CHAPTER 1 UPCOMING TATOOS DRAMA

"Hey! Hey! Come back here!  Don't you dare scorn me okay? Damn! You so cheeky and churlishly I'm your mom for goodness sake and this is my house, if you feel like the house rules are too much for you, open that fucking door in front of your damn fucking eyes and leave! I'm getting sick and tired of you… Jesus"!

"Ma! I just told you I was so very exhausted, I told you! Why is dad the only one who understands me in this house, you never even want to listen to me whe…. 

" Shut up!!! Keep your trash snick for once in your life!  You cannot be hanging your hands like that and pulling off that facial to me. Go to my room and bring my purse before you get late for school". 

She was talking alone murmuring …

" Damn!  What's wrong with this kid exactly!. 

Teddy brought her mom's purse from the room like she had said. She gave it to her with pique, full of bitter attitude. 

"You won't be getting anything from that purse if you proceed with this stinky attitude of yours, so you better fix your facial then we'll talk, and I'm sure you are in the nick of time". 🙄

"Ohhh no! My watch!. Fuck"! 

She fled the stairs to her room to get it, visited the mirror one last time before she left the house. She went back to her mom to get some cash for school.

 "Ma! I'm ready to bounce"😯

"Ohhh you are? You don't seem ready though". 

She moved around the kitchen singing her song whilst she was unpacking the bacon to the frying pan with no stress,she wanted Teddy to stop the attitude she had so she wanted to grill her a lil bit.

"Ma I really have to go please "!  

"A person who's ready to go face the world leaves with a smile, and that's not what I can say about you"! 

She said it in heart...

"Oh shit! Now I have to fake my face! What's wrong with her today? Geez!. 

She smiled and her mom was like.....

 "Try again, swiry, no, a little more,a little more,yay!  That's it!  That's my girl! She took the purse and gave her "E70.00. 

She murmured…" I've been getting a lousy fuckint 70 bucks 3 years of my life, no veer at all"! 

"What!? Can you come again"?

 Her mom asked her with a facial that was ready to punch her on the face .

"Thanks mom!  Have a good day, I love you… bye"!  

" Where's my kiss"? 🤓

"Geez mom!  Later okay"? She screamed whilst flying on the staircase.

 She ran  through the gate in a dreadful rush.

That's what she got daily as her pocket money… E20.00 was for transport only then the remaining was for lunch… actually it was more than enough for lunch. It's just that she was a foodie. She took out her earphones and listened to music as she was boarding for school. 

All eyes were  on her, damn! She was beautiful, had that "doll face",she had a face that would stop a clock actually, she looked as happy as a lark, she was 15 years, going to be turning 16 years soon!.

They stayed in a very nice apartment in Thembelihle just by Premier primary school. Teddy was using a lime IPhone 11 pro. Imagine!😲  A high school student, that's why she always got the public attention. She got everything she ever wanted from her parents. 

"Hey swiry! It's your turn, I'm done okay? 

That was the man of the house calling his wife "Mrs Smith" for some shower. They were both young, very young, they met when she was 21 years old enrolling at Regent Business School, and Tristen had just completed at the "University of Eswatini ".

He was 24 by then, had just completed his degree in Business management, and she was studying accounting. She was also  currently studying psychology after hours just to better herself . 

"Okay honey… Your breakfast is ready! bedroom or"? 

"Yes baby please "

"Okay! Coming right up! 

"Thanks honey! 

Everything was set!  She just had to take a shower and dress up… Their compering outfits were both ready.

It was a Monday, so "red was their theme color on that day. It was actually Tiera who had made everything up,and Tristen never had an issue at all, he didn't understand why but he was doing everything to make her happy, for as long as she was, he was good. 

Mr Tristen sat down to have his breakfast as his wife was preparing to take a bath. No one knows what has happened lately because they usually had breakfast on table with their daughter, but then all veers usually come up with women. 😂

" I wonder why Teddy didn't say her 'goodbye's this morning, is she okay?''

He asked his wife whilst she was getting into the bathroom. 

"I don't have an idea at all honey but she's okay as far as I know. It's just that I feel like we spoil her so much you know, she's getting out of hand lately, I'm not sure if you have noticed ".

He never responded because she was already busy. He didn't like where that conversation was going. He felt like Tiera and his daughter never connected so well as he did with her.

So he never felt like implying early in the morning. They dressed up for work, applied their best colognes on their red and black outfits, took selfies, locked and drove using one car, wow….so romantic lyrics sweet.😎

The car was always with Mrs Smith, he preferred it that way and she sometimes felt like it had to be with him so he could pick her up like most men do for their women but he preferred it the other way round, she was used to it anyway.

So she dropped him at his workplace and proceeded with her route. It wasn't a real  kilometre difference so it wasn't an issue at all. 

She was driving a maroon Lexus… it was very much of a nice car, it was just so unique and so sole and she didn't know or saw anyone driving it, that made it easier for them to be easily recognized,especially for one who knew them.

She was playing Neyo's music, "Miss independent" which her daughter hated so much because she felt it was old school, yet she didn't understand that it's what she grew up listening to,she cannot be listening to the latest R. N. B. 😆

Her parents would drop her but she assembled earlier so that's why. She had to take off her earphones because she had already met her friends and she was enjoying it so much that she didn't like it for a moment.

 They hallad at each other,hugged and talked like they had to. There were two of them… 'Nicole'… she was white, an American, with a bright and positive spirit, she always illuminated the environment with that. Such people are very sweet hey and a necessity in the environment requisite at that.🥰

Then there was 'Anaisha'... She was a beautiful girl,a Pakistanian, so beautiful and good hearted, a good friend to have. Well she didn't stay far from Teddy's house… it was a 10 minutes walk from hers to hers.

Just that her parents always dropped her off school daily so that's why they couldn't walk together. 

They had 10 minutes before they had to attend the arena. So they sat in one of the benches when a guy passed by. 

"Guys! I know it's weird and insane ok…"  Before Teddy finished talking Anaisha interrupted her.....

 "Weird is your middle name dude", they all laughed. 😂😂

"Isha just shut the lights! 😅… okay I meant to say that guy is really cute isn't he? He's a handsome devil" !

They all gloated at her… what guys? He is and you know that right? She asked

"Yeah he is but don't tell me you want him". 

That was Nicole hanging her hands in the air. Teddy went as quiet as a mouse for some seconds. 

"Ohh goddamn!  You want him! 🤔😲… you want him, she wants him, Isha, she wants him! 

"I just extol him, not that I want him, damn!  What's wrong… "?

The bell rang and they got comused by that. They laughed at that whilst they made their way to the arena.

It was the 1st of the month ,they were doing grade eleven, in the same class and had the same ages. Teddy was born on 18 June, Anaisha on 21 July, Nicole was born on 30 September. Amongst the three… 

Anaisha was the smartest, she was very brilliant, they all were but she was number first among them, followed by Teddy, then Nicole.

Nicole was very brilliant too… It was more like (Anaisha was 97%-100, Teddy 94%-100 and Nicole 92%-100). That's the brilliance rating. 

Teddy was very much into arts and humanities, she never even thought twice when picking that stream, Nicole was into commercials and Anaisha was into sciences.

The only subjects they did all together was English Language, Siswati, Life Orientation, and Pure Mathematics.  Anaisha stayed opposite Orchard Villa apartments almost half a mile away from Teddy and Anaisha's house. 

"Yooh!  Finally we are on break! I almost bombed during Maths, guys is it me or it's our teacher who has the problem, I always feel asleep"?🙄

 They all laughed at her and she went on.

" No I'm damn serious like I'm asking seriously for real" 🤔. 

They were sitting on one of the top rocks, where it was kind of private for anyone to see them. 

"No!  You aren't the problem here, she is the problem, she's too lame and faltering for the subject or something, have no right word to use, I really don't know but I'm facing the very same challenge that you are!.but she's just hobbly.That was Anaisha eating her apple and drinking some juice. 

"Isha! Nicole… ahhhmmm I was actually thinking here "🙊

"Mhhhhhhhhhhh…. 🤗…  thinking of what really? How we can punch Miss Anne on the face to perk-up her"?🤣 They all laughed at that line. 

"Nic can you just shut up for once!  Just once in your life"😂

"Ouch!  That hurts… but I'm used to it,plus you cracked your lungs on it so...😜

"Ahhhmmm… okay… Ahhhmmm  how do I say th… "? before she even finished.

They yelled like "Gosh!!!😲  Just tell us already Jesus"! 

And she screamed…

 "A PARTY"!!!! 🤓🤓

And guess what? The time she screamed like that half of the students came running straight to where they were. 

A whole bunch came asking about the location of the party and the three went all puzzled because that was their conversation not everyone's.

Teddy was just sharing an idea to her friends, not a school party. 

Nicole and Anaisha were shocked about how it had all happened, just like she was. 

Nicole stepped and stood up at the round table.

 "Guys… we'll be hosting a tremendous,ferocious, fierce,wild party in 2 weeks…damn! It's going to be lit and fire!!!😜

They all screamed…

"Yaaay"!!!  

" We'll notify you about the location and venue, thank you, enjoy the rest of your day, mncwaa"!

😍

Teddy was now terrified about Nicole's behavior. 

"Nic… what the shit was that"?

 Anaisha folded her arms attitudely.

"What crap was that!?  Are you insane? A party in 2 weeks!  Where? In a hotel? That's bullshit Nic! 

"Can you just stop, stop!  Give me a break!  You know what?  I actually saved you from getting embarrassed,entangled,and being sighted as a crap loser!  That was Nicole. 

"Hahahaha?  What?  You saved me?  From being contused from what?  Ohh wait! I wasn't going to be embarrassed by changing my statement. Actually I wouldn't have changed because I hadn't said anything, they just became too forward"... I'm so pissed"! 

Teddy  started packing her bag. 

"You always vaunt about how rich your folks are and how better you are, it's time you show them what you mean, by hosting a party". 

"Nicole!!!  The party Teddy meant was for us, the three of us, just the three of us, what's really wrong with you, what's your fucking problem bra? 

Okay!  Okay! Okay! I'm sorry Teddy, and Anaisha, I'm very sorry, I just wanted them to know that we can host wild parties too, at our expense". Nicole graved too. 

"Okay it's fine… let's talk about it after school, for now let's get back to class and while we are there, we all ought to think and meditate on how we are going to fix this crap"! 

Teddy was furious. She would have hosted a party. It's just that her parents were very strict and the 2 weeks that Nic had enunciated was way too close, concerning finances. 

There are things which are must haves which she had to have in the party, a variety of wine, and which was costly.

Everyone was talking about it, the news flew like flyers in the air and everyone couldn't shut their mouths about it. 

It was after school when one of some 3 girls fled straight to Teddy when she was walking with her friends. 

"Heey!!!  Uhhmm… we heard from someone somewhere that you will be hosting a party, is it true"? 

Teddy rapidly blinked her eyes with an attitude. 😉 

"Yes I will be, but it's going to be a wild party, for adults, not for kids like you, grade 11's and 12's… kids stay at home! You understand? stay at home, you won't cope there"! 

They all laughed then they just left them like that. 

"Teddy! That was really funny, you handled it so well but don't you think you were a bit harsh?  I mean they are just grade 9's". Anaisha asked her. 

She breathed heavily before responding to Isha.

"I know I was, I really do but I honestly did it on purpose you know, I had to". 

"Why?  It's not like you didn't have a choice, why?Anaisha wanted the reason like yesterday. 

She yelled.... "Because they are kids Isha!  They are kids, they can't be there. I want responsible teens, mature teens like us, teens who cannot throw us under the bus, teens who can take responsibility and take the fall for themselves whenever something illegal occurs… you get me"?

She was looking at them straight in the eyes. 

Isha agreed and understood her reasons, they were very valid. 

"Okay guys… let's talk… what's the plan"? Nicole Anaisha. 

Teddy went like… "first things first… how do we raise the money, venue, what are we gonna tell our parents, because honestly we can't afford hosting a party in a hotel, it has to be in someone's house guys am I right or wrong "? 

"Teddy, you so damn right… our main worry right now should be about raising the money". Nicole spoke.

"Okay Nicole… What about the venue? Huh"? 

"Teddy Teddy, Teddy, we can pay anyone who would allow us to have a party at their home, money is the answer to everything okay? Have you forgotten that or you didn't think at all"? Nic asked. 

"The second one, yes!  Guys!  Whatever we do, we ought to be extremely careful, we ought to be, we have to play our cards right, my parents are so strict so I really have to think hard, same as you guys, Isha, I think you are far worse than me😂😂, unless i'm wrong 😂", they all laughed. 

"Yooh!  Teddy, don't you even go there hey, my dad is really something else hey, really something else, sleeping out? 

Wow i'll have to go down on both knees for this one i'm telling you😂😂😂" they all laughed. 

"Sleeping out Isha!  You forget you wont be sleeping out you will be 'parting' girl!  Stick that in your skull😂

"Exactly Nick... Obviously i wont say i'll be parting, come on"!!!  😂. 

Teddy was laughing so hard at those two, debating about "parting or sleeping out". 

These three were friends, not just friends but true friends, they loved each other so much, they were weird, they never talked about each other if they weren't there, no!  They never even once.

They were standing by the school gate, with cars passing by, they weren't in a rush at all, they had little homework so yeah. 

Teddy was looking at the sun and the sky. 

"Wow!  It's a beautiful evening, the sun is about to go home.  Guys! Do you ever take a look at nature in whole and admire it and wonder how God figured it all out, i mean, the sky, the stars, the moon, the sea... 

Isha went on... "The hills, the rocks, waterfalls, 

Nic added... "Isha, Teddy😂😂, animals", they all laughed their lungs out. 

Isha went on... Nature is really beautiful, I mean it relaxes the mind, it has that power to inspire one, and it has that power to make you feel refreshed and new and... She didn't finish it because Teddy cut her,  and added.

"and ahhhmmm it has the power to make you see something new in yourself and it gives you that courage to go on whenever you are not feeling okay, it makes you see yourself differently from the inner you... You get what I mean"? 

"Yes! Yes! Yes!  Wow!  You guys, i didn't know you were that expressive hey! Wow!  I never saw it that way. That was Nic. 

Teddy went like... "Why do people take long walks and drives whenever they aren't okay? 

"They.  are driven by "The power of nature dude! 😉😀

"Guys, I think we should leave now, before people assume we are stranded... Besides time is moving, let me go before my dad gives me a headache, T. Let's get moving"!

That was Anaisha pulling down her hair, she had made a hair tie, her hair was very long, more like 32 inches or more, not less than 32 inches though, but she felt like it wasn't that long. 

Teddy craved it every time she pulled it down. "Goodbye Nic... Be safe okay, i love you, Teddy added, "i love you, we love you, they all went like "WE LOVE US".

They all made a joint hug and "cheek-kissed" then Nic went separate, Teddy and Anaisha walked together because they stayed very close to each other. 

There was that silence between them as they were walking, till Nic screamed "I miss you guys"!!! They turned and screamed back "we miss and love you", they exchanged air kisses and waved till they couldn't sight each other. 

"I really wish our friendship could last forever. You know, you guys are my life. I feel complete with you and Nic, I wish we could all go to one Varsity and find jobs while young you know, that was Anaisha. 

"Wow!  I'm wishing for that too you know, finding a new friend isn't easy,finding a friend you can trust it the hardest thing to do, it's hard to trust people lately, friends betray you, embarrass you, and bullshit you know, so i wouldn't ask for better friends other than you guys, you are my family now, you know how how picky i am with people, i'm not good with people you know that, so yeah"

"Awwww friend! I know you are the hardest soul to crack but I love you just like that, it's normal, it's natural, it's not a bad thing at all friend, once someone gets to know you really well, you the sweetest person i have ever met, i love the way you are okay"? 

Teddy!  I love you ". Isha was glazing at her, until she smiled, and Isha saw that the smile was real. 

She breathed heavily..."Isha ... I guess we have reached our final destination... Wow! I'm so so tired! 

"At least you're tired... I'm exhausted... 😊... I just wanna lay in my bed... Okay bye sweetheart, see you tomorrow, just call me when you are about to leave the house, don't text, i might not see it okay" Anaisha was leaving already. 

She shouted, "So are you breaking the number 1 rule"?  Huh"? 😉

Isha ran back to her, and hugged her so tight and cheek-kissed her. They both laughed and went separate ways. 

Teddy was still shocked at the way Isha expressed her emotions towards her, it was a high... Then she quickly remembered she had to plan for the upcoming party... She had E30.00 saved... If only it was E50.00😢. 

She put it back in her shirt pocket and pressed the alarm button outside the gate, the lady who was their maid opened it. She had a very stylish uniform, it was red in color, she was in her 40's, her name was Susan. 

"Hey Suz!  How are you? Teddy asked her with a smile on her face. 

"I'm good, how are you baby"? 

"Agh!  I'm fine I guess, just tired, if I could I would just sleep for 2days and not wake up😂". 

"Are you that tired?  😀😀

"School is exhausting!  I'm sure you know😉,  where's dad? 

"He's not here yet" Suz responded.

"Okay!  She went to her room,closed it, and got welcomed by the cool air that got in through the window. She loved it, so she went to stand by the lace curtain for a few minutes , took off her socks, and threw herself in bed.

Her bed was huge, her room was so greatly amazing, it was girly and so very much clean, she loved it too. She had her dressing table, side lamps, and her own shower room. 

She switched on the wifi, switched on the speaker and played Beyonce music, "listen", it was one of her favorite songs you know, while she did that, she got busy with her phone, she had quite a lot of social networks, she had Whatsapp, Instagram, twitter, like,Messenger  and Talk life, but she spent most of her time on tiktok and Instagram.

She was thinking about the mess Nicole had created for her, but anyways, the damage was already done, so she told herself. 

It was an hour left before her parents were to come back home, Suz had already made her something to eat, a sandwich, choice assorted biscuits and her favorite juice cranberry cooler?. She went to knock on her room, she never answered.

 She didn't even know if she could open or not, but she did, only to find that she had passed out with that school uniform, she had to wake her up before her mom saw that, so she did. 

"Suuz!!!  Wassup? Why wake me up? I told you I'm tired"? 

She was frowning and barely could look up. 

"Teddy, your parents are about to arrive anytime from now, you better take a shower or at least change okay"?

"Yoo Oh!!!Okay thanks, Is there anything I can make, something to eat I mean"?

  She asked whilst changing her clothes. 

"Yes I already prepared something for you, with your favorite juice, 'cranberry cooler'"🤗. 

"Awwww really? 😍, cranberry cooler?  That's so sweet of you really, I'll be there in a minute let me just tidy up". 

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You can jump to chapter 2, unplanned parties and all, it's getting more funnier and exciting! I wish I could be a teen again to do what I'm writing here! Hahahaha! just kidding but I'm not!😂😂