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EVERYTHING by kehlani

arms crossing as she glared at a classmate whose name she couldn’t remember, “ i think you’re right. ” foot tapping as she tisked at the stranger whose face was slowly growing more and more red. “ normally i wouldn’t approve of being so mean but that’s awful don’t just drop people’s clothes on the floor - ” before she could finish her rant they’d stormed off. “ was i too harsh with them ? ” 

gripping their arm with wide eyes, “ you heard it too ? when i went to check it out there wasn’t anyone there. do you think they sent us to another haunted hotel ? ” she’d managed to avoid most of the chaos last time and she was hoping to keep that streak alive. “ i’m not prepared to be haunted mel. ”

it could be possible that saiyr cared a little too much, willing to crusade for even the smallest injustice she put herself in situations that could have been avoided if she’d just stayed out of it, not that she’d believe you if you told her that. “ hell yeah we can. ” an eager grin on her lips, “ i’ve been planning the perfect murder since i was twelve. i think it’s time we put it to the test. ” 

“ right ? it’s like they were raised in a barn. ” sighing as she gathered up the wet clothes into her arms dropping them on the folding table. i’ll wash them again when it’s free. “ that’s such a good idea. you truly are the brains and the beauty of this partnership. ” she grinned opening up the washing machine. “ uh...who the hell would wear this ? ” holding up a sweater that looked like it was practically molting. “ and more importantly what did they kill to make it. ”

she’s a bit oblivious to the flirting, writing it off as him being friendly, “ i mean, i’m a gentleman, of course that’s what it means but i’ll tell you that we can wait as long as you need to. ” she giggled before he dragged her away before she got props for her stellar joke. their escape, while quick, was less than inconspicuous. tossing a glance over at jakie glaring at the two of them. welp, we’ll deal with that later. “ c’mon mr. fun i think i know a restaurant we can go to, key word here is think, if i get us lost i’m sorry in advance. ” swinging their hands back and forth as she sped away from the house. “ but bright side it’ll be another one of those stories for you to tell. ” 

she blinked as she listened to him repeat himself, what’s your point, she wanted to ask but she stayed quiet waiting for an explanation that never came. “ exactly we’re college students not a pack of wild hyenas. ” she couldn’t understand why he wasn’t outraged too. even if wasn’t her clothing so carelessly left to mold she felt a sense of justified rage. “ first of all, yes i do but clearly so do you since you’re so eager to off up all these opinions i did not ask for second of all, if it was your clothing left to get all gross and stinky you’d feel a type of way too. ”

“ before we leave i want to ride a camel, get chased by a mummy around a pyramid or i don’t know we’ll figure it out. lets just leave, like...now. ” @interchangestarts​

“ who just drops someone’s clean clothes on the floor ? they didn’t even bother to put them in the dryer. ” picking them up to give it a sniff, “ did they just pull this shit out midwash ? i swear if i found out who did this i’m going to murder them. wait - ” face lighting up as a lightbulb went off in her head. “ we should investigate this crime. ” @interchangestarts​

“ and no one would dare try, who would want to battle someone with such great hair ? ” he placed his hand on his imaginary beard stroking as he contemplated, “ i don’t know, this is a serious rift that’s been caused between us, we need to do something serious to fix it. it’s got to be an arcade trip i might forgive you if you win me a giant stuffed animal or a laser tag battle, to the death, only one of us can come out. ”

“ i’ve never had lavander ice cream but my maman will sometimes put it in the food she cooks for us or braid it into our hair she says that it’ll cool our wild spirits. ” taking a deep breath before launching into her story at rapid speed, “ well i told her that i’m doing a presentation about our family history with plants and how we keep our ancestral knowledge alive today essentially the argument is that if we restore the connection to the earth as a personal relationship it’ll save the planet, ” mocking herself with a laugh. “ since i know she’s the keeper of the family history i asked her to send me some of the photos of my all the great grandparents and she sent me all of these, ” grabbing five envelopes that’d been stuffed with photos, “ because that woman has no sense of self control and now i’ve got to sort through them all and decide which ones to use...well more so you because i need to edit my project before tomorrow but if i start going through these i’ll get so sidetracked that it’ll never happen. ” 

“ you want a reward for being a pain in the ass. ” he couldn’t tell if she was genuinely trying to get under his skin or if this was just her personality and honestly, he wasn’t sure which was more annoying. “ like what ? handcuffs ? jail time ? ”

head cocking as he rattled off his whole history, not because it was uncommon ( people had a tendency to overshare around her ) it used to bother her, now she can’t help but find it endearing. “ well that explains that, ” she grinned, “ fire signs are always in a hurry and aries in particular just love chattin’ your head off. ” bumping her hip against his as she tipped her head towards the door, “ you know, you’re growin’ on me shreders, c’mon lets leave before she notices we’re here. i’ll buy you lunch and you can tell me all about what ales you. ”