awkward.

sixty-three

If I wasn't so scared of looking like a pig, I would've fucked this up. It smelled like heaven.

Bey sat down next to me and her mom sat down across from us. It felt awkward already.

Bey was smiling, she had to have felt this awkwardness too. "I'll make your plate for you, girlfriend."

Her mom raised her eyebrows, "Girlfriend?"

"Yes, girlfriend. I asked her to be my girlfriend right before Christmas." She had the proudest smile on her face, she's so cute.

"Oh, I didn't know that."

"I thought I told you, but I guess not. Onika, why don't you tell her how I asked you?"

Thank God I have an opportunity to speak. "It was really nice actually. She came to my house while I was sleeping and woke me up to take me somewhere. Then she took me to a flower farm and asked me to be her girlfriend."

"Aw, that's cute." She sounded genuine but I couldn't tell if she was or not.

Bey had to be nervous because she was making everyone's plate for them. "Yeah, we're in love."

"Love?"

"Yeah. She's my twin."

Her mom turned to me, "How long have you two known each other?"

"Um about four months." Why did I say um? I'm stressing out and I've barely said a word.

"And how did you meet?"

I can't tell her I was being catfished by someone using her daughters pictures.

Bey nervously laughed, "It's actually a really long story."

"We have nothing but time. I would love to hear it."

"Well I go to school with some of her friends but I met her when I came to get a pumpkin with my little sister." At least half of that was the truth.

"Oh, you have a little sister?"

I nodded, "Her name is Ming, she loves Bey so much."

Bey laughed. "She calls me Yon. She's so funny, just like Onika. Onikas so funny, hilarious really."

She's overdoing it now.

"I'm sure she is. Can I ask about those videos I saw now?"

My eyes widened, I was not expecting her to say that. Bey was shocked too, "Mama-"

"It's okay." I probably should explain myself. "Well at the time Bey and I weren't together. I told her why I did what I did and I know how wrong I was. What's important is she already forgave me and it's not going to happen again."

I was trying not to be accidentally rude, I know how I can be.

"I guess I can understand that. Do you go out and get drunk a lot?"

Oh wow???

I looked over at Bey for help and she was already looking at me with a chicken leg in her mouth.

"Well I wouldn't say that." Yes the fuck I would.

"So what would you say then?"

Now would be a great time for Bey to defend me like she's always trying to.

"Well I think I like to I have fun but I barely drink." A lie. "But regardless, I don't pressure Bey to do anything she doesn't want to."

"Yeah mama, she wouldn't let me even if I asked. She's a good girlfriend."