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Aminah scooted back on her bed and folded her legs. “About the fact that a boy you’re attracted to just texted you. I know you’re not used to that emotion but it’s pretty normal for us mortals—”
“Your logic is flawed. I was attracted to Zack and I never—”
“You were physically attracted to Zack, sure. But you andMalakai connect. You have like a...vibe.There’s a different dimension to it.”
I opened my mouth to argue but Aminah shook her head. “Don’t bother to deny it. Don’t think I wasn’t watching you guys at the park being alldeepin conversation. I swear I heard you giggle. It was like you were being pulled toward each other. Your arms kept bumping and you were wearing his hoodie—”
“I was cold. We were arranging our projects. Also are you forgetting the fact that he admitted tousingme?”
Aminah flipped a hand, shooing that little titbit away like it was an inconsequential piece of information and not potential evidence proving that the boy was a sociopath and master of deceit.
“Please, I don’t care what he says. That guy likes you. I saw it in his face.”
“Maybe he’s attracted to me. I have tits and I breathe. He’s a twenty-year-old man. Physical attraction is separate from liking, Minah, and that’s the mistake a lot of girls make.”
Aminah raised up a palm to silence me. “He could have left you at any point to fix this mess on your own, but he didn’t. Besides, you used him too. Also, I don’t think Kofi would be friends with a dickhead. Kofi swears to me that Malakai’s not a dickhead, and Kofi knows that if he ever lied to me, I would cut his ogede off.”
I stared at her. “How many times have I told you that referring to apenis as a plantain is very disturbing to me. I don’t like it. Plantains are sacred. Don’t ruin them for me.”
Aminah smirked and stared pointedly at my phone.
Aminah’s erroneous thoughts aside, I might as well get this out of the way. We had to meet at some point. I tapped my reply before I could think my way out of it.
Keeks:Depends what I’m meant to be “about” for.
Aminah peered over my shoulder and grinned. “Hey.Is that my Killa Keeks?”
I was about to toss my phone behind me, forget about it, preparing to be pissed off when he replied in an hour with something monosyllabic, but my phone chirped almost immediately.
Malakai:Food.
A pause.
Malakai:On me.
Keeks:I prefer plates if that’s ok.
Malakai:Oh, you one of them boujie girls. I’ll try and sort something out. No promises.
I smiled. Aminah stared at me. I rubbed my grin away and widened my eyes. “What?”
Aminah shook her head with a smirk and shrugged. “Nothing.” My phone buzzed again.
Malakai:I’ll be over in 30 to pick you up.
My blood spiked. I dropped my phone on my bed like it was on fire. My palms were prickling with something hot and liquid.
“Pick you up?Shiiit dass hot,” Aminah whisper-hissed into my shoulder.
I was going to argue but I couldn’t lie, the message was charged with a confidence that sent a sharp thrill up my spine. Among other places. I ignored the spark and rolled my eyes at my best friend.
“Why are you acting like this is a real date? It’s basically a field trip with a research partner who gets on my nerves.”
Aminah looked at me like she was worried I was losing my capacities. “You didn’t even respect Zack enough for him to get on your nerves.”
“Aminah, just because Malakai gets under my skin doesn’t mean—”
“—that you want himonyour skin?”
“That wasn’t what I was about to say.”
Aminah frowned. “Weird. I feel like you were.”
A reluctant grin spread on my face. “I don’t want to be your friend anymore.”
“I take that into consideration, and I henceforth reject it. So, given that you’re currently in a ratty old bootleg T-shirt from Drake’s 2016 tour and joggers with a toothpaste stain, what are you going wear for your date? We have twenty-five minutes till show time. Eight, if we take away makeup.”
