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9. ʙᴏᴜɪʟʟᴀʙᴀɪꜱꜱᴇ

I gave it all for a fantasy
Is anybody gon' remember me?

If I go tonight, I doubt the world would change
I just pray they don't forget my name

Is it game rules? I can't lose
When it's all said and done, will I still be cool?

- Clouded, Brent Faiyaz

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"Efi, ça va?" my maman's voice snapped me out of my thoughts
|are you ok?|

"Oui, ça va. Pardon moi" I went to the bathroom to splash some water on my face
|yes I'm ok. excuse me|

I couldn't get over yesterday's phone call, I couldn't help but worry about Darren.

I knew he was lying to me, he wasn't ok. But I don't know him enough to pry the truth out of him, and I also have no right to force him to tell me the truth.

It's just that he sounded so sad and I remember when someone I knew was going through things and he wanted to be alone but in reality he needed someone to be there for him, to listen to him, to assure him that they'll get through it, a shoulder to cry on.

I was that person...but he still left

"Efi we have a customer!" I heard my maman yell from the back
"Ok, I'll be right there" I yelled back

I dried off my face and looked in the mirror for a second
Damn, Miles really cheated on this? Definitely a big L for him.

I exited the bathroom and made my way to the front counter, the customers had their backs towards me as they looked at some of the flowers on display

"Hi how may I help you?" they turned around at the sound of my voice

Darren... and a blonde bimbo- I mean a blonde woman with blue eyes, she was wearing a pink furry mini dress that helped showcase her beautiful long legs. She had to be at least 6ft.

"Hey Efi"

"Hi Darren and..."

"Oh, how rude of me. Efi this is my girlfriend Liz, and Liz this is my friend Efi."

I smiled stuck my hand out for her to shake, she just gave me a once over and her face twisted into disgust

Well ok bitch, I retreated my hand
Darren lightly scolded her but she just rolled her eyes

"Uh so what can I help you with"
"I wanted to get some flowers for my mom, but as usual I don't know which ones to get"

"Aww that's so sweet, I bet you're a momma's boy" he blushed lightly and laughed lightly, Liz glared at me

I cleared my throat and left the front counter
"Describe your mother's personality to me"

"She's smart, very kind hearted I don't think she could kill a fly, strong, selfless, and she has a big heart" my heart swelled with admiration as his face brighten up as he talked about her, you can tell who a man is by the way he treats his mother.