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Shea turns. “What’s up?”
The truth lodges in my throat and I swallow it back.
“Um... nothing.”
Shea raises an eyebrow then returns to the movie.
Korey Fields is in my phone. He is in MY phone. He’s texting me. What do I say? Should I play it cool? No, I’ll never pull it off. So maybe... the truth.
Watching Aladdin with the Littles.
Which one? Remake or the original?
Original.
Of course. You’re a classic type of girl.
“Who are you texting?” Shea asks.
“Um, Mackenzie. Mind your business and watch the movie.”
Ever seen it?
Of course. It’s one of my Disney favorites.
It’s like he said the magic word.
Well, that’s actually what we’re doing. Every Friday, we watch one Disney movie, introducing the babies to the classics.
Dope! What’s on the list so far?
Snow White
Sleeping Beauty
Cinderella
Alice in Wonderland
Peter Pan
The Jungle Book
The Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
The Princess and the Frog
What about Pocahontas?
No way am I exposing them to that colonizer version of what actually happened!
LMAO! Damn Ma! What about Mary Poppins?
