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Shanice's POV (shay)

"yeah lemme get a 9 and a half in women's." i said to the guy taking the shoes from me in footlocker.

"aigh i got you."

i sat down on my phone while i waited.

two minutes later i felt a tap on my shouldermaking me assume that it was the worker.

"hey uh excuse me," i heard a girls voice.

"what's up?" i subtly looked her up and down.

"do you maybe like girls?" the girl asked straight up.

"mhm?"

"i'm kaiya could i get your insta?" she held her hand out with a small smile.

i shook it, "you can but im not looking to talk to anyone or have a relationship right now. I have something going on and I don't wanna add any new feelings to that you know."

"yeah of course!" she handed me her phone,"and your name is?"

"shay," i gave it back.

"cool i'll see you around," she smiled before leaving.

that's when the dude came back from earlier and gave me my shoes.

"preciate it."

"yeah come to the front." he walked me up there and tapped the little cashier screen before ringing up the box, "yo total 150 flat."

i pulled out some cash and counted it infront of him before giving it to him, "have a good one."

"you too."

after i left i decided to just walk around,see if i want to buy something else.

i soon regretted that decision because i saw brooklyn.

she was there with an older woman, maybe her mother. the lady looked familiar.

"brooklyn is that the young lady that you're talking to?"

"no i mean yeah but she like hates me now."

i'm surprised i could hear them so well.

"well she's not gonna stop hating you if you don't go over there, introduce us."

"mom no," her eyes widened.

"or i will."

"okay fine."

"good."

i acted like i didn't see them coming towards me but i did.

"hey shay," brook said a little awkwardly scratching the back of her head.

she always does this when she's nervous.

"brooklyn and is this mrs rodriguez?"

"nice to meet you," she shook my hand. "just wanted to meet who was always in my home without my approval and apparent knowledge."

"i'm sorry about that, i wanted to meet you but I guess we were never really to that point you know. but again it's your home and i apologize for not meeting you sooner," i said to her mother.

"oh don't apologize it's brooklyn's fault, how could you not introduce me into someone you're damn near dating?"

"woah," both brook and i said, "that's a stretch."

"you know what, i'm gonna go get me somefood and let yall talk." she said walking away.

"so uh.. let's go sit." she looked over to a table near us and i agreed.

we both walked over and sat down, "this is only because your mom suggested it by the way."

"okay that's understandable, i'm really sorry shay. i know i keep saying it but i truly do mean this. all i wanted to do was make her fall for me to get back at her and her boyfriend for bullying me all those years. i succeeded in doing that but i kinda started to get attached to her and feel bad for breaking this off." she explained.

"you're fucked up brooklyn."

"i am but im also fucked up about you." she kinda ate that little one. "i never meant for you to walk in on that. shit i should've never been doing that. i spoke with cianna and we're gonna ease up off each other. i really really like you and I don't want to lose you over a dumb get back."

"i don't want to talk to you if you're still cool with her though. i can't trust you to not do something with her."

"you can trust me, i promise you can. cianna is still kinda my friend."

"your friend who you've had sexual interactions with and who's in love with you right? yeah no i'm not setting us up for failure brooklyn."

"you're right, can i like slowly cut her off? i really don't want her i swear, i just want you."

"okay, one fuck up and that's it though," i said when my phone buzzed.

i looked down at it and saw that my little brothers preschool was calling.

we didn't have school for a professional development day but he did.

"hello," the lady on the other end said right after i picked up.

i put a finger up to brooklyn telling her hold on.

"hi is everything alright?"

"hi so eddie had a nice little fall at recess an hour ago but we got him some ice and he seemed to calm down. now he's worked back up complaining about his arm. you're the emergency contact after his mother and she didn't answer."

"yeah of course she didn't, i'll be there in like 20-30 minutes."

"okay thank you." the woman hung up.

"what's wrong?"

"my fuck ass mom won't answer the phone for my brother, he got hurt at recess i gotta go get him." i rolled my eyes.

"you want me to come so you aren't by yourself?"

"no it's fine you're here with your mom."

"so?" she got up and jogged over to where her mom was.

they exchanged a few words and i saw her smile before coming back, "okay let's go." she headed out.

i just followed her then got infront because she doesn't know where my car is.

we both got in and i drove all the way to his preschool.

brooklyn sat in the car while i went in.

"Hi, I'm picking up for Edward Samuels." i told the lady at the front.

"okay name and relation?"

"Shanice Samuels, i'm his older sister."

the woman typed in her computer a bit, "id please."

i gave her my id.

after she was done looking she handed it back and then called someone on that office phone thing probably to tell them to bring me my brother.

when they brought him out he had a tear stained face and a pout holding his arm.

"shay shay," he frowned.

"aww come here buddy," i picked him up, its okay."

i mouthed thank you to the people and went to the car.

i buckled him in the back and he didn't even notice brooklyn until i got back in and she said something.

"BROOK!" he yelled excitedly.

"hey little man," she turned around and smiled, "we gonna take you to the doctors okay?"

"yeah! where mommy?"

"she's at work," i mumbled honestly not knowing if she was or not.

"oh okay."

i gave him my phone because we didn't have his tablet with us and i drove to the children's hospital.

while i was driving i felt eyes on me making me look in brooklyns direction.

"girl what," i smiled a little.

"nothing," she averted her gaze to her phone.

"yeah okay," i playfully rolled my eyes.

a little bit later we got to the hospital and brook carried him in because he had fallen asleep.

i checked him in and then went to sit with them.

not too long after they called him back and i asked brook to go giving her his information while i called my bum ass mother.

she literally answered on not the fifth ring but the fifth call.

"what do you want Shanice!"

"i'm at the hospi-."

"do you think i give a fuck? you're old enough to go to the doctors alone, why are you calling me?" she cut me off.

i already know that she doesn't really care about me but damn that shit kinda hurt.

"no i'm at the hospital with edward, he got hurt at preschool." i explained.

"okay well you already got him, is he okay?"

"he was complaining about his arm and they just took him back. he was asking for you are you coming or not?"

"i'll be there in 30, don't ever blow up my phone like that again or you're getting blocked." she hung up on me.

oh how i hate that woman.

i got myself together though because it's not about me and went back to where they had him.

i know brook could tell something was wrong but didn't say anything because the doctor was there, this is gonna be a fun conversation.

i just hope my little brother is okay.—-