Disclaimer: I do not own the Boondocks or any music mentioned
"Boys!"
I wonder what Riley has done now.
I had been sitting on my bed trying to understand the Calculus on my own. After being stuck on the same problem for about 45 minutes I gave up and texted Jazmine for help for tomorrow.
I had figured if maybe I just made the flashcards for Jazmine she could learn on her own and I could learn on my own. That way we could go back to normal, me being an asshole to push her away and her avoiding me.
Currently I was sitting at my desk looking at the picture that Jazmine had left behind at the lunch table. I forgot that drawing was one of her many talents. This picture was of a sunflower just beginning to blossom slowly reaching toward the sun.
I rolled into my chair to my underwear drawer. I pulled out a picture that she had drawn for me a few years back. It was of me and Caesar when we were on our way to a protest. We were wearing our usual semi-camouflage attire, combat boots, army green beret, and dark sunglasses. Caesar had a copy of this picture but Jazmine had given me the original.
When I had asked her why she had felt motivated to draw it she said she had been worrying about us at this particular one because the police had shown up. So, because she couldn't exactly do anything she just drew us to take her mind off it.
I put the picture back in its place and was rolling back to my desk when my room door slammed against the wall.
"So, y'all can't hear me when I call for y'all no more," Grandad said as he threw Riley in to my room by releasing his ear. Riley landed on the floor hitting his head on my closet door.
"You know your granddad is old. What if I had fallen and broken my hip? What then? Y'all wouldn't have even known because you're too busy getting caught up in your own lives. That's why y'all aren't in my will now. Yup when I die y'all not getting anything."
I rolled my eyes at the same lecture we heard a million times. While Grandad was getting, old I wasn't too worried about him after a particularly bad doctor's appointment that caused him to cut back on pork and all the other foods I had been telling him for years would kill him. After that fiasco, he actually did put us in his will he just liked to tell us that he hadn't.
"Grandad if you would've fallen we would've heard a crash and of course we would have come downstairs."
He crossed his arms and huffed. Riley sat up rubbing his head and looked at grandad with his bottom lip poked out in a pout, "I aint gon check on you, you always abusing me. I'm gon call CPS on you one day."
"Call them! Maybe they'll feed you because I don't want to do it anymore. You drank my orange juice and left the empty carton in the fridge."
I heard the doorbell ring downstairs and let them continue their fight about the empty orange juice to go see who it was.
As I was walking down the steps I heard rhythmic knocking and a familiar beat so I knew it was Caesar. I continued the rest of the way down the steps and opened the door.
He walked in with a huge grin on his face, "Guess what we're doing tonight."
"Watching CNN to make fun of the newscasters?"
"Do I looked like I'm dressed to watch CNN on your couch tonight? No, we're going to the same party Jazmine and Cindy are going to tonight."
I turned to walk away and he jogged up to my side, "C'mon Huey, look I know you don't like parties but this way you can keep an eye on Jazmine and Emmanuel to make sure he's a gentleman."
Damnit
You know if I didn't think about it too hard this wasn't that bad. A kid named Hiro was the DJ for tonight and he wasn't half bad. Once I got past the people, the lights, the drinking and basically everything but the music it was cool.
Who was I kidding? I hated this shit. But, I was here for Jazmine not for me.
At first I thought I had found some kindred spirits when guys were standing against the wall. But, when girls walked up and started dancing with them I realized that that wasn't the case. When a girl tried to bend over and twerk on me I walked away from her and she ended up dancing on the wall.
I went to find Caesar and found him dancing with Cindy on the makeshift dance floor. I walked around for a bit aimlessly until I ran into Jazmine standing next to the drink table.
"Huey, what are you doing here?" I turned and found myself looking at Jazmine.
She was wearing an emerald green backless dress that hit just above her knees. The dress was modest enough for nothing to show and provocative enough to be fitting for a party.
"I could ask you the same question," I said and winced at the look she gave me. I wasn't trying to be rude that time. That time it was just my personality. She turned to walk away.
"Look, Jazmine," For a second there I thought my words had stopped her but instead it was the slightly drunk guy that had stepped in her path.
"Hey baby, you wanna dance with me," the guy said slurring his words slightly. I narrowed my eyes.
"No, thank you," Jazmine said politely attempting to step around him.
She didn't get too far before he grabbed her arm. "C'mon baby let's just dance for a little bit."
I had had enough. I was going to give her football player the chance to show up but, once I saw her struggling I stepped in.
"Hey, she's with me." I stepped closer to Jazmine and put my hand on her lower back to affirm my statement. I held on to her tighter when I felt her go a little weak in my arms.
The guy immediately backed off and put his hands up. "Oh, my bad bro, I don't want no beef."
I nodded to him and walked Jazmine to an empty space on the dance floor and rock to the beat to give extra credibility to my story. Jazmine started dancing as well and looked at me shyly. A look I only ever saw these days in my dreams.
"Thanks for sticking up for me back there."
"It was no problem anyone would have done it. These drunk people need a handler."
She giggled at that and put her hand over her mouth to hide her smile.
Why did she hide her smile?
The song had ended so we stopped dancing. I was heading back to my spot by the drink table when Hiro started speaking over the mic.
"Hey, hey, hey. Ladies find a man and take him to the dance floor because we're about to slow things down."
The way he had put emphasis on the word down made me cringe. I stopped and turned when I felt a warm hand wrap around my wrist.
At times, I wonder why I fool with you
But this is new to me, this is new to you
"Huey, would you like to dance with me?"
Initially, I didn't want to fall for you
I shrugged my shoulders and followed Jazmine to the spot we had originally been at. I put my hands on her waist as she put her arms around my shoulders in what I can only assume is a typical pose for dancing.
Take advantage, don't leave my heart damaged
Honestly, I did more dancing tonight than I had probably done in my whole life. But, if every time I danced it was going to be with Jazmine I would dance every day for the rest of my life.
Wow, that was really sappy and weak. Maybe Riley was right maybe I am gay.
Okay, I'm not but I can't be thinking things like that.
To understand that things go a little bit better when you plan it… oh
"Huey, I don't know why you're here but I'm really glad that you are," Jazmine said drawing my attention back to her.
I don't need nothing else but you
She laid her head on my chest and I put my chin on top of her head.
I'm only acting like this because I like you
Just give me the vibe to slide then
"I'm here for you."
Oh, I might make you mine by the night, and
I widened my eyes.
What the fuck.
She lifted her head and I straightened my face, "What was that Huey?"
Ride, ride, ride, come and vibe with me tonight
"I said that you look really nice tonight."
"Thanks, I didn't think it would look good on me. Cindy bought it over just in case my clothes weren't acceptable and I guess to her standards they weren't."
I nodded and she smiled at me and we continued to rock to the music.
I don't need nothing else but you
I knew this song well enough to know it was about to end.
"Nothing else but you," Jazmine sang along with the music and pulled away from me smiling.
"I really love that song. Thanks for dancing with me, Huey and you know I like that we are becoming friends again. I know I kind of overreacted at lunch but it's not like we didn't fight before, right?"
"Right, yeah we can be friends again. It's not a problem."
It is a problem but one I'm going to get a handle on immediately.
"Great," she said jumping into my arms hugging me tight and then letting me go just as fast.
"Hey, Jazmine," Emmanuel said walking up behind her, "sorry I'm late somethings came up."
He turned to me, "Hey Huey, what's up my man."
I nodded to him and walked away. I grabbed my phone out of my pocket to send a text.
'We need to talk.'
A/N: ooo lit tit. Was that a cliffhanger? I don't know what I'm doing I'm not a writer but I am having fun. I am purposefully not letting you know what caused Jazmine and Huey to stop talking. But, I lowkey feel like I'm hyping it up too much.
Also, I was awkwardly trying to fit that song in there let me know if it worked
KateyBee42 I did do good on my biology test. I hope you did good on your chemistry test
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