Fate (GXG)

Domino’s POV  I felt the sunrise from my window while I’m still laying in bed. It’s warm and makes me feel cozy under the covers in my bedroom. The sun is up and ready and I know I need to do the same. I need to get up and get me started but I don’t want to get it because that would mean I would have to go outside. I prefer this king-size bed and all the pillows it comes with. Yet staying in bed isn’t an option, unfortunately.... today I’m graduating.  My high school class is huge, full of every type of person, club, and sport imaginable. It’s also a pretty wealthy school. Most of the students drive foreign and fast cars, crave attention from their parents, they have huge parties, and just about everything else you could imagine that goes on in a rich teenage movie. It’s a private school hard to get into unless your parents are alumni and patrons like mine. Or have ridiculous grades. The school's entry exams are a b***h. My high school is home to the elite of Chicago. If you name anyone famous for anything they’ve been in or donate to my school.  I wouldn’t say I hate it there because saying I hate it there makes me a selfish entitled b***h that I am not. I just hate the immaturity it brings and how my life has been shaped by both of my parents since I was born.  I sat up groaning and sighing, rubbing both of my eyes. Trying to find some energy, I heard a knock at my door “Domino, honey it’s time to get up,” my mother said.  “I’m up mom, do I have to go to such a pointless thing. I’d rather just spend time with you and Daddy today as a family. This graduation will be long and pointless.” I said rolling my eyes  My mother has a zero tolerance for my laziness that I get from time to time. She loved to blame that part on my father. It seems to both of them all the positive traits that they deemed positive, they make sure to let me know that I received them from one of them and not the other. As far as the other negative traits well… let’s just say my parents make sure to let me know who I didn’t get it from. “Domino! You sound like your father. Get your ass in gear. Your father will be here sooner than you know it.” She said as she turned and walked away.  My parents are divorced and try to discredit the other parent when they get a chance. It’s so annoying and I wish they would stop. It makes you wonder though. How could years of love just fall off like that? They had been together since high school. Graduated from the same college, both doctors but, not just any type of doctor either. Daddy is a head doctor for his office and is an orthopedic doctor. My mother is an otolaryngologist.  As I sat in bed a little longer I heard my phone ring. I sighed “Who is it now, I already have my mother yelling at me.” I said out loud. I answered it without looking. “Hello?” I hear a loud screeching sound. It can only be one person who’s up and happy at this unholy hour.  “BESTFRIEENNNNNNNND! Wake up! I know you’re still in bed” “Jeez Lexi, you know you might have woken my neighbors too with that ungodly screech,” I replied back  Lexi as I call her or Alexis, is my best friend we’ve been close since my mother would send me to this summer camp. Her way of getting rid of me and I hated it until I met Lexi.  Alexis is a beautiful girl. Although I’m not into women she has it going for herself. She’s confident, has a head full of long black hair, and yes it’s all hers. A body for days. She stays in shape often. Brown skin and this set of rare but majestic black eyes.  Other than her looks Lexi is very intelligent. She’s ranked number three in the school. She’s our class president and of course, all the boys and girls surround her. She’s the total package and she’s my best friend.  “Oh, don’t be like that my Pookie. Maybe if I scream a little louder your mom will finally think you’ve gotten laid.” She giggles. “Come on we leave for college soon. You and Jocari will be hours apart. Just spread your legs for once. I mean you have to have some type of deprived s****l desire. I know I would.”  As she continues I put her on speaker and start to get ready for this dreadful graduation. “Ain’t morning wrong with a little head pookie. I mean unless you’re waiting for me to take you down.” She laughed Unfortunately, my mother didn’t like the joke as she passed by the hallway. “Alexis there will be none of that tonight!”  Lexi kept laughing and said as sincerely as she could, which isn’t enough to convince my mother that she isn’t preying on my innocence. “Sorry, I’m just joking you know how girls are.”  My mother absolutely hates the idea that I and Alexis are as close as we are. For a point in time, she thought Alexis tainted my path to god. That she was my serpent to my eve. My father on the other hand loved how much fire Alexis has and how she would make me social. Even though he didn’t approve of her s****l orientation. Which for her is no one is off-limits. He still appreciates her loyalty and friendship to me.  I attempted to ease that damage Lexi has started this morning. “She didn’t mean it, mother, you know Lexi.” My mother just let it go and before she went I could hear her mumbling Christian verses cursing Alexis and praying we would break our bond. But not even religion can keep me and Lexi apart. She’s my best friend and frankly other than my current boyfriend she’s been my only friend since high we found out that we both went to the same high school. I’ve had friends I’ve gotten attached to but either they fade off or moved away. Guess I was too boring or our interests changed. Who knows but I know Alexis is loyal.  “Lexi, please don’t patronize her this morning. It's already bad my father is meeting us here instead of at the school.” I said while rolling my eyes.  “Ah, hell. No wonder mom is colder than usual. Is he bringing that fine ass fiancé of his?” She said and I could feel she was just smiling through the phone.  “Although you disapprove of her age. You can’t lie, she's beautiful to look at. Straight or not.” She giggled.  “And with that, you’ve lost your speakerphone privileges. I can NEVER put you on speaker Lexi!”  She chuckled at my groan. “Oh Domino, you know I can’t control my mouth..... ask the girl,”  I quickly grabbed the phone and whispered aggressively. “Do you want me to be stuck in the house after graduation and til we leave or what!!!!”  I took her off speaker she’s already giving me a heart attack and I just f*****g woke up. “f*****g hell Lexi, who’s ass did I piss off to be tied to you forever?” I laughed.  She gasped “Take that back Domino! You know you love me girl.... and you can’t live without me.” “Lexi you’re not on speaker anymore,” I paused briefly mentally signing, standing in my walk-in closet. I was having a very hard time choosing the right outfit for today’s big day. I’m stuck between a dress and a pants suit. I know if I asked Lexi she would say neither, come over with something as conservative as she was. From her closet like she would do like any other time when I asked for some advice. It's always something very revealing and sexy.  However, there were a few things wrong with that plan. Number one being my mother would never let me leave the house with it on. I wouldn’t even make it out of the bedroom door.  Two, Alexis with her beautiful figure doesn’t wear the same size as me. Even though she swears dresses were one size fits all. It just hugged everyone a little different.  Three and honestly I lack the confidence to even wear anything she wears. Do not get me wrong I’m not one of those girls who completely hides her figure with oversized everything. Even though the way I dress at school showed differently. I’m just not like Lexi. I don’t dress up and take 3 hours to get ready every day. Ninety-five percent of the time I wore sweats, joggers, and jeans. Jeans would be my last resort though. My mother always complained and made me feel uncomfortable wearing something so simple. She would comment on how my curves were striving to the opposite s*x and that would send off the ‘wrong image’ and it was too much. So I grew to not find the value Lexi said I had in them. Lexi called her a fashion nazi and that she will change my life as soon as we made it to university.  I stopped Lexi during whatever rant she was going on about. With her last words on how I’m her sister for life from another mister or whatever.  “If I video chat you. Do I have to get my headphones or will I be able to trust you, Alexis?” If I say her first name she knows I’m being serious.  “Well that all depends on what I get to see on the other side, my dear friend.” She said baiting to start trouble again.  I signed “Headphones it is then. Damn Alexis, I have to find them now.” “Fine, I’ll behave” she hates when I call her Alexis.  “For the rest of the day Alexis as well, I really wanna hang out with you and whoever this date is for dinner tonight. We know mom won't let me go if she thinks we are sleeping around.”  She sighed “Well tell her to stop being f*****g bible thump crazy. I swear I can’t tell if she’s praying for me or cursing me under her breath and with those eyes of hers.” “Alexis you start the arguments every single time.” She drew silence for at least a minute and then she finally caved. “Fine Domino, now video chat me!”  I called and she immediately answered. I was still in my closet and I knew what she was going to say next....“DOMINO COME THE f**k ON, I JUST KNOW YOU AREN'T EVEN THINKING ABOUT WEARING EITHER ONE... Please for once NO!” “Lexi, what’s wrong with this dress? It shows some skin.” The dress was a nice long maxi dress with skinny straps. It was black simple and elegant. Or at least I thought.  “b***h WHERE? You will be showing literally no f*****g t**s. And I know you will be wearing a cardigan! So where Domino. Where is the skin!!!” I couldn’t help but laugh, I knew she was serious. Lexi took fashion very seriously to no surprise.  “ I would kill for your curves, your ass, and those solid double-d’s you have. Why was I cursed?” “Lexi you’re being dramatic. Your body is beautiful! Don’t say that.” I stared into the camera as I flipped it back to me.  She just has her hand over her face palming it shaking her head.  “Oh no sweetie,” Lexi says as she removes her hand while shaking her head. “I’m not cursed because of my body. I’m cursed because my best friend is beautiful and she’s still stuck in her cocoon. This is my test. To drag your ass out of it or so f*****g help me!” She said as she was walking into her closet as if she was looking for her outfit.  I laughed “Lexi. Are you about to show me an example?” “No.” She said as if she was a frustrated mom with a toddler. “I’m packing my things and a BETTER dress for you and get myself ready so that I can help you. Because without me you’re fucked.”  My worst fear from this video call was about to happen. Alexis looked fed up with my shy girl antics. But there’s no way I could fit her clothes. That was my scapegoat.  “Now Alexis you know you can’t come here I wouldn’t fit the dress you’re going to bring.”  She stopped, looked at me, and grinned. She grinned with this sinister smile and it was wide. Honestly, she scares me with this smile. This smile is the ‘oh you done f****d up buddy’ look.  She couldn’t have thought about this ahead of time right ????? “ALEXIS, what did you do....” “Let’s just say, I’m three steps ahead of you. Baby fashion is a game to me and this is chess not checkers babe!” She was already in her red BMW before I could blink. I heard the car start and the audio transferred to the car Bluetooth.  SHE PLAYED ME... I was set up before I even opened my eyes this morning. “Lexi, why?” She laughed sinisterly. “I love you Domino with all my heart you’re my very best friend and you deserve to feel how you’re going to look on your special day. Plus I’ve been planning this out carefully.” My mother will have a god damn aneurysm seeing Alexis after this morning and to top it off with the dress that I know Alexis picked that probably looks straight outta the strip club in the hood.  I heard a car door slam and I felt as if my soul flew away out of my body. I looked down to see that Alexis hung up. She couldn’t possibly be here. Yet again she was anxious to get here. I slowly but surely crept to my window just to see if she was here.  A sigh of relief it was Dad. But it wasn’t just him... wait... OH s**t DADS here AND LEXI AT THE SAME DAMN TIME. Just kill me now. I don’t think I’m going to make it to graduation alive at least. Just hoping someone will bury my diploma with me.