Les Tales by Nikki Rashan Skyy Read Free Book Online

Wonder Woman tomorrow.” Cree boasted.
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    The night didn’t end. We decided to party hop. We watched a burlesque show, only to walk out of the room and find a wrestling match going on, which we watched. As we were heading to the first party, we got a text from Jason, telling us to meet him at the Hyatt for a room party that was going on. We headed over to find the suite filled with black people. A DJ was playing hip-hop while people were dancing in their costumes. Some were dressed up as Nick Fury and Jackie Brown, and others were dressed in typical white character costumes. That was another thing I loved about Dragon Con: you could be whoever you wanted to be. We found Jason and Carlos standing against a wall, talking to two girls dressed like Halle Berry’s Catwoman. Carlos introduced us, but the two girls were obviously threatened by us and decided to walk away.
    â€œHow did you find this party?” Nia asked, just as surprised by it as I was. We had seen other black people at the convention, but never in a big group.
    â€œThat guy over there dressed like Flavor Flav gave us a flyer for it. Where the hell have y’all been?” Carlos took sip of his drink. We couldn’t help but giggle.
    â€œIt’s a long story.” Nia smiled.
    â€œUm, excuse me,” Cree said, then turned around to talk to a guy dressed as Afro Samurai who was standing behind her. “Would you like to dance?”
    â€œWould I? Hell yeah, let’s get it,” the guy said. We watched Cree disappear onto the dance floor.
    â€œSo how about it, Los? Wanna dance with me?” I held my hand out to Carlos.
    â€œSee, you lesbians don’t know that I am supposed to hold my hand out. Come on, girl. Let me show you how to twirk it out.”
    Nia and Jason followed us, and we all ended up dancing together. Before we knew it, the DJ was playing the Wobble, and we were in a giant costumed Wobble dance line. I felt amazing. I never danced when I went to clubs with my friends at home. I honestly hated going to clubs, period. Even though the music was the same as what I heard at clubs at home, this was different. I was with people just like me. I was surrounded by all types of people who, like me, were professionals in their everyday lives. But for one weekend we could let our geek flag fly without judgment. It was liberating.
    Tired after the second line dance, I took a seat on a couch in a corner. I watched my friends, who were now dancing to a song I wasn’t familiar with. Ursula’s voice entered my head, completely drowning out the music. I could hear her calling me beautiful over and over again. My mind started to get the best of me. She couldn’t have been flirting with me. She was obviously just being nice. I tried to shake the feeling I had. There was no need for me to let my imagination run away with me. Ursula was a huge star and an icon, and I was just a girl dressed in a costume.
    â€œHey, girlie. You ready to head to the next party?” Cree said as she wiped the sweat from her brow.
    I couldn’t shake the feeling, but I knew I was just being a crazy fangirl. I headed with my friends to the next party, where we partied until five in the morning.

Chapter 5
    I couldn’t remember how I got into my bed. I sat up, but the massive headache quickly knocked me back down on my pillow. I could hear someone in the bathroom. I squinted my eyes when I saw Nia dragging her body out of the bathroom.
    â€œWhat the hell did I drink?” she whined as she climbed back in bed.
    â€œIf you figure it out, tell me. I need aspirin,” I mumbled.
    The hotel door swung open, and Cree walked in, wearing yoga clothes and holding a yoga mat. She had a coffee holder in the other hand.
    â€œRise and shine, ladies. It’s a big day!”
    Nia and I both growled at her.
    â€œHow are you up right now? You drank just as much as I did,” Nia declared and threw the covers over her