The Dark Angel Will Never Let Her Go

Serving us the cake my mom says "So this isn't the surprise."

"It's not?" I acted puzzled. Here we go. Show time.

"No, tomorrow your best friends are taking you to Eureka to see your favorite band, Bad Wolves. Your father and I got you three a hotel room close to the venue so you don't have to drive and can drink responsibly." Mom said.

"What? Are you serious!?" I shouted dropping my fork.

"Yes, Josie has a friend and was able to get you tickets." My mom said "I wanted Josie to wait to tell you as a surprise for dinner and I surprised you three with a hotel room."

I jump up and run over to her giving her a big hug.

"Mom, dad, you guys are the best." I hug her and then hug my dad.

"I have the best people in my life." I said smiling.

My heart felt so full of love and warmth. I had a near perfect life.

Laughing the rest of the dinner while we enjoyed my chocolate ice cream cake.

"You guys plan to sleep over? It's getting late." Dad asked.

"Yeah if that's cool with you." Josie responded.

"It's preferred. I have to get out this weekend and fix them. Things have finally slowed down a bit in the ER." Dad was saying "it's the weirdest thing how many accident's have been happening lately."

"Yeah, I've noticed my dads been a lot busier with work too." Josie said.

"I bet lots of insurance disputes so I'm betting his got a full case load." Dad said.

"Nailed it." Josie finger gunned my dad.

"So what's your plan for the night?" Mom asked.

The three of us looked at each other and said "Girls Night!" And laughed.

"Pajamas, snacks, movies, facial masks and nails."

"Oouu sounds like fun girls." Don't stay up to late and remember, smoking outside ONLY."

My mother really emphasized that 'only' in the sentence there.

"Kay, mom."

"Leave the mess to us and go have fun." Dad said.

"Thanks dad."

Running up the spiral staircase he head into my room.

My room was pretty cool, I worked hard to make it my sanctuary. It was my art space and my dance spa; my reading space and my safe space. I had all white furniture and a canopy bed with beaded pearls that looped around the top. My dresser was decorated with little trinkets and a silver jewelry box in the middle. I loved fresh flowers so I always had a vase with them in my room. My comforter was baby blue and looked like it was made for a doll. It was pretty girlie for someone who listened to metal music and painted surrealism.

I had an art corner that had a tarp on the ground, a white desk covered in paint and an easel with a sheet over my current work. I never liked it when people saw my art before I was done. If someone did I couldn't finish it and I had to throw it away. I don't know why I was like that, but it was like if someone saw it before it was done, its magic was ruined and I needed to start completely over, it felt disgusting to look at. I have an anonymous TikTok channel where I post lapsed videos of me painting once my arts done, but you can't tell it's me,

My mom wanted to send me away to a prestigious art school, but I didn't want to far from home. She even applied for me at Columbia, which I was accepted, but I it turned down and I go to Trinity College with my best friends instead and I get to stay close to my family.

"Onesies anyone?" Josie said appearing from my walk-in closet.

"Duh."

Josie tosses me my Hello Kitty Onesie. She tossed Brooke her Eeyee from Pokemón onesie. And held her Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony onesie.

We strip naked in front of each other. And I'm always impressed with their bodies. Brooke was so perfect, every part of her proportioned perfectly. Her but had tear shape to it and her stomach was flat. Her breasts were perky. Her skin was almost as flawless as mine, with the exception of a few freckles and a small birthmark on her upper inner thigh in the shape of Florida.

Josie was curvy and sexy. Her breasts were large and her nipples were pierced. She had a tattoo on her diaphragm that went under her breast with a Buddhist design. Being Chinese, her parent's were Buddhist, and because tattoos were taboo and usually meant gang relations, they were super mad when they saw her with it for the first time.

After getting in our pajamas I get the face mask cream, Josie gets the nail stuff from my closet, and Brooke starts searching for something to watch. The one thing we all always agreed on was, anime.

We'd probably put on a Ghibli movie since it was a comfort show and a favorite of ours.

"How excited are you for tomorrow?" Josie asked taking my hand into hers and begins priming my nails for acrylics. Josie was obsessed with fashion, especially cosmetology, she loved doing hair and make up. She tolerated nails.

"I don't know if I'll sleep tonight because I can barely breathe, my heart is pounding so hard, I think I might faint." I laughed. I really was the happiest I've been in a while.

"I'm going to style your nails baby blue with black angel wings and silver glitter." Josie said.

Brooke got behind me and started doing my hair. She brushed out all the tangles with gentles strokes and began to braid it in French pig tails.

"Your hair is just so pretty. It's so thick and long and the prettiest shade of copper Seri, I'm so jealous." Brooke said.

I blushed, I always felt a little embarrassed about my bright colored hair. Neither of my parents had red hair, so kids at school used to make fun of me and say my mom cheated on my dad with the milkman and that's why I don't look like them.

"Thanks."

"Which outfit are you planning to wear for the beach?" Josie asked as she started the painting on my nails.

"Well, it'll probably be cooler than here because its on the coast and it'll be windy. Probably my thick dark red petit coat and the new white turtle neck long sleeve crop top with my other new pair of black jeans and my black boost with the 2in wide heel." I answered "What about you? You bought a lot of outfits too, we probably spent about 6 grand today between the three of us."

"Oh I'm wearing my new anime girl hoodie with a pair of black joggers and my new Nike tennis shoes." Josie answered.

"I'm going to wear the new white pants with big thick black sweater that has a brown teddy bear head on the front and the khaki jeans and a pair your flat black boots." Brooke said and then smiled "Pleaseeee."

"You don't have to beg, Jesus, you can just borrow them." She always killed me with those faces.

"But I want to use it." Brooke tilted her head and smiled slightly.

"This is gonna be the best weekend ever!" Josie shouted after she finished my nails.

"I know, I don't think I've been this excited since Sammy got potty trained." I joked.

"You think we'll meet some hot guys?" Josie asked.

"You will set some hot guys. Brooke and I will be each other date. Wanna be gay for the night?"

"I'll always be gay for you Seri." Brooke laughed with me.

"You guys just going to leave me out huh?" Josie pretended to be offended.

"Never!" Brooke and I shout and tackle Josie.

"Let's go to bed we've got to be up at a decent hour to travel and enjoy the day before we have to get ready for the concert tomorrow tonight." Brooke said. Always so responsible.

"By the way Happy Birthday!" Both my best friends say hugging me. Looking at the clock it was 12:15am.

"Thanks guy I love you."

I change the movie and put on Beauty and the Beast form Disney+. And the three of us drift off to sleep.