Together Forever

Pool Time

I had just pulled up to Simone's house to pick her up. She had a car, a Mustang as a matter of fact, but she was being cheap about gas money. I don't know why because it wasn't like she was broke. She practically lived in a mansion. I'm exaggerating but that's what it felt like compared to my small apartment. I only agreed because we didn't live that far away from each other, It was about a 15 minute drive, plus it would just be easier to carpool since her place was closer to the spot. 

The front door swung open after I honked the horn about 7 times. I was in no rush, I just wanted to annoy her. She had a stank look on her face and shot me a bird. She tried to look mean but it didn't work with her baby face. She had a light complexion with shoulder-length, medium brown, curly hair. She was short. All 3 of my friends are. I'm the tallest one coming in at a strong 5'4. Simone was the shortest at 5'0 barely. I rolled down the window.

"You wanna hurry your short ass up or you gone just stand there nigga" I said grinning and snickering to myself.

"Fuck you." She rolled her eyes and walked over to the car. "I should have drove myself anyway. You drive too damn slow and when you gone get your got damn AC fixed. I'm not tryna have no heat stroke fucking round with yo ass." She said getting in my trusty civic I've had since junior year.

My eyes got wide and my mouth dropped. "Nigggggaaaaa, how you gone ask me for a ride and then talk shit. You got a whole ass car in the driveway with perfect AC. Yo ol' 'I don't wanna spend that much money on gas but I got a Mustang face ass' " I said mockingly.

"So??? And that's what you wearing? I wanna be a nigga so bad face ass." She said laughing by herself at that lame-ass joke. I had on some orange swimming trunks and a white T. We going to the pool, what was she expecting?

"You think you're cute, don't you? With that swim set out the fucking toddler section." she balled her face up at me. All jokes aside her swimsuit was cute. It was pink and white. The top wrapped around her neck and her bottoms tied together on the sides. The strings poke out from her jean shorts. I caught myself staring for a few seconds too long and I guess she did too. We caught eyes for a second then both looked away awkwardly.

"Oh just shut up Leah and drive before we are late and you have Jasmine cussing us out again." she said laughing as she put her seat belt on.

We were supposed to meet Jasmine, Natasha, and her boyfriend Daniel at the pool. Jasmine was complaining about us being late because she didn't wanna be at the pool with just those two. She didn't want to feel like the third wheel and it was understandable. Natasha and Daniel are in that honeymoon phase. They've only been talking for a few months now.

We pulled up and barely could find a park. My phone text alert went off.

"I bet that's Jasmine, check my phone for me, 'mone. Tell her impatient ass we looking for a park" I said after I sucked my teeth.

"She said did we pick up Natasha"

"Uhm no, Natasha said she was riding with Daniel. They should be there by now."

"She said she not here and she not answering the phone"'

"haha tell her they probably fucking." I finally found a park. We grabbed our towels out of the back seat and started walking to the gate.

As soon as we paid to get in we saw this heffer. Jasmine came running up to us grinning. She had on a swim set like Simone except hers was yellow and white.

"About time y'all got here, man it's almost 4 o'clock! What were y'all two doing ??" she said raising an eyebrow.

"First of all the pool closes at 9. I don't know how long you think we finna be out here. Second of all you better realign your got damn eyebrows 'cause I don't know what you tryna imply but uhm.." Simone pauses to flip her hair. "I'm too good for Leah and she knows it hmmphm." She gave me that look when Jasmine wasn't paying attention.

"Whatever, just lie to me like I'm stupid. Don't act like I don't peep shit" She crossed her arms, rolled her eyes, and smirked like she had all the tea.

"When y'all done y'all can let me know. Then we can have a grown woman conversation cause where is Ms.Natasha." I said pretending to walk off from these two devas.

"I know right? It must be good cause usually if she gone do some shit like this we would have got a heads up like 'Hey ima be late' or some shit. I mean we have had this planned since last weekend." Jasmine said.

"I'm gonna try and call her again, maybe they're done by now." I said pulling out my phone.

"Heeey this is Natasha, I can't pick up the pho-" I hung up. It was just the voicemail. "Maybe she'll call when she is done and see these missed calls. let's go get in the pool 'cause I'm hot."

We got in the pool. Jasmine went closer to the deep end because she was a good swimmer. I could barely survive in water so I didn't go past my height. Simone just sat on the side of the pool with her legs dipped in and an umbrella blocking the sun. She was something else.

An hour and a half had gone by. Natasha still wasn't here. Something was up. She wouldn't just not show without giving us a heads up. Most of the pool was playing a game of water basketball. I got out of the pool and dried off.

"Where are you going?" Simone asked me.

"Oh, you worried about bae?" Jasmine mocked.

"Shut up jazz.." I said laughing. She was too petty for me. "I'm going to see if Natasha called back or something"

After I made sure my hands were dry I picked up my phone. No missed calls or texts from 'Tasha.

"Aye, y'all let's go to 'Tasha's house and see where she at." I said grabbing my stuff. Jazz and 'mone followed.