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Mariah woke up from what seemed like little sleep and a bad headache. She turned over and saw the alarm clock that read 6:00. She knew she had time before she went to work then school.

Mariah had always wanted to be an OBGYN since she could remember. Throughout high school she had maintained the best grades possible, so she could make it into a good University. Her mom was a nurse and dad was a construction worker. But when the economy dropped her mom lost her job and her dad got hurt at work and she had to give up her options and go to a community college to get a job to help her mom and dad. Anything for them she would do because family always came first. She planned on doing two years in college and then transfer into a University.

She had already finished her first year. Her mom and dad were now financially stable and Mariah had time to finish her last year, so she could transfer into the University of Nevada to get her bachelor degree in science in human biology. She graduated a 17 and was now 21, so it worked out pretty well. She now had time to focus on her school, job, and hopefully her relationship with her boyfriend.

Mariah reached up from the medicine cabinet and got a Tylenol and orange juice. She went to cook something to eat before work.


1 hour

Dean woke up to the sound of water running. He remembered Mariah had work and school today so he stretched his body out and strolled down the stairs to the kitchen. He saw Mariah had left him food on the counter so he put it in the microwave and waited. Dean ate his food as he watched espn. Mariah suddenly reappeared in the kitchen dressed in the work clothes making a cup of coffee.

Dean looked up from the corner of his eye and saw Mariah's eyes were puffy and how she tried to hide it with makeup. "What happened to you last night?" he asked looking at her while she made her coffee. Mariah looked hesitated and then spoke "What do you mean?" she asked with a troubled laugh.

"Why are your eyes so puffy?" he asked with a straight tone looking back at her. She waited and looked at Dean and said "I have to go or else ill be late." she quickly got her phone and purse and coffee and tried to hurry out the door, but wasn't quick enough because Dean grabbed her elbow and turned her to face and him.

Dean had a closer look and saw how puffy her face was "Were you crying last night?" She looked and him scared and quickly snatched arm away and quickly left the apartment.


Dean stood there confused and questionable. Last night he did hear sniffling but he just thought it was nothing. But then a sudden fear ran through his mind. He quickly got his phone and dialed Romans number.

"DID YOU TELL HER?" Dean asked pissed.

"What are you talking about" Roman answered still half sleep. Dean passed back and forth in the living.

"You heard me, did you tell Mariah." he roared. "I haven't even spoken to Mariah, so no." Roman spat back. Dean tried to calm down; he didn't really know why he was crying, so to snap at roman was out of line.

"I'm sorry man "Dean said with a sigh. "It's cool man, but what makes you think she found out." Dean went to go sit down on the couch and explained. "last night I heard something like sniffling but went back to sleep and thought it was nothing, but then this morning I was eating and saw that Mariah was hiding her face from me an then I saw her and her eyes were puffy and I asked why and she got scared and just left." he explained.

"Well whatever it is I had no part in it but what I will tell you is that you need to tell her or leave her because your dumbass is taking this too far and to be dragging her is dumb as fuck." Roman said

"I know but-

"No fucking buts, either you tell her or I will."

With that Roman hung up the phone and left Dean feeling like shit.


Mariah walked into her job early as usual. After gretting everyone with a smile she went to the break room and put up her stuff down in the break room a looked in the mirror. Mariah worked at a little diner a few blocks away from her place. It was just a job until she finished college. Dean and herself both paid the bills and with this job it worked out pretty good. Mariah was about to go out when her best friend Jade caught her by surprise.

"Well hello beautiful thing." her friend exclaimed. Jade was like Mariah's sister. They both met each other at another job but it didn't work out, so they both left hand in hand and became best friends after it. Jade had a fun, loud personality and it went well with Mariah's, it worked out perfectly.

"Hey girl" Mariah said as they started walking to go start there shift. Mariah was never the makeup type of girl, Jade would know because she was the total opposite, so when she saw how, much makeup she put on she instantly knew something was up. So with a split second thought Jade pulled Mariah back to the break room into a near restroom and grabbed her purse.

"Jade what the fuck are you doing were gonna be late." Mariah exclaimed as Jade pushed her into a singles restroom. "Were gonna be late." Mariah complained. Jade ignored her until she found her face soap a face towel and handed it to her and said. "Wash your face. Mariah looked at her crazy.

"But-

"No buts wash your face, I was gonna use it at the gym but you need it, NOW."

Mariah looked at Jade who had a blank face so she sighed and obliged.


5 minutes later Mariah actually looked like her normal self; no makeup just her natural brown skin the way everyone liked it. Mariah handed Jade the towel and soap back and said.

"You happy now?" Jade handed her some lip gloss and said "of course I am you look like the girl I fell in love with." both the girls began to burst into laughter at her joke. "C'mon before were late."

Mariah said as they walked out Mariah was so lucky she had Jade, she always had a way of cheering her up in her worst times. She was so grateful for having her there to help her.


The diner wasn't as that busy today than usual, so both of them were happy. Mariah and Jade were on their lunch break and chose Fridays. Jade saw how Mariah was so quiet today and distant today. That wasn't Mariah at all. She was always outgoing, bubbly, smiling person, inside and out of work. Jade had to find out what was wrong because she missed the old Mariah.

They were looking over their menus when Mariah asked "what are you getting." "Ummm… probably pasta what about you?" Jade asked. "Same." the waiter came back and took their orders and gave them time to talk.

"Sooo..." Jade began

"Sooo..." Mariah copied.

"So tell me why you had so much makeup on this morning , you don't wear makeup at all, and I knew that cause I'm the total opposite of me so what's up , and before you try and say it's nothing or make up a lie don't cause that never works out with you." Jade said.

M looked at her and knew she couldn't lie; one thing about m was that she was a terrible liar. So she just straight out old her. "Last night was a rough night for me so I kinda had a melt down and this morning I looked a hot mess so I put on little makeup on to cover it up." she said truthfully.

Jade let everything digest then said. "Well I'm glad you actually told me and I didn't have to get it out of you. But why did you have a meltdown?"

M couldn't hold back her tears and broke down in her seat. Jade was taken back but was right there for her and joined her on her side and cradled her best friend in her arms and let her cry.


10 minutes had passed and M was done crying. Jade told the waiter they would take their food to go so they could talk more. Still at the table Jade asked" what's going on between you two, I thought things were good."

M let out a troubled sigh and began. "I thought the same too but I guess that's the case, I don't know what happened or what triggered it but in the last 2 months Dean has been nothing but distant with me." she explained. "Like I don't get it, he won't kiss me, we barley talk, barley go out, when he's there he's always distant, and we haven't been intimate in who knows when. I keep trying to figure out why and if it's me doing something wrong. But I just don't get it." She said with tears threatening to spill.

Jade was so heartbroken for her friend. She wiped her friend's tears and said. "I'm so sorry you're going through this. But I know for a fact that things are gonna get better and work out for the both of you. you just need to sit down with him and tell him how you are feeling and work things know you and Dean don't want to throw away this relationship because you did so much to keep it. Just be honest and tell him how you feel..." Jade explained

Mariah nodded in agreement and said. "you're right, things will work out. "

But only if she knew it was gona take more than that to fix this.


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