CALYPSO.7

Illoni Serenity Jones The Next Day

“Hey bestie” I smile walking into Aoki’s office.

“Hey,” she mumbles.

“You summoned me”

“Yeah, Melody wants to go to the club tonight” she pushes her hair behind her ear and glances up from her laptop. “You wanna go?”

“With Melody, no cause she never stays with us. But yeah im down” I shrug.

I love going out with Melody, I just hate that she never stays with us. She always leaves with her nigga the second she sees him. She gone have to start going with him cause it be feeling like she dragging us out for backup in case he doesn’t be wherever we going.

“Ight, how did Tiana do coming off the bus?” Aoki looks at me, closing her laptop.

“Screaming per usual. She didn’t slap the bus driver though” I smile, nervously.

“Tonya might kick her out” she tapped her finger on the desk.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if she did. Yesterday, she attacked the bus driver and Tonya when Tonya tried talking to her.”

She lets out a deep breath and stands up from her chair. “I’m starting to think she only does this shit for my attention because when I’m around she acts like the perfect fucking angel.”

“Trust me it is. Just like Ethan don’t want anybody, but you. I know you be hearing him yell your name when he crying”

“At least he not trying to hurt anybody and he tolerates being with other people” she grabs her clipboard and walks toward me.

I walk out of the office and head toward a classroom. We don’t work with the same kids anymore. She still works with the littles and I work with the teens now. I also come in a few hours after she does because my kids come after school. Unless it’s the summertime. Aoki’s here all day.

“Now he does. Ouuu, that boy kicked Shawn in the face yesterday. I don’t even know if it was on purpose or not” I glance back at her.

Her jaw dropped, “your lying”

“Why you think Danielle was in that meeting and not Shawn.?” I giggle.

“Cause Danielle is my supervisor” she playfully pushes me.

“Right, like Liani is mine” I roll my eyes. “Why she ask me about you and Kieth earlier?”

“Her big ass better mind her business”

I laugh, stopping in front of room 308. I turn toward Aoki, taking a deep breath. I love my job, but these teens are stressing me out. I lowkey wanna be with the pre-teens instead. Or even the babies again.

“Wish me luck” I hold out my pinky.

She kisses her pinky and presses her pinky against mine. “Good luck”

We press our thumbs together and hold each other’s hand, tightly. When I opened the door, we blew each other a kiss. I love my girl and I’m glad she became my best friend outside of work. She’s really the best, despite how emotional she’s been our entire friendship. I wouldn’t ask for a better friend.

⇟ At The Club

As I roll my waist, I feel somebody come up behind me. I smile and keep dancing to the music. The feeling of something hard rubs against my ass. Being that we’re in the club, I know that’s not a gun.

“What I gotta do to have you?” A deep masculine voice speaks in my ear.

As he grips my waist, I turn around to face him. I look up at him just in time to catch him licking his lips before smiling. The diamonds in his mouth shine bright in the little light in the club.

“Get me and my girl a drink” I yell over the music.

He leans down, “What y’all drinking?”

“Let me ask her real quick”

I turn around and gently pull on Aoki’s arm. She looks at me, slightly confused.

“What you want to drink?”

“Casamigos and a redbull”

“Bet and stay close. This nigga bout to get it for us” I hold my pinky out.

She presses her pinky against mine. We press our thumbs together and hold each other’s hand, tightly. I turn around and tap his arm for him to look at me.

“Casamigos,” I said in his ear.

“We finna go to my section” he grabs my hand.

I nod and squeeze Aoki’s hand so she knows I’m about to start walking. I follow his lead and pull Aoki along, keeping a tight grip on her hand.

When we got to the section, I notice that Melody is already over here with her boyfriend. I pull my hand away from dude and stop walking. I turn towards Aoki.

“Um, they’re here”

“Who?” She yells.

“Quan. I don’t see Siah but if I knew he was Siah’s friend, I wouldn’t have agreed t-” I start until she cuts me off.

“It’s fine. We here to have fun, not worry about a nigga.”

I nod my head and let her lead me toward Melody. We start dancing together and I notice Quan giving homeboy a look. Ignoring it, I continue dancing until he taps me.

“What’s your name, Ma”

“Illoni, what’s your name?”

“I’m surprised you don’t already know” he rests his hand on my lower back.

“You gone tell me or leave me to guess it?” I move his hand.

He grips my ass, “Drell and I don’t like how you moved my hand.”

“You sure cause you got my ass in your hand.”

“You gone move it again?” He smirks.

I don’t know if it’s his smile or the diamonds in his mouth, but it’s reeling me in real bad. It doesn’t help that he’s fine as hell too. Shit the liq got me wanting him right now.

He’s literally the finest nigga in the club, so I should’ve known he was friends with Siah and Quan. The whole friend group is fine as hell. I don’t know what it is about them, but bitches be drooling over them. Drell must not be out as much because I never knew his name. Maybe I just don’t be seeing him.

“Take this shot, mamas” Drell opens the Casamigos.

“Don’t mess up my makeup” I tilt my head back.

He smiles, showing those diamonds again. “I’m tryna do more than fuck up your makeup.”

He gently places a finger under my chin, tilting my head back. I open my mouth a little, keeping my eyes on him. He pours the liquid into my mouth slowly. As it fills my mouth, I tap his arm for him to stop. He pulls the bottle away and I swallow it. Before I can lick the little drop in the corner of my lips, he wipes it with a quick swipe of his thumb.

He just wanna fuck, don’t fall for this shit. I thought to myself. I might not know him or anything about him, but I know it’s rumored that his whole friend group is dangerous. I’m not trying to get sucked into it. But being in the club together shouldn’t hurt.

“I ain’t gone lie, you fye as fuck. What you doing when you leave here?” He leans close to say in my ear.

“Probably getting something to eat”

“Ima slid with you, so let me know when y’all leaving.” He says just before backing away and turning to Aoki.

He pours a shot into her mouth. I turn around and start swaying my hips as I sing the song playing.

You, this ain’t high school Me and my crew we can slide through Give it to you whenever you want Put it wherever you want Baby, it’s yours Anywhere, everywhere Baby, it’s your world, ain’t it? Baby, it’s your world, ain’t it?

Feeling somebody touch my arm, I look over my shoulder to see Aoki smiling. I’m glad she’s having fun right now. These past two and a half years have been rough for her. I haven’t seen her have this much fun since we started working together, which was three years ago.

She comes in front of me and starts singing with me. We start rocking side to side, doing the same dance.

“Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye,” we say hyping each other up.

I feel somebody come up behind me making Aoki turn her attention elsewhere. I have a good idea who it is, so I choose not to look and keep dancing and singing.

I know you want it, boy I see you trying Just keep on pushing Ima let you slide in

I hold Aoki’s hand and she turns back toward me. I rest my hand on her cheek, still singing.

Just close your eyes and This horizon It’s ready, come get you some Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

She smiles and starts doing a dance. It’s giving majorette and I’m loving it.

“Aye Aye Aye Aye” I hype her up, as she spins around and wines on me.

I grip her waist and let her do her. She makes me wanna be gay so bad, but I feel like she wouldn’t be down. Or maybe it’s cause I’m drunk. Yea.. I think it’s cause I’m drunk right now.