"Tamikaaaa BITCHHH! Look at dat ass you got on you, gurl!"
Tamika turned around and saw her friend Keisha, and before she could respond, she felt the familiar sting of her greeting, a powerful but playful smack to her ass.
"Keisha, just why do you always try to touch my butt?"
"It's because she likes juicy booty."
Tamika smiled and greeted her other friends, Mia and Kiki. 'Typical Kiki to jump in and have a quick response,' Tamika thought. She was glad that all her friends had arrived at their destination safely: a tropical island getaway between Saint Kitts and Saint Martin. Coconuts and mangoes decorate the sandy shores, and the ocean is as close as a friendly neighbor can be seen in all directions. The scenery was drastically different from the women's everyday lives. Paradise comes to mind, but when seeing the island in person, another word is more fitting: sanctuary.
"HA! Awww, come here y'all."
All the women huddled together and gave the biggest hug they could muster. It's been a while since they have been under the same roof, but every time they saw one another, they cherished it and wasted no moments moping over would-haves, could-haves, and should-haves.
"I'm so glad we chose to have our trip now. I was so close to smacking a bitch at the job."
Mia patted her head while she explained her latest frustrations with the new management at her job. Mia served as a senior account manager at one of the top banks in the City of Langdon. Despite her being the youngest and darkest representative in management at her job, she often navigated the art of acting her way through positivity.
"Damn ver 1)Mia, so why did HR have to loop you in again?" asked Kiki.
Mia huffed and gave her friend that side-eye look that most black women know too well.
"Honey, it's cuz those damn white people up top wanted the only black person in management to fire a person of color."
Mia shook her head and went to the kitchen to grab glasses and a wine bottle.
"Anyway, let's start this vacation with a pregame."
"Mmmh. Agreed!"
The women approached the kitchen and started their adventures with Yellowtail and orange juice.
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Hours later, the four friends found themselves in a relaxed position. Every year, the women would go on their annual girls' trip, which consisted of a week-long adventure of four strong, melanated bachelorettes raising havoc in the streets. The first day was always considered a travel and pregame day that would set the mood for the days to follow. This time, however, things would be different.
After the drinking session, the women felt comfortable in the rented two-story house, which had five guest rooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms. After many glasses of wine and a few shots of Hennessy, they settled in their rooms and heard on their weather apps that a tropical storm would hit after nightfall, so they prepared accordingly. It was approximately 9:01 p.m. when the first thunder roared and the first lightning struck, signaling everyone of its arrival. Twenty minutes later, the lights of the house went out. Tamika was folding her clothes and placing her black bonnet on her head when the power shut off. A few minutes later, she heard a knock at her bedroom door.
"Come in."
"Well, I'm glad we had a chance to chill earlier because the storm would have had me fucked up."
Tamika and Mia laughed at Kiki's comment.
"So Tamika, like old times?!"
Tamika noticed that Keisha had a pillow in her hand, which made her smile. Growing up, the four friends used to have the best sleepovers at her house. Tamika's mom would always make everyone feel right at home with the chill atmosphere of ocean-scented candles around the house, access to their favorite snacks, homemade soul food made from scratch, and the best jungle punch Kool-Aid on the block mixed with a grape, red, and tropical punch packets with some lemon juice and 3.5 cups of sugar.
"Yeah, gurl. Just let me clean up. One sec."
Tamika moved her stuff out of the way and made room for her friends. Her three friends left to change and get supplies while she worked magic. About 5 minutes later, Mia and Kiki were the first to arrive. It looked like they had brought two duffel bags worth of things, which was not an issue for Tamika. A minute later, Keisha came in, but Tamika didn't immediately notice. She was too busy putting her stuff away in the closet when she finally looked up at her friend.
Keisha Sanders was a thick big, booty ghetto bitch with a tattoo hobby. She had dark skin, almost completely covered from her neck to her toes, with symbolic tattoos that held meaning. She had a nice slim thick waist with a bubble butt that would shake even when the wind blew. Tamika knew her friend was a beautiful woman and did not need any convincing.
"What the hell, Keisha?!"
"What?" Keisha looked at Tamika.
"Gurl, you don't have any clothes on."
Tamika stood in shock at her friend's sheer clothing choice and audacity to wear a light blue see-through dress and a black two-piece bra and panty set to bed. While Tamika was still in thought, Keisha pulled up her dress and pulled down her black slit thong, and started twerking on Tamika. The initial booty clap snapped Tamkia out of her haze, and she backed away.