it in japanese as she took her food and left the room.

"Good job racists" Shuji said

"Anna, you're even more fucked up for making her do that" Evan said as I stayed quiet in agreement

"Wait, you don't seriously think I made her do that" Anna said in her defence

"Well you didn't exactly stand up for her. Don't get me wrong, I know it's hard standing up to big back Becca and her minions but Maya's your day one." I said as I looked at Anna. I can't lie it wasn't even Anna's fault as they were a group of nasty girls and it's hard to back yourself so joining the crowd would be the easier option.

"Literally. And Maya in future you shouldn't let that shit slide. Stand up for yourself." Evan said as Maya nodded understandly as I took my food to the kitchen to keep Maya's mom company.

"Hi Yuki. I've come to keep you company" I said as she smiled with a defeated look. "Yuki, don't worry. I don't think Maya's ashamed to be japanese. I think it's the influence around her as she obviously comes from a different background than the other girls. It's something that she shouldn't go through but she does and that's not her fault. Imma take care of Maya, Yuki. Don't worry she's not alone in this."

"Promise me to look out for her, Nevaeh" Yuki said looking at me comfortingly

"Cross my heart, Yuki" I said as she looked at me in confusion. "It means promise"

I brought Yuki into a well deserved hug as I helped her clean up as she told me about her childhood stories growing up in Japan. They were actually very interesting if you listened. I saw Yuki as a second mother as mine was absent most of the times but that doesn't mean I didn't love her any less. As I sat on the counter listening, I felt arms on me when I saw Shuji grab under my arms and Evan grab my legs as they carried me out the room.

"AAHHH! YUKI HELP MEEEE! I'm being kidnaaaaaaped" I cried out as I squirmed around in their touch as Yuki just laughed lightly to herself as she yelled 'Be careful with her' out in japanese to Shuji. They carried me to Shuji's room as they dropped me on his bed roughly as I cried out in annoyance.

"Shuji, Evan, What the hell!"

"Sorry. We thought this would be the easiest way to rescue you from my mom's boring stories" he said as he sat in his chair, whilst Evan jumped onto his bed next to me partially landing on me so I pushed him off roughly resulting in him falling on the floor.

As Evan got up off the floor, he attempted to push me off, but I grabbed his shirt making him fall with me which was stupid as it hurt 10x more. Evan fell ontop of me as we both yelled out in pain as Shuji laughed in the corner recording the interaction. I layed on the floor my body being tired as Evan rolled off me next to my side before he pointed something out.

"Vaeh why is your arm bleeding?" he said as I looked down noticing red scratch marks on my upper arm realising it must've been from when I fought Becca the bulldog.

"Shii, I didn't even realise that was there. Probably happened when I fought Becca earlier today." I said shocked at how I didn't notice it earlier. Shuji walked over and saw the scratches which went from the middle of my arm to my inner elbow.

"You fought someone again?! Damn Vaeh" Evan said as he helped me up.

"C'mon Nevaeh, I'll clean it up for you" he said as he wrapped an arm around my shoulders leading me to his bathroom as Evan chilled on his bed on his phone. Our friend group was very physical with each other but it didn't mean anything as that's just how we showed our love and appreciation for each other.

As we walked into the bathroom, Shuji closed the door behind him and started rummaging through the draws to find the first aid stuff. I sat on the counter as the memories of me and Alex came back. I remembered my conversation today with him again as I wondered if I should've reacted that way.

"Thinking about Alex again?" Shuji said out of nowhere surprising me

"How the fuck did you know that?!" I said shocked at how he knew who I was thinking about

"Nevaeh, I practically grew up with you. I know you more than you know yourself. So, what's up? Why's he on your mind?" Shuji said as he found the first aid kit and began searching inside it.

"Promise not to be mad?" I said as I held my pinky out before he interlocked it and lightly pressed my thumb.

"You already know I won't be mad Vaeh but still I promise" he said before letting my hand go and opening up the antibacterial wipe to clean the scratch.

"Well, Alex came over today and he tried to talk it out with me but I just aired him, like, he did me so dirty and I'm just gonna accept his apology like that. I feel like I'm being too easy on him like he should have to work to get me back if you get me. And also- OW FUCK SHUJI" I ranted before I felt a painful stinging on my arm as the wipe mad contact with my skin.

"My bad, my bad. You can grab me if it hurts that bad. Carry on though, I'm listening." he said as he lightly continued.

"Alright" I said as I firmed the pain, now and then letting out winces of pain. "I don't even know if I can trust him anymore, he literally lowkey played me and that really took a dig to my ego so I don't wanna forgive him straight away. What do you think, Shuji?"

"Well, I think sometimes it's better to follow your head rather than your heart because in some situations you could end up more hurt than you intended so you should definitely think about. Is he really worth your time? Does he really deserve a second chance? Do you even trust him?

But on the other hand, if you're here thinking about him that much maybe it wouldn't be that bad to take a risk, you know, a leap of faith. Honestly it's your decision, but I think if I was you in this situation,I wouldn't jump right into it.

I would be weary because if he fucked up his first chance, he doesn't deserve a second one. I think you should still be flirting with Mateo on the down low just to see how he reacts. And... I'm done" he said patting the bandage

"Thank youuuuuu Shujiiiiii. I think imma sleep on it and think about what to do" I said thanking him for both the advice and medical help and he nodded in appreciation "Can you carry me, my legs are tired?"

"Alright only because it's you Vaeh. Jump on" he said as I jumped on his back lazily.

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