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This chapter is for Meigha.
Happy Birthday Meigha! I hope you have an amazing day!
Emma POV:
I hate history, like I really hate it. I don't understand what any of this is going to do for my future. I don't plan on doing anything where I am going to have to remember these things.
Mrs. Washington and talking about something, I believe the slave trade or something like that. I look up at the over head and see something about racism.
"Do we still face racism today?" she asked and everyone said yes. "Who experiences it the most?"
"Blacks!" Janayah said.
"Why is that?"
"Because we are hated by every race." I shook my head and continue to play candy crush. "No race endured what we had to." I chuckled and shook my head. "What's so funny Emma?" Janayah asked me and I shook my head pointing to her.
"You are."
"Care to explain?"
"You didn't go through anything."
"But my ancestors did."
"exactly your ancestors did, not you." I shrugged and looked back down at my phone.
"Emma, put the phone up." I sighed placing the phone on my desk.
"Its still apart of me."
"yeah but did you experience what they went through? No. So don't talk as if you have." I was getting irritated with the girl and It was apparent on my face. I heard her say something but I was tuning her out. "Mrs. Washington, can I step outside? she is pissing me off."
"Go ahead." I grab my phone and walk to get some water. when I came back I once again went back to my phone and decided to ignore the rest of class. my phone vibrated and I exited the game and went to my text messages.
Cassie: Come outside
Me: I'm in class
Cassie: I meant when class ended
Me: Where?
Cassie: Student parking lot
Me: y?
Cassie: U ask a lot of ?'s
Me: Curious
She didn't respond back and I shook my head. the bell soon rung and I sighed putting everything in my bag and taking a quick picture of the homework assignment.
"Emma, can I speak to you?" Mrs. Washington asked and I nodded my head walking over to her desk. "What was that in class today?"
"What are you referring too?"
"You and Janayah."
"She was irritating me. Like I don't understand why our generation acts like we went through something. You and your ancestors went through things we have everything everybody else has."
"I get your point but couldn't you have gone about it a different way?"
"I could have but it too early in the morning for this." she shook her head I guess realizing she was getting nowhere with this conversation.
"Okay, don't be late for class."
"When is the paper due?"
"Monday."
"Thanks, bye Mrs. Washington." I walked out the classroom and heading to the student parking lot. I see Cassie leaning against her car with her arms folding across her chest.
"Took you long enough." she said smiling.
"Mrs. Washington wanted to speak to me, I'm sorry I made your highness wait." I made a circling motion with my hand leaning forward some. I start laughing.
"Whatever." she said pushing my shoulder. "I'm hungry lets go get some food."
"you know lunch is next block right?"
"really I had no idea." I stuck my tongue out at her and laughed. "I'm hungry now so lets go get some food and we come back during lunch."
"But what if—"
"Will you live for once? What happen to YOLO?"
"it went out the door when people realized we ain't cats, we don't have nine lives. We only have one life to live."
"Get in the car." she ordered rolling her eyes and walking to the driver side and I got in. she pulls out the parking lot the back way and we leave. we got to this taco place not far from school and eat a bunch of tacos.
"You know I'm supposed to be eating this." I took a bite of my shrimp taco and moan at the goodness. "But its so good." she laughed.
"When the last time you had good food?"
"shut up, what I eat is good I just can't eat a lot of it." we talked animatedly for a while before we left and went to a nearby park to just to relax. It was about thirty minutes away from lunch starting and we decided to go ahead and head back but not before stopping and grabbing something sweet from the bakery.
my phone started to ring and I internally cursed myself.
Hey mom
where are you
school where else
good, now tell me where you really are
school
did you forget the school calls every class you miss
i—
they called already
I skipped class I'm in the gym getting ready to go to lunch
why are you skipping class
I had a sub and so I left
don't skip anymore
yes ma'am
she hung up the phone and I let out a deep breath. "God I thought she was here. can we leave now?" I asked and Cassie nodded her head and we got back in the car going back to the school. we walked in and headed straight for the commons for lunch.
"I'm going to get a fork." Cassie said walking away as I sat down at a table. I watched her walk towards the lines but stops when someone starts talking to her.
"Where were you last class?" I heard Jace asked. I turn around and look at him.
"I skipped."
"why?"
"because I wanted to."
"where'd you go?"
"does it matter?"
"it matters to me."
"Jace?"
"Emma, don't do that again you scared the hell out of me."
"I'm sorry I just—"
"Here babe." Cassie said sitting on my lap. she open the cake and took a bite out of it. I raised my eye brow at her and she shrugged her shoulder.
"Can you get your boney ass off me?" I laugh pushing her off.
"You like my boney ass." she laughed pushing my thighs with her feet. "Here." she lifted the fork giving me a bite of cake. "good?" I nodded my head. this had to be this best chocolate cake I have ever had.
"You left with her?" Jace asked and he looked mad and slightly annoyed.
"And?" Cassie said turning towards him.
"She's going to get you in trouble why can't you see that. Leave her alone Cassie!"
"Go fuck yourself Jace. Emma doesn't want anything to do with you. you're disgusting and she is wasting her time even hanging with you." I turn toward Cassie with a raised eye brow and Jace got up and started to walk away.
"I swear you can be the biggest bitch Cass." I pushed her and got up from my seat. "Jace! Jace!"
"Em, forget him." I run after him and he finally stopped once I touched his shoulder.
"Don't listen to her."
"Leave her alone Emma! She only going to get you in trouble!"
"she's my friend."
"pff some friend she is."
"Don't talk about her."
"so she can talk about me and you don't say anything but as soon as I do it's a problem?"
"I said something to her. she not allowed to talk mess about you in front of me. What the hell is wrong with you two?"
"Long story that don't need to be dish."
"fine! whatever!" I turn to walk away but he grabs my wrist pulling me back and pinning me to the wall. he bent down and kissed me lips softly but with passion. he pulls away and kisses my forehead.
"I'm sorry." he pulls me into his chest and I rest my head there.
"What are you two doing on the hall way?" a teacher asked and we looked the direction of the voice.
"We have lunch." Jace told him. he told us to go back and we walked back to the doors but stayed in front of the commons doors. we talked and he told me what I missed last class when the bell rung dismissing us from lunch. Jace walked me to my classroom and I kissed his cheek before taking my seat in the back. In comes Cassie and she makes a beeline for my desk.
"I'm sorry." she said and I looked at her shaking my head and looking forward. "Emma, I'm sorry."
"whatever class is starting." I looked down at my phone and the teacher walked in.
"Okay everyone take their seats."
To Mom: Can you pick me up at two
Mom: why
To Mom: I want to get some extra practice in. please
Mom: okay
I paid attention for the rest of class and ten minutes before the bell rung, I was called over the intercom to leave for check out.
"Emma?" Cassie said my name and I shook my head at her. I was pissed off at her and I didn't want to speak to her. she had no right to say anything to him. I walked up to my mom and we walked outside to the car.
"Sorry about skipping today. it want happen again." I tell her looking out the window not wanting to make eye contact.
"It's okay. why do you want to leave early?"
"I need to clear my head and being at school isn't helping."
"What's wrong?" I looked over at my mom and just shrugged my shoulders. "Well, when you want to talk come to me okay?"
"Okay." I whisper out and she starts the car. when we get to the training facility I immediately go to the locker room and change into my swim suit. I look at my phone and I have ten text messages all from Cassie. I put my phone on silent and zip it up in my duffle bag. I walk out to the pool and take a deep breath before diving in.
mom and I get home around six thirty. we walk inside and the twins are yelling and mama looks like she is about to pull her hair out. the doorbell rung but I don't think they heard it. I chuckle walking to the door and opening it smiling.
"Hey, ready for our run?"
"Hey Jace, Yeah." I grab my ipod out my bag and walk into the living room. "Momma!" they both look up at me and I point towards the door. "I'm going for a run with Jace. I'll be back later."
"Be back before eight!" Mama yelled over the twins. I nodded my head before walking out shutting the door.
"What the hell is going on in there?"
"The twins did something and are in trouble. I don't know I just got home."
"Three miles today?"
"lets do this." we ran our three miles mainly in silence until we reached his house. "My legs feel like jell-o" he open the front door and we walked to the kitchen. "Where're your parents?"
"Dad is out of town for business and mom had to work late so my aunt has my siblings." Jace mom was a lawyer and usually worked late at the office and his dad—well honestly I have no idea what his dad really did I just know that he had to travel a lot sometimes. I was leaning against the counter when Jace handed me a bottle of water.
"Thanks." I open the bottle and start to down it. "Between you and swimming, I'm going to be completely sore tomorrow." he laughed and I smiled sitting the bottle on the counter next to me. "I'm serious Jace." I almost whine and that made him laugh harder. I put my head down pouting and he lifted my chin kissing my pout away. The kiss got heated and he lift my up on the counter moving in between my legs.
he started to trail his kisses down my neck and I bite my lip to suppress a moan. "Bedroom?" he asked and I nodded my head. I wrapped my legs around his waist and he carried me upstairs. for a skinny guy he was strong. He had a nice six pack under that shit of his.
His hand moved under my shirt and grip my sides as my hands scratched his lower back. he pulled my shirt off my body and kissed down my chest and laid several kisses on my stomach before I pulled him back up to my lips. he pulled back and looked me in my eyes before kissing my nose.
"Are you sure about this?" I nodded my head reconnecting our lips.
"You don't have to asked every time we do this." I started to kiss his neck pulling his shirt off his body and trailing my hands up and down his abs. he sat back on his knees and looked at me.
"I ask because I want to make sure. I don't want you to ever think I'm taking advantage of you. I don't ever want to do anything to you that you don't want." I smiled wrapping my hands around his neck and pulling him back down to my lips.
"God Jace!" I breathed out laying my head on his chest. he wraps his arm around my waist and kisses my temple. he draws light circle on my side as I try to get my breathing back to normal. "That was amazing."
"Its always amazing with you." I smile bashfully burying my face in his neck. I kissed his neck before closing my eyes and falling asleep in his arms. My eyes flutter open and I stretch a little before running my fingers up and down Jace stomach. I feel him kiss my forehead and I look up kissing his lips.
"Hey." I breath out.
"hey." he whispered back. I kiss him again before reached for his clock on the night stand.
"Shit." I hiss before hurrying out of his bed and searching for my bra in our pile of clothes.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nine o'clock. I was supposed to be back by eight." I had his sheet wrapped around me and he looked at the clock and smacked his forehead. "I can't go home smelling like sex." I walked to his bathroom turning on the shower.
"How you going to explain your hair being wet?"
"It want be wet I just need to get the smell of sex off me." I jump in the shower extremely quick before getting out and pulling my clothes back on.
"I'll drive you home."
"no my moms are going to question you."
"I'll lie."
"you suck at lying."
"I know but—"
"we fell asleep watching a movie. What movie? Fast and Furious five. Okay?"
"Okay." we did fall asleep but they don't need to know that the movie didn't happen plus we have watched that movie so many times that I can repeat all the words. Once Jace is dressed and ready we leave and drive to my house. my house about two block away from Jace and when we went for runs he would walk over. he said that was his warm up before the actual run. before we get out the car I kiss Jace with as much passion as I could mustered.
"Ready?" I asked and he nodded. I walked inside and there stood my mothers with an pissed expression on their faces.
"Where the hell were you? I said eight Emily not almost ten!" god was I in trouble. she called me Emily. she only calls me that when I'm in trouble.
"I'm sorry we were watching a movie after our run and we fell asleep."
"Jace?" my mom asked and he looked at her.
"We watched fast five and fell asleep." he repeated and she nodded. "I drove her home as soon as we woke up and realize what time it was."
"Thank you for driving her home Jace but Emily will not be running for two weeks. You're grounded."
"WHAT! we fell asleep! I have to train!"
"end of discussion. night Jace." he mouthed bye before leaving. I stomped upstairs away mumbling under my breath. "And be quiet the twins are asleep." she said before I walked up the stairs. I took a real shower before climbing into bed. I looked at my phone and had thirty messages from Cassie and fifteen miss calls from her. I sighed and decided to call her back.
Em
what do you want
I'm sorry
you said that already
I know but I want you to know I mean it
mhm whatever Cassie. you're such an ass to him and as soon as you do something wrong you want to apologizes for it. well this time sorry isn't going to work.
what!
tell him you're sorry. you said it to me now say it to him. want to be back on my good graces? apologizes to him
Em, are you serious
as serious as a heart attack. now I'm going to sleep goodnight
I hung up the phone putting it on the charger and going to sleep.
i woke up to my phone ringing and the sound of the ringtone I knew it was Cassie. I ignore her call getting up and getting ready for school. I put on a pair of blue skinny jeans and a white t-shirt that clung to my body and my blue and red Jordans. I pull my hair up into a messy bun and walk downstairs to see everyone sitting eating pancakes.
"Morning." I say walking into the kitchen pouring a cup of coffee.
"Morning." my moms said as I sat down putting two pancakes on my plate. my phone ding notifying me I have a text.
Jace: I'm picking you up from your house in five minutes
me: okay honk when you're out
I ate a few more bites before throwing the rest away and putting the plate in the sink. "Where are you going so fast?" Mama asked and I stopped turning around to face her.
"Jace is outside waiting to take me to school."
"We don't get a kiss."
"yeah when I come back." I state running upstairs grabbing my bag and going back kissing my moms bye.
"Have a great day!" they yelled and I threw my hand up before shutting the door behind me. I climb into the car and reached over the center console and kissed him good morning.
"Em, when are we going to make this serious?"
"why do you have to start with that? Why can't things just be? Why you want a label?"
"nevermind."
"thank you." I take a deep breath. "I like you Jace I do but I'm not ready for that." I heard him scuff and I tilted my head at him. "what was that?"
"nothing."
"Jace Murphy?"
"Look, you say you not ready for that but we been doing this for what almost two years?" he shook his head. "Cassie likes you and she likes you in a lesbian way."
"Jace, don't be like that. And Cassie and I are just friends. I only do things with you."
"it's hard not to be that way when I love you." my eyes went wide and I stared at him. "You don't have to say it back I just wanted you to know." I nod my head and looked forward. "And I'm glad its only me." I bite my lip and took a deep breath.
"I love you Jace but I'm not in love with you." he nodded his head but I seen his jaw tighten up. we pulled into the parking lot at school and I step out as soon as Cassie does. she grabs my wrist and I snatch it away.
"Don't touch me." I start to walk away but stop when I hear her speak.
"Jace, I'm an asshole and I'm sorry for what I said to you yesterday. I should have just kept my mouth closed. I'm sorry for hurting your feelings." a small smile spread on my face but disappeared when I turned around to look at her.
"It's okay. Em, I'm going to go ahead inside." I nodded my head and she stepped closer to me.
"Can we go somewhere and talk please?" I nodded my head and she pointed her hand towards the car. we got in and she drove to a park that was down the street from our school. she got out and I leaned against the car.
"I'm sorry. I had no right to say anything but I hate the fact I have to share you with him. I want you to myself and I have always wanted that. Jace and were friends back in middle school, best friends actually, but he did something to me that I can't forgive." SO that's what it is. "I don't want to talk about it but that's why we don't like each other and why I'm so hostile towards him. He hurt me and I want him to hurt as bad as he hurt me. I guess, I don't want that to happen to you." she stopped swaying side to side and stepped closer to me. She uncrossed my arms over my chest and let them drop to the side of me. I went to go push her away when she put her hands on either side of my body and looked down. "I'm sorry I was an asshole to him in front of you." she said looked up into my eyes. "Forgive me?"
"Cassie." I breath out and she leaned forward connecting her lips with mines. her lips were soft compared to Jace. I got this warm feeling that ran through my body and a spark shot through me when her hands touch my lower back. she pulled away and rested her forehead against mines. "I forgive you."
"I hate when you don't talk to me." she whispered. "I started to cry when you wouldn't answer my calls or texts."
"stop being so damn protective. you both are my friends and I have to spend equal time with both." she rocked her head side to side and hummed her understanding. "I love both of you and I know now that you guys past is rocky but at least try to be civil in front of me. He is my best friend and so are you Cassie." she pecked my lips before moving back. "Let's get to school before we are late." she nodded her head and we both got in the car. I turned and looked at her and she smiled.
"You know, he likes you more than a friend and that irritates me."
"good thing I don't like him like that."
"good because you are reserved for me." she ran hair fingers from my knee up to my upper thigh and stopped. "and I don't like to share." she raised an eye brow before starting the car and heading back to the school. she parked her car and we climbed out walking across the parking lot towards the school. "And let me add you look fine, hot, beautiful and sexy all in one." I looked over my shoulder to see him biting her lip.
"I see you notice."
"hard not to."
"good because you're still in doghouse with me until I decided otherwise."
"Emma!" she whined.
"No whining Lorelle." I smirked before running across the bus ramp to the double doors.
Maya POV:
It was lunch time and my mom stopped by. I smiled big giving her a hug smelling that familiar scent of lavender and oddly enough white diamond.
"I love that perfume."
"it's my favorite. been wearing it since you were a kid."
"Mom I need to talk to you?"
"yeah sweetie, I need to talk to you too."
"it's about Emma."
"what about her?"
"I think she likes two people but I can't tell. I also think that she is having relations with them but I can't prove it. I know that the two people like her just by the way they look at her but I don't know what to do."
"Stay out of it."
"Mom—"
"Stay out of it. She is sixteen and she is defining herself. Let her do this alone. she doesn't need her mother trying to help her along the way."
"what if she's—"
"that's a possibility but all you can do is ask and if she say no I just hope you can tell when that girl is lying."
"That's the thing I can't. She is a mini me."
"Then she good."
"exactly. But she is on the pill. Em and I put her on it when she started training." she nodded her head and smiled at me.
"Look at my baby, worrying about her baby."
"I know, never thought I would even have a sixteen year old right now. I always figure I would be about this age and have kids."
"Life surprises you that way." I laugh and nodded my head.
"yeah it does." I looked down and scratched the back of my neck. "Mom?"
"yeah?"
"Chris is moving here, to LA, with Lisa and their son."
"yeah? that's good baby he will be near the kids." I nodded but never looked up. "Maya look at me." I looked up into her eyes and she looked sympatric. "Baby, what's wrong?"
"Chris and I did something and he is hounding me to tell Emily."
"What did you do?" she narrowed her eyes. "I swear Maya if you do anything to hurt her."
"shouldn't you say that about me."
"she isn't the one who did something right now. What did you do? tell mommy?" I leaned forward and whispered in her ear what I did. I explain what happen between me and Chris and her eyes went wide.
"Don't say anything." she nodded her head. "I'm scared if I tell her that she is going to be furious with me."
"she probably will but it happen and its something she can get over." I nodded my head before taking a deep breath.
"What did you want to talk to me about?" the look on her face changed to a one I can't really describe. she was a mixed emotion and I couldn't really see which was which. "Mom, you're scaring me."
"Trammell is out and he knows you're here."
A/N: What did Maya tell her mom?
What is Maya going to do about Trammell?
I hoped you enjoyed this Chapter.
Once again Happy Birthday Meigha !
