5.

                                    

                                          
~one month later
Dee pov
                          
I was sitting on the counter in kitchen.I was texting nova when jermaine walked in.
                          
"Get off the counter."he said.I ignore him.I continue to text.
                          
Pineapple❤:you so pretty.so say yes.
Dee:I am not going to mall.
P:pretty please.
                          
I giggled.when my phone was snatched.it was jermaine.
                          
"Who you texting that you got giggles?"he said.he look at my phone.
                          
"Who is pineapple❤?"
                          
"None of your business!"I sign.
                          
"Fine I will just call the number."he is bluffing!he called the number and put on speaker.please don't pick up!please don't pick up!it went to voicemail.I smirked.
                          
"Well now you never know who is it."then my phone rang.shit!he is calling back!jermaine smirked and pick up.
                          
"Hello?"said nova.I tried getting my phone but he ran out the kitchen.
                          
"What is your name?"he said.
                          
"Gimme my phone!"
                          
"Who is asking?"asked nova.I tried to grabbed my phone but he ran across the room.
                          
"Dee's brother."
                          
"Give it!"
                          
"Nova."he smirked
                          
"Nova what are you doing today?"I shook my head.don't do that!!!
                          
"Nothing.why?"
                          
"Hang up!hang up right now!"
                          
"I want to invite to have lunch with us today."
                          
"Okay."
                          
"See you at Applebee's."then he hanged up.he toss me my phone.I caught it.
                          
"Get dress."
                          
"I am not hungry."
                          
"Too bad."I stomped to my room.I text nova.
                          
Dee:why you answered it?
Pineapple❤:cuz you never call.so I thought it was important.
                          
That's true.
                          
D:why you said yes?
P:I wanted to see you.
D:thanks to u.I have 2 get dress.
P:what's wrong with what you got on?
                          
I look at my orange basketball shorts and my open flannel that was showing my nike sport bra.
                          
D:i am in sleep clothes.
P:see you in a few then.
                          
Then I put on a blue hoodie and blue pumas to match.I waited in the living room for my brother.
                          
"Are you sure want to wear that?"he said while he walked to me.I glared at him.I am not changing.he sighed.we went to the restaurant.we was seat at a table.a few minutes later nova joined us.he had same thing I had on.He texted me.
                          
Pineapple❤:we are matching
Dee: I noticed.
                          
He sat next to me.
                          
"Okay off your phones."said jermaine.nova put his phone in his pocket.I put mine on the table.
                          
"Nova,you do know that dee has selective mutism,right?"said jermaine.I rolled eyes.everyone who ever met me knows I am mute stupid.
                          
"what?dee you are mute?why never tolled me!?!"said nova playful.this fool here.
                          
"Yeah.I knew."Said nova.
                          
"Well,to communicate with dee.you need to know sign language."said jermaine.I glared at him.you know I hate using that!I feel deaf using that!
                          
"Really?cuz me and dee communicate through text."
                          
"Really?hand me your phone."said jermaine.nova hand his phone to my brother.jermaine took my phone too.
                          
"I will be back in hour.have fun communicating without phones."he said.then he left the table.
                          
"Did he just really-"I nodded.then I grabbed a pen from a table and napkin.
                          
"Okay.since we have an hour to kill.let's play 21 questions."I nodded.
                          
"Name,age, favorite color."he said.I wrote ' you know my name fool,you know my age too,black.he read it.
                          
"I know your name is not Dee.that's just a nickname.and I think you are 16."I wrote' diamond,yes.'
                          
"Mines is Julio,17 in a few months.and gray."I wrote 'Julio?'
                          
"Yeah.your turn."I wrote'favorite movie,book,and animals'
                          
"Um white house down,no favorite book,and elephants."I wrote 'set it off,no favorite book yet,and koalas.'
                          
~later
                          
"Wait who think pineapple fanta is better than orange fanta."said nova.I shrugged.then I saw my brother walk in the restaurant.I grabbed nova wrist.I went to table across the room.I grabbed a menu off a random table.I stood it open.we hid behind it.I peek over the top.jermaine was standing by our original table.he was looking around the room.he spotted us.
                          
"I can see y'all."he said.
                          
"It was dee idea to hid."said nova.I glare at him.Jermaine handed nova his phone.
                          
"Come on dee.later nova."said jermaine.I waved bye.
                          
"Later dee."said nova.we went to the car.I struck my hand out for my phone.
                          
"First tell how was your date?"he asked.
                          
"It wasn't a dat-"I stop mid sign.that bastard set this up!I punched him in the arm.he laughed.
                          
"You sneaky mother fucker!"I sign.
                          
"Stop cursing."he gave my phone.
                          
"But for real.how was it."I shook my head.it was enjoyable but I ain't telling him that!