TWO

"How do I look?" She asked Juliet, taking a step back from the mirror. She ran her hands through her shoulder length straight wig.

"You look good!" Juliet said, looking up from her phone.

She wore a pair of wide leg pants and blue marble print halter neck crop top. A silver necklace sat right on her cleavage and she paired it a set silver earrings. Her navel piercing shone under the light.

"Are you coming back today?" Juliet asked and she shrugged.

" I don't know for now but if I'm going to sleep out, I'll let you know" she said and Juliet nodded.

"What's with you and your mans, you haven't called him since today and that's weird" she took a seat beside Juliet.

"Have you forgotten?" Juliet dropped her phone by her side. "He is on a flight to Canada to meet his dad"

"Right, I actually forgot."

Her phone buzzed and a text from Gabriel saying he was outside, came.

"My ride is here. See you later"

She picked her white shoulder bag from her bed and left

"Have fun but not too much!" she heard Juliet call out and she chuckled.

"Small lunch is that why you want to murder everyone?" Gabriel said with a smile as she got into the car. He didn't know it but his constant compliments made her feel good about herself, sometimes they drowned her mother's words. Surely if Gabriel thought she wasn't as bad as her mother said then other people feel the same way too or at least that's what she tells herself.

"Rest abeg" she chuckled.

He started the car and drove out of school. She fumbled with the radio until she settled for the station playing Girlfriend by Ruger.

"This song is extremely toxic but y'all are not ready for that conversation" Gabriel said.

"True sha. Because mans said a lot of toxic shit on this song" she agreed.

"And women are always yelling about how they don't want toxic men but let's be honest, bitches love toxic men"

"Because toxic men are fun!" she laughed and Gabriel shook his head

"That aside, where are we going?" she asked.

"Bonnie's" came the reply.

"Good, I need to post on my Twitter" she smiled.

"Guy, I hope you came with your tripod oh" Gabriel said and she chuckled.

"You are my tripod" she said sweetly.

"I know you're joking sha. I'm not doing that camera man shit today" he said with a small laugh.

"But I'll give you photo credit" she said.

"Yes, because that will look good on my resume" he rolled his eyes at her. The car came to a stop and it was then she realized that they had gotten to their destination.

"Abeg, go. You're not my friend anymore" she said playfully.

"Please get out of my car" he laughed.

They made their way to a table of two and sat down. Gabriel picked up the menu and she pulled out her phone to make a video.

"Guy" she called out and Gabriel raised his head.

"Fuck you!" he said burying his head in the menu.

She chuckled "done that already"

"Seriously, what are you having?" he asked.

"Hmmmmm" she dropped the phone and picked up the menu in front of her.

"I'll have the shrimp alfredo and strawberry daiquiri cocktail" she said with a smile.

"I'll just settle for the jambalaya rice and a tropical sunrise mock tail" Gabriel said and she chuckled.

"A mock tail, really?"

"What?" he asked

"Nothing oh" she chuckled

"Fine! I'll have take blowjob shot as well" he said and she shook her head with a smile.

After an hour and fifteen minutes, they were ready to leave. She accomplished her mission of turning Gabriel into her personal photographer.

"Please, let's go" he said pulling her towards the car. She followed without a struggle.

The drive to his apartment was short, she was busy trying to decide what photos were perfect for her Twitter.

He let her enter first and then locked the door to avoid any interruptions.

She placed her bag gently on the couch and smiled at him, he returned her smile with a small chuckle.

"Come to mama" she said with her arms open to him.

"Oh, so you're old now¿" He threw his head in laughter and walked towards her. He gently held her waist and kissed her, even more gently.