Zemirah

I sighed as my mother keeps on squealing about her date. I rolled my eyes for the nth time again.

This is the 4th time of the week that she is going on a date with the same guy. I wonder how many designer bag and shoe she gave my mother to stick along with him.

Come to Imagine, The great 'Shanice Aly Brooklyn' has decided to date the same guy in four times a week. Unbelievable.

I'll bet my hair, this guy she's dating is probably fat and bald but swimming in money.

"How 'bout this one?" She said as she turned while holding the hem of her royal blue dress.

I rolled my eyes. Again. "How many times do you have to change dress Shanice? For freak sake, you're only going on a date not an interview."

She glared at me. "Still! I have to look formal, why don't you find yourself a boyfriend so you'll know what I feel right now?" It was my turn to glare at her.

"Then what? ask him for designer bags? and dresses worth thousands that can almost build a whole house?" I said then focused on my sketch pad where I'm drawing the dress that I'll be passing for my output in dress designing class.

She chuckled. "Sweetheart, beauty makes man bathe us with money. You'll just have to be wise enough to fill your closet with designer stuffs. . ." She said as she put on her blue high heels. ". . . But always remember that it'll be just beauty that you'll use, don't give away the pearl." She winked as she grabbed her bag.

"Anyhow, I'm heading out. gotta get myself a new nail design." She said

"Lock the door Shan." i said still focused on my sketch pad

She was used to calling her mother by her name. She grew up calling her mother Shanice since sje was young her mother was never by her side. It was always her grandparents, but when both died in a car accident, she was forced to live with her ans endure the men her mother brings to their apartment just to flirt.

There was even one night thag her mother was drunk and a guy was with her. She had to endured a night of loud moans and bed squeaking.

That was torture, good thing now she knows how to be embarrassed thinking that her 18 year old daughter lives with her and that her room is not soundproof.

I was so engrossed on adding more designs on the sketch pad that I didn't notice that it rained outside. The doorbell chimed, I'm too tired to even get up but I still stood up. I looked at the peephole and saw that it's Jelani who's outside.

I opened the door, she went in and just dismissively waved her hands, dropped the paper bags and removed her sunglasses. "You need to get dressed, faster." She picked up the bags again and shoved it to me.

I raised my eyebrow at her but she just pushed me to my room. "Get dress, my parents are expecting all of my friends today. Ghad I'm so stressed. It's not like I'm not gonna come back in this town for them to worry about my farewell party." She rolled her eyes.

My cousin-slash-bestfriend could get very loud mouthed and full of proclaimd about her parents but all in those times she never disobeyed them.

Today is her farewell party since she's gonna finish her studies somewhere in bronx. This is gonna be probably the last we're gonna see each other.

I never worried anyway. It's not like we are not gonna see each other during reunions and when I'll visit bronx.

I looked at the clothes on the bag, all of the dresses were either a fitted tube or a backless flowy dress. I picked up the black backless and prepared it. Then I went to the bathroom to prepare myself.

This is gonna be a long, long day ahead of me.

The day hasn't been started but I feel tired and don't wanna go to that farewell party. I mean why would my aunt waste suxh big amount of money for her daughters farewell and yet she can't even lend me a penny everytime I ask her.

Cruel world.

I checked the bag to pick a dress that Jelani bought me, all of the dresses are tube or string sleeved except for one. A black backless dress. That's more like it.

I went to the bathroom and busied myself on taking a bath. When I was done I applied my fav. lotion: A Victoria secret Endless days in the summer lotion. The moment I bought this lotion I fell inlove though it costs me half of my tuition.

When the lotion dried off I blow dried my hair then wore a black underwear, I didn't bother wearing bra since the dress is backless. Atleast I looked human enough.

Ravaging through my cabinet searching for my Jimmy Choo 4 inch black strapped heels, I coincidentally found my black YSL pouch that Jelani gave me last year as a bitthday gift. Nice pairing.

When I finally found my high heels I immediately wore it then unplug everything in my room then grabbed my phone.

"You guys haven't been paying rent for three months?" Jelani with a crunched nose. probably wondering.

Neither was I, confused. I shot her a look then she showed me the paper. "Someone inserted this under the door, probably someone whonowns this building. the paper says you guys will be kicked out of this building within two days for not paying." Wth?

I harshly grabbed the paper and she was right. How come no one payed the rent in 3 months?! I gave Shanice the budget four months ago! That lady will surely get a word!

"I gave Shanice the money four months ago! That money was from the trustfund that my grandparents gave me!" I said as I stumped my foot in anger.

Jelani look totally questionable.

My mum will surely get a word, and I'll bet half of my life she wasted the money on her boyfriends.

I went to the plug and unplugged everything I then grabbed Jelani out of the apartment and locked it before leaving.

I feel so tired right now.