Riley and Christina was heading to their environmental science class. Riley was always turning around and watching his back, his side, and his front.
"Riley are you really worried about that kid?" asked Christina looking at Riley worried.
"uh…no?"
Christina sighed and continued to walk in front of him. Riley was so lost in though the sound of his own name scared him.
"Yo' young Rezzey!" called a male voice.
'Young Rezzey' jumped about five feet in the air when he heard the bass in the voice. He looked behind him and saw that it was his friend Jonathon.
"oh," he said his heart racing. "Hey Jonathon."
"What you jumping for?" he asked stepping between Riley and Christiana. "Are you really scared of Dean? I heard your brother beat him up last year."
Riley had to think. He did remember Huey getting a ten day suspension last year which is why he had to repeat the ninth grade. But, Riley never knew why.
"Well he got another beat down coming." said Riley bravely now that he knew that his brother had beaten this guy already. "You think he'd learn not to mess with Freemen's."
"I didn't say your brother won." said Jonathon making Riley's heart race again.
"Did he?"
"Don't know they just said that they got into a fight and nobody wanted to talk about it…from the sound of it I think he won."
Riley let out a sigh of relief as he entered his environmental science class. He looked around and noticed that his teacher was Mr. Petto his third grade teacher.
"What's up Mr. Petto." he said walking passed his desk and sitting way in the back of the class room followed by Jonathon but not Christiana. "Looks like you have to look at me for a whole another year."
Riley leaned back in his seat and placed his feet on the desk. He could see the fear in his teachers eyes as he sat back and stared at him. Mr. Petto took a deep breath and picked up his attendance book.
"Tomas Alexander?"
"Here."
"Jonathon Braxton?"
"Here."
"Mr. Braxton move up." said Mr. Petto pointing to the seat in front of Riley. "Christiana Carls?"
"Here."
"David Doxon?"
"Here."
"Riley Freemen?"
"Yo."
"Riley Freemen?"
"Yo!"
"Riley Freemen."
"Nigga!"
"here. Okay.