Chloe got back to the house at about 9:30. She walked inside. The computer was still on, with the article still on the screen. Chloe picked up a glass on the table and chucked it at the computer. It hit the wall above and smashed into tiny pieces on the floor.
The house was unusually quiet, but there was still noise inside. She could faintly hear voices from upstairs. She could hear a pounding downstairs, and she heard the radio blasting from the living room.
She went downstairs and found Moesha pounding on the punching bag. Moesha has a lot of anger inside of her and rarely lets it out.
"Hey," Chloe said.
Moesha stopped punching and turned and looked at Chloe. She smiled. "Hey, ya slut!"
Chloe smiled. "Thanks kid."
"It's ok Chlo," Moesha said,"I fucked him too. I just didn't tell anyone until today."
Chloe laughed. "You did? Oh god, Mo."
"Yeah. So did Deehone. All three of us."
Chloe laughed again. Now that she knew she wasn't the only one, she felt better. A little bit.
"How long have you been down here?" Chloe asked.
"A few hours, I guess. I ran on the treadmill, lifted some weights, pounded the shit out of the punching bag. It really makes you feel better."
"I'll take your word for it," Chloe said."I'm going upstairs. You coming?"
"Nah. I'll be up a little later, maybe. I'm gonna have a shower and stuff first."
"OK, goodnight."
"I just can't believe it," Alicia said."But you know what? I'm not surprised at any of them. When Dee gets drunk, she turns into some horny sex maniac. And Chloe, well that's the way she is. It's not like she's a player. She has had serious relationships. She's allowed to have a few free fucks. But then there's Mo. She's just....messed up."
Alicia and Brandi had been sitting in Alicia's room for hours, talking.
"But Alicia, you can't blame her for being messed up," Brandi said."Her dad died when she was thirteen, and her mom....shit, Kelly's a fucking nut."
"Brandi, my dad died when I was fourteen. Are you saying I'm messed up?"
"No, of course not," Brandi said."You're one of the most sane people I know. It's just that Mo has led a pretty whacked out life, and she has a short temper and a small sanity to begin with."
"Does that mean she has to act like a slut and screw any horny guy that comes along? You know, people say that Chloe's a slut because she's had a few boyfriends and she wears revealing clothes and she's outgoing and flirty, but who's more of a slut, Mo or Chloe?"
There was a knock at the door. It opened and Chloe walked in.
"Listen guys," she began,"I'm really sorry. I know that right before the tour this isn't good publicity. It was right after Dave broke up with me and I was upset. It was just a free fuck and-"
Alicia interrupted her,"Chloe, it's okay. It's not your fault they printed the story. Just remember, if you laugh at yourself, they won't even bother with you anymore."
Chloe smiled and her, Alicia and Brandi had a big group hug.
Brandi yawned. "Well, I gotta go to bed. I'm so tired. I wonder if Deehone will come up."
"I doubt it," Alicia said."She's too stubborn. So is Mo. She won't come up either."
Brandi left to go to bed.
Chloe looked at Alicia. "I really am sorry. I never meant for it to happen. It just did."
"I know. Don't worry about it, Chloe. Tomorrow morning we'll all work everything out. Good night."
"'Night."
Chloe shut Alicia's door. She looked at her door. She knew that Dawn was in there. She felt bad for yelling at her, but she was mad. Chloe decided that she wasn't ready to talk to her, and went downstairs.
She turned off the radio in the living room and saw Deehone laying on the couch. She could smell the liquor. She covered Dee with a blanket and went into the family room, turned on the TV and fell asleep.
Deehone woke up the next morning, with a sick feeling in her stomach. The sun was shining through the windows, right into her eyes. She could hear a lawn mower and dogs barking in the distance. Her head was pounding and her ears were ringing. She looked over at the table and saw the shot glass and empty bottle. She groaned, remembering the burning in her throat everytime she took a shot.
She tried to stand up and got really dizzy. Then, she knew it was coming. She ran into the bathroom and pulled up the toilet seat. It came out like waterfalls. Half of it wasn't even getting in the toilet.She felt someone behind her holding her hair back. She just kept going. When she was done, she turned around and saw Alicia.
"Thanks," Dee said, grabbing a towel and wiping her face off.
"Listen, you fucking alcoholic," Alicia said,"you're going to stop all this drinking shit, or you're going to rehab and you can forget about the tour."
"I am 22 years old. I'll do what I want."
"Fine," Alicia said,"be a fucking drunk."
Alicia is normally a ver nice, friendly person, but if she sees you doing something she doesn't like, you'll hear about it.
Unfortunatly, Deehone was too stubborn to listen to anyone that disagreed with her.
"Good morning," Moehsa said, coming into the kitchen from the basement. When she saw Alicia, she just sat down at the table. She laughed at Deehone. "You're hungover again, aren't you?"
Deehone nodded.
"Two days in a row," Moesha laughed. "Girl, you're pathetic."
Alicia gave Deehone a cup of coffee, then sat down with a bagel and cream cheese. Moesha sat across from Alicia with a bowl of cereal.
"Listen, Mo," Alicia said,"I'm really sorry about yester-"
"Save it!" Moesha yelled."I don't want to hear your stupid apologies."
"Fine," Alicia said. "I try to be nice to you but I'm sick of your shit! You're a little bitch!"
"Whoa Alicia," Chloe said, coming into the kitchen."You guys need to relax. Alicia, she made a mistake, lay off. Moesha, quit being a bitch."
Everyone was suprised. Chloe can be a bitch, and everyone knows that, but she hardly ever stands up to them.
Brandi had just come into the kitchen and was looking at Chloe with raised eyebrows.
"Good morning Sunshine," Brandi said.
"Shut up," Moesha said.
"Don't talk to her like that," Alicia said.
They all started arguing with each other. They were yelling so loud that they didn't hear the phone ring. A few minutes later, Dawn came downstairs.
"You guys better stop fighting," Dawn said. "Rehearsals start today and you know Fatima won't put up with our shit."
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