Post by Lori on Sept 29, 2016 17:26:37 GMT
Left to right: Mai, Jackson "Jackie", Ophelia "Lia"
Jackie, Lia and Mai were known as The Besties. They did practically everything together. The three of them had very distinct personalities and if you knew one, chances were you knew the other two.
Lia and Mai were actually friends when they were in elementary school. But a falling out caused them to go their separate ways in middle school, until Jackie moved to Salem. He befriended the two of them separately, unaware of their history. When he discovered the girls had been friends earlier, Jackie actually was able to bring the two of them back together. The three have been inseparable since.
They had cute nicknames for each other, names only they were allowed to use. Jackie called them Mai Tai and Lia Bo Bia. To Lia, Mai was the Momma of the group and Jackie were her Ducky, though sometimes she would refer to both of them as her boos. Mai was less creative with the names; all she could really come up with were Jay Jay and LiLi. Jackie and Lia were the big personalities, never afraid to go crazy or put themselves out there. Mai, with her stricter and academically focused upbringing, was the "responsible" one, hence the nickname Momma.
Ironically, Mai's parents had the least trouble with her friends. As long as she didn't get into trouble, followed rules and was home by curfew they were more or less ok. It didn't matter to them that Lia and Jackie's personalities so contrasted Mai's. Nor did it matter that Jackie was gay. Jackie lived with his relatives after a major falling out with his father, partially because of his orientation. Unfortunately, also because of that, Lia couldn't tell her parents about him let alone bring him around. They were kind of religious and would hate the fact that Lia was hanging around someone who was gay, let alone that she was questioning herself. Lia was a closet bisexual and the only one she told that secret to was Jackie. It wasn't that she didn't trust Mai or thought it would change anything; it was just easier to talk to Jackie about it.
Jackie and Mai both attended Metric High. Jackie lived on campus and was a music major. Mai lived with her parents and they only allowed her to be a culinary arts major if she agreed to minor in science, which (particularly) her father believed would help her with a career down the road. Lia had every intention of joining her besties at Metric College the next year; she hoped to get in as a cosmetology major. Lia loved doing her's and Mai's hair, and she was pretty good with makeup as well. She had to be, considering she dealt with a case of trich - hair pulling, particularly around the eyebrows. That was mainly attributed to her being in the closet. Jackie and Mai always found ways to distract her from doing that. They supported each other in everything they did. Lia would always insist how she and Mai would find the perfect guy for Jackie. Jackie always said Mai was the one who kept them in order and they would be screwed without her. Mai just loved her friends and, even though some things made her uncomfortable because they were so outgoing and she wasn't, she always tried for them. At one point they joked about opening businesses right near each other; Lia would have a salon, Mai a bakery, and Jackie a music studio.
Sure, there were a few bumps in the road. One of them was named Robyn. She and Jackie dated for a bit, before he came out. After they broke up there was no hesitation to screw Jackie over. Robby couldn't help but spread around nasty rumors about him. Things like, if she wasn't good enough for him there was no way he'd ever get a guy. There were plenty worse, naturally. It was high school, after all. Jackie always tried to keep it hidden. He didn't want anyone to know it was bothering him. Mai attempted to keep her distance from the drama and just tried to support her friend, even if it meant going to a wild party and having a sip or two of alcohol. Lia, on the other hand, couldn't stand Robby, Shyanne, anyone else in that friend group or anyone who messed with her guy. She managed to get on Metric's social media site under her own name - hey, she planned on attending college there after all - and went off on Robyn and Shyanne. She didn't think about how they'd now say that Jackie was less of a man for having a girl go to his rescue. This was Lia's choice and she wasn't going to back down. It went so far that the besties crashed Shyanne's huge party towards the end of the year. While Mai distracted Jackie and focused on giving him a fun night, Lia went right for the girls. Needless to say, it didn't end well. And, unfortunately, things didn't get too much better from there.
Lia applied to Metric and had been waiting to hear back from them. When she finally did, they admitted she had potential. However, Lia's grades had never been the best. She just didn't have enough to meet Metric's high standards. It broke Lia. It meant she couldn't go to school with her best friends like they planned on. Fortunately for her, that's exactly why all of them were best friends. Jackie and Mai weren't about to back out of their plans. They were going to stick together no matter what. Lia had gotten into a couple of decent enough schools in California, so Jackie and Mai applied to the schools as well. It wasn't easy for the two of them, leaving a prestigious college like Metric. How many people would choose to not go straight from an amazing high school into their college?
At the end of the day, it was no competition. The BFFs went to another school in California. Lia and Mai requested to share a dorm together and Jackie was just on the next floor. While Jackie and Lia are having the college party experience, Mai is focusing on her academics as usual. After the experiences at Metric, especially the Robby fiasco, Jackie doesn't keep in touch with anyone at the school. But it doesn't bother him or the girls. The important thing is that they have each other and they're going to continue to stick together. And when the time comes, they're going to open their little businesses together because that's how it's always been meant to be.
Lia and Mai were actually friends when they were in elementary school. But a falling out caused them to go their separate ways in middle school, until Jackie moved to Salem. He befriended the two of them separately, unaware of their history. When he discovered the girls had been friends earlier, Jackie actually was able to bring the two of them back together. The three have been inseparable since.
They had cute nicknames for each other, names only they were allowed to use. Jackie called them Mai Tai and Lia Bo Bia. To Lia, Mai was the Momma of the group and Jackie were her Ducky, though sometimes she would refer to both of them as her boos. Mai was less creative with the names; all she could really come up with were Jay Jay and LiLi. Jackie and Lia were the big personalities, never afraid to go crazy or put themselves out there. Mai, with her stricter and academically focused upbringing, was the "responsible" one, hence the nickname Momma.
Ironically, Mai's parents had the least trouble with her friends. As long as she didn't get into trouble, followed rules and was home by curfew they were more or less ok. It didn't matter to them that Lia and Jackie's personalities so contrasted Mai's. Nor did it matter that Jackie was gay. Jackie lived with his relatives after a major falling out with his father, partially because of his orientation. Unfortunately, also because of that, Lia couldn't tell her parents about him let alone bring him around. They were kind of religious and would hate the fact that Lia was hanging around someone who was gay, let alone that she was questioning herself. Lia was a closet bisexual and the only one she told that secret to was Jackie. It wasn't that she didn't trust Mai or thought it would change anything; it was just easier to talk to Jackie about it.
Jackie and Mai both attended Metric High. Jackie lived on campus and was a music major. Mai lived with her parents and they only allowed her to be a culinary arts major if she agreed to minor in science, which (particularly) her father believed would help her with a career down the road. Lia had every intention of joining her besties at Metric College the next year; she hoped to get in as a cosmetology major. Lia loved doing her's and Mai's hair, and she was pretty good with makeup as well. She had to be, considering she dealt with a case of trich - hair pulling, particularly around the eyebrows. That was mainly attributed to her being in the closet. Jackie and Mai always found ways to distract her from doing that. They supported each other in everything they did. Lia would always insist how she and Mai would find the perfect guy for Jackie. Jackie always said Mai was the one who kept them in order and they would be screwed without her. Mai just loved her friends and, even though some things made her uncomfortable because they were so outgoing and she wasn't, she always tried for them. At one point they joked about opening businesses right near each other; Lia would have a salon, Mai a bakery, and Jackie a music studio.
Sure, there were a few bumps in the road. One of them was named Robyn. She and Jackie dated for a bit, before he came out. After they broke up there was no hesitation to screw Jackie over. Robby couldn't help but spread around nasty rumors about him. Things like, if she wasn't good enough for him there was no way he'd ever get a guy. There were plenty worse, naturally. It was high school, after all. Jackie always tried to keep it hidden. He didn't want anyone to know it was bothering him. Mai attempted to keep her distance from the drama and just tried to support her friend, even if it meant going to a wild party and having a sip or two of alcohol. Lia, on the other hand, couldn't stand Robby, Shyanne, anyone else in that friend group or anyone who messed with her guy. She managed to get on Metric's social media site under her own name - hey, she planned on attending college there after all - and went off on Robyn and Shyanne. She didn't think about how they'd now say that Jackie was less of a man for having a girl go to his rescue. This was Lia's choice and she wasn't going to back down. It went so far that the besties crashed Shyanne's huge party towards the end of the year. While Mai distracted Jackie and focused on giving him a fun night, Lia went right for the girls. Needless to say, it didn't end well. And, unfortunately, things didn't get too much better from there.
Lia applied to Metric and had been waiting to hear back from them. When she finally did, they admitted she had potential. However, Lia's grades had never been the best. She just didn't have enough to meet Metric's high standards. It broke Lia. It meant she couldn't go to school with her best friends like they planned on. Fortunately for her, that's exactly why all of them were best friends. Jackie and Mai weren't about to back out of their plans. They were going to stick together no matter what. Lia had gotten into a couple of decent enough schools in California, so Jackie and Mai applied to the schools as well. It wasn't easy for the two of them, leaving a prestigious college like Metric. How many people would choose to not go straight from an amazing high school into their college?
At the end of the day, it was no competition. The BFFs went to another school in California. Lia and Mai requested to share a dorm together and Jackie was just on the next floor. While Jackie and Lia are having the college party experience, Mai is focusing on her academics as usual. After the experiences at Metric, especially the Robby fiasco, Jackie doesn't keep in touch with anyone at the school. But it doesn't bother him or the girls. The important thing is that they have each other and they're going to continue to stick together. And when the time comes, they're going to open their little businesses together because that's how it's always been meant to be.