Chasing Pavements
Krys723
A/N: Yes, I know "The Kiss" was an epic way to end the chapter, but now its time for more twist and turns! BOONDOCKS FIGHTING!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE BOONDOCKS, BUT I WANT IT'S A BLACK PRESIDENT, HUEY FREEMAN PART II!
Setting: 1948 Timid Deer Lane, Woodcrest; Silver Springs, Maryland
Date: February 1ST, 2011
Time: 12:15 P.M.
Chapter Seven
True Love
Huey Freeman…
She smelled like strawberries and when I kissed her, she tasted like fresh mint. She didn't stop me either…not like I thought she would. Her slim hands was entwined within my Afro and it only deepened our kiss. We would've gone farther, but there was a knock on the door.
"Jazmine?" It was one of the twins, specifically Alex. Jazmine stopped the kiss and cleared her throat before answering her brother.
"Yes, Alex?" she asked when her voice was normal.
"Can we go to the library, I want to get some books to read?" Jazmine looked at me, her eyes were telling me what the fuck did I just do?
"Sure, I'll meet you upstairs, OK?" Alex's little feet ran up the stairs and before I could say anything, Jazmine put her hand up. When she was sure he was gone, she punched me in the arm.
"You. Have. A. Girlfriend. Huey. Freeman!" she said in between punches.
"I was lost in transaction for a moment," I said as I held on her wrists so she wouldn't punch me again. She looked at me and the only thing I wanted to do was kiss her again, but I couldn't because she was right. Shit. Caesar was going to kill me.
"You shouldn't have kissed me, Huey," Jazmine said as she put her boots on. "And I shouldn't have kissed you back. We were both in the wrong."
"I can break up with Michelle!"
"No! No, you can't…not because you kissed me. If you want to break up with her, then do it for a good reason. You have to go," she said in finality. I nodded in agreement and grabbed my jacket, leaving her room. The moment I closed her door, I heard her cry and it took everything I had not to back inside and hold her in my arms. It killed me inside.
When I came back home, I saw that Riley was in the living room with Cindy. She was doing his hair, his Afro was almost as big as mines. I sat down on the other end of the couch and took out my newspaper, but I knew that the daily events couldn't distract me.
"Where were you?" Riley asked me though he had a feeling he already knew.
"Jazmine's, she wanted to talk," I said.
"You kissed her didn't you?" Riley asked. Cindy turned towards me, she was really nosy. I nodded and Cindy slapped me with her comb.
"Why did you do that?!" she asked me. "Now I need to see if she's OK?"
"Bitch, you ain't goin anywhere till my hair finished!" Riley shouted.
"She's at the library anyway," I spoke up, raising from my seat. "And I didn't mean to kiss her, it just happened, besides she doesn't want to see me anymore anyway." I got up and went upstairs, the only thing on my mind was hearing Jazmine cry and knowing that I couldn't do anything about it. I wasn't her boyfriend and at this point…I didn't know if we were even friends.
—Break—
Setting: AP 012English-Wuncler High School, Woodcrest; Silver Springs, Maryland
Date: February 14TH, 2011
Time: 9:30 A.M.
One of the major holidays I hated with a passion was Valentine's Day, especially when the school tried to do something special for the students. Mr. Cooke—or as I called him, Samuel L. Jackson JR.—was wearing a bright red suit with a darker red tie and black dress shoes. His bald head was shining bright and he wore a smile on his face. He spent the entire time talking about Romeo and Juliet.
"So, who can tell me about this tragic love story?" he asked. Hands raised, but he called on Jazmine. She wore a pair of jeans with a red sweater and she had a red hair band in her hair. She wore black high heel boots and her black bomber jacket was hanging on the back of her chair. "Ms. DuBois."
"Romeo and Juliet is the tragic tale of true love that could never be together. Both came from feuding families, but they loved each other so much they decide to run away and get married. When Romeo slays Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, he gets thrown in jail and Juliet pleads for help and receives a drug that'll put her in a deathlike coma for twenty-four hours. But, Romeo does not know this and he drinks a poison that kills him. When Juliet finds him dead after her coma, she takes her dagger and kills herself so she could be with Romeo. The death of their children ends the violent feud between the two families and that's why its known as one of the most tragic love stories in the world," she said.
"Yes, it's all very sad. Do you know what the term 'star-crossed lovers' mean?" Mr. Cooke asked her. She shook her head and Mr. Cooke smiled. "Finally, something you don't know, Ms. DuBois."
"Star-crossed lovers are a man and a woman who are so in love with each other, they are willing to do anything be together. They would even go as far as killing themselves…just like in Romeo and Juliet. They were destined to be together, from the moment Romeo laid his eyes on Juliet, but the only way they could be together was if they died together. Another example of star-crossed lovers is Tristan and Isolde. These tragic love stories can be used today…in modern life. Everybody in this room…whether man or woman has that true love whether you know it or not."
The bell rung soon after Mr. Cooke's lecture and Jazmine was the first one out of the classroom. We hadn't really spoken to each other since our kiss, we both had a feeling that if we spoke to each other we would end up making out. Lost in my thoughts, I didn't even notice the blur of red that hugged me tight, almost making me drop my books. Michelle wore a red Hello Kitty dress with the Saniro character's face in the center. She even had a red bow on her head that was the same as Hello Kitty's.
"Happy Valentine's Day!" she said as she hugged me tighter. "How's your classes going?"
"Fine," I told her. "Did you want me to walk you to class?" She nodded and wrapped her arm around mines as we started walking.
Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leads nowhere
"Huey are you OK?" Michelle asked me as we passed through the students who were trying to get to class.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I lied. Everything about her annoyed me, but I couldn't break up with her. She was my best friend's cousin…but I kissed Jazmine and I liked it. When we made it to Michelle's class, I gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and walked to my next class.
Setting: Media Center-Wuncler High School, Woodcrest; Silver Springs, Maryland
Time: 1:35 PM
Jazmine DuBois…
"Hey." Bracing myself, I looked up from my book and saw the one person I didn't want to see. Huey Freeman. It was a free period for the AP seniors and all of us headed to the study hall to catch on homework that was due tomorrow and get a head start on today's homework. I hadn't seen Huey in almost two weeks, I figured the best way to stop thinking about him was not being around him. It didn't work, the only thing I kept thinking about is that damn kiss…the way our lips touched and how I automatically went in his hair. It felt so good, but so wrong. He had a girlfriend and even though she was annoying to the core, they were still dating. I knew I could never get a boyfriend, because Huey was the only person I really wanted and every time I see him now…I could only picture us making out.
"What?" I asked him.
"Give me a good reason to break up with Michelle," he said sitting down beside me. I looked at him. "Jazmine, I want to be with you."
"You can't be with me…not now," I told him honestly. I stood up and gathered my books, I wanted to move to another table.
"I'm not in love with her," Huey said following me.
"Then why are you dating her?" I asked him.
"Because I thought I could…forget…you." Tears welled in my eyes, but I didn't want to cry in front of him.
"Forget me, Huey. We all can't be truly happy." And with that, I walked out of the library and headed towards my car, where I could go home and forget Huey Freeman.
Or would it be a waste
Even if I knew my place, should I leave it there?
Should I give up
Or should I just keep chasing pavements?
Even if it leaves nowhere
Setting: 1500 Wuncler Ave-Uptown Woodcrest, Woodcrest; Silver Springs, Maryland
Date: March 15TH, 2011
Time: 3:30 P.M.
It's been over a month since I last heard from Huey Freeman and that's how I wanted it to be. He was happy with Michelle and I was happy being single. I hung out with Cindy when she wasn't on a date with Riley, and sometimes I hung out with Caesar. Caesar was starting to understand that I didn't like him, so I started hanging out with him again. I went to Cindy's basketball games and cheered for my best friend when she had games at home and then the two of us would go out for pizza and gossip about things around school. Whenever she was ready to mention that Michelle, I had to clear my throat and she went in another direction. Whenever I wasn't with Cindy or Riley, I was at home preparing for school. I decided to go to Georgetown University, only because it was closest to home and I had free use to the washing machine back at home on weekends. Dad was happy about this too, it was his alma mater.
It was now mid-March and Cindy and I were at her house. Spring break was next week and we were trying to figure out what to do. The senior class trip had already been decided way before I arrived, we were suppose to go to Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg. Seniors were suppose to book their rooms in advance and the first Monday in April was the last day. Cindy and I were booking a Family Suite, which included two queen sized beds, a full size bath, and a semi-private living room that had a TV inside. We would be there for three days/two nights. The trip was scheduled for April 22ND.
"Gurl I got it! We could go to Baltimore!" Cindy said—well more like shouted to me. I was in her kitchen, waiting for the popcorn to finish. She had that popcorn oil that made it extra buttery…just the way I liked it.
"We? Whose we?" I asked knowing perfectly well who 'we' included.
"Me, you, Riley, Caesar and…"
"I don't want her to come along," I said. "I don't want him to come along either, but you know Mr. Freeman won't let us go anywhere without Huey and unfortunately, his birthday already passed too, so he's the only adult. He's eighteen." Cindy thought about that.
"Maybe I could get Ceez to convince her to stay home for the week," Cindy said. "She don't need to be clingy and shit." I nodded as the popcorn finished in the microwave. As I put the popcorn oil on the popcorn, I heard Cindy talking to Caesar on her phone. After a few uh-huhs and a cool, Cindy hung up her phone. "Gurl, you got lucky. That clingy chick going to some spa in New York for the weekend with her mama and aunt. So we going to Baltimore."
I shook my head as I sat back down beside Cindy. She turned on the TV and we watched Iron Man 2 just as it came on. I couldn't pay attention to the movie though, even if Robert Downey Jr. was a handsome man. And believe me, he was a sexy man…but I couldn't shake Huey from my brain. I wanted him like never, everything bushy around me reminded me of that big Afro. When I played in his hair that one time, it felt soft like a big ball of cotton. I started sniffing and Cindy looked over at me.
"Do you still love Huey?"
The only thing I could do was nod. "Yes," I said softly.
"Alright bitch! We tried playing it your way and it didn't go nowhere! No we playing it my way!" Cindy said. She turned the TV off and I watched as she went underneath her couch and pulled out a portable SMARTboard. This is so weird.
"Cindy, what the fuck are you doing?" I asked her in bewilderment.
"Getting u yo man!" Cindy said. "Every bitch deserves to be happy, including you." I just stared at her before I started to laugh. Cindy is so damn dysfunctional.
ALRIGHT, I KNOW ITS WEIRD BUT READ AND REVIEW! NEXT CHAPTER WILL DEFINITELY BE LONGER!
