Ch. 1

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"Juliana don't you think this is a little too short?" Laura said to every item I picked out. Her and Ginger are supposed to be my best friends and all they do is criticize what I want to buy. I sighed at her opinionated remark and put the shorts back on the rack.

"Might as well go to Baby Gap." I scoffed. They laughed at my disappointment as we walked out the store to leave. We've all been best friends since about 7th grade and have been inseparable since. Laura is your stereotypical mixed girl with a white mom and black dad but has gorgeous curly red-brown hair. Ginger is black like me but she's lighter than a brown paper bag. Though I love myself and all my assets I'm definitely the odd man out; being a 6 surrounded by 10s is starting to weigh heavy on me.

But not for long.

I went shopping to change my image and trust me when I say, I know what I'll be bringing to school this year. Today is the last day before school starts back up after winter break and I am beyond ready. Got some new makeup and my first credit card to invest in a new wardrobe thanks to my mother. I dropped the girls off at their house and went home to set my clothes aside for tomorrow. Now to decide how I'm gonna wear my hair; stuck in between wanting to be unrecognizable and being comfortable in my natural state.

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"Get up princess it's time for hell." my brother Jared said. We're fraternal twins and only have a slight resemblance to each other. 

He was light while I was brown-skinned. He was tall and I was average. He had light brown eyes, I had dark. His hair curly, mine coily.  

My dad stepped out after an argument when we were about 6 and we never saw him again. We just reached the point in our lives at 17 that he was never going to be a dad and that okay. 

Once Jared walked out my room, I got up with a smile on my face thinking about how the day was about to go. I had more than enough time this morning since I was driving myself this year so decided to shower before school today.

After my shower, I dried off and brushed my teeth then added some light makeup. I opted for colorful eyeliner, brows, and mascara; I'm not feeling foundation today so just set my face with some primer. 

After finishing up on my face, I got dressed and put on my sleeveless floral top and ripped jeans along with some floral sandals. For hair today I used my curler on a few pieces in the front and put the rest in a claw clip to the back. I'm proud of myself for not perming my hair since I was 10 but some days the struggle is real.

I finally went downstairs to get greeted by my mom who was getting ready to leave for work. "Bow chicka wow wow, look at my baby. Why you leaving so early babe?" she grinned.

"I'm stopping at Starbucks to meet Laura and Ginger. We're following each other to school." I replied.

"Well don't forget your brother, his cars in the shop remember. Love you." she said squeezing me and walking out to her Audi in the garage before I could protest. 

"JARED, HURRY YOUR SKINNY ASS UP!" I yelled. He came down after about 10 minutes to me looking annoyed but didn't care.

"Bruh it's only 7:15, first bell isn't til' 7:50." he complained.

"When you ride with me, we go on time to school." I snapped. He grabbed a muffin from the counter that mom made this morning and we went to the car. I turned up the Erykah Badu that was playing and we cruised until we reached Starbucks. I waved Laura and Ginger down and sat for a few minutes until it was time to continue on to school. 

"Man Laura is so bad." Jared groaned. I looked at him like he was crazy. "What?"

"She's waaayyy too good for you. And she has a boyfriend, take a seat." I said as we drove behind them to school. 

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