It was later in the day and I was up here doing homework. I had finished almost all of my makeup work except for a couple of projects. But I was also eavesdropping on the conversation downstairs to see what was happening.
"Nah but I'm bout to hit the bathroom real quick." King announced.
"Use the one upstairs, the toilet down here a lil broke. It's the second door past Kai room." Malcolm directed him.
I heard him come up the stairs and knew this was my chance.
I opened my door just as he was walking past and dragged him inside by his shirt and closed the door behind me.
"Kai what the hell?" King frowned.
"Shut the hell up!" I hissed.
I took a pause and made sure nobody heard him in here.
"What the hell was that last night?" I cut to the chase.
"What you talm bout?" He folded his arms, his face was straight.
"You kissed me!" I hissed.
"If I recall correctly, we kissed each other." He raised an eyebrow.
"Nigga cut the shit. What the fuck was that?" I rolled my eyes.
"Kai, I just got caught up in the moment. It ain't mean that much to me." He shrugged.
"So you just go around kissing seventeen year old girls? And it don't mean shit?" I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Listen Kai, you ain't my type. Plus, you my best friend lil sister. I can't move on you even if I wanted to, which I don't want to." He continued.
"I was yo type last night. And what you mean by I'm not yo type?" I frowned.
"You got a lot of attitude and mouth on you. I'm just not the one to handle them types."
"Bet. Thank you for clearing that shit up." I opened my room door.
"If I hurt ya feelings, I'm sorry." He apologized while walking out into the hallway.
"You can't hurt feelings I don't have." I deadpanned.
And with that I closed my door.
Fuck King.
Who the fuck kisses somebody and then turns around saying it ain't mean shit. My mouth and attitude didn't bother his ass last night! Fuck this nigga for even trying to fuck wit my head.
I was over doing homework at this point and wanted to leave the house. I wanted to be anywhere but under the same roof as King.
I decided to call Reggie.
"Wassup Kai?" Reggie answered.
"What's the move today? I'm bored." I sighed.
"Uh we bout to slide to the rink tonight. Malc gon let yo ass out?" He chuckled.
"Shut the hell up and pick me up on y'all way." I scoffed.
"Alright damn."
I hung up the phone and threw it on my bed.
Now all I needed was to get Malcolm to say yes in front of King.
I waited until I heard the bathroom door open and waited ten minutes before going downstairs.
"Malc!" I called out when I didn't see him at the dining room table.
"I'm in the living room!" He yelled back.
I walked in the living room and leaned on the doorway.
Him, Jameson, and King was sitting on the couch playing Call of Duty.
"Can I go to the rink tonight wit Alec and nem?" I questioned.
"Uh yeah. You been finishing that makeup work right?" He questioned not looking away from the tv.
"What you think I been doing all day?" I sighed.
"All right make sure you get home by eleven cause you got school tomorrow!" He warned.
"Bet that up." I made eye contact with King then I turned on my heel and walked up the stairs.
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At eight, Keem texted me saying they were on the way.
I got out my bed and took a quick shower and got dressed quickly.
Just as I was putting in my hoops, Reggie blew the horn.
"Well damn they don't come in and say hi or nothing." I rolled my eyes.
I went downstairs and nobody was there.
"I'm gone!" I yelled in case Malcolm was in his room.
"Ayo Kai hold up!" King came jogging up to me from the living room and wrapped his hand around my forearm.
"Wassup?" I questioned looking down at his hand.
"Where you bout to go?" He questioned.
"The rink." I answered almost smirking.
"Wit who? Them niggas from the scrap?" He frowned.
"Yeah. King wassup? Why you acting so concerned?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Yo quit playing, I'm just asking." He deadpanned.
"If you must know, I am going with my friends. Thats all you need to know. Goodnight, King." I took my arm away from him and walked towards the door.
I walked out the door and got in Reggie's car.
"Ayyyy! Malcolm let yo ass out?!" Keem gave me a small side hug.
"Yep! I finished all my work too." I smiled.
"So I'm guessing King ain't tell him you snuck off to Ebony party?" Syrus gave me the side eye.
"Nope!" I sighed.
"Mhm, and why is that?" Alec turned to me.
"We kissed." I huffed.
Reggie slammed on brakes making us all jerk foward.
"God damn Reg thanks for the whip lash!" I shrieked rubbing my neck.
"You and King kissed?!" Keem was shocked.
"Yes! When he took me from the party we went to this lil secluded spot and we was talking and one thing led to another and we kissed." I explained.
"So he kissed you or you kissed him?" Alec quizzed.
"We both leaned in."
"Who leaned in first?" Reggie shot another question out.
"He leaned in first and I met him half way."
"Ohhhh somebody got a lil crush thang!" Keem joked.
"No I don't. According to him the kiss was a spur of the moment type thing and it meant nothing." I shook my head and rolled my eyes.
"Nah. Ain't no way I'm kissing one of best friends lil sister in the spur of the moment. He feeling you and he running from his emotions. Plus he know Malcolm don't play bout you so he must really got it bad if he risking getting killed over you" Syrus advised.
"So how do I get him to admit his feelings to me?" I looked at them all.
"You gotta act like you don't give a fuck about em. Act like the kiss never happened and do you, he'll wonder why you acting different and he'll come to you." Alec answered.
"This nigga a simp!" Reggie shouted making everybody laugh.
"Nah forreal tho Alec right. Act like you don't even care he exist. Swear you'll have that man sweatin." Keem winked.
This is why I loved having all guy friends. Because I date guys and they can help me read the room.
"But the real question is, how do you really feel bout him?" Alec asked as we pulled into the rink parking lot.
"I don't know the real King. I know the part he lets me see, so how can I really know if I like him if I've only seen one version." I responded truthfully.
"Here she go being all poetic and shit!" Reggie groaned.
We all laughed and headed inside the rink.