"What you doing tonight?"

"I'm going to the AMA's ..."

"What?"

"Is it really that hard to believe?"

"Nah It's just short notice is all. Who invited you?"

"I don't wanna tell you."

"Why not?"

"Because you're going to make it something it's not!"

"It was Sabrina wasn't it", he smirks.

"Algee can you not?"

"Aight I will stop teasing... But you really can't see that she likes you?!?!"

"Uhm, no?"

"Bruh!"

"I'm pretty sure Sabrina is straight."

"So is spaghetti until you get it hot and wet-"

"So, I am going to pretend you never said that, and listen to some music to drown out the sound of your blissful ignorance."

~~~~~~

"Well, well, well what do we have here?"

I grin at m mother who lays comfortable in the hospital bed, before placing a bouquet of flowers down on her bedside table.

"Oh my goodness! These are so beautiful! Algee why arent you as sweet as your sister?"

"Ma- I don't even know how or when she got those! I literally brought her here!"

"They sell flowers here," I chuckle and lean down to hug my mom, careful not to further injure her broken arm. Algee hugs her after me, sitting on her bedside and holding her hand gently.

"I don't like this", mom says.

"What's wrong," Algee asks.

"You two sitting around here like I'm on m death bed. I'm fine, it's just a broken arm!"

"Oh okay so we can just leave because Sabrina invited me to Starbucks- I pretend to get ready to walk out the door which in return causes my mom to throw a pillow at my head.

"I was kidding!"

"Mhmm," my mother playfully glares which makes my brother laugh obnoxiously.

"She tells you about her little date tonight," he smirks.

"A date? Date with who?"

"It's not a date-"

"-Sabrina, "  Algee interrupts me.

"Finally!" my mom chuckles.

"It's seriously not a date- like I don't see how nobody is understanding that, to be honest..."

"What we're her exact words," My mom narrows her eyes at me.

"I don't know, she just asked if I would be her date to the AMA's-"

"She literally called it a date and you're still not getting it?!?"

"Okay your oblivion aside, what did you say?"

"Well... I asked if she would care if people thought we were together."

"Hell yeah baby sis with the subtle flirting!" Algee pulls me into his side and ruffles my hair which makes me growl at him. He let's go of me and looks at me with confusion.

"What is actually wrong with you?"

I roll my eyes.

"Anyway, I wasn't flirting. She said it wouldn't be the worst thing to be shipped with me. I don't know if she was joking or not though", I shrug.

"That is just sad," Algee facepalms.

"What?"

"How are we related? I mean honestly! You're not ugly, you got the drip from head to toe (which you inherited from your big bro), you are fully capable of pulling some girls yet you are like this!"

"I do got the drip don't I," I nod and dap him up.

"Hell yeah, you do! And that's why imma help you out and do you a favor", he smirks.

"What do you mean?" I furrow my eyebrows.

"Imma help you get the girl. If you don't think she's into you, I'm going to help you find out. Keep your phone on you at the AMA's, and I will keep an eye on you and help you finesse."

"Finesse? Like you did with Zendaya?"

"Aye she's into girls, that doesn't count!"

"Really? Cuz last time I had her around my place she said she was bisexual," I snicker.

"...on God?"

"You seriously didn't know that," I gasp.

"So she's just not into me- whatever this isn't about me! I'm helping you out."

"Thanks, but no thanks-"

"You can't say no. I'm not letting you," he insists.

"What?! I'm not doing this! Mom tells him I'm not doing it!" I whine.

"....sweetie"

"Mom!! "

"I'm sorry! But I think you should take this shot! It's been over a year! And everyone can see you guys have chemistry, so why not see if anything is really there?"

"So if I have chemistry with cocaine and acid, I should try it and find out if it's real then right?"

"Don't make me get out this bed," my mom glares.

"Relax- wait wait wait... What are you wearing tonight?? "

"Uh... I don't know?"

"MOM WE GOTTA GO! YOUR DAUGHTER DOESNT HAVE AN OUTFIT TO WEAR TO THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS!"

"Damn bruh is it that serious?!"

"Yea 'bruh' it is! I'm not letting my little sister look bummy at an award show. I would never live that down! Plus, this is phase one of my plan, you've got to dress to impress!"

I facepalm and sigh defeated.

"Now bring yo ass on!"

Bro so much shit gonna go down at that award show y'all don't even know 😂