The truck pulled off smooth, and just like that, the day started.
The first stop was shopping. We hopped out like we had somewhere to be, walking into the store laughing, already loud. I was grabbing dresses, holding them up to myself in the mirror while the girls hyped me up.
“Yeahhh, that’s the one,” Renee said, pointing.
“I’m telling you,” Deja added. “That black and cheetah go crazy on you.”
I looked at myself in the mirror, turning side to side, seeing that it hugs me in all the right places.
“Yeahhh… I think I’ma have to go with this one,” I said, smiling. “I like this.”
After everyone found what they wanted, we left outta there and went to the nail shop. We all sat side by side, feet up, hands out, talking shit while picking colors. Kenya kept switching her every five minutes, making the lady sigh.
“Girl, pick something!” I said, laughing.
“This is permanent!” she shot back. “I gotta make sure.”
We all shook our heads, laughing at her.
I kinda fade to the back, listening to the girls talk while I thought about how my life had changed in a matter of weeks.
My mom was right, the love that I had for Gio was so unhealthy. I thought life with him was normal, but in reality, the life that I created in Atlanta was the real normal.
On the car ride back to my place, Kenya cleared her throat with a smile on her face, making us all look at her.
“Deja, in the trunk I also got some hair supplies. You feel like doing our shit for the night?”
Deja squinted her eyes at her. “Where the hell are we goin’?”
Kenya laughed. “Out, something…different.”
By the time we got back to my place, the sun had started to dip down; we had bags and boxes, and energy still going. Renee turned the music on while Deja set up all the hair supplies that Kenya brought.
I had just gotten done rollin’ up when Deja looked at me, pointing.
“You, come sit.”
I tilted my head at her.
“Girl, calm it down,” I said, walking over to the chair.
“But you came over and sat your ass down,” she said, pulling my hair.
We laughed, sipped, and talked about everything and nothing at the same time. Work stories, niggas, random shit that had us crying laughing.
Time flew by.
By the time she was done with all of us, the sun was done, and it was time for us to get dressed.
And that’s when the energy shifted.
It got quiet for a second, not in a bad way; we were all just focused. Doing our makeup, adding the finishing touches to our hair.
Once I finished, I stepped back and looked at myself in the mirror.
I looked good.
We all came back together, standing around looking at each other.
