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Chapter 3 - Tonite is the Nite (pt. 1)

Friday
June 3rd, 1990
Los Angeles
3:37 pm

Kim

"Mmm, oh¡­
My, my, my, my, my, my baby
You're mine, mine, mine, mine
I'm gonna love you right, girl
You may be young but you're ready
Ready to learn
You're not a little girl, you're a woman
Take my hand
Let me tell you, baby
I'm yours for the takin'
So you can
Do what you please
Don't take my love for granted..."

I sing along with Keith Sweat as I finish folding the last load of my laundry, making sure I left my scrubs out on the bed. Once I got done with the laundry I looked at the clock, checking to see what time it is. Sighing, I stop the music took off my headphones and began preparing for work.

During the last weeks of school I had to take off from work to focus on prom, grad night, graduation, and moving. Fortunately, I had the best boss in world not only cause she is my best friend, Tamikas mom, but because she actually is a sweet heart. Without her understanding I wouldn't have survived those last couple of weeks, and I couldn't be more thankful.

After taking care of my daily hygiene I slipped on my black scrubs, and pulled my hair back into a slick ponytail. I rolled my eyes at the sight of my huge forehead unsatisfied with the final outcome. I grabbed my handy dandy toothbrush and began to lay my edges in a swoop motion.

As I watch myself in my vanity mirror I hear my bedroom door being opened.

Bae enters my room and sits at the edge of my freshly made bed dangling her tiny legs and loudly smacking on her gum. "What are you still doing here, I thought you had work?"

"I do but Tonya said I could clock in at four yanno, cause I had all that unpacking to do." I say now applying a coat of mascara to my curly eyelashes. I watch through the mirror as she observe my new room, ignoring everything thing I previously said.

Her low and slightly red eyes told me everything I needed to know.

"Bae, I know you high, you can't hide it if you wanted to." I chuckled, now applying my clear lip gloss to my lips. "I don't know what you're talking about." She spoke with her head down playing with her false nails. Guilt was laced all in her voice and I knew she was going to crack any second now, but I just wanted to fuck with her anyway.

"Are you sure about that?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Mhm" she quickly says with her head still hanging down. I sit my lip gloss down before making my way towards Bae sitting at the foot of my bed. She eyed me as I sat down next to her, a mixture a weed and perfume filled my nose. I made sure at I sat extra close, closing all the space between us.

"Why you always got to bother me, why don't you go mess with Ciara." She whines scooting over only making me scoot closer.

"Girl shut up now I for sure know you high, cause Ciara is not even here she barely getting out of class its her last day of school remember." This girl right here 🙄

"Okay fine, Taty and I smoked one at the salon earlier it was before any clients showed up but enough about me and my affairs I thought you were going off to work instead of smothering me with questions." She quickly confessed and then changed the subject. She did have a point though I should be going before I'm late not that Tonya would care anyway but I liked to stay on top of my game just in case.

"Yeah whatever, anyway I'm about to get going I don't want to be late on my first day back." I jump off the bed to grab my purse from my night stand. I made sure my pager, keys, wallet, and i.d was all there. I walk back over to my vanity before packing my chap stick, lip gloss, and mascara all in a small compartment in my purse. Bae stood next to me as she brush her naturally honey gold-ish hair.