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"Oh Aladdin, its such a beautiful day! Cant we just go for a walk or something instead?"
Jasmine begged, enjoying the sunshine from her big ceiling-floor window. She bit her lip when she heard her boyfriend sign into the phone.
"Sorry Jaz, but you know Sundays movie night. Abu rented I Spit On Your Grave and Faster"
Jasmine frowned, slumped lower in her comfy purple lounge chair and gazed out her window at the clear blue skies.
"Are those scary movies? You know I hate horror films."
"Yeah, I know. They're action movies, for the most part…"
His voice trailed off, and there were sounds of fast tapping noises in the background.
"What are you doing?"
She asked curiously.
"Trying to finish this stupid essay. He only gave us the weekend to do it"
He mumbled bitterly, typing away.
"Aww, need any help with research or something?"
"No. Thanks babe."
He answered absently. She started biting at her manicured nails.
"Well, how far along are you?"
"Im pretty much done with it now. Im writing my conclusion"
"Oh. That's good."
There was a small uncomfortable silence between them for awhile as Jasmine let him finish typing up the rest of his paper.
"Done yet?"
She asked hopefully when she didn't hear the sounds of the keyboard anymore.
"Yep. Just gotta save it and stuff. Hold on"
She waited as he saved his 2 ½ page long work on a flash stick and chucked it in his book bag. Jasmine admired his hard work and determination. He had confessed his reason for working hard to maintain good grades was because he wanted to be the first in his family to finish high school and hopefully even get into college. That way, he can pursue a career that will make him rich, thus breaking the cycle of generational poverty.
He wasn't the poorest of poor; his father worked faithfully at two nice paying part time jobs, while Aladdin made a few extra bucks working at the hottest clothing store in the mall. They were able to move out of the dangerous part of the city downtown to the quiet suburbs last year when Aladdin was 16. One of the best days of Jasmines life was when he got enrolled into Avon High school . It was then she finally didn't feel alone among the massive student body. She finally had someone who she could actually trust talking to without fear of not being able to be herself and get rejected for who she was. They had met briefly prior to his enrollment after he had saved her from a disturbed man that was trying to hit on her. Aladdin cleverly tricked the guy into thinking Jasmine was his girl and he quickly backed off. After that, the two exchanged numbers and Jasmine often tricked her father into taking her to downtown shops just so she could flirt and be with Aladdin. They spent a great deal of time together, though they lived far from each other. It was shortly after the murder of Aladdin's next door neighbor, his father promptly made a decision to get out of the rough city. Jasmine got involved by asking one of her father's real estate agents to help Aladdin and his father find affordable housing preferably closer to her. They were able to find a decent two bedroom apartment that wasn't located very close to her, but was within her school limits. It was then they made their relationship official and first ultimately expressed their love for each other.
Aladdin had been nervous at first, transitioning into a more wealthy school with majority of the students being preppy. But he quickly got adjusted and thanks to his amazingly good looks, great personality and effortless smooth charm, he easily earned the respect of his fellow classmates with the schools prettiest girl by his side since day one. Nothing was stopping him.
"Okay, what were we talking about again?"Aladdin asked once he sat back at his computer desk. Luckily he couldn't see Jasmine roll her eyes over the phone.
"About how we should spend time outside and enjoy the gorgeous weather before its ruined by an unpredicted rain storm."
"Oh yeah," He chuckled, popping open a can of Coke that had been sitting unattended on his desk for a few hours. "What did you have in mind?" He asked before taking a few sips.
"Well, if we had a dog we could take it for a walk"
Rajah had been laying lazily in front of the window soaking up the rays, but quietly scowled at the very mention of a dog, making Jasmine laugh.
"Guess that's out then. What else?"
"Hmm. Well, we could just take a ride around town with the windows down"
"With gas prices as high as they are? Really Jaz?"
"Oh Aladdin, I'll give you gas money-""No. You know I wont let you do that." He interrupted stubbornly, his words were sharp, but then more gently added, "Look, lets just get a coffee at Starbucks somewhere. They have it so you can sit and drink outside right? I told the guys to be at my place with the movies around eight. We have plenty of time."
"Perfect, I'll get ready"
"Kay."
After hanging up satisfied, Jasmine skipped over to her massive walk-in closet to pick out an outfit. Aladdin tossed his phone carelessly on his pillow before grabbing a clean towel from the cabinet to take a quick shower. There he let out a long sad sigh. He still felt bad about not wanting to waste up gas money to take her out for a ride. He loved being able to make his girl happy, but hated the fact that most of the time it took money to do it. And alot of it too..
"Hey son! Are you in the shower?"
A voice bellowed from the closed bathroom door and started banging on it. It was his father, Cassim.
"Uhh, yeah?"
"Oh, well, remember to take out the trash. I'm going with a few buddies of mine to hit the slots for a few hours"
"WHAT? AGAIN!" Aladdin shut off the water and furiously yelled, "You don't need to blow anymore of your money down at the casinos dad!"
"Don't get so worked up son. Im not spending my whole paycheck or anything" Cassim joked, already on his way to the door to leave.
"Dad, seriously? Moneys tight already as it is and you're-"
He stopped when he heard the front door slam, meaning he had already gone. Aladdin's fists clenched in anger. How come nobody else at least tries to use their money wisely around here? He tried to just shake it off and finished taking his shower so he could pick up Jasmine.
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"I just don't see what the big deal is, Aladdin. I mean sure, gambling is sort of wrong, but if its what makes your father happy and keeps his stress down, what's a few dollars missing going to hurt? At least he wins sometimes and most of it he wins it back. Besides, he just might hit the jackpot"
Jasmine explained while enjoying the bright sunshine and sipping her frappuccino. Aladdin shook his head stubbornly.
"But he doesn't always win the money back, Jaz. And what are you talking about it helps with stress? If anything, that shit keeps him stressed, especially when he starts betting the big bucks. I just don't think its worth it"
Aladdin angrily pushed his latte to the side, put his elbows on the table and rested his head in his hands. He took a deep breath, making Jasmine feel bad. She reached across the small round table and caressed his smooth tanned muscular arm,
"Don't stress over it so much. You know Im here for you if you guys get in trouble financially."
"Im not a charity case you know." He snapped, flinching away from her touch. She frowned, feeling even worse and slowly backed her hand away.
"I didn't say you were.. I'm just trying to help…That's all."
He looked up and saw how genuinely hurt she was by his words and felt bad about starting this again. He ran his hand through his unruly wavy thick black hair and sighed.
"I know you mean well babe. And its real sweet of you to wanna help, but you gotta understand I cant and wont accept money from you. Its just not right. Trust me, I got this. Now can we please not bring this up anymore? I hate talking about it." His tone was more softer yet his face showed he was still bothered by the subject. She simply nodded and quietly mumbled under her breath,
"Still don't see what the big deal is…"
Aladdin acted like he didn't hear her and silently sipped the rest of his latte.
'Of course you don't. You never will with your big shot daddy throwing money in your face all the damn time' He didn't say, but rather thought to himself bitterly. The couple decided to leave after a short while and head over back to his place to meet up with the rest of their friends to watch the movies. They arrived before the rest of the crew, so they took advantage of the extra time and empty place by spending time in his bedroom making up.
"Al!"
A familiar voice sang obnoxiously, followed by a series of unnecessary knocking. Aladdin jumped out of bed and hurried to put his boxers and pants back on.
"Coming Genie!"
He called back before pulling his shirt back over his head and checking himself out in the mirror. Jasmine stayed put under the sheets with a devilish smile planted on her lips.
"Ill be out in a sec."
She murmured, hugging his pillow to her bare chest. Aladdin smirked before closing the door to his room behind him gently, and welcomed his friends inside.
"Hey man, sorry it took us so long to get here."
Abu exchanged a quick dap with his best friend before making himself comfy on the sofa. He was a short, lanky kid who grew up with Aladdin since they were kids. But ever since Aladdin moved, they barely got to hang out because of school and the greater distance between them now that they lived much further apart from each other. Plus Jasmine consumed most of his free time.
"Uh oh, something tells me he doesn't mind that we arrived so late"
Genie teased knowingly, elbowing Aladdin's ribs when he saw the relaxed glow in his face. Aladdin laughed and Abu rolled his big brown eyes. Genie was what Jasmine described as a teddy bear because of his tall height and big heart. He was one of Aladdin's first friends he made at the new school, plus he was great to hang around with because he was hilarious.
"Oh brother. Should have known he'd bring her too." Abu muttered half jokingly. Genie and Aladdin gave him puzzled looks, which made him want to smack himself in the head for sounding like a sour puss. "Uhh, no offense Al. She's a cool girl and everything foreal."
"Its all good. So which movie do you guys wanna see first?" Aladdin asked, quickly trying to change the subject. He knew Abu rightfully disliked Jasmine, but did his best to keep the peace between them so a fight wouldn't break out. He'd hate to see his two best friends go at it with each other.
"I say I Spit On Your Grave. This one looks badass." Abu volunteered excitedly. Genie and Aladdin agreed, neither of them really caring.
"Hi guys," Jasmine greeted cheerfully as she walked in. She possessed the same glow in her face as Aladdin. Genie and Abu snickered childishly, exchanging slick glances at each other. Aladdin rolled his eyes.
"Hey Jasmine. We were choosing which movie to watch first" Genie handed her two DVD boxes of the movies. She saw Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson on the cover of Faster and giggled.
"Lets watch this one. The grave one looks scary…" Jasmine handed Aladdin the movie of her choice to put into the DVD player.
"But we already chose I Spit On Your Grave! Majority rules you know." Abu protested, crossing his arms with attitude.
"Abu, chill out. We're watching both of them anyways. No big deal" Aladdin scolded, popping the movie in, turning off the lights and going over to the kitchen to pop a few bags of popcorn. Abu grunted, arms still folded as he slouched on the sofa. Jasmine bit her lip nervously as she followed Aladdin to the kitchen.
"I think he hates me."
She whispered while searching his cabinet for a big bowl to hold the popcorn in. Aladdin just shrugged it off.
"Just ignore him babe. He hasn't gotten use to you yet, that's all"
He kissed her forehead reassuringly before heading over to the fridge and pull out a pack of root beer cans. She sighed before helping him bring the snacks back to the living room where Genie and Abu were already situated on either side of the couch. There was just enough room for one more in-between the two. Aladdin grabbed a soft throw rug from the back of the couch and sat in the middle, bringing Jasmine down on top of him. She exploded in uncontrollable giggles and snuggled comfortably against him. Abu rolled his eyes and mumbled something under his breath as he scooted further away from them. Aladdin shot him a dangerous glare that meant 'knock it off, NOW.' Abu caught this and just shrugged it off nonchalantly before pressing play on the remote to start the movie.
Soo I guess this was just a quick look into Al & Jas relationship? I wasnt sure if I should have given Genie and Abu different names because I was worried about sucking at not keeping them in somewhat decent character =/ of course they dont belong to me, but it didn't feel right giving them different names. oh well now =) lol
яεvîεω please with any comments/adviice/suggestions(: thanks for reading! chapter 3 is in the making.. ツ
