Ball Is Life

Chapter 4: Complicated

'Why is everything with you so complicated?

Why do you make it hard to love you I hate it' - Rihanna

I spent almost all of third period thinking of what Tyaire and Dhamir pointed out. Did she seriously like me? The thought of a friend that was this close to me liking me made my head swirl. As the dizziness from over thinking this filled my body I layed my head down in between my arms. "Mr.Brooks!" A voice yelled making my head snap up. "Yes?" I answered. "Sleep on your own time please, my classroom is not a hotel. Now-- tell me why Scout's teacher did not get along with her." My train of thought was interrupted by my grumpy English teacher, Ms.Lockhart. She was a tall, thin woman with a stern face who always either wore pantsuits or pencil skirts with blazers. When she talked she often pulled her glasses down to her nose and glared at the person through her evil brown eyes. The lady looked like serial killing business woman. No one truly got along with Ms.Lockhart, she always broke up the couples in the halls, the kids standing by the lockers and if anyone even spoke in her classroom she sent them to ISS -- In School Suspension. I picked up my 'To Kill A Mocking Bird' book and began to read through the chapter we were on. I bit my lip nervously as I began to answer. "Uhh, she didn't get along with her because she didn't like that Scout because she knew too much for her age." Ms.Lockhart's cold eyes kept her cold gaze on me for a second. I took a deep gulp trying to rid the lump in my throat as she pushed her glasses back onto her face. "Correct, continue to pay attention." She said. The class looked at me for a minute before quietly turning back around to face the projector. I slumped down in my chair and tossed my head back. My eyes lingered around the room and landed on another pair that connected with mines. "Shit..." I mumbled as I realised it was Nikki. I lifted my head that felt like a thousand pounds and tried to avoid eye contact. I looked at Dhamir who was knocked out drooling on his arm. I shook him hard to wake him up before Ms.Lockhart saw him. He stretched his body and let out a big yawn. "Ew fool you ugly as shit!" I said laughing. Dhamir chuckled and made his voice raspy. "Don't even say nothing to me boy, you look like a muhfuckin UHHHHHHHH!" His voice raised as I laughed. "Dhamir and Nafis! Outside my door, now!" Ms.Lockhart yelled. Her nose wrinkled up making her look like a Dr.Suess character. I groaned, stood up from the table and left the classroom with Dhamir following close behind.

"Damn, will this mess up your next game?" He asked. I shrugged truly not knowing the answer. Somewhere in my mind I believed Ms.Lockhart was that evil to go and tell Coach about me getting kicked out. I waited impatiently for Ms.Lockhart to come out the classroom, give us the talk then decide if we could go back in. "Man stop worrying bout that sandbag titty lady!" He said as he put on the 'Little Einsteins Remix by 886Beatz' his head bobbed to the beat. I leaned my body against the wall in an attempt to hide the anxiety building in my chest.The door slowly opened revealing the wicked older woman. She tapped her long narrow feet on the tiled school floors. "I expected loud noises and distractions from Dhamir, but Nafis I wouldn't have guessed you were like this! I guess birds of a feather really do flock together." I raised my hands in my defense. "All I did was laugh! Don't act like you never laughed when the teacher was talking yo!" She narrowed her deep brown eyes. "If you had any plans on playing in that game this weekend you had better watch your tone Mr.Brooks and to answer your question, no I never spoke in school unless I was spoken to. That's how I got to be the teacher I am today." She said. Dhamir scoffed. "Maybe if you talked a little you would actually be making some money rather than this shitty teacher's pay ..... and a husband maybe." He mumbled. Ms.Lockhart glared at Dhamir. "Leave. Now." She said. He shrugged and walked to ISS as usual. "Just keeping it real Ms.Lockhart! Love you too!" As he walked away she slowly turned back to me. "Can I trust you to behave and go back into class or do you need to go catch up with your friend?" She said folding he arms. "No ma'am, I'll go back in." I said. She nodded and opened the door holding it open for me. I quietly walked in and gently closed the door.