Chapter 3: Later On That Night...

“Jermaine”

I swear, it is hard playing basketball and trying to keep my grades up. But hey, if my dad could do it, I sure as hell could. I have a twin brother named Jeffrey, but we call him Jeff. We look so much alike. All I hear in the hallway is “Hey Jeffrey” but I reply back “I’m Jermaine” cause niggas always confusing us with each other. But, damn. Ya’ll, I got the finest girl, well in the ninth grade. She just right; I’ve always wanted to settle down but, I just couldn’t find the right girl. And now that I’ve found Ashley, I just hope we can last forever. Damn I sound like a punk, but she got a nigga sprung. I got a rep as being a dog, but fuck it, if you call yourself a bitch, that’s exactly how I’m gone, treat you. See, Ashley is different. She carries herself like a lady; she dresses nice, she got a lil’ hood in her, but she keep it cute. Then she thick! Let me stop, haha.

“Aye, you finna take your shower right?” Jeff asked, walking inside my room.

“Nah, you can go head. I gotta call Ashley.” I said, picking up my iPhone.

“Damn, Jae, she got you sprung aint it?”

Shit….

“Nah, she just the right one.” I said.

“Well, just don’t break her heart like you been doing with these other females. I can tell Ashley into you, and she just ain’t after your money.”

“Aight bro.”

I scrolled down my contacts and found “lil boo” and texted her. A real man should always start the conversation first.

“I miss u” I sent out, nervously. I just hope I’m not rushing things.

My phone vibrated.

“I miss u 2” she said.

I gained courage, and called her, expecting her not to answer.

“Hello?” she answered, in her sexy voice.

“Wassup ma?”

“Nothing, watching 106 and Park with my sissy. What you doing?”

“Nothing, thinking bout you.”

There was a pause.

“That’s sweet.” She added.

“So, tell me about yourself. Tell me something I don’t know.”

“Well, I got a dog! And her name is Cherish. We rescued her from hurricane Katrina. She’s a beagle, and when we got her she was just a little pup.”

“Word?” I said glancing at my mother’s poodle. “I- Well my moms got a poodle. She seven in dog years.”

“How old is she in human years?” She asked laughing.

“The hell if I know.”

“Moosie come down here and help Meghan set up the table for dinner” I heard someone say from a distance.

“Okay ma!” Ashley yelled.

“Mooskie?” I asked.

“Yeah, that’s what my fam call me.”

“Oh.”

“Well bae, I’m finna eat some Lasanga. Want me to save you some?” she asked.

“Nah, I’m allergic to cheese.”

I could hear her laughing through the phone.

“How the hell you allergic to cheese? Chesse is in EVERYTHING!”

“Damn, I know.”

“Aight boo. Imma just save you some of my mama’s peach cobbler. This shit so good.”

“Precate it.”

“See you tomorrow bae.”

Click..

Chapter 2: So, We're Exclusive?

“Ashley”

So there I had it, the best guy in the whole 9^th grade, well in my opinion. He had it all; he was sweet, nice, good looking, and the best on the basketball JV team. I couldn’t help BUT to blush, just thinking about it. I went up to Coach Carter’s room to change for cheer leading practice. I closed the door, but I forgot to put the paper up against the window, just in case some pedophile walked by. I took my school shirt off and put on my sports bra, then I took my pants off and put on my shorts. Come to find out, face was there staring me down.

Shit.

I smiled, and flicked him off. He laughed and walk down the stairs. I knew he had liked what he seen. I looked over and the whole squad was staring at me. I noticed one girl from mom my history class. Her eyes were piercing mine with envy.

“Got a problem bitch?” I said pinning my hair up.

She didn’t say anything.

That’s what I thought.

“Umhm,” I said rolling my eyes.

“Okay, in five minutes we gonna go over our half time routine,” The captain said, trying to regain her authority.

Everyone let out simultaneous OK’s and went out into the hallway.

I forgot that I left my books in my locker, so I jogged down to the 1^st floor. There, I seen face getting some water. I smiled, and ran to give him a hug from behind.

“Guess who!” I said, covering his eyes.

“Umm, Rihanna?” he said sarcastically.

“Nope,” I said, taking my hands away from his eyes.

“Oh, it’s just my gorgeous girlfriend,” he said kissing me on the cheek. He’d never address me as his girlfriend before, so I just stood there startled.

“So, we’re exclusive?” I asked, walking to my locker.

He trailed behind..

“Yep,” he said.

Yes!

“Yay!” I said opening my locker. I got my world history book, and put it in my book bag.

He grabbed my hand, and took me to the stairwell, where there were no cameras. Even though everyone was gone around this time. He picked me up and put me on the rail. Even though the rail was high, we still seemed to look in each other's eyes.

“You look real nice,” he said grasping my ass.

I smiled, and kissed him on his neck, whispering in his ear,

“why thank you,”.
“You look nice in your basketball shorts,” I chuckled.

He laughed and said,”Hahah thanks.”

He then kissed me. His lips met my lips and his tongue met my tongue. He put his hand up my sports bra and cuffed my breast.

“Damn.”

He then put his hand down my shorts, but I stopped him.

He looked up confused,” What’s wrong?”

“I just think we’re moving too fast.” I said, as I jumped down from the rail.

We walked down the steps and to the concession room, where all the vending machines were.

“You want anything?” he said getting a powerade.

“You’ll get me a big texas and a pink powerade, boo?” I said, hugging him, and batting my eyelashes.

He grabbed me by the waist and nodded his head.

“You owe me,” he said handing me my snacks.

“What do you want?” I asked grabbing my book bag and closed my locker.

“You’ll see.”

We walked back to the third floor and I dropped my bookbag down in coach’s room. We hugged goodbye, and he gave me the ‘call me’ signal.

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I plopped on my bed after finishing my homework, and turned the tv on to 106 and Park. My sister, Meghan, walked into my room and closed the door.

“Umhm, I heard about you and face,” she said, turning the TV down.

“Uh hefa, this is my room. Don’t you come in here turning shit down.” I said, turning the TV back up, ignoring the question. Damn, shit spreads.

“So, you are face’s girlfriend now?”

“Yes.”

“Aw, ya’ll gone make some cute babies.”

“Hahaha, you funny.”

My sister Meghan was in the 12^th and she was the reason I was so known before I even came to Butcher. She was popular and alla that, but she had a bad rep. She was known to ‘homie hop’. And that’s what people characterize me as, but I’m not one. People call me Moosie, if they don’t know me. So if you see someone call me Moosie, don’t act all surprised lol.

Buzz buzz .

I felt my phone vibrate under my thigh, and it read face. He texted me first? Wow, I like this boy, I thought. Meghan gave me this look, as if she knew to leave. She walked out the room and closed my door.

“I miss u” the text message said.

“I miss u more” I replied.

I could tell this was gonna be a long night.

*i was gonna put chapter three up tonight, but im painting my room and i have homework to do so it'll come up later this week :)

Chapter 1: The Meetup.

“Wait on me!” Brionne said paying her registered dues. Here they were on the first day of high school, at Butcher High. Ashley took a second, and absorbed her surroundings. She looked at all of the different people and thought, “we ain’t in middle school no more”. She waited for Bri and walked into the big, filled, gym. They both looked around and seen all of the students; the seniors and sophomores on the left part of the gym, and the freshman and juniors on the right part of the gym. Bri and Ashley ran to the top of the bleachers and started to talk. But then Ashley seen two boys walk in. Her eyes glistened. But One boy stood out from another. Brionne looked at Ashley and stated, “Oh that’s Jeffrey and Jermaine”. “I know,” Ashley snapped back and rolled her eyes. Ashley thought she was just gonna call Jermaine face, because he had looked better, lol.

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Ashley slammed her locker with rage. She picked up her books and walked to the third floor for her fourth class. That’s when she seen him, face, coming her way. “What do I do?’ she thought. Just then, she quickly ran into the girl’s restroom to do a makeup check. She made sure her teeth weren’t yellow, and she brushed her excessive hairs down. Then she put her carmex on, to make sure her lips wasn’t ashy. Ashley walked out the restroom with her confidence through the roof, but when she came out face was nowhere to be found. Ashley sighed and walked to her fourth period class.

Ringgggggggg

Ashley made it just in time. She spotted her best friend, Bri, and told her about her horrible day she was having.

“I feel like shit today,” Ashley said bitterly.

“Why?” Brionne said, taking out her biology book.

“Cause, every time I try to make a conversation with face, he ends up disappearing. I give up.”

“He seen you again and didn’t say anything?” She questioned.

Ashley nodded.

“Well, last night he told me he liked you.”

“And, actions speak louder than words, and right now he ain’t doing shit.”

“Good evening you guys,” Coach Logan said walking into the diminutive classroom. “How was your weekend?”

“Bad, horrible, could’ve been better,” Ashley thought.

“It was good Coach Logan, how was your weekend,” Ashley shouted, pretending to care.

She only asked because she knew Coach Logan was going to talk the whole class period about it.

Bri tapped Ashley on her shoulder, ignoring Coach Logan.

“Why are yo’ lips so greasy?” She laughed, wiping some of the heavy applied carmex off her lips.

“I seen face that’s why,” Ashley stated.

“OHHHH!!!” Brionne laughed.

Ashley turned around and started talking to Juan.

Brionne took out her phone and texted face and asked him to meet her in the new building stair well during lunch. She knew no one was going to be there during that time; either you were at lunch or in class. After the class period, Brionne ran out the room and grabbed Ashley with her.

“Where is yo’ crazy ass taking me?” she questioned.

“You’ll see.”

Brionne and Ashley sat down in the lunchroom for a while. Bri didn’t want to go to the stairwell while people were going to their classes. They sat down and talked for about fifteen minutes before Bri got a text.

“On my way.” Face sent.

“K” she replied.

Bri told Tiana to guard their seats, stating they were going to be right back. Bri told Ashley to come with her to the bathroom.

“Brionne this is not the way to the bathroom.” She said sarcastically.

Ashley opened the door to the stairwell to find face standing there with his Jordan book bag on. All she could do was blush. But, face was in awe too. He didn’t know what was going on.

Face had on an Angry birds sweatshirt, a red g-shock on, and some red vans on. He was tall and darkskinned. He had beautiful white teeth and a smile that'll light up the world.

“I’ll let you two talk,” bri said closing the door.

Face couldn’t resist. This is what he wanted to happen for months now. He just didn’t know how to tell her.

“Well this is awkward.” Ashley said, blushing.

“Umm, yeah I know.” Face smiled. “Man Ashley I just want to gone and say it. You are beautiful, and I’ve had the biggest crush on you for the longest,” he stated. “I just didn’t know how to tell you. I’ve been caught up in basketball, and school work. It’s been hard to balance.”

“OMG, What the hell do I say now,” Ashley thought. But she couldn’t do anything but smile. This is what she fantasied about every night. And now her fantasies are coming true.

“Do you know how long I’ve been waiting on you to say that?” she said biting her lip. 

Face and Ashley exchanged looks and their bodies ended up on the wall. Face grabbed Ashley by the waist and started to kiss her. Slowly kissing her neck and stroking her hair.

Meanwhile, Brionne went back to the lunch table.

“Where Ashley at?” Tiana asked.

“She had to go to the office,” Bri said suspiciously.

Brionne sat and talked to the crew at lunch, for about 15 minutes, but she then got worried that Ashley had been in the stairwell for too long. Soon then, Ashley walked into the lunchroom with a big smile on her face, fixing her shirt. Walking past the lunchroom was face, also with a big grin. He winked at Brionne, and later texted her, “thank you”.

Tiana looked at Ashley suspiciously.

“Um Ashley, you weren’t being fast now were you?” She asked taking a bite off her fried pork skins.

“Nawwww,” Ashley giggled.