Cassiopeia Odette.
Chino Hills, California
July 4th, 2021
4:30pm
"Oh m- Ow" Jelly trips over my coffee table and grabs at her foot "Oooohhh, that hurt"
"Jelly" I laugh and slip my shoes on
"I'm nervous bruh" Jelly hops over to the couch and sits down to put her shoes on
"Just vibe. If they like us, they like us. If not, sucks for them" I put on lipgloss and grab my purse and sunglasses
"Ugh," she laces up her last shoes and walks to the kitchen "Do you have any edibles left?"
"Not for you, no. I don't think Lavar likes drugs or drinking"
"Oh my gosh," she runs to my guest room and begins moving things around frantically. I take a deep breathe as my cheeks flush
"Jelly, relax. You're freaking me out" As calmly as possible, I walk to my master bathroom and grab the yellow bottle. The lid slides open with a press and twist, creating a quiet click sound. I rattle out a small orange pill and pop it in my mouth before quickly swallowing. The bottle cap twist back on before I set it back in my medicine cabinet
"Let's go, Jel" I make my way to the kitchen, grab a water bottle and gulp it down
"Where'd you put my Legendborn book?" she yells
"I was reading annotations last night, it's on my nightstand. Hurry up" I sigh and plop down on the couch as Jelly runs around my apartment
"You annotated again?" Jelly grabs her purse and phone as I stand from the couch and walk to the front door
"Nope. There's no space left, I might do sticky notes but I feel like it's gonna get too crowded"
"True" she tucks the book under her arm and opens the door. We walk down to the garage and hop into my car on our way to the Ball Estate
"Turn on some calm music" Jelly opens the book and sits quietly reading for the whole of the ride
"You remember them?" I park in the large driveway behind a green SUV and turn the car off
"How could I forget" she closes her book and takes her seat belt off
I sit for a second and process "You know something I don't?"
She mumbles something under her breath and steps out the car, taking in the large tan house. I follow her, walking up to the front door to ring the bell
"What?"
"Tell me about Melo"
"I think he plays for the NBA" Jelly and I wait patiently at the door
"What team?"
"Um... Like the wasps or- I don't know, something about an insect"
"In LA?"
"No, in one of the Carolinas"
"So you're movi-"
Jelly is interrupted by the front door swinging open. A tall, tan man with harsh acne and pale blueish, green eyes stands at the door examining us
YOU ARE READING
Him and I
RomanceCassiopeia is a twenty-one year old, freshly graduated college student, trying to find her position in the world. When her parents inform her of an arranged marriage and no ultimatum but to get married and take over the family business she's pressed...
