Hey guys, I finally got to update the story. Sorry it took so long, life and the hot weather made it a bit uneasy to work on the story. But I'm back and ready to keep going and I wanna thank you guys for reading. I read the reviews and I appreciate all your kind words :). Definitely increases my drive to keep this story going. Anyways on with the story.
June 25 (Nine Months Earlier), 6:55 AM
Freeman Residence
Huey's POV
[BEEP!] [BEEP!] [BEEP!]
[Groans]
I turned over half way and opened one eye and saw that it was only 6:55 in the morning
[BEEP!] [BEEP!] [BEEP!]
I turned over completely and turned off the alarm, then laid on my back. Damn I really don't feel like getting up but I had to get to school. Man, I don't want to go to school either. Today was the second to last day of school and we weren't going to be doing much. All that the teachers were going to do is just give back all of our previous material and go over our grades
[Sighs]
I really couldn't care less about all that stuff. I know what my grades are so there's no point of me going today or tomorrow. But I know if I don't, not only will I have Jazmine nag my ear off about it but Granddad is gonna be on my case constantly asking "Why the hell isn't my big headed ass at school?" I really don't want to deal with all that crap
[Yawns] So I guess I better get out of bed
I stretched out my arms, then threw the covers off me and got out of bed. As I walked towards the door while running my hand through my afro, I looked over at a snoring Riley.
[Sighs] I have to wake his ass up too [Yawns] I stood at the end of his bed
"Riley, Riley, it's time to get up" I said tiredly as I rubbed my eyes. Riley continued to snore. I move over towards his head
"Riley" I say a bit louder "Riley" I say again in the same tone as I slightly shook him, but again nothing. I shook him again
"Riley" I said a bit more annoyed. Again there was nothing, so I did it again "Riley, Riley!" I almost yelled. Then I smacked his head "Riley!"
"Aye!"
Well that worked
"Yo man! What's yo problem!?" He yelled as he rubbed his head "What'chu do that for!?"
"Time to get up Riley" I said in a blank tone
"Pssh" He then turned over to his left and pulled the covers over his head
"I'm serious Riley, you gotta get up" I then open the door "I'm not gonna comeback and tell you again. Your ass better get up" I said in a slightly annoyed tone
[Scoffs] "Yeah, whatever nigga" He said while still underneath the covers
I roll my eyes and left the room closing the door behind me but not before hearing…
"Damn Huey and his gay ass. So damn annoying, I can never get no sleep" Riley irritably said as he began to roughly turn in bed
I simply shake my head and closed the door completely then proceeded to walk down the hall. I first stopped and loudly knocked on Elaina's door to wake her and Rita up. After knocking, I heard a loud groan. Judging by that groan, I managed to wake up Rita. I then headed straight to the bathroom. After brushing my teeth and splashing water on my face, I went downstairs to the kitchen. Once there I met eyes with Granddad who was…making breakfast?
"Mornin' boy" He said cheerfully with a smile
"Uh, good morning Granddad" I said in a somewhat confused tone "What's…going on?" I asked as I sat down at the table
"I'm making breakfast boy. We got oatmeal, cereal and pancakes or I can make something else if you'd like"
"No, I'll just have cereal" He then poured me a bowl of cereal and then added milk and handed me the bowl and a spoon. He then gave me a big smile and went back to the stove. He is definitely up to something. Just then Riley came in to the kitchen
[Yawns] "Mornin' Granddad"
"Mornin, want some breakfast boy? You got a lot of options" Riley looked confused at first but as soon as he saw the food his expression changed
"Yeah, I'mma get me some pancakes"
"Alright then" He then stacked up some pancakes and handed Riley the plate "Here you go boy"
"Thanks Granddad" He then started to wolf down his food
Moments later, Rita and Elaina walked in
"Mornin' ya'll, mornin' pops" Rita says in a happy tone
"Morning Rita" He said to her as she sat down
"Good morning Granddad" Elaina says in a calm tone
"Good morning sweet pea. Take a seat and grab yourself a plate, I made pancakes" He said in a much more cheery tone which was so unlike him. He then gave her and Rita a plate of pancakes and gave an even bigger smile to them while Elaina still looked confused
"Uh thanks Granddad. Granddad?"
"Yes?"
"What are you up too?" She finally asked
I can always count on Elaina to take care of things I don't feel like doing or in this case saying
"Wha…Whatever do you mean baby girl?" He stuttered
"Well aside from making breakfast, despite you constantly telling us to get our lazy asses to do something for ourselves, you called me sweet pea and whenever you call me that you usually want something"
"Oh no, no, it isn't like that, it isn't like that at all" He said in a slightly high pithed tone
He was definitely lying
"Really?" And I could tell Elaina knew that too
"No…I mean yes really. I just wanted to do something nice for my grandkids. I mean after all, my boys need to grow up big and strong and my girls need to grow strong and beautiful"
Seriously, what is he up to?
"Oh well that's good to know, cause I thought you were just trying to butter us up and try to get out of picking up Nana tonight and then get us to get her even though you promised her and aunt Cookie that you would"
And there it was
Granddad then looked a bit nervous
"Uh…I…well…I uh…" He said nervously. We all just stared at him as he stuttered his words. He then shook his head and snapped out of his stuttering and nice guy episode and started to look like his old annoyed self again
"Okay yeah I am but so what? Why the hell do I have to waste my good gas and sacrifice myself on that woman?" He asked annoyed
"Granddad you promised" Elaina says calmly
"You know I can't stand that woman, you know that she gets on my last damn nerves!" He says irritatedly
"Funny, she says the same thing about you" Rita says before filling her mouth with pancakes "And that you a good for nothin' dumbass" Granddad grumbled at the response
"Granddad we're not doing something that's supposed to be your responsibility" I finally said in my usual tone
"And why the hell not!?"
"Well for a couple of reasons…" I began
"Yeah reason number one, we don't wanna do nothin' for yo lazy ass" Riley said cutting me off
"Boy..." He said in a warning tone
"Besides, even if we wanted to we couldn't, we're all busy tonight" Elaina chimed in
"Busy doin' what? I thought the three of ya'll had the day off"
"Yeah we do but tonight's the night we're all going to go see the meteor shower, remember?" Granddad started to think about it
"Yeah! meanin' you stuck bein' Ms. Ruby's bitch, as usual" [Snickers] Granddad smacks him on the back of his head "OW!"
"Fine! Since I don't have no good grandkids that never do nothin' for their granddaddy, I'll pick her up" He then grabbed a bowl of oatmeal and began to head towards to the door. He then turned back to us
"But I'mma tell ya'll this right now, if she starts anything with me I'mma end up driving us both of a damn cliff!" And with that, he snatched my spoonful of cereal from my hand, dropping the bits of cereal on the floor
"Clean that up boy" He said to me then he angrily left the room. I shook my head and grabbed Riley's spoon since he wasn't gonna use it
I'll never understand why Granddad and Ms. Ruby treated each other this way. They've known each other for over forty years, they both act as surrogate grandparents to the other's grandchildren and they both even pay for each other's expenses, some more than others. Although Granddad was paying for Elaina's college, Ms. Ruby's has paid for a whole lot more, which includes two of the mortgage payments for this house and having to bail him out of jail after a crazy incident that happened while he and Tom were in Las Vegas. You would think that they would at least have better things to say about each other with all that they do for one another
"I swear that nigga gets crazier and crazier each day. Ya'll sure he don't got dementia?" Rita says as she looks at her sister. Elaina simply sighs and tries to change the subject
"So you need a ride to school big guy?" Elaina asks.
"Huh?" I said as I snapped out of my thoughts
"I said do you need me to give you a ride or are you finally gonna use your car that you just abandoned?"
"Elaina please don't start this again"
"Come on Huey, your sixteen, you have your license and Tom was nice enough to give you his old car for your sixteenth birthday. Y'know how many kids would kill to have something like that at your age?"
"It's just a simple BMW, it's not that special and it's really not that big of a deal. If you don't want to drop us off you could have just said no"
"Huey I don't mind giving you a ride but I just think it's a waste of a good car. It's been a whole month and you haven't used it once"
"Nigga if you don't want I'll take it. Shoo, I can take it and turn that shit in to a car that only real nigga's drive"
"Munchkin no one in their right mind would ever give you of all people a car"
"I'll take it, it ain't like Ruby and Dorothy are the best cars anyway" Elaina stares at her in annoyance
"How come Rita gettin' the car!?" Elaina is about to respond but is cut off
"Cause I'm older than you nigga, and I gotta job. Plus you don't even know how to drive" Rita says with pride
"Neither do you! I deserve that shit more than you do, I'm gettin' that car" Riley snaps in response
"The hell you are!" Rita snaps back
They both begin to argue back and forth. Elaina tries to calm the two down while I simply watch them all and say nothing as they argue for absolutely no reason
"WILL Y'ALL SHUT THE HELL UP!" Granddad yelled from the living room. We all look towards the door "I'M TRYIN' TO WATCH MY STORIES! TRAVIS WAS ABOUT TO FIND OUT THAT ABAGAIL WAS REALLY A MAN BUT I CANT HEAR NOTHIN' CAUSE YA'LL IN THERE FIGHTN' ABOUT NOTHIN'! YA'LL BETTER END IT NOW OR I'MMA COME IN THERE AND END IT ALL MYSELF! AND WHILE YOUR AT IT HURRY THE HELL UP AND FINISH EATING SO I CAN CLEAN THE DAMN KITCHEN! WASTING MY ENTIRE MORNING COOKING FOR YOUR UNGRATEFUL ASSES AND NOW YA'LL TRYIN' TO MESS UP MY ME TIME! AIN'T YA'LL SUPPOSED TO BE IN SCHOOL RIGHT NOW ANYWAY!? I'M GIVIN' YA'LL FIFTEEN MINUTES. YA'LL HAVE APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES TO EAT AND CLEAN THE KITCHEN AND THEN GET THE HELL OUT SO I CAN HAVE MY PEACE AND QUIET! AND THE NEXT TIME I HAVE TO TALK TO YA'LL AGAIN ITS GONNA BE MY BELT DOIN' ALL THE TALKIN" It then became quiet. We all looked at each other with confusion
"Didn't he just say that he was gonna be cleaning the kitchen?" Riley said breaking the silence.
"I'm tellin' ya'll, its dementia" Rita replies
"Dementia my ass the nigga just plain crazy and he a lazy ass" Riley says before bursting into laughter. Rita joins in and they start making jokes back and forth but were getting a bit too loud
"WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST TOLD YA'LL!" Granddad shouted "WHAT ARE YA'LL DOIN' IN THERE!?"
"NOTHIN' GRANDAD!" Riley shouted back "WE JUST TALKIN"
"YA'LL BETTER BE FINISHING UP IN THERE!"
"YEAH! YEAH! WE ARE GRANDAD, WE ALMOST DONE"
"GOOD SO HURRY UP!"
"YEAH WE WILL, WE WILL" He then turned to Rita "Lazy ass" He whispered. They both snickered
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY!?"
"NOTHIN! NOTHIN! Lazy ass" He whispered again, which caused them both to burst out laughing
"IF YA'LL DON'T STOP THIS I'MMA GET MY BELT!" Granddad yelled in annoyance
"I'mma get my belt" Rita said in a mocking tone. She and Riley then laughed even harder
"THAT'S IT! YA'LL GONNA LEARN TODAY! WHERE'S MY BELT!?"
Grandad continued to yell while Riley and Rita continued to laugh their heads off. Elaina and I both sigh & shake our heads tiredly
[Sighs] Just another day in the Freeman house
10:45 a.m.
Edward Wuncler High School
Monica's POV
Its just another boring day at Wuncler High on what was supposed to be a half day. Seriously why did these people make us have to have a full day of school? Its already summer and vacation's practically started already and I was dying to get out of here and hit the beach or the mall, anywhere but here.
I passed through the busy hall and made my way to my locker. I opened it and looked in my mirror. Damn it was only 3rd period and I already looked so tired, and in truth I was. I'm currently on the summer clock, the school clock stopped functioning a week ago. I started running my hand through my red hair, it was a mess I looked like a mess. Gosh I'm sooo done with school, I'm done with HW, I'm done with teachers and tests, I'm….
"Did you see her hair?" One girl with long strawberry blonde hair said with disgust.
"I know" One with short brown hair replied "She looks like a hot mess"
I didn't look from beyond my mirror but I did continue to listen in
"I know, who was she trying to fool with that headband? That tiny ass thing isn't hiding anything and with fizzy red hair like that…" [Scoffs] "You need a garbage bag to cover that mess not a headband" Another brunette said. They all laughed and continued on.
I scoffed in annoyance
I am definitely soo done with snobby, self-centered and annoying cheerleaders. If you're wondering? No they weren't talking about me, they were talking about the new girl, Meredith. She and I were the only red heads in the school so we stood out like a sore thumb which grabbed the attention of the cheerleaders or who my friends would call "The Bitches from Hell". This school was all about perfection and cliques if you weren't with your group or you were a loner or you were even just plain different and didn't fit the norm, those girls right there would make your life a living hell one way or another and I am not exaggerating they really would. They ran the school and a lot of the students feared them. Hell even most of the teachers feared them and they knew this, they knew they were feared and took advantage of this power that they had. My friends and I were one of the few people that weren't afraid of them so as a result they'd try to be "friends" with us for what reason? To be honest I personally agree with Elaina's theory that their trying to increase the power they have over the school by adding us to the group but in truth I think their only doing this because Jazmine was a cheerleader. She just wanted us all to be friends but the poor naïve girl couldn't see just how fake and manipulative these girls were. It was just ridiculous, they were ridiculous if they think they could take advantage of people just because they were popular. I still couldn't understand how Jazmine could deal or even associate herself with those girls. As sweet and kind as she was it's a surprise that they even let her be a part of the team at all.
I peeked a little to see if the girls were gone completely then saw a familiar face down the hall going into his locker. He was running his hand through his dreads and proceeded to take his stuff out of his locker. I quickly fixed my hair and started to straighten myself before closing my locker. I started walking towards him but paced myself so I didn't appear to be running. I approached him and took a deep breath before saying…
"Hey Caesar" I said sweetly trying to keep my nerves under wraps. He looked over at me then smiled
"Oh hey Monica" He then closed his locker. We started to walk down the hall "What's up?" He asked in his typical happy tone
"Nothin much. What's up with you?" I said in a calm tone finally calming down
"Nothin, just chillin, but I'm tired as hell though" [Yawns]
"Yeah I know the feeling" I look down and notice that he was holding a video camera
"Hey Caesar, what's with the camera?"
"Huh?" Might of caught him off guard but he immediately regain his composure "Oh this? Yeah I just got it, I decided I'm gonna be filming things now. Y'know recording and getting new memories, etc"
"Oh, that's pretty cool. Are you gonna film the shower tonight?"
"Probably. It'll be sick if I could actually get a close shot of an actual meteor"
"What about the party tomorrow? You gonna be recording it too?"
"Nah, me and Hiro gonna be DJing the party so I won't have time to. Besides I don't wanna go wasting any film on a party I really don't wanna go to"
"I here that"
The party was being held by the cheerleaders. Every year they would have a huge summer blow out party where they would invite the entire school even the outsiders. The party was pretty much their way of rubbing their popularity and rich parents in all of our faces. Caesar was usually the life of the party because he was an amazing DJ and would always play and make great hits that always got a party going. If he wasn't interested in a party or didn't even go, then you knew it was gonna be whack even with all the glitz and glam. I honestly didn't wanna go to the party myself, none of us did but Jazmine kept begging us to come. In fact she's the only reason Caesar agreed to being a DJ for this party to begin with. Hiro on the other hand would go to any party whether it was whack or not. He was a party animal that didn't have a preference unlike Caesar who did. Hiro was also still somewhat of a rookie at DJing compared to Caesar so it was a must that Caesar would be there too.
There was now an awkward silence. My nerves were coming back and it felt like there was a lump in my throat. I really want to ask him but I'm so scared to but now was a good time as any. I closed my eyes and inwardly took in a deep breath. I reopened my eyes and looked at him as he was adjusting the camera
"Uhh Ceez?" I said in a nervous tone
"Yeah?" He answered without looking up from his camera and was completely oblivious to my nervousness
"It's been a while since we hung out"
"Yeah I know, we all are getting busy with all kinds of shit going on we not hanging out as much as we used too. But with summer vacation we can all hang again. I haven't played ball with Reezy and C-Murph in a long ass time and we haven't had our game nights either. Which reminds me. I'mma gonna have a rematch, Reezy and I still didn't get any justice from the last time. We gonna beat you and Cindy this time and ya'll gonna be buyin us pizza afterwards"
[Scoffs] "Yeah right" I slightly shoved him as we both laughed "In your dreams maybe" I then became nervous again "But I…uh was thinking maybe it could just be you and me" He looked up for a second then looked back down and gave a small smirk
"Oh you wanna do a one on one match again, a'ight I see you Mo Red" "Mo Red", one of the few nicknames he had for me. Caesar always had a nickname for everyone even me but his favorite that was also mine too was Red. I quickly snapped out of my thoughts and replied back to him
"Actually, I was thinking that maybe we could do something else" He then looked over at me. I looked in the opposite direction and avoided his gaze
"Really?" His tone was a bit more serious but calm and somewhat curious "What'd you have in mind?"
I then blushed a bit and tried to continue what I started but just couldn't open my mouth. Gosh just say it, it's just Caesar. I then turned my head to him
"Well…" I said still sounding nervous "I was thinking maybe we could…"
"What's happenin pimps!"
Damn it!
Caesar and I were then huddled together by an unknown person. We both turn around and see that the person was Hiro
"Hi Hiro" I said in the happiest tone I could bring up while covering up the disappointment I had
"S'up Mo" He said as he looked at me then he looked at Caesar "S'up Ceez" Caesar then smirked
"Well, look who decided to come to school" He said in a sarcastic tone. Hiro then let us go then started to just walk behind us
"Aye, it's not my fault that these people decided to have school last minute. If they wanted to have school they should of said so in the first place, we all got shit to do when its there's a half day and when its summer. They should of made up their minds before they do shit like that. Besides it ain't like I missed much"
"Even Mrs. Peterson's class?"
"Please I don't give two shits about Mrs. Peterson's class. She ain't nothing, what's that bitch gonna do to me" His macho and "hardcore" demeanor then turned to nervousness "She didn't notice I wasn't there right?" He asked nervously. Caesar chuckled a bit
"No. Lucky for you Michel "Kiss-ass" Craig took up most of her attention so she never even noticed" Hiro then looked relived
"Good, for once his kiss-ass is actually useful instead of just annoying. Anyways, what were ya'll talking about?"
"Oh nothing much. Just about the meteor shower and the party tomorrow night"
Along with us talking about the possibility of us going out on a date before you showed up and killed my chance to ask him. Yeah I was a bit pissed but it wasn't like I'd actually show it
"Oh yeah, I knew I was for getting something" He then got in between us and turned to Caesar "Caesar, man I almost forgot to tell you, we gotta start making the playlist we supposed to be playin tomorrow"
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that too. Man we better get started cause if we don't get it done by tomorrow, those cheerleaders are gonna lose it"
"That's what I'm sayin. Look why don't we just cut third and just spend it makin beats"
"Sounds like a plan, there ain't really any major reason for me to go to third. It's not like we do shit in that class anyway" I felt a slight jab in the heart
Third period was the class the two of us had together. Usually we would play video games or when we'd skip it we'd head to the music room and I'd listen to him play new beats that he would so easily create. It was one of the two times where it would just be me and him, the only time we would spend time together. Did he really just forget that? Or am I pulling a Jazmine right now and just overthinking it?
"Cool" Hiro then turned to me "You don't mind if I steal your man away for sec do you"
I quickly snap out of my thoughts
"Huh? Oh no, no not at all" I say in an uneasy tone
"Cool" They then started to pick up the pace in their walking while I slowed down and watched them walk down the hall "So Ceez, I was thinking we can do something real cool and really different. I say we create a mix with reggae"
"Reggae?"
"Yeah, it could be it could be real chill, we could add some drums and some auto tune and take'em back to the islands man!" He says in a Jamaican accent
Caesar looks at him with a confused look
"I haven't even been to the islands, how the hell are you gonna bring'em back there?"
"C'mon man it's a dope idea"
"Okay you and me need to have a talk….." They kept on walking and arguing without even noticing that I wasn't walking with them
"Okay, bye… see you guys at lunch" I said softly
But the boys were long gone. I leaned on a nearby wall, closed my eyes and just shook my head in disappointment. I blew my chance, I should of said it sooner I had the opportunity to say it but nooo I had to get all nervous and then ended up getting cut off. Dang it!
Suddenly I felt a somewhat hard pat on the back. I opened my eyes and look over and saw none other than Cindy McPhearson
"Hey Cindy" I said in a mellow tone
"What's up girl" She said in her usual happy tone. Her happy expression had then turned to a concerned look" Aye what's wrong? Why do you look like your puppy just died? Did something happen? Do I need to whoop somebody's ass?"
I quickly stood up and changed my demeanor
"No I'm good" I said in a more happy tone
"You sure I don't need to beat someone's ass, cause you know me. Havin to give a good well deserved ass whoopin will always make my day" I laughed a bit
"Yeah Cin I'm sure. I'm fine, really I am I'm just tired that's all" She observed me for a sec but then just let it go. We then started to walk towards our third period class which luckily were right across from each other
"Alright then, so what's up?"
"Nothin much. You still comin tonight?" I asked calmly
"Yeah. Me and Ceez are supposed get some stuff for Jazmine so she can give it to cheerleaders for tomorrow so we might be a little late but…."
I honestly tuned out as soon as she said Ceez. Caesar is the last thing I wanna think about at the moment so I tried to change the topic
"Soo how was your date with Riley?"
"Huh? Oh yeah it was pretty much the same old shit. Before we actually went out he had to make a quick stop to Ed's house. Ed wanted a rematch with Riley with some video game they were playin before and Ed was gonna go off if he didn't play. So we stayed there for a good three hours watchin them play…"
I listened as Cindy went on about how Ed forced them to play the video game until he won then they went with them to a robbery gone wrong as it lead to a shootout (again). Until finally she and Riley got some alone time. That's where it really caught my attention and that's also where a little bit of my envy started to grow
One Period Later… 12:10 p.m.
Cafeteria
Cindy, Caesar and I were all sitting at our usual table. As we were waiting for the rest of our friends to show up, Caesar was currently practicing his filming skills which was slightly annoying Cindy as at the moment she was his current star
"Okay seriously, Ceez what is up with the camera? I'm feelin like I'm on Big Brother right now" She asked in annoyance as Caesar filmed her. He puts the camera down
"What? It's just somethin' I do now, it's just me making memories"
"You tellin me you wanna have a memory of me eating? That's just stupid Ceez and a waste of film"
He playfully shoves her as she chuckles
"No I am not makin memories on stuff like that but I just wanna have some fun moments to look back on"
"Fine, you wanna a pretty picture, alright take a picture of this" She then opened her mouth revealing all the food she was chewing. Caesar and I both flinch and groan in disgust
"Oh c'mon Cindy! That's just disgusting!" I yelled in disgust. She simply busted out laughing and nearly choked and spit out the food in her mouth
"Man it's a good thing the Freeman's aren't here"
"If Huey were here, he'd give you a 30min lecture on how disgusting your being" I simply said
"And it's a relief Riley isn't here yet cause if he was then it would been even more disgusting cause he would of done the exact same thing but worse." Cindy swallowed her food and wasn't really fazed by our complaints
"Well that's about to change cause Reezy's finally comin' next semester so ya'll betta be ready for when my baby gets here and ya'll betta get used to it" She says firmly with a smile.
Caesar and I both roll our eyes. Just then Hiro appears carrying a tray of food with a familiar looking female tailing behind him holding a light brown bag
"Hey ya'll" He said happily
"Hey Hiro" Cindy and I say in usion
"S'up man" Caesar said as he stood up gave him a dap. He then turned her attention to the girl "Hey Ming"
"Hello" She said coldly
"Uh…Hi Ming" I said a bit awkwardly
"Hello" She said again in an even colder tone
"Umm how are you?" I said nervously
"Fine" I felt even more uncomfortable. Caesar sensed it and timed in
"So you wanna sit with us"
"No, we have other plans" She says in that same tone and then turns to Hiro "Hiro I'll meet you over at the table" She then walked away without saying another word
"Well bye to you too bitch" Cindy finally said in annoyance. Hiro then looked guilty
"Aye, guys I'm sorry about that"
"Hiro its okay" I said in a comforting tone
"Yeah man, what can you do?" Caesar said in the same assuring tone
"Your cousin just has problems" I shoot her a look
"Cindy!"
"What? We were all thinkin it" Hiro smiles
"Well I'll see ya'll later"
"A'ight I'll catch you later man" The boys dap each other
"Bye Hiro" Cindy says in a somewhat irritated tone
"Bye Hiro" I say in a sad tone
I just will never understand why that girl hates us so much. She was only related to Hiro by marriage but everyone in Hiro's family were just as friendly and sweet as he was. She was the only black sheep of the family but despite this Hiro always stood by her and always defended her even though she would completely disregard his needs. I don't know why she acts so coldly towards us, all we ever try to do is be nice and welcome her with open arms but she always shut us down. Maybe she was jealous of anyone other than herself that would hang out with Hiro and make him happy or maybe she still had beef with Huey because he beat her at that kick ball game a few years back then beat her again at the rematch and has been beating her at everything like grades, awards, etc ever since or maybe it was both. Whatever the reason was, she hated us and no matter how hard we tried there was just no getting through to her.
We all looked back at their table. Ming was happily enjoying time with her friends while Hiro was just sitting there listening in. He might have had a smile on his face but we could tell just by looking at him that he was bored out of his mind and was just miserable. We all then turned around and looked at each other.
"Man, she still got him wrapped around her little finger" Cindy said in both a sympathetic and annoyed tone
"I know" I said sounding sadder then I should "I just don't understand her, why can't we just be friends or at least be on good terms on each other?"
"Because as you can see" He began as he sat down "We don't fit her expectations to being part of her crew" Cindy and I nodded in agreement
"Speakin of crew's, where's the rest of ours?" She asked referring to Huey and Jazmine who should have been here by now
"Oh, Huey and Jaz's teacher told them to stay back for a min to talk to them about something"
"Why are they in trouble?" If Huey was it was no surprise cause he's always getting in trouble with teachers but Jazmine? That's what caused me to be curious and a bit concerned
"I don't think so. Huey just texted me that their teacher wanted to see them, he didn't say anything else after that"
"Don't worry Mo" Cindy said in a reassuring tone "If Jaz is involved they ain't in trouble, I'm sure everything's fine and they'll be down here"
On The Second Floor
Normal POV
Huey and Jazmine exit out of the classroom. Both appear to be tired but they looked how they usually do. Jazmine still had her signature smile while Huey had on his signature scowl
"What a waste of time" Huey said in a calm but annoyed tone
"C'mon Huey it wasn't that bad" Jazmine said in a sweet tone
"I didn't need to listen to a fifteen minute lecture on my grades and on how much hard work will get me to numerous places, I already knew this"
"Seriously Huey, you were just told that you made honor roll for the fourth time in a row and that not only are you getting an achievement award on top of that but you've been invited to the annual Wuncler's ball, can't you at least be a little bit happy? Aren't you even excited?" She pleaded
"Eh" He shrugged
"C'mon Huey!"
"Jazmine what do you want from me? All that stuff doesn't interest me so could you please just drop it"
Normally she wouldn't just drop something like this and would continue to try to convince Huey to look on the bright side of things but she was just feeling too tired to keep going so she dropped it and then changed the conversation to something that did catch his attention
"So Huey are you excited about the meteor shower tonight?"
"Eh, more or less" He says in the same blank tone. Jazmine inwardly rolls her eyes
"Well I guess you'll need to go and buy a telescope for tonight huh? I can come with you later to go get one"
"I already got one" He says blankly
"Well I bet you'll need help putting it together. I could come over afterschool and help you.."
"Elaina already helped me put it together" He said in the same uninterested blank tone
"Oh, well I could bring some blankets for…"
"Elaina already brought some blankets for us to use"
"Oh. Well…I uh could help you find…."
"Find a location to watch the shower" He said cutting but finishing her sentence "No need Elaina already did that"
'Geez, is there anything Elaina hasn't done?' Jazmine thought in a bit of frustration
"Umm…. I…I…could bring us all a snack, I bet Elaina didn't do that yet" She says feeling accomplished
"Of course not, why would she? It's not a party, we're just going to watch the meteor shower then we're going home. There's no reason to bring food" He says in a calm and blank tone
"Huey the meteor shower won't start until late at night, who knows how long that'll be"
"Like three or four hours" He says in the same tone
"Right and we'll be there by eight so we need to at least have something in our bellies at the Meteor Party or we'll all starve. We can't all go without food for so long like you can Huey"
"Okay first of all" He starts out sounding a bit annoyed but calm "For the last time it's not a party, we're just watching the meteor shower and second of all, I guess I see your point. Plus I don't wanna have to deal with any complaints from anyone tonight so alright Jazmine, you can bring snacks" A big smile came upon Jazmine's face
"Yay!" Jazmine yells practically jumping. Huey stares at her with a confused look but immediately returns to his usual demeanor and keeps on walking. Jazmine who was slightly behind him picked up her pace to catch up to him
"I don't know what you're so happy about, all I said is that you're bringing refreshments" She looks at him without losing her smile
"It's not just about that, I'm just excited about tonight, I can't wait to see the shower"
"I admit it is an interesting sight but it's really not worth all this excitement your giving" He says calmly
"But its still so amazing. Being out there under the stars and then watching a bunch of shooting stars falling across the sky while underneath the moonlight. It's just so beautiful, so peaceful and relaxing and so romantic" She says in a dreamily tone
"What?" He says as he looks at her in confusion. She quickly snaps out of her dreamy daze
"I mean remotely relaxing" [Nervously laughs] "Yeah really, really relaxing" [Nervously laughs]
Huey arches a brows and looks confused but immediately drops it
"But really, tonight will be life changing" She says in her normal tone
"Okay your just watching a meteor shower, there's nothing life changing about that"
"Well, it will create a brand new memory which makes it life changing for me" She says with a big smile
He simply shakes his head
"Whatever you say Jazmine" He says calmly.
Jazmine stops for a second, puts her hands on her hips and stares at the boy looking a bit annoyed at his response. Huey, although aware of her actions is unfazed by it and continues to walk down the hall. Seeing that he's not slowing down, Jazmine runs to him. She still annoyed at his attitude but shakes it off and just keeps on smiling as they enter the stairway to head down to the cafeteria
'I don't care what he says, tonight's gonna be amazing and it's gonna change our lives forever' She smiles and giggles a little at the thought
Some charcter development so you can get a sense of who the characters are, how their relationships are and etc. there might of been some foreshadowing on some future events to come, did you manage to spot some of them? I hope you enjoyed the chapter, let me know what you guys think. The next one will be up soon, Thanks again for reading :)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Boondocks or the references made here either