ignorance is bliss .

5 months ago...

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"Prince guess what," Samiyah grinned, opening the front door wide to let in her best friend. Prince and Samiyah had been friends since the 8th grade. They had not been able to see each other as much as they wanted ever since she moved one city over. They try to meet up as much as they can on weekends and holidays. There is also thier daily face time appointments to keep each other up to date in the other's life.

"What's the tea?" Prince smiled back, doing his "walk like a ig model" walk into the house. "So you know a few months back when I had snap right?" She smiled even harder, her cheeks hurting as they stretched tighter across her face as she closed the front door. "Yeah gurl what about it?" He asked, walking over to sit on the couch, eager to know what she had been holding back.

"Apparently I gave this guy my number to play iMessage games a while back and outta the blue he randomly texts me" she grinned. "Oh gurl good for you," Prince smiled, pursing his lips afterwards and looking Samiyah up and down in a playful way. "What's his name?" He asked, taking his phone out of his back pocket, giving it his attention. "Kam," Samiyah smiled as she looked down at the floor. "Real cute, real cute gurl," Prince smiled, keeping his eyes on his phone.

Samiyah sat on the couch beside Prince excitedly, ready to answer any and every question Prince could've had for her. "So what's it giving?" He asked looking at her slightly. "He wanted to know who I was because I had been in his phone and we hadn't texted in so long," she giggled, trying to control herself. "So we've been texting for a few days but I don't be knowing what to say so could you help me?" She asked turning towards her best friend for guidance she felt she so desperately needed. Prince had always been good with flirting with boys it was only natural that she would have him help her with this one, Samiyah thought.

"Yeah sure gurl but you need to learn how to do this so imma show you a few times and then your gonna do it by yourself," he smiled finally looking up from his phone. "Okay," Samiyah smiled back.

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"Where's your phone charger?" Prince asked as his eyes searched Samiyah's room for the long black cord. "It's right here," She pointed, looking up from Kitchen Nightmares, a tv show about a chef named Gordon Ramsay going to failing restaurants to help get them back on their feet. It was her favorite show, and because she wasn't doing anything anyway with Prince texting Kam for her, she was able to watch as many episodes she wanted.

"AHHHH," Prince screamed. "Dude what in the world," Samiyah laughed. "What is wrong with you?" She questioned while looking at a excessively grinning Prince. "GURLL this boy is gon fall in love with you," he smiled, not once looking up from her phone. "Oh my gosh frl?" Samiyah smiled. Excited for what was going to happen next. Although she didn't know Kam that much she felt that maybe it would be cool to date someone again. She had been single for a while and wanted to be in a relationship again.

"Can I try?" She hesitantly asked. She was nervous about messing up what Prince had started but in all actuality it was for her. "Yeah gurl this is your man," he smiled handing her the phone.

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Kam: "that's good for you to have goals and dreams"

Samiyah *Prince*: yeah, I have to think about my future. I'm getting too old to be playing lil girl games"

Kam: that's why I like dating older girls too because they have actual life goals and don't care about materialistic shi like these females my age

Samiyah *Prince*: there's no point in all that if you can't get it yourself.

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"Umm here you go," Samiyah said handing Prince back the phone. The messages they had been sending each other so far had been too specific. She wasn't sure what else to say and didn't want to mess it up. He seemed to like her..well..Prince. But either way she liked him and didn't want that to get messed up. "Okay gurl what ever you want.

For the rest of the night Kam and Prince were texting each other back to back. It seemed like every second or so there was a chime from a message that Kam was sending. Samiyah wanted to talk to him herself but had no idea how to or what to say so she let Prince do it because he knew what he was doing. Maybe Kam would fall in love with the picture that Prince had painted and she could try to be that. Maybe he wouldn't notice after Prince went home and it was just her and Kam.

"Oop, gurl here," Prince laughed, looking away as he handed Samiyah her phone.

Kam: "I'm boutta ft you rq shawdy"

"Prince," she gasped, her eyes wide and on the verge of popping out of her head. "What am I supposed to say to him?" She panicked. "I don't know gurl but you better think fast because that phone is ringing," he grinned.