Walking along the natural trail from the entrance of the recreation area, Twinkle took a few sips from her Smartwater bottle. Her eyes immediately fell upon a familiar face, causing her to stop in her tracks. “Tell me you seen some food somewhere ‘round here.”

“By homemade do you mean edibles?” Twinkle questioned with a hopeful look as she noticed the group had thinned out some. “It’s giving horror film right about now.

Walking along the natural trail from the entrance of the recreation area, Twinkle took a few sips from her Smartwater bottle. Her eyes immediately fell upon a familiar face, causing her to stop in her tracks. “Tell me you seen some food somewhere ‘round here.”

“Oh, lawd.” Twinkle blurted out, releasing a playful chuckle as she adjusted the shades on top of her head. “What kinda snacks, ms. meal?”

Twinkle made her walk through the crowd that had formed for the ongoing block party, noticing a plethora of familiar faces. “Damn, this a lil more live than I thought.” She stated before sipping from the Fiji water she held in her grasp, looking for a less crowded area to post up.

Turning to the person whom spoke to her, Twinkle flashed a warm grin. “Hey Boo.” She replied as she halted her walking to come face to face with them. “You might be right. Nah, yeah you’re definitely right.” Twinkle chuckled some. “What’s your cure?”

Zeke was past bored but also lazy and didn't feel like moving from his lawn chair as he watched cars drive by. "Quiet ass Saturday."

Deciding on taking a walk to pass time, Twinkle enjoyed the view and weather for the day as she strolled along the side walk, taking a few selfies. Upon hearing the voice of someone else, her head snapped in the direction from which it came. “Not a black.” Twinkle playfully scrunched up her as she glanced over at the male, chuckling a bit as she stopped her stride.

[ as soon as TWINKLE began to speak again, he turned away. ] jesus christ. [ he expressed as he mumbled to himself. an audible breath could be heard from the man as he exhaled the air he took in through his flared nostrils, attempting his best to calm himself down. he remained silent throughout the exchange, deciding now would be the best time to go, not wanting their interaction to go too far. slamming the glass down on the counter, he released the firm grip he had on it before turning around to face her. ] you have a good night. [ ZENO’s jaw clenched, causing the forced grin he once displayed to slightly reappear, eyeing TWINKLE one last time. the smile on his lips disappearing before he looked away; the male’s broad build brushing past the smaller woman once he walked away from the bar. ]

Twinkle furrowed her brows, caught off gaurd by Zeno slamming the glass down on the bar. “Um.” She uttered in pure confusion from his reaction, unsure of what she said that triggered such a negatively unrestrained response from the male. Due in part to her intoxicated state, Twinkle decided against furthering the discussion as he bid her ado. A dry chuckle escaped her lips as the male brushed past her causing Twinkle to roll her eyes, before taking one last gulp of her water. “Okay...” Setting the glass down, she adjusted her dress and the bag on her shoulder before walking off and heading outside to wait for the uber she scheduled to pull up.

[ the act that TWINKLE put on was enough to make ZENO release a chuckle though he didn’t bother to look in her direction, choosing to occupy himself with the empty glass in hand instead. he shook his head a second time as she continued to speak, reeling his bottom lip within his mouth for his upper row set of teeth to graze over the edge, growing irritated every time her voice filled his ears. ] who you came with? i’m gonna need whoever it is to come through and handle you before i do, ‘cause you’re pissin’ me off right now. [ staring down at the glass that he lightly tapped against the counter, he broke his concentration away from it to set his glare on the woman to his side. ] sweetheart. [ the male forced a grin directly after to match with her smile. ]

Noticing the male’s demeanor change, Twinkle rolled her eyes as the bartender set her water in front of her. “Thank you.” She stated with a slight smile as she slid the glass closer to her, taking a few sips from the straw in the glass as she listened to Zeno talk. Twinkle wasn’t one to be easily angered. She prided herself on being able to keep her cool regardless of how irritated she may have been on the inside. “Baby, you don’t know me and I don’t know you. I’m not about to embarrass either one of us engaging in whatever this....” She raised her hand pointing between them briefly. “.... is.” She finished as she used that same hand to twirl the straw around her glass as she looked at Zeno. “I don’t like arguing with men so either be a good drinking buddy or let me enjoy my high in peace, respectfully.” Twinkle pleaded, chuckling softly as she turned her gaze back to her glass.

the water was pretty damn good but ᴅʀᴏ was also mildly dehydrated and before he knew it, he was already pouring himself another cup. “you think so?” he smirked, playing dumb, “you know i ain’t lettin’ you drive home alone tonight, right? unless you’re taking a lyft, then that’s a different story.” 

As Dro spoke, Twinkle’s attention drifted to the view of the water in her cup as she slowly swirled it around. She found the movement of the water amusing in her current state, a sense of peace washing over her almost making her forget where she was. “Huh?” Twinkle uttered as her last few words snapped her back to reality, looking over at Dro. “Oh nah, I’m ubering to work after this water.”

yeah, i see that. [ the second ZENO released the hold he had on the woman, he lifted his hands, facing his palms towards her. his eyebrows furrowed as he stepped away, sensing the state of irritation TWINKLE happened to be in at the moment. ] yo, how much would it be to have you run outside and get this girl a coffee or somethin real quick? ‘cause, i don’t think water is gonna do the trick. she’s gonna need somethin’ else to wake her ass up and get her outta whatever mood she’s in right now. [ he scoffed after his smart remark as he engaged in conversation with the bartender, using his thumb to point over his shoulder at TWINKLE, who he referred to before shaking his head. once the bartender refilled his glass, ZENO didn’t waste any time downing it. ]

Twinkle turned towards the bar and took a few steps forward to lean against it. Just as she was about order her drink, Zeno’s snarky comment interrupted her train of thought. “My mood? Yeah, cus I’m supposed to be happy after you almost made me bust my ass?” Twinkle chuckled some as she turned her attention to the bartender. “I’ll just take a water, baby. Can you throw in a few lemons too?” She requested in a much sweeter tone than before, flashing a simple smile that exposed her braces as her dimples deepened. “Was that better, sir?” Twinkle teased as returned her gaze to Zeno, looking him up and down. “Damn, I forgot to say please.”

Twinkle stumbled out of the ladies restroom, chuckling involuntarily as she began to realize how intoxicated the mixture of alcohol, weed and various pills made her. “I underestimated the hell outta that Hulk.” She mumbled to herself as she caught her balance on the wall, amused at the high she was experiencing. “Water. That’s what I need.” She stated as she carefully made her way to the bar.

“I went a lil’ too hard at my private pregame, and mmby private I mean while I was getting ready for tonight.” Twinkle released a lively giggle as she watched Coko show off her attire for the night. “I love it, babe. And thank you, babe. I gave em’ sexy seventies hoochie, that’s all I got tonight.” She smiled as their drinks were brought over to them, sliding her water towards her so she could sip from the small straw. “You having fun?”

“you’re a piece of work, you know that?” ᴅʀᴏ reached for one of the disposable cups on the side and filled it up with water before handing it to her. “i know you can take care of yourself, shorty, just let me be a gentleman and assist yo’ ass, shit,” he lightly chuckled. “i was going for a long, lost ᴅᴇʙᴀʀɢᴇ sibling but i’ll take that.” 

“And you think you’re such a walk in the park?” Twinkle shot back, chuckling as she shook her head. She took the cup Dro handed her, licking over her lips. “Thank you.” She uttered before taking a long long gulg of the water, lowering the level of the water in the cup tremendously. “That is some good ass water, I’m blown away.” Twinkle lowered her eyes as she looked over at Dro, holding back the laugh that was threatening to burst. “That was the most lightskin thing you’ve ever said.”