Chapter Four

Indigo put the finish touches on the big blue and white bow she had on her hair. She pulled down her cheer leading shirt and tied her all white pumas then checking her phone.

Lucky#7💘: I'm outside beautiful. - 7:45 A.m

Indigo squinted her eyes confused but hurried up nonetheless. She grabbed her pink MCM bag making sure she had everything in it.

"Where you going so early?" Flaire asked as Indigo passed all them making them all look at her.

"I got a ride this morning, see y'all later." Indigo hurried out the kitchen.

She walked out to see her boyfriend leaning on his car smiling at the sight of her as her heart begun hurting from how hard it was beating.

"Why are you here right now?" She asked after she hugged him.

"We came back this morning instead of Tuesday." He confirmed making her nod. "You hungry? You wanna stop somewhere?"

"Dunkin Donuts please."

"Should've known." He smirked.

"Shut up." She smiled grabbing his hand that he was reaching out.

They sat in a comfortable silence after getting their dunkin donuts letting the radio be the only sound in the car. Indigo looked to the left admiring her boyfriend as he focused on the road.

He licked his plump lips that was pink and hints of black because of how much he smoked but he made it work. He had no facial hair besides on his eyebrows that was naturally arched.

His dark brown skin was clear and blemish free because his mother always made him try out the newest product. He had a sideburn tattoo on the right of his face that read "VII.VI.XIII" for remembrance of his cousin that passed.

"Why you looking at me Di?" He asked licking his lips with a slight smile.

"You're so handsome." She mumbled quietly but loud enough for both of them to hear while rubbing the side of his face.

He did a quick chuckle not phased by her words, he wasn't conceited but he knew he looked good and so did everybody else. Plus she told him how good he looked whenever they saw each other so he was used to it. He grabbed her hand and kissed it.

"And you beautiful mamas." He answered making her roll her eyes but smile nonetheless.

He pulled into the school parking lot going to the student section and finding the closet park. They both got out grabbing their stuff making sure they didn't forget anything.

They began walking side to side speaking to the people that spoke to them since they were equally popular. Indigo rolled her eyes at the stares they both got as he ignored them.

"Get the hell out my way." Indigo spoke annoyed at the girl who stopped in front of her to stare at them like they were some celebrities.

"My bad, I didn't-"

"Maybe if you wasn't in our face so much, damn."

"That mouth baby girl." The girl looked at her taken back.

Indigo was real small 5 feet to be exact and skinny weighing 109 pounds. Everyone who didn't know Indigo underestimated her because she was so little but her bite was way bigger than her bark.

"Come on baby." He grabbed his girlfriend since he was aware of her mouth.

"Yeah cause I'll change out this skirt 2.5" She said making sure she heard her.

"I know, she ain't want no beef. You be out here whooping ass." He laughed making her laugh.

"You're annoying." She cracked a smile.

They began walking with his arm over her shoulder and her arm around his waist as they made conversation, they walked in front of the school where the football players naturally be.

"Wassup Sevyn?" Adonis greeted then scrunched his eyebrows. "Indigo?"

"Wassup?" Sevyn unwrapped his arms from around his girlfriend and dabbed up some of football players and people that was just standing around.

"Wassup lil sis? This you bitch boy?" Keygen asked hugging her.

"Yeah, she all mine." He glanced back at her then hugged one of the cheerleaders.

Hearing that made her smile and her heart damn near beat out of her chest. She leaned back on the car admiring him, maybe going public wasn't such a bad idea.

Haven began taking out her items for the first class of the day, she hated this class because Regina, Aaliyah and Brooke was here and all they did was mess with her.

Haven looked up noticing people come in just as the bell rung, she grew confused seeing Tyke, Keygen and Ezra walk into the class seeing as though they told her they would be here tomorrow.

Ezra smirked once he saw Haven trying not to look at him, she was so beautiful to him and she didn't even try. She didn't wear makeup or wore short clothes, she was just regular.

Brooke, Aaliyah and Regina walked in immediately stopping seeing Ezra looking in Haven direction. Regina heart began hurting and she scrunched her face up.

"Sis, you peep?" Aaliyah asked.

"Yeah, I'm not worried. Ezra can do him and I'll do me." She waved off the situation as if it didn't bother her when it very much did.

"No Ezra can't eat ya pussy then flirt with the next bitch in ya face, we just got to let her know he yours." Brooke spoke rolling her eyes.

Instead of sitting in the back as they usually were they sat in the middle so they can bother Haven. Brooke sitting to the right of her while Aaliyah sat on the left and Regina right behind her.

"I like the color of your hair, this natural?" Regina asked fisting her hair making her wince in pain as her head cocked back.

"Right, can you help my hair grow like yours?" Brooke smiled.

"Can you let go of my hair?" Haven asked quietly.

"Sis do you hear a please? Where is your manners?" Aaliyah asked.

"Please?"

Regina let go of her hair with force making her jerk forward hitting her head on the desk, she held her forehead with tears in her eyes. She just wished she could learn to defend herself, she didn't want to get bullied anymore.

Flaire walked down the stairs taking off her hoodie as she held the hall pass in her other hand. She laughed at her thoughts opening the class door that wasn't hers.

"Hey Mrs.Jefferson." Flaire smiled.

"Oh God, what did I do to deserve a visit from you?" Mrs.Jefferson joked.

"You know I'm your favorite." Flaire chuckled looking around to see if the person who she was looking for was here. Knitting her eyebrows in confusion once she saw her sister with tears in her eyes with her head down.

No matter how mean she was to her sisters nobody else was allowed to be, she would take a bullet for them. No matter how selfish she was, her sisters always came first they were the only family she had.

"What's wrong with you?" She asked getting everybody attention as they stopped their work to look.

"Nothing." Haven mumbled purposely not looking in her face since she knew she was crying.

"Who did something to my sister?!" Flaire asked loudly stopping all conversations not knowing she was embarrassing Haven.

"Flaire." Ezra stood to walk his best friend out the room.

Before he could get to her she walked to Regina desk and smacked her making her glasses fly across the room as everybody gasped. You could hear the smack from outside the class if you was listening. Regina mouth was spread open as her eyes got watery holding her face.

"I told you I was finna smack you Monday, we not over the phone get tough now ugly."

"That couldn't of been me." A girl shook her head talking to her friends.

"But it can be, wassup?" Flaire began walking to her as Ezra stopped her.

"Flaire." Mrs.Jefferson gasped not even shocked since Flaire was always like this.

"And I know one of y'all did something to my sister. Y'all know she won't say shit back to y'all because she don't like drama and that's why y'all think y'all got one up on her but I promise I'll beat the shit out of any of yall, niggas included."

Flaire looked at Regina, Aaliyah and Brooke who was quiet. They was scared of Flaire because they knew how she was and she meant everything she said.

"C'mon son always making a scene." Keygen shook his head grabbing her arm.

"Stop touching me for I smack you too." She smacked his hands of her. "I'm sorry Mrs. J but nobody talking to me like anything then not taking what I'm saying as a threat. These hos stupid."

"You can't call nobody a ho." A girl mumbled thinking nobody heard her but they all did.

"You know me?" Flaire asked pointing at herself. "Do you know me?"

"Ezra please take Flaire to the office, they'll be expecting her." Mrs.Jefferson shook her head.

"I got you Mrs.J." Ezra laughed grabbing his best friend then glared at his best friend.

"Don't give me that look?"

"Did you have to smack her?"

"She called ya phone the other day getting smart so yeah I did, I don't understand why these females try me. Do I need to start beating up people again?"

"No you don't, this your senior year. You can't keep being on that bullshit best."

"Speaking of bullshit wassup with my sister? You tryna play her?"

"No games at all."

"Oh aight cause even though you been my bestie since training bra days I'll still beat you the fuck up."

"You know you can't beat me." He smirked putting his arm over her shoulder as they continued to walk.

"Just cause you ain't that skinny and tall little boy no more don't mean shit. I'll forever be able to beat you, don't forget that." She squeezed his nose.

"Stop Flaire damn, you know I hate that shit." He smacked his teeth.

"You hate a lot of shit I do." She smirked.

"You could say that again." He mumbled.

"Y'all are so cute." A girl shrieked passing them.

"Thank you." They smiled in unison.

Flaire and Ezra have been best friends since Ezra first moved down here, as the new boy many people made fun of him because he was so small. Flaire being the hot head she always was was against bullying so she claimed Ezra as her friend and dared someone to mess with him now.

In sixth grade he started getting into football initiating his glo, football put weight on him and he grew taller. Girls started being attracted to him and boys started hating on him.

Through everything he could never forget about his first love; Flaire. He never switched up on her and put her behind for any of his new friends.

Flaire and Ezra never grew attracted to each other or even looked at each other romantically but since everyone believed that girls and boys couldn't be just friends, they friendship got judged a lot.

When they was out many people would think they were a couple so instead of correcting them they just said thank you and went they way.

"For real though E, you know Haven always had a little crush on you. If you feeling her, treat her right. If you not, do not play with my sister heart. Literally."

"You know I wouldn't do Hay like that, I watched her grow up. Literally. If Hay and I get to that point then imma be the best thing in her life."

"And Imma take your word on that."

"Please don't smack any more kids." Ezra said as he opened the office door.

"Today?" She tilted her head.

"Tomorrow and the days after that."

"Can't promise you that but if you don't see me later on P.O.P hold it down, Ezra I love you." She joked making them laugh.

"Yeah whatever, I love you more." He waved her off pulling up his pants.

Ezra pulled out Haven phone texting her because he saw something was wrong before he took Flaire out the room.

He spotted Regina walking out the bathroom with Brooke wiping her face, he shook his head and walked over to her. He prayed she wasn't on no bullshit cause he ain't have time today.

"You good Gi?" He asked grabbing her face to see the hand print on her face. "Damn she smacked you hard."

"That's not funny Ezra." Regina mumbled feeling embarrassed. She snatched her face out his hands and attempted to walk around him but he grabbed her arm.

"Brooke, she'll meet you back in class. Let me holla at her for a minute."

"You good?" Brooke asked not sure if she wanted to leave her friend.

"Yes." She moved her hand out of Ezra hold looking down at the ground.

Brooke walked away leaving them alone while Ezra studied her, he licked his lips and did a little chuckle. He didn't even know why she was putting on this act.

"What Ezra? I have to go to class."

"Who you talking to?"

"Whatever." She mumbled.

"Why you looking at the ground? And where your glasses?" He asked noticing she kept squinting.

"I was too embarrassed to pick them up."

"So be blind instead?" He laughed. "Hold on."

He walked inside the class and grabbed her glasses off the floor making sure to make eye contact with Haven as she tried to avoid his stare.

"Thank you." Regina mumbled.

"Wassup with you getting smart with Flaire? You know damn well you can't beat her." He spoke with honesty.

"I didn't know that was her, I called and heard a female voice and just-"

"Assumed that I was fucking a bitch." He shook his head. "That's your problem, what if that would of been my mother or somebody in my family?"

"I wasn't thinking like that E."

"That's your problem, you never thinking."

"You done yet?"

"Smart ass mouth, what you wanted?" He asked leaning back on the locker.

"It was my mother but it doesn't matter now."

"How bad this time?" He asked putting his attention on her.

"Just a few words, she kept her hands to herself this time." She bitterly laughed.

Regina mother was a drunk so whenever she got in her feelings after taking a drink or two, she would go take her frustrations out on her. Regina used to be a mess but now she's so used to it, if her mother didn't verbally or physically abuse her then something was wrong.

"Gotta tell someone Gi." Ezra shook his head.

"I can't, they'll take me from her. She loves me she just have a weird way of showing it." Regina sadly smiled running her hands through her hair.

"Gi, that's not love that's abuse."

"She's all I got." Regina shrugged fighting back the tears.

"You got me Gi." He pulled her arm so he could wrap his arms around her neck hugging her tightly.

Ezra was all she got, there have been times that he would wake up at 3 in the morning to go pick her up or even times that he had to provide her with clothes or food.

He didn't understand why she just doesn't tell somebody, although he promised her to secrecy he wasn't sure how long he would be able to keep this secret.

Haven walked into the lunch courtyard with her books in her hand, she was getting funny looks all day but nobody said anything to her. She sat at a empty table and listened to music planning dance moves in her head.

Adonis peeped Haven and smirked walking towards the table. She didn't notice him yet but he sat down just watching her until she looked up. Haven jumped a little but smiled once she saw who it was.

"Hi Adonis." She did a small wave.

"Wassup? Why you by yaself? You good?"

"Yeah, I'm waiting on Mac and Sasa. They should be down any minute." Haven spoke looking around the cafeteria.

"So um imma be straight up, I'm feeling you and ya vibes. You think I could get ya number?"

Taken back was an understatement, she never had any male ask for her number. She was surprised and her face said it all making Adonis chuckle.

"Yeah my number is-" She trailed off remembering she didn't have her phone. "I don't have my phone."

Adonis looked at the phone in her hand and raised a eyebrow. "So who phone is this?"

"It's not mine, I could-"

"If you ain't feeling me like that just say it, don't make excuses." Adonis shook his head

"No seriously, it's not like that."

"It's cool, friends though?" Adonis asked standing up dusting his pants off.

"But-"

"Watch out lil bitch." Mac yelled loudly coming to the table just as Adonis walked off.

"Why he looks so aggravated?" Sasa asked noticing Adonis face.

"He wanted my number but I told him this wasn't my phone and he didn't believe me."

"Well did you find out who has your phone yet?" Mac asked.

"No." Haven lied.

She didn't want her friends to make a big deal out of anything so she opted out on telling them about Ezra period. She didn't like lying but she will tell them eventually.

"Well when you get ya phone just ask for his number, duh." Mac shook her head.

Haven nodded in agreement that she would do that so he wouldn't think that she was trying to play him or something like that. She most definitely wasn't the playing type.

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Haven changed into her practice shorts as the girls was already in the gym talking up a storm. She was aggravated because Ezra haven't said anything to her all day.

"I heard she smacked that bitch so hard, her head almost spun around." Summer said making the girls laugh.

"I was there, Regina ran out the room crying instead of fighting back." Star laughed.

"Bitches with the most mouth never could fight." Sasa shook her head.

"Let me know if I'm at the wrong place!" Haven spoke looking at them.

"What's wrong with you?" Mai scrunched her face up.

"What's wrong is Saturday we came in second place, that should have been a easy win. Summer you was going to slow, Mac you had no energy, Sasa your head was else where. As a team y'all made us look bad!"

They just sat there looking at her yell at them, Haven was never the one to yell so they was sort of impressed. Mai knew it was something deeper then what she was saying, she made a mental note to ask her later.

"We apologize, we'll do better this week." Sasa shook her head.

"Yeah, I left my iPad and phone in ya car Mai. The rest of y'all stretch."

Mai and Haven started walking out the gym with no words exchanged, Mai didn't know how to ask what was wrong but before she could say something she heard Haven say something and looked to see what she was talking about.

The whole football team which consisted of 55 boys was out in the parking lot, Mai laughed at Haven knowing what she was talking about. Haven was dressed in some Victoria Secret shorts making her butt look bigger than it is along with a PINK sports bra.

"I feel naked." Haven mumbled.

"At least you look good naked."

"Shut up."

All eyes was on them as they made their way to Mai car to retrieve the electronics. Mai rolled her eyes once she saw Ezra and Tyke coming towards her way knowing they was about to start.

"What's this?" Ezra asked instigating. "I'm not feeling this, what bout you bro?"

"Why you got this on?" Tyke asked not feeling how the shorts showed the bottom of her ass cheeks.

"I was in practice, we just came to get the iPod and shit."

"Mhm, lemme put a bug in ya ear." He grabbed her arm pulling her away from Haven and Ezra.

"Wassup?" Ezra eyed Haven.

"Hey." Haven said still looking for the phone and iPad.

"You good?"

"Perfect." She stated blandly making Ezra stop for a minute.

"I did something to you?"

"Why you ain't speak to me all day?" She rolled her eyes but noticing how bitter she sounded. "So we could trade our phones?"

"I ain't think you would want me to come up to you but we could trade right now." He pulled out her phone giving it to her.

"Thank you." She handed him his phone.

"You welcome so um-"

"Haven we got to go!" Mai yelled cock blocking on purpose.

"I have to go, talk to you whenever."

"Yeah." Ezra nodded.

Haven started walking with Mai again, she noticed Adonis looking at her so she told Mai to hold on and went over there interrupting his conversation.

"Wassup lil sis?" Keygen greeted hugging her.

"Hey Key." She smiled then turned her attention to Adonis. "I didn't have my phone earlier, I wasn't lying but I have it now. If you still want my number, I could give it to you."

The football players started cheering and laughing making Haven smile but Ezra wasn't feeling what he was seeing. He shook his head noting she was playing games.

"Yeah I still want it."

"Okay." She handed him her phone so he can enter his number. "I'll text you after practice."

"Bet." Adonis smiled giving her a hug.

"Okay." She nodded walking away giving all the football players something to look at.

"Yeah, my boy." Bison laughed as Haven smiled walking back to practice.

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