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Messages (Two): Chideziri POV
It ts that day Celine undid her buttons, all over again. I am so not amused.
Tobi's hands move swiftly in her mane, yet softly, with greater care now. There's a bit of Apple on his arm and he slicks some onto his fingers every now and then.
He leans towards her ear and says something I can't hear. She giggles. I catch fire.
It's that bloody day all over again. Somebody hit the restart button on the DvD plate; it is only different now because she's my girl, and he's my brother—it is a measure more obnoxious. When he finishes, her hair is tapered down her nape in crooked lines, her forehead sleek with oil. She looks something fierce. She examines the hairdo in the mirror and smiles. Her full cheeks blossom and I am reacquainted to the lush sugar of her face.
I know this Amanda, I think.
I know this Amanda that smiles at people she does not know and plays with the tail of her braid, I think.
Later
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