Hey please R&R my story and I hope you all like it.
"Jett! Can you come down here?" Wood Jackson calls
"What's up dad?" Jett asks
"We're playing the hospitality role, one of Mrs. Coretta's friends has a kid and they are going on an oversees business trip for the rest of the school year. So Cory, will be living with us. Cory would of stayed with his older sister but she lives at a dorm." Wood tells him
"Is he my age?" Jett asks
"Yes, he'll be staying in the guest room. He's coming tomorrow."
"Well as long as he can play ball. I don't mind, it will be kind of cool actually." Jett answers
"Good, I'm glad you feel that way." Mrs. Coretta calls from the kitchen. "Cory will be here tomorrow, he's going to J.B. family's store I need you to walk her to our house, his bags will arrive while your at school. They were sent separetly."
"Nana I can't I have to finish up a shoot tomorrow, I'll get J.B. to bring Cory over here." Jett says
"Fine, just get him here in one piece that's all I ask of you."
"Don't worry about it Nana I'll go ask J.B. now"
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"Hey J.B. hey Kayla" Jett says as he runs through the doors to the store.
"Hey Jett." The both answer
"I need to ask you a favor, my nana's friend's son is moving in with me and he's coming tomorrow. He's coming to your store after school I need you to bring him to my house."
"Fine, but if I do, you're going to owe me" J.B. answers "Kayla will stay with me anyway right?"
"Sure" Kayla agrees
"Great his name is Cory. But that's all I know, you will know though I mean not many people go through Wilsted anyway right?" Jett asks "Well I'll see you both tomorrow, I have some work to get done!"
"OK he's pretty excited about this, huh?" Kayla asks
"Maybe he's likes the idea of having a roommate."
"Or maybe he thinks he may have some competiton in basketball finally" Kayla suggets
"Oh your just so funny" J.B. answers
"I know" Kayla laughs
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"OK it's almost 4:00, Jett should be finishing up soon, and Cory should be here soon too" Kayla says looking at her watch.
"Hey who's that?" J.B. asks as the bells ring on the door.
Kayla turns around and sees a girl with tan skin, brown hair, brown eyes, and very pretty walk in. "I don't know" She jumps down from the counter. "Hi, can I help you with something?"
"That's supposed to be my line" J.B. mutters
"Hi I'm looking for uh…..J.B. I think?" The girl answers
"Wishes do come true." J.B. whispers under his breath. "Hi I'm J.B."
"Hi, I'm Cory, I think you're supposed to bring me to Mrs. Coretta's house?"
J.B. looks surprised but recovers quickly "Yea, come on. I'll see you later Dad!"
"Bye J.B., Kayla"
The three of them walk outside and start off for the Jackson house.
"So your name is Cory?" Kayla asks trying to make conversation.
"Corinne. Cory is just a nickname." Cory corrects her.
"Which do you like better?" Kayla asks
"Corinne probably, I don't know, it doesn't really matter." Cory shrugs
"So does Mrs. Coretta know you're a girl?" J.B. asks
"Yea, of course. Why?"
"Well she told all of us that you were a guy" J.B. answers
"Why would she do that though?" Cory asks
"Hey, your guess is as good as mine." Kayla answers "But it'll be nice to have a girl to hang around with."
"Yea well Jett will be happy that a girl will be living in his house" J.B. announces
"Who's Jett?"
"Jett Jackson. He's Mrs. Coretta's great-grandson."
"Oh ok, Jackson? Is he an actor?" Cory asks
"Yup, Silverstone himself." J.B. says proudly
"Well at least that's one good thing about all of this, the guy I'm living with at least is hot" Cory giggles
"OK we're here, sheriff Jackson is going to freak!" Kayla exclaims
"Maybe, but what can we do?" Cory asks walking up the porch.
"Come in!" Wood calls when they knock. "Jett should be home any minute, you're bags are already in your room and-" Wood stops when he sees Cory "Who are you?"
"Sheriff this is Cory" J.B. answers
"Hi" Cory smiles
"Mrs. Coretta can you come in here a minute please?" Wood calls
"What is it?" Mrs. Coretta asks walking in "Oh Corinne you made it! How nice to see you sweetie!" Mrs. Coretta gives her a hug.
"Mrs. Coretta, I thought Cory was a boy." Wood says carefully
"Nonsense, CorINNE is a girl" Mrs. Coretta says emphasizing the end of her name. "Why if I had told you she was a girl you would never of agreed to let her stay here."
"Of course I wouldn't, Jett can't live in the same house as a girl his age that he isn't related to."
"Wood what do you think is going to happen? If they go out, they go out, they can't do anything with us around" Mrs. Coretta winks at Cory. "Now you and Kayla and J.B scoot on upstairs and go unpack, I have to talk to Wood."
The three of them go upstairs, the conversation following them.
"Whoa, he's really laying it on Mrs. Coretta" J.B. says
"Just wait til the tables turn" Cory smirks
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"Hey Dad, Nana is Cory here?" Jett asks coming in the house.
"Yes, but Cory may not be staying long." Wood answers
"Cory, is not going anywhere, Cory's parents are already out of the country. And Cory has no other family here except for me." Mrs. Coretta answers
"You're not family" Wood says
"I'm as good as it gets. That child is like family to me. Go on Jett go meet Cory."
"OK….uh bye" Jett hurries up the stairs.
"Hey guys?" Jett calls "I'm home"
"We're in here Jett" Kayla calls
"Hey Jett, the best gift ever is waiting for you in there" J.B. says opening the door.
"Well it's cool Cory is here and all but the best gift ever? Come on J.B." Jett says pushing the door all the way open. "Oh my gosh" Jett says softly as he spies Cory, sitting on the bed with Kayla.
"Oh Hey! I'm Corinne, or Cory as most people say. I guess I'll be living with you huh?" She smiles brightly
"It sure looks like it" Jett smiles and slings his arm around her "This can be the beginning of a beautiful friendship Cory"
"Ya think so?" She asks
"Yea I do"
"Well I know I do" Kayla cuts in. "We need more girls around here"
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Later on that night.
"Good-night Corinne" Mrs. Coretta says walking past her room.
"Night"
"It's nice having you here. Really" Wood says
"Thank you" Cory answers
"Night Dad" Jett says going into Cory's room "Don't worry we're just going to talk." He jokes
"Yea, I know go on" Wood waves Jett in.
"Hey Jett. Sit" Cory moves over on her bed to make room.
"Thanks, so do you like it here so far?"
"Yea I do. It's nice."
"So how come you did move here?"
"My parents had to go oversees and it wasn't suitable I think that was the word they used for me to go."
"Is that them?" Jett asks picking up a picture off the night table.
"Yup"
Jett looked surprised a second. He hoped it didn't show.
"It comes as a surprise to a lot of people." Cory interrupts his thoughts
"Oh sorry about that, you just didn't look-"
"Half black?"
"Yea, but it's not like I mind or anything"
"Oh yea?" Cory asks
"Course not"
Cory looking down. "It get confusing sometimes and it would be easier if my parents weren't such advocates about it. Always prancing around telling their story. I'm afraid one day they'll get hurt because of it."
"Why?" Jett asked looking at her concerned
"Huh? Oh nothing, they are just never mind, so what's the schools like out here?" Cory asked changing the subject.
"The schools? Oh yea well school is school right?" Jett laughs
Cory smiles "Yea I guess it is." She answers softly
"Well maybe I should get to bed." Jett says sensing that Cory was tired.
"Yea, me too school tomorrow right?" She asks
"Yea, night"
"Night Jett"
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"Good Morning, good morning, good morning!" Cory says walking into the kitchen happily
"How can you be so awake?" Jett asks groggily
"Don't know, I always am in the morning."
"Breakfast?" Mrs. Coretta asks
"Thanks" Cory grabs a dish a pancakes.
10 minutes later Jett jumps up, "Come on Cory we got to go!"
"Bye!" Cory calls running after Jett.
"Cory, Jett hey!" Kayla says as they dash into math class right before the bell rings.
"Hi, I'm new Corinne Mathers." Corinne gives the teacher her schedule
"All right thank you Corinne take a seat anywhere, now class today we start trig."
The class groaned as they pulled out their books. "Get ready for fun" Jett whispered to Cory, who giggled in response.
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"I am so happy this day is over." Cory sighs as they walk off the school grounds.
"It's only your first day and you're already glad it's over?" Jett asks
"Yea, I so am glad" Cory announces
"I can see how well you paid attention in english today" Jett teases her.
"Funny don't you have to be getting to work or something?" Cory asks
"Yup I do, I'll check ya later" Jett calls running down the block.
Cory turned to Kayla and J.B. "Check ya?" She asks
Kayla shrugs "He has a new word every week."
"Well I have to be going to, I got to get to the store" J.B. says "Later ladies"
"Bye" They answer
"So where we off to?" Cory asks
"You want to come to my house? Maybe we can ride some of my horses" Kayla suggests
Cory hesitated "I don't know, the only time I was ever near a horse was a pony ride at a zoo."
"Well come on it'll be fun and it's not hard" Kayla says pulling Cory's arm.
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"Oh my gosh, I don't think I can even walk into your house I am in so much pain" Cory whines as she places the saddle over the fence.
"You'll get used to it." Kayla assures her.
"Easy for you to say" She answers as they make their way into the house.
"Did you girls have fun?" Kayla's mother asked when they entered the house.
"Yea, mom this is Corrine or Cory for short, she just moved here."
"Hello Cory. Oh this is my husband, honey this is Cory she just moved here"
"Nice to meet you" Kayla's father greets her
Cory looks surprised to see a white hand stretch out to meet hers. Her own hand compared to his looked as though she had a beautiful tan after a long summer, but it was her own skin.
"I should be going, I don't want anyone to worry" Cory says quite abruptly
"I'll walk you out" Kayla says following her "Are you OK?" Kayla asks when they were outside.
"Yea, I was kind of surprised that your parents weren't both black….." Cory trails off
"Jett didn't tell you? I know your parents are….it's no big deal though right?"
"Jett…..oh right it's no big deal, see you later."
OK enough for chapter one. I know this started out kind of slow, but obviously it's going towards some trouble Cory is having with being biracial but more of that in chapter 2
"Jett! Can you come down here?" Wood Jackson calls
"What's up dad?" Jett asks
"We're playing the hospitality role, one of Mrs. Coretta's friends has a kid and they are going on an oversees business trip for the rest of the school year. So Cory, will be living with us. Cory would of stayed with his older sister but she lives at a dorm." Wood tells him
"Is he my age?" Jett asks
"Yes, he'll be staying in the guest room. He's coming tomorrow."
"Well as long as he can play ball. I don't mind, it will be kind of cool actually." Jett answers
"Good, I'm glad you feel that way." Mrs. Coretta calls from the kitchen. "Cory will be here tomorrow, he's going to J.B. family's store I need you to walk her to our house, his bags will arrive while your at school. They were sent separetly."
"Nana I can't I have to finish up a shoot tomorrow, I'll get J.B. to bring Cory over here." Jett says
"Fine, just get him here in one piece that's all I ask of you."
"Don't worry about it Nana I'll go ask J.B. now"
***************
"Hey J.B. hey Kayla" Jett says as he runs through the doors to the store.
"Hey Jett." The both answer
"I need to ask you a favor, my nana's friend's son is moving in with me and he's coming tomorrow. He's coming to your store after school I need you to bring him to my house."
"Fine, but if I do, you're going to owe me" J.B. answers "Kayla will stay with me anyway right?"
"Sure" Kayla agrees
"Great his name is Cory. But that's all I know, you will know though I mean not many people go through Wilsted anyway right?" Jett asks "Well I'll see you both tomorrow, I have some work to get done!"
"OK he's pretty excited about this, huh?" Kayla asks
"Maybe he's likes the idea of having a roommate."
"Or maybe he thinks he may have some competiton in basketball finally" Kayla suggets
"Oh your just so funny" J.B. answers
"I know" Kayla laughs
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"OK it's almost 4:00, Jett should be finishing up soon, and Cory should be here soon too" Kayla says looking at her watch.
"Hey who's that?" J.B. asks as the bells ring on the door.
Kayla turns around and sees a girl with tan skin, brown hair, brown eyes, and very pretty walk in. "I don't know" She jumps down from the counter. "Hi, can I help you with something?"
"That's supposed to be my line" J.B. mutters
"Hi I'm looking for uh…..J.B. I think?" The girl answers
"Wishes do come true." J.B. whispers under his breath. "Hi I'm J.B."
"Hi, I'm Cory, I think you're supposed to bring me to Mrs. Coretta's house?"
J.B. looks surprised but recovers quickly "Yea, come on. I'll see you later Dad!"
"Bye J.B., Kayla"
The three of them walk outside and start off for the Jackson house.
"So your name is Cory?" Kayla asks trying to make conversation.
"Corinne. Cory is just a nickname." Cory corrects her.
"Which do you like better?" Kayla asks
"Corinne probably, I don't know, it doesn't really matter." Cory shrugs
"So does Mrs. Coretta know you're a girl?" J.B. asks
"Yea, of course. Why?"
"Well she told all of us that you were a guy" J.B. answers
"Why would she do that though?" Cory asks
"Hey, your guess is as good as mine." Kayla answers "But it'll be nice to have a girl to hang around with."
"Yea well Jett will be happy that a girl will be living in his house" J.B. announces
"Who's Jett?"
"Jett Jackson. He's Mrs. Coretta's great-grandson."
"Oh ok, Jackson? Is he an actor?" Cory asks
"Yup, Silverstone himself." J.B. says proudly
"Well at least that's one good thing about all of this, the guy I'm living with at least is hot" Cory giggles
"OK we're here, sheriff Jackson is going to freak!" Kayla exclaims
"Maybe, but what can we do?" Cory asks walking up the porch.
"Come in!" Wood calls when they knock. "Jett should be home any minute, you're bags are already in your room and-" Wood stops when he sees Cory "Who are you?"
"Sheriff this is Cory" J.B. answers
"Hi" Cory smiles
"Mrs. Coretta can you come in here a minute please?" Wood calls
"What is it?" Mrs. Coretta asks walking in "Oh Corinne you made it! How nice to see you sweetie!" Mrs. Coretta gives her a hug.
"Mrs. Coretta, I thought Cory was a boy." Wood says carefully
"Nonsense, CorINNE is a girl" Mrs. Coretta says emphasizing the end of her name. "Why if I had told you she was a girl you would never of agreed to let her stay here."
"Of course I wouldn't, Jett can't live in the same house as a girl his age that he isn't related to."
"Wood what do you think is going to happen? If they go out, they go out, they can't do anything with us around" Mrs. Coretta winks at Cory. "Now you and Kayla and J.B scoot on upstairs and go unpack, I have to talk to Wood."
The three of them go upstairs, the conversation following them.
"Whoa, he's really laying it on Mrs. Coretta" J.B. says
"Just wait til the tables turn" Cory smirks
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"Hey Dad, Nana is Cory here?" Jett asks coming in the house.
"Yes, but Cory may not be staying long." Wood answers
"Cory, is not going anywhere, Cory's parents are already out of the country. And Cory has no other family here except for me." Mrs. Coretta answers
"You're not family" Wood says
"I'm as good as it gets. That child is like family to me. Go on Jett go meet Cory."
"OK….uh bye" Jett hurries up the stairs.
"Hey guys?" Jett calls "I'm home"
"We're in here Jett" Kayla calls
"Hey Jett, the best gift ever is waiting for you in there" J.B. says opening the door.
"Well it's cool Cory is here and all but the best gift ever? Come on J.B." Jett says pushing the door all the way open. "Oh my gosh" Jett says softly as he spies Cory, sitting on the bed with Kayla.
"Oh Hey! I'm Corinne, or Cory as most people say. I guess I'll be living with you huh?" She smiles brightly
"It sure looks like it" Jett smiles and slings his arm around her "This can be the beginning of a beautiful friendship Cory"
"Ya think so?" She asks
"Yea I do"
"Well I know I do" Kayla cuts in. "We need more girls around here"
**********************
Later on that night.
"Good-night Corinne" Mrs. Coretta says walking past her room.
"Night"
"It's nice having you here. Really" Wood says
"Thank you" Cory answers
"Night Dad" Jett says going into Cory's room "Don't worry we're just going to talk." He jokes
"Yea, I know go on" Wood waves Jett in.
"Hey Jett. Sit" Cory moves over on her bed to make room.
"Thanks, so do you like it here so far?"
"Yea I do. It's nice."
"So how come you did move here?"
"My parents had to go oversees and it wasn't suitable I think that was the word they used for me to go."
"Is that them?" Jett asks picking up a picture off the night table.
"Yup"
Jett looked surprised a second. He hoped it didn't show.
"It comes as a surprise to a lot of people." Cory interrupts his thoughts
"Oh sorry about that, you just didn't look-"
"Half black?"
"Yea, but it's not like I mind or anything"
"Oh yea?" Cory asks
"Course not"
Cory looking down. "It get confusing sometimes and it would be easier if my parents weren't such advocates about it. Always prancing around telling their story. I'm afraid one day they'll get hurt because of it."
"Why?" Jett asked looking at her concerned
"Huh? Oh nothing, they are just never mind, so what's the schools like out here?" Cory asked changing the subject.
"The schools? Oh yea well school is school right?" Jett laughs
Cory smiles "Yea I guess it is." She answers softly
"Well maybe I should get to bed." Jett says sensing that Cory was tired.
"Yea, me too school tomorrow right?" She asks
"Yea, night"
"Night Jett"
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"Good Morning, good morning, good morning!" Cory says walking into the kitchen happily
"How can you be so awake?" Jett asks groggily
"Don't know, I always am in the morning."
"Breakfast?" Mrs. Coretta asks
"Thanks" Cory grabs a dish a pancakes.
10 minutes later Jett jumps up, "Come on Cory we got to go!"
"Bye!" Cory calls running after Jett.
"Cory, Jett hey!" Kayla says as they dash into math class right before the bell rings.
"Hi, I'm new Corinne Mathers." Corinne gives the teacher her schedule
"All right thank you Corinne take a seat anywhere, now class today we start trig."
The class groaned as they pulled out their books. "Get ready for fun" Jett whispered to Cory, who giggled in response.
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"I am so happy this day is over." Cory sighs as they walk off the school grounds.
"It's only your first day and you're already glad it's over?" Jett asks
"Yea, I so am glad" Cory announces
"I can see how well you paid attention in english today" Jett teases her.
"Funny don't you have to be getting to work or something?" Cory asks
"Yup I do, I'll check ya later" Jett calls running down the block.
Cory turned to Kayla and J.B. "Check ya?" She asks
Kayla shrugs "He has a new word every week."
"Well I have to be going to, I got to get to the store" J.B. says "Later ladies"
"Bye" They answer
"So where we off to?" Cory asks
"You want to come to my house? Maybe we can ride some of my horses" Kayla suggests
Cory hesitated "I don't know, the only time I was ever near a horse was a pony ride at a zoo."
"Well come on it'll be fun and it's not hard" Kayla says pulling Cory's arm.
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"Oh my gosh, I don't think I can even walk into your house I am in so much pain" Cory whines as she places the saddle over the fence.
"You'll get used to it." Kayla assures her.
"Easy for you to say" She answers as they make their way into the house.
"Did you girls have fun?" Kayla's mother asked when they entered the house.
"Yea, mom this is Corrine or Cory for short, she just moved here."
"Hello Cory. Oh this is my husband, honey this is Cory she just moved here"
"Nice to meet you" Kayla's father greets her
Cory looks surprised to see a white hand stretch out to meet hers. Her own hand compared to his looked as though she had a beautiful tan after a long summer, but it was her own skin.
"I should be going, I don't want anyone to worry" Cory says quite abruptly
"I'll walk you out" Kayla says following her "Are you OK?" Kayla asks when they were outside.
"Yea, I was kind of surprised that your parents weren't both black….." Cory trails off
"Jett didn't tell you? I know your parents are….it's no big deal though right?"
"Jett…..oh right it's no big deal, see you later."
OK enough for chapter one. I know this started out kind of slow, but obviously it's going towards some trouble Cory is having with being biracial but more of that in chapter 2