Here's part two of our story :) Disclaimer: I don't own any of the references mentioned
Jazmine's POV
"Jazmine?" A male voice said suddenly
I turned around and was surprised by who I saw
"Bryan?"
"Hey" He said happily coming towards me
"Hey" I said in the same tone
We hugged then quickly separated
"Fancy meeting you here"
"Likewise"
"It seems like it's been forever" He says jokingly
I simply laughed
"So what brings you to the mall?"
"Oh…just came with a friend. After getting on each other's nerves we decided to shop separately and just meet up later" Which ironically was the case "What about you?"
"Me? Oh I'm just on my lunch break"
"Lunch break? You work here?"
"Oh no not here, I work in the Apple store that's on the third floor. I only came down here to see this friend of mine" He pointed to a guy that was standing next to him but was behind the counter
This guy was the same height as Bryan and even had a similar hairstyle to him. The only differences were his complexion as it was a bit lighter and that he was wearing a purple polo shirt. As opposed to Bryan's navy blue shirt with a white colored apple on the right side.
"Jazmine this is my friend Aaron, Aaron this is Jazmine"
"Nice to meet you" I said kindly as I shook his hand
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you" He said while breaking the hand shake "You know, this guy here kept going on and on about a girl he just met. I couldn't get him to shut up about up about you. But based off of what I'm seeing here, I can see why he was so sprung"
A blushing Bryan immediately elbowed him to stop while he and I just started laughing
"So Jazmine, I couldn't help but notice you looking at our merchandise. Did something catch you eye?"
"As a matter of fact yes" I walked over to the stacked bracelets I was looking at earlier "Is it possible that you can make one that looks like these?"
"Sure" He then grabbed a pad and pen "Tell me what you need"
"Well I want these three here with the same back color and inscription. But I want the words to be in a silver color, it has nice affect"
"So you want just those three?"
"Actually I want two more but these I want them to be accustomed made. I want one of them to say Knowledge is Power and the other to say Fight the Power, with nice big fist next to it"
"Why fight the power?" Aaron asked curiously
Shrugs* "I don't know, sometimes you gotta…just fight the power I guess" The boy's chuckle
Actually I remember Huey having a hoodie with the same inscription. Plus after getting to know him a bit, it was safe to say that Huey was some type of radical so it just seemed so fitting.
"You want the words to be written in a specific type of style?"
"Uh…How about this one?" I said pointing at a bracelet that had what looked to be a graffiti like style.
"The Ar Delaney?"
"Yup" Huey's not too big on fun but there needs to be some creativity here
"Okay, anything else?"
"Mmm…nope, that's all"
"Alright, that's five bracelets with silver colored wording in Ar Delaney style. You know Jazmine you're in luck, the five pack are on sale for about 20% off"
"Coolio" I said with a smile "So when can I come to get them?"
"Um...in...two weeks"
"Two Weeks?! Just to make one measly bracelet?!"
"Hey these maybe easy to make but there's a whole bunch of people that come in here just to buy these. I've got an order to make about two hundred of these for a fundraiser, about a thousand for some march and then about five dozen a birthday. I have to do it in terms of order so by the time I can get to yours, it would be in about two weeks."
"Oh…" I say in disappointment
So much for getting the perfect gift
"Sorry Jaz" Bryan said sympathetically
"Is there any way you can put an order on hold?"
"I'll tell you what, write down your number and if any chance I can get it done early I'll let you know"
"Fair enough" I did just that and wrote down my number
"You know Jaz, I'm come here pretty frequently. If you want I can come and check for you and let you know"
"You would do that?"
"Of course"
"That's so nice of you, thanks. You can just text me whenever"
"I kinda need your number in order to do that"
"Oh I never gave it to you?"
"No, but it's okay I never gave you mine either"
"Well let's change that" I take out my phone "You can give me your number and I can give you mine so we can keep in touch"
I gave him my phone, he then took out his phone and I took it. After exchanging numbers we switched back
"Well you guys I better get going. It was nice meeting you Aaron"
"The feelings mutual"
"It was great seeing you again too Bryan"
"Most definitely. If I wasn't working and you weren't with your friend, I'd would definitely like to hang out with you"
"Well there's still time" Giggles* "Plus you got my number, so whenever your free just give me a ring" I then smiled
"Duly noted" He said as he copied my actions
We then hugged
"Jazmine?" A familiar voice said.
Mid-hug, I turned around
"Huey?" I quickly separated from Bryan "W-what are you doing here?" I asked nervously
"I just came in to the store and noticed you back here so I just came over"
"This the friend you came with?" Bryan asked in a somewhat surprised tone
"Uh…yeah…this is Huey, Huey Freeman"
My heart is racing, why was I so nervous right now?
"Yeah, I recognize you from school" He held out his hand "Bryan King"
"Nice to meet you" Huey said a somewhat dark tone with a scowl as he grabbed he shook his hand
This is strange, I'm getting such a hostile vibe here. It wasn't just coming from Huey, it was coming from Bryan too. With some observation, I realized they were kind of glaring at each other. Question is, why? Why would there be any tension between these two? All of this was honestly making me a little uncomfortable.
"Jazmine did you find what you were looking for?" Huey asked while breaking the handshake
"Huh?" I said snapping out of it
"Did you find what you wanted?"
"Uh…yeah, well no. Turns out I couldn't find exactly what I wanted"
"Well if that's the case then let's get out of here" He said in the same dark tone
Nods "Right" Huey then quickly left. I nodded and waved to the boys then left right behind him
Why was Huey in such a rush to get out of there? I mean was something bothering him?
"Jazmine! Jazmine!" A voice called out
I reached the outside of the main store and turned to see Bryan holding one of my bags, running towards me
"You forgot this"
"Shoot, I didn't even notice. Thank you" I then took it from him
"No problem"
We just looked at each other for a minute only for me to quickly break it
"Uh…see you around" I nervously giggled
"Yeah…see ya…" In a similar nervous tone
I started walking and noticed Huey staring in our direction with a slightly deeper scowl. I could sense a lot of tension coming from him
"Huey, what's the matter?" He then seemed to cool down and snapped out of it
"Uh…nothing, nothing, let's just go" He then rushed off again. I then followed behind him but I was still so confused.
There was definitely something wrong because Huey was acting so weird. He constantly avoided eye contact with me and whenever I got close to him, he just quickly moved away. I would ask him if everything was okay but all he would tell me is "everything's fine" or "don't worry about it". We kept wandering around for a while, but nothing had changed. He was still tense and was still avoiding me. We came to another sporting goods store and I tried getting close again while he was looking around. However, he just moved away again.
What is wrong with him?
He didn't buy anything so we just left the store without saying a word
BEEP* BEEP* BEEP* BEEP*
"Whoa, whoa, hold up you little niglet." Said an overweight black man with one oversized glass-eye as he stopped us with a hand held metal detector "Now you think you could pull a fast one huh? Well not with Uncle Ruckus on the job"
"What are you talking about?" Huey asked him
"Oh…don't you act all innocent, you know what you did. Going in to the store looking around actin like you gonna buy something, knowing full well that your sorry monkey ass don't got no money. Then when nobody looking you sneak one of them items in to your bags then walk out all innocent. Well you ain't foolin me, I can see right through that negro trickery"
"Okay first of all, I didn't take anything. Second of all, the reason why I didn't buy anything is because they didn't have my size and third, why are you only looking at us? There were other people who were leaving the store at the same time as we were. How do you know they didn't take anything?"
Huey was right, there were two pairs leaving at the exact same time we were. The first was two middle age looking women and the other pair were a couple of girls who looked to be Snapchatting as they left
"Hush your mouth boy" He said while nearly hitting Huey with the hand held metal detector "How dare you try to desanitize these wonderful white folks. They work hard trying to create all that wonderful stuff you see in there. They work hard to make life easier for sorry little jungle fungles like yourself and this is how you repay'em? You should be ashamed of yourself, well a lot more than usual anyway." He then turned his attention to me "I'm disappointed in you little mulatto girl. You usually hangout with some good people. Now you wanna associate yourself with no neck niggas like this one"
"Wait, you know me?" I asked in confusion
"Course I do, I see you all the time. You always with those wonderful friends of yours"
I think about for a minute then immediately realize who he is
"Oh…I remember you now. Your that wei-I mean that janitor"
"That's right and I always see you with good white folks, why do you want to involve yourself with a little nigga for?"
"Well...he's not a bad guy and he's telling the truth, he didn't take anything"
"Oh little mulatto, your sweetness that you inherited by your beautiful and kind white mother has blinded you of the manipulation, laziness, pitifulness and trickery that is the basis of a nigga"
"Seriously, who are you?" Huey finally asked in a calm but irritated tone
"My name is Uncle Ruckus (No Relation) and I'm second to fourth chief in security and your narrow afro puff ass is coming with me"
"For what? I didn't do anything"
"For theft and insubordination" He said firmly
"I did not take anything and I am not going with you because I didn't take anything"
"Really?" He then scan Huey from top to bottom then the machine started to go off "A-HA! What is this then huh? How do you explain that?"
"Simple" He switched the bag to his opposite hand then brought up his wrist "My watch, it's filled with metal parts"
He just looked the watch for a second then he just looked annoyed again
"Oh, so you got yourself some fancy looking watch you think you too good now?"
"Look, I don't have time to deal with your nonsense so we're just gonna go. C'mon Jazmine"
"Little nigga, you ain't going anywhere except to the main office…"
"I am not going anywhere, I didn't do anything…"
The two just argued and argued. I tried to stop it and reason with him but my voice was just overshadowed by the loud arguing.
"Ruckus!" A man called out, which stopped the arguing. This man was white and wearing a security outfit just like Ruckus "Ruckus, what is going on here?!"
"I was stopping this little thief here"
"Look, officer I didn't take anything. The machine went off while my friend and I, along with several other's left the store and he thinks I took something"
"I am so sorry, the machine there is busted and we've been trying to get it fixed for weeks. As for Ruckus here, he's new. We hired him earlier this week and each day he stops an innocent bystander claiming that they stole something. When in actuality they haven't and it's just a complete misunderstanding. I truly apologize to both of you for the mix up"
"It's fine" Huey said calmly
"Everyone makes a mistake" I shrugged
"You're both free to go"
"Thank you" We both said inusion, then we started walking away leaving the two behind
"So you just gonna let him get away?"
"Ruckus let it go"
As their voices faded in to the background I looked over at Huey who looked like how he always had. Scowling for no apparent reason
Well maybe now he's back to his old self and he'd stop avoiding me
I moved in a bit closer and he then walked a bit faster, making it like follow the leader all over again.
Sighs* So much for not being weird. Seriously, why was he avoiding me? Did I do something and didn't realize it? Was he still mad about our fight earlier? What was it? I just wish I could just get through to him somehow.
Just as I was getting so deep in thought, we were then heading towards the food court.
Food, that's one way I could through to him
"Hey Huey?"
"Yeah?" He said blankly without turning around
"Why don't we take a break and get a bite to eat?"
"Okay" He simply said in the same tone
We stopped at the food court and started looking around. Huey actually stood next to me and by the looks of it he cooled down. Yay! I knew this would be a good idea.
"Do you wanna eat a Good Burger?"
"No"
"Uh…How about Mexican food? Chipotle's got the best burritos"
"No"
"Uh….What about Rib Shack?"
"Jazmine….I don't eat any of this"
"Why? You're allergic? Are you weight conscious?" I joked
"No, I'm a vegetarian"
"Oh, which means…"
"I don't eat pork, beef or any kind of meat"
"Oh…" I say with more disappointment. I never would of guessed Huey's a vegetarian. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I'm just surprised by it. I then started looking around more then got an idea "Uh how about this? A Sushi bar"
"I don't think it's a good idea"
"Why not?"
"Seafood in a mall? You don't even know if any of those fish in the fridge are fresh or even if it's passed its due date. Trust me, your better off"
"Oh…"
"Jazmine…"
"Ooo! How about a smoothie, Creamy Lee makes the best-"
"Jazmine" He said firmly "Look, let's just go"
"No…we…we…still have lots of places to go and they have other places here we could see and eat and…"
"Jazmine!" He said again in annoyance cutting me off "I'm pretty much just not up for it so let's just go" He then starts walking off leaving me behind
"Are you mad at me?!" I shouted out getting his attention. He then turned around
"What?" He asked in confusion
"Are you mad at me?" I asked again while I approached him
"No"
"Then why are you acting so weird?"
"Jazmine what the hell are you talking about?"
"You keep avoiding me. You never look me in the eyes, when I try to walk with you, you run away like I have cooties or something"
"Cooties?"
"I'm making a point here Huey" He just rolled his eyes but continued to listen "Look, ever since we left Dickwood's, you've been avoiding me and acting so weird. Why? Did I do something wrong?"
"No…you didn't" He said somewhat hesitantly
"So why are you avoiding me then?"
"I'm not avoiding you. If it seemed like I was it wasn't intentional, it's…it's just how I am"
"So you're not mad at me"
"No Jazmine, I'm not mad at you and I'm sorry if I made you feel that way"
Smiles* Hearing him say that made me feel completely relieved. Weird thing is I knew I didn't do anything wrong yet I still felt like I did. Does that make sense?
"Jazmine, we've been here all day and I'm all shopped out. Plus, I need to go buy groceries so is there anything else you need from the mall?"
I really wanted to buy you a gift
Shakes Head* "No, I'm good"
But I have to face the facts that I'm just not going to have it
"Alright then, let's get out of here"
"Okay" We left the food court and actually walked together, side by side
I'm really bummed. I really wanted to get Huey something but I couldn't find anything. Well…at least it gave us a chance to hang out.
I looked over at him and he looked…the same, scowl and all. But I could feel that he wasn't angry and he definitely wasn't tense. He actually seemed relaxed, even if his facial expression showed otherwise. I wonder if I'm the reason. I mean I just got Huey Freeman, the boy who hates apologizing to say he's genuinely sorry without having hesitation and any kind of irritation.
I then smile at that thought.
If I can make that happen, I wonder other kind of impact I can have on Huey
Freeman Residence
Normal POV
Keeping true to the plan, Riley and Cindy came back to his house. After freshening up and changing clothes, Riley called his friends and the foursome simply took it easy. However, them taking it easy seemed to be their in denial version of trashing the Freeman's livingroom as the room was in complete disarray.
"Anybody want another slice?" Mike asked
"Nah, I'm good" Bishop declined
"Yeah, if I eat anymore I'mma burst" Cindy said tiredly
Scoffs "Punks" Riley grabbed the slice and proceeded to wolf it down
"Man I can't believe we start practice on Monday" Mike said in awe
"I know, we about to be stars!" Riley called out
"We about to rule the school and take back control. No offense to you and your girls C, but it's about time the men take back control of the court" Bishop says arrogantly
"You talk a lot of sh*** for a dude that ain't hard"
"Aye, I'm hard. Shoo, I'm hard, I got heart and then some"
Shrugs* "Could'a fooled me"
"What you want proof Blondie?"
"Is that a challenge?"
"Aye you know me…."
"Shoo, you know us Bish we all just waitin…."
The two continued to get loud and overlap each other
"Hey! Hey! Come on now, we're all friends here. We don't need to be starting a moment here"
"Mike chill, they just playin" Riley calmly said while staring at his phone
"Yeah, I mean if C-Murph and I were to go at it for real, it wouldn't be that easy"
"Right. I mean if anything, Bish would be on the ground with a black eye if the fight was legit"
Bishop then gave her a look which resulted in Cindy simply smiling, causing the rest to just laugh
"Going back to topic, I'm just hype that we gonna be shinin. We gonna be doing whatever we want whenever we want. YEAH!"
"Reezy, ya'll can already do that remember?" Cindy points out
"Yeah, but we gonna get a lot more publicity for it. We gonna get some more juice and leave our mark on Wuncler High and hopefully on this borin ass town"
"Who says we have to wait?" The gang pauses and looks over at Bishop
"What'chu mean?"
"I say, let's have a little fun and celebrate"
"I thought were already celebrating?"
"Mike, we just eatin some pizza and sittin on a couch. I mean let's have some real fun. No rules, no restrictions, and nobody tellin us nothin. Just complete wild and unapologetic fun. What ya'll think?"
"Sounds good to me, I'm in" Riley said eagerly
"Alright, that's my nigga" They gave each other dap then looked at the other two "What about you C? You in or you gotta run to "take care" of something again and punk out on us"
"Aye C-Murph ain't no punk, I'm in too" They then gave each other their hand shake then looked over at Mike
"Well Mike?"
"Mmm, I don't know…" He said hesitantly
"C'mon man…live a little" Riley said in disappointment and annoyance
"Yeah Mike don't you trust us?" Cindy asked
"It's not that-"
"Then why you punkin out on us then? You scared?" Bishop asked suspiciously
"No! I'm not scared"
Chuckles "That explains it, you scared thats why you punkin out" Riley laughed
"I'm not scared!"
"Prove it then" Cindy challenged
"Fine, I will. I'm in"
"Yes!" Riley yelled happily
"Took you long enough" Cindy said while giving him a pat on the back
"Alright it's settled then. Tomorrow, we gonna kick it, bring some excitement and leave our mark on this on this borin ass town."
"Yeah!"
"That's what's up!"
"Alright!"
While the group is in the midst of their celebration, Huey and Jazmine had walked through the front door. Each one carrying bags that were a mixture of shopping bags and grocery bags.
"What is that?" Huey said referring to the noise in annoyed tone
Jazmine simply shrugged then the pair made their way towards the hollering noise. Once there, they are welcomed with surprised expressions, smirks and minor silence.
"Wow…I see it but I don't believe it" Bishop said it in disbelief
"You not alone" Cindy said in a similar tone "Hey Jazzy" She waved
"Hey Cin" Jazmine waved back awkwardly
"Well...if it isn't the happy couple. Ya'll enjoy your date?" Riley teased before snickering
"It wasn't a date Riley" Huey said irritably which only provoked Riley to laugh even more, which naturally irritated Huey even more "What the hell happened in here?" He said more irritably
"What?" Riley asked innocently
"Riley, what did you do? This place is a mess"
"What? It ain't that bad"
"It's a pigsty"
"Well we got hungry"
"So you mess up our livingroom just for that"
Riley didn't respond but rolled his eyes and shook his head. Cindy then got up and headed towards the pair then playful but lightly punches Huey in the shoulder.
"C'mon Big Hue, we were just havin some fun and celebrating"
"Cindy…please just stay out of this. I have to deal with you everyday since you never seem to leave my house and never know when to go home. So if you want that to continue, then just stay out of it"
Scoffs "So much for hospitality. Wait a minute, what time is right now?"
"Uh…6:45" Jazmine finally said
"Sh***! I gotta go" She then scrambled to getting her bag then the rest of her stuff "Well ya'll it's been real, but I gots ta go. Peace" After her friends repeat her action, she then quickly headed for Jazmine.
"Cindy what's going on?"
"Nothin Jaz I just got leave is all" Quickly giving her a hug then separating "Bye Jazzy, I'll talk to you later, love ya"
"But…"
"Later playa hater"
"Goodbye Cindy" He said in annoyance
With that Cindy had rushed out the door leaving Jazmine confused but the rest of the boy's right back where they left off.
"Riley, you better clean this mess up" Huey said irritably while heading towards the kitchen and placing the groceries on the kitchen counter
"Why?"
"Cause I said so and I'm in charge"
So? Nobody agreed to you bein in charge to begin with. Plus since when do I listen to you?
"Riley when I left this place was spotless and I expected to stay that way. This smell in here is nasty and it's messing with my sinuses. You know I got a sensitive nose"
"I care because?"
"Man, just clean it up"
"Pssh, you clean it up then b***" He then crossed
"You know what, here's what's going to happen. I'm going upstairs to put this in my room. For everyone who does not live here, I expect you to be gone. As for you Riley, I expect you to start cleaning up and helping Jazmine put the rest of the groceries in the kitchen"
Riley then shot up out of his seat
"Now I gotta handle bags too?! You can't be serious?!"
"I'm very serious. If I comeback and none of that is done, things will become very unpleasant" He said in his usual calm but blank tone
"What, is that a threat?"
"Don't say I didn't warn you" Huey simply said the he left the room and headed upstairs
Just then, Bishop and Mike quickly get their things then started to make their way towards the door
"Aye! Where ya'll going?"
The boys just looked at each other then back at Riley
"Uh..." They both said inusion
"What, ya'll actually afraid of that nigga?"
"No, no, we ain't afraid" Bishop insisted "We just uh...uh...Mike?"
"Uh...we...we...ah hell, we just don't wanna get caught up in any of this sh***. Sorry Reezy!" Mike quickly dashed out of house
"Peace and love my ngga! Love you man no homo, bye!" Bishop then rushed out of the house
"PUNK ASSES!" Door Slams*
Riley then made his way back to the livingroom where he was welcomed by a sympathetic Jazmine
"Ri-" He then angrily grabbed three of the grocery bags from her hand "Ow" Riley unfazed from her scream in pain and continued to mumble under his breath
"Can't believe this…punk ass b***s...damn that Huey...pain in my ass..."
However, Jazmine could only make out every fourth word. Despite his aggressive behavior, Jazmine simply followed behind him as he headed for the kitchen
"Don't worry Riley, I can help you clean up. With good team work, it'll be clean in no time"
Sighs Tiredly "You know what Mariah, I'm too pissed right now to listen to your squeaky voice givin me some uplifting quote or words of wisdom or whatever crap you usually say. So just keep it to yourself"
"I was just trying to help, you didn't have to be so mean" She said in a sad tone
Scoffs "Whatever Mariah"
"And that's another thing!" She said more irritably "Why do you keep calling me Mariah? Did you forget my name or something? Cause I don't get why you call me that. I don't look anything like Mariah Carey. As a matter of fact the only thing we have in common is that she's mixed and that's just dumb if that's the reason you call me that or do you have some other another reason. Is that it Riley?! Why do you keep calling me that?!" She snapped
"I don't know Jazmine why don't you ever call me Young Reezy?!" He snapped back
"W-what?" She said softly
"Oh so now you wanna get quiet, I said why don't you ever call me Young Reezy?" He said in a calmer but irritable tone
/Thinking/ Cause it's stupid
"Cause…I like Riley better"
"Exactly and I like Mariah better"
Jazmine then became embarrassed
"Look Jazmine I do know your name, I ain't stupid. I just like messin with you that's all and that's why I call you that. I never thought it'd set you off though but it is hella funny to see that it does" He laughed as he placed the refrigerated items in the fridge "Man, little Miss Princess got a short fuse. HA! That's rich" He continued to laugh
/Thinking/ Great...now he's calling me that too
"I'll tell you what, the day you start callin me Reezy is the day I'll stop callin you Mariah and just call you by your first name. Deal?"
"Sounds fair I guess"
"Alright then" He continued to unpack. Jazmine then began to replicate his actions
"Riley...I'm sorry"
"It's cool Jaz, it's not a big deal. See that's your problem, you worry too much. You gotta learn to just chill" That comment seemed to relax her and even create a small smile.
After finishing up with the groceries, Riley then began the next part of his task and started cleaning up the livingroom. Jazmine quietly entered behind him. She went over to the couch on the left side, pushed the "junk" that was on it to one side and slumped down.
Sighs Sadly*
"Aye, I thought you were gonna help me"
"Oh right...sorry..."
She then got up and started to clean up.
"Aye, what's wrong with you? Why you all sad now?"
"Well...Your brother helped me out last night and I wanted to get him a gift to thank him. I've been looking all day but I couldn't find anything"
"Is that all?" He said as he threw the pizza boxes in the trash
"Uh...yeah"
Chuckles "You somethin else Mariah"
"What?" She asked in confusion
"You all upset over not getting a gift, that's just stupid as hell"
Pouts "Is not, I just wanna show Huey my appreciation for what he did"
"Like I said, stupid as hell"
Jazmine rolls her eyes as they headed back to the livingroom
"Besides, if you really wanna get him a gift so bad you should give him a hand around here"
"What do you mean?"
"McHater's hardly here as it is. Other than school, this nigga got a job where he works like 8 or 9 hours a day and he don't be coming home till like midnight sometimes. His ass is always so damn tired, he keeps comin on to my ass (no homo) to pick up the slack and do his work for him, as you can see"
"Well...technically you did make this mess yourself"
"Girl you want my help or not"
"I'm sorry, I'll listen" She said nervously replied
"Point is, Huey's neglecting a lot of sh*** and I'm sick of him nagging my ass to pick up his slack cause I got better sh*** to do. So if you really want to repay him, come and help him out"
"Hmm...That actually is a great idea. I love helping people in general and Huey technically is helping me everyday with the tutoring sessions. It's perfect!" She rushed over to Riley and gave him a huge bear hug, causing the boy to cringe "Riley your a genius!"
"Thanks, I know this. Now get off me! I can't breathe" He said irritably
"Oh" She immediately let go "Sorry"
"Damn, you got a good grip on you" He said while rubbing his neck
"I just got so excited, I finally know what to give Huey" She said happily
Just then, Huey finally came back and found both his brother and Jazmine cleaning up the room.
"Riley why is Jazmine cleaning? That's your job."
He through one hand up while a cushion in the other "Aye, I didn't make her do anything she volunteered"
"He's right, I just wanted to help out and...I figured out how I can help you out even more"
"How so?" Huey asked in confusion with an arched brow
"Huey, I really wanna thank you again for what you did for me yesterday"
Eye rolls* "Your still on that"
"Yes and I finally figured out what I can do"
"I keep telling you, you don't have to give me anything"
"And I already told you that I know I don't have to, I just want to and I finally know how to do that. So just here me out on this"
Sighs* "Alright" He then took a seat next to Riley on the opposite couch
"I'm gonna be your brand new assistant"
The boys simply look at each other then back
"My what?"
"I'm gonna be your brand new assistant. See, Huey you have a whole lot on your plate. Your in school, you have a job, you have to cook, clean and look after both yourself and even Riley. A person can only handle so much and your just a kid, you shouldn't have to be under so much stress like that. So how do you make your stressful life easier? By hiring an assistant to help you out." She said proudly with a smile
At first, Huey still appeared confused but then he returned to his usual scowl
"So what exactly are you going to be helping me with, school work?"
"No, I'll be helping you around the house. Y'know with the chores, cooking and stuff"
"So….you tryin to be the maid?" Riley asked curiously
"No, just a helper"
"Still sounds like a maid to me"
"Or a housekeeper"
"No, I'm just a helper" She said in a slightly irritable tone "Think of it like Hamburger Helper, only instead of helping you make dinner I'll be helping you with everything else. So I guess you can call it the Handy Helper" Giggles*
The boy simple gave blank stares
"The Handy Aide?" Silence "Handy Cleaner-Upper?" Nothing but silence "I guess I'll just stop while I'm ahead"
"Smart" Eye Roll*
"Did Riley put you up to this? He tends to be very persuasive when he really wants something" He asked suspiciously while looking at Riley through the corner of his eye, causing the boy to be a bit offended
"No, I thought of this myself"
"Are you sure?" He said while looking directly at his brother
"What? Now every time Mariah decides to do something it's always gonna be my fault." He huffed as he crossed his arms
"Huey really, this is all my idea"
"Well in that case, no" He then got up and headed towards the kitchen
"Huey…." She whined as she followed behind him
"Jazmine, I don't know if this is a good idea"
"Why not? Huey, your gonna have another set of hands helping you out around the house. Think about it, you'll have someone here everyday or every other day helping you keep this house together. I'm a great cook so I can fix you guys meals whenever you need. Plus with your Grandad out of town on his Do it Big Trip, you definitely need this"
"Do it Big Trip? Yo what's sh-OW!" Riley rubbed his arm as a result of Huey punching him, then gave his brother an annoyed look
Jazmine appeared confused at first but quickly shrugged it off and continued
"Huey with my help, you'll be less stressed and have a load off. Not to mention, your tutoring me for school anyway so this is like returning the favor. So what do you say?"
"Nigga I say take it, I'll actually have some real food up in here instead of eating that vegetarian crap"
"And I can definitely help out with Riley, especially while your at work so that definitely will be a load off."
"What am I a puppy?"
"Shut up" She hissed
Huey then began to think leaving the other two in suspense
"Sooo…."
"Well nigga?"
Huey's expression didn't change. He looked at the anticipating pair and calmly said
"I want it in writing"
Moments Later
After some time of planning, rearranging and organization, Huey was able to assemble a written schedule that perfectly summarized their plans.
"Okay, so with combining both of our schedules we can definitely make this work. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we can study at your house"
"And since Mondays and Wednesdays are days I have cheer practice we can do it here. Since I'll be over here anyway, I can make you guys dinner. Then on Tuesdays and Thursdays I can do breakfast and lunch"
"I can actually tutor you on Saturdays too since I'm usually off"
"And Fridays we only have practice if Jessie feels like it so we could study together then too."
"So its settled then. We'll have our sessions here at my house on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Then on Tuesdays and Thursdays at you house"
"With Friday's as an either/or"
"Right…."
"And my services are usually unlimited but I'll be here first thing in the morning on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays"
"Alright" He then proceeded to add it to the agreement
"Are ya'll done yet?" Riley said irritably "All this organizing and contract sh*** is borin me to death"
They both roll their eyes and continue
"Alright Jazmine, sign right here" She leaned in and did just that "And that's it, we're done"
"Yay!"
"Finally!"
"Shut up Riley. Before I forget, here Jazmine" He said as he handed her a key
"What's this?" She asked in confusion as she took it
"It's a spare key to the house. I don't want you waking me up so early in the morning or having to waste my valuable time in trying to open the door for you. So I figured this would be best and makes it easier"
"Thanks. It's a pleasure doing business with you Mr. Freeman" She said as she held out her hand
"Jazmine, you don't have to be so formal. You're not working for me, you're working with me"
"Sorry…" She chuckled with slight embarrassment
"Its fine, you don't have to keep apologizing for everything either"
"Yeah, if anything let's get to work. So make me a sandwich" Riley demanded
"A sandwich? You just had pizza over an hour ago"
"Yeah that was my dinner and now I want a snack. So I'll take a turkey sandwich with mayo and cheese, no tomatoes and Snapple. Hop to it Mariah, chop-chop"
Jazmine was annoyed but said nothing and headed towards the fridge to fulfill his request or really demand
"Yeah…that's right, you betta make me some food b***. OW!" He screamed after being punched by Huey "Yo, what was that for?!" He angrily asked while rubbing his arm
"For calling her a b***, don't call her that" He said in a warning tone
"What? I was just playin"
"Well you should be cleaning, the livingroom is still a mess"
"Isn't that what you hired Mariah for?"
"Riley, get back to work"
"Or what? You gonna make me? Pssh, you gonna make me you-OW!" Before he could say another word, Huey kicks him directly in the chest. Send him down to the ground, chair and all. Riley then grabbed the table and struggled to get himself up.
"That didn't hurt punk" He groaned as he held his chest. He then started to limp towards the livingroom but glanced over at Jazmine, who was struggling to hold in her laughter "What are you looking at?!" He said irritably which only caused her to giggle
Riley mumbled under his breath as he went to the livingroom leaving a giggling Jazmine and annoyed looking Huey behind.
Whelp all is set for our fav couple. How it turns out or where things go we'll just a find out. I hope you guys have been liking the story and liking how its been going so far, because the past few chapters have been really fun to write. Now that the characters have been established it's time to get the story itself rolling. Tell me what do you think about Juey and even Ciley getting closer, or Jazmine's little love connection with the new guy? Jazmine's other squad of friends like Crystal or Faith, Fav moments in any parts of the story (for me it's any moment where Jazmine "drools" over Huey. It's cute, funny and def fun to write), etc. Tell me what you think.
Now I have to tell you guys that this story will be going on a brief hiatus. When I first started writing Rude Awakening, I put Power Surge on hiatus just so this story could catch up. Now that we're up to ten chapters, now it's time to switch. So all though the next two chapters for RA are under construction, I'm gonna be spending my vacation updating PS for a minute. It's only fair right?
So Read, Review, Favorite & Follow and I hope you guys enjoyed it.
*Notes*
-Good Burger is a reference to the 90's Nick movie of the same name
-Creamy Lee is a parody of pretty much any ice cream franchise you can think of
- The "Fight the Power" line was inspired by another story called "Pursuit of Happiness" written by fellow writer Taydo-the-potato. The scene was so funny and cute I decided to replicate it. Even though the circumstances were different, it's still funny whenever Jazmine says it
See ya next time, Thanks for reading xoxo