Pieces of Me by Pua Ramona (small books to read txt) 📕

if it’s for a few days”, she whispers with tears in her eyes. My sister is my best friend. She knows all my secrets, except for one. We did everything together until she got married and had her own family. We still kept in touch after I moved away, but it's different being able to hold her in my arms and not facetime on our phones. I hold on to her for a few seconds longer before I’m yanked out of her hug and lifted off of the floor

“Happy birthday, Sis. I love you” Daniel says. I hug him back whilst he dangles me in his arms.

I'm sure I’m choking him but he doesn't complain. “Thank you for this D, I love you” I say as he puts me back down and I feel someone tugging at my hair

“Happy Birthday little sis” I feel the tears forming behind my eyes as Micah leans in and gives me a hug, it doesn’t last for a long, but I know he loves me. He’s the brother that never has anything to say, but when he does he makes sure that his point is made and then continues with his day. I hope my makeup doesn’t look like crap because now my tears are just not stopping, shoot.

“Happy Birthday Masina,” Luka says. He wraps me in a tight hug that makes me feel safe and he says, “I know you’re still dealing with a shitload, but I’m here if you ever need to talk or just need me to listen”

I hug him tight and tell him that I love him more, I also thank him for being there for me, especially on my bad days when I feel like I’m dying inside. Before I can work on wiping a mix of salty tears and snot off my face, I see Reese standing next to Leila. I make my way over to them, and Reese pulls me in for a hug so I can cry some more.

“Shh, stop crying Sina, you’re going to end up looking like a trash panda” Reese says.

I snort, “Thank you for everything Reese, and thank you for not asking me questions.”

“I’ll be waiting when you’re ready to tell me what’s going on okay? I won’t push you, but you need to let me know what to do for you Sina” he says with so much sadness in his eyes.

“I will, thank you Reese.”

He kisses the top of my sweaty head and tells me, “I’m here if you ever need to talk.”

So I do what I promised Leila I would do tonight. I push everything that’s been weighing extremely heavy in my heart aside, and just go through the night enjoying everyone that means anything to me being here for me. My Aiga. As the night continues more shots and drinks are passed around. More and more people come to our table to wish me birthday wishes. Some of my cousins show up too, more family friends and people who I haven’t seen since we graduated high school. “Here drink this Sis” Mona says, handing me another shot.

“But I just took one a minute ago,” I pout.

She looks at me and says “Sis, just take it you’re going to need it.”

Before I can ask her what’s wrong I hear Leila saying “What the fuck are you doing here?” I turn around and see who she was talking to.

“It’s a public place Leila, so fucking relax” Becca says.

Leila drops Reese’s hand and steps right in front of her “Bitch, you need to leave or I’ll have Mona kick your ass.” I see the boys and my sister moving toward them, and notice that people are stopping to see what’s happening.

I take the shot that Mona had given me a few seconds ago, and scan the crowd to see where she has disappeared to. “Dammit,” I say.  I see her pulling her hair up in a bun and getting ready to take her earrings out. I squeeze my way through people and grab her arm, “Mona put your damn earrings back on.”

She looks at me and says “Fuck nah. I can’t stand that hoe and she needs her ass beat. Move Sina.”

I roll my eyes and say “Mona I’m not Daniel so just stop with your bullshit.”

She relaxes a little and asks “Sis do you want her out of here?”

I smile at my sister in law and say “No, I’ll be fine. I promise.”

She gives me a hug and says “Well then we better get over there before Megan and Leila tag team that hoe.” I laugh as we make our way to where there is now a small crowd of people waiting to see how this plays out.

“Bitch please, you were a nobody back then and you’re still a skank now” says Megan. I see Reese holding Leila who looks like she’s ready to rip Becca’s face off.

“Come on Becca let’s just go somewhere else” one of the girls that I’m guessing she came with says. I guess my shots are catching up to me because I can’t stop myself from sweating.

Mona grabs my sister “Alright Sis let’s go get a drink” she tells Megan.

Daniel sees me “Do you want me to kick them out? ‘Cause I have no problem doing that” he says.

I pull him into a hug and say “No it’s fine. I don’t care that she’s here.”

He hugs me back and tells everyone to move on, I turn to walk back to the table and hear, “That’s right bitch run, that’s all you do anyways. Fucking coward” Becca says. I look over my shoulder and see that she has this smug look on her face. Okay this slut must think she scares me? She’s got me so fucked up it’s starting to piss me off. “Do you know why Mikey chose me over you Sina?'' She takes a couple of steps closer to where I’m standing and looks down at me from the height of