I woke up to tapping on a window and got up to investigate the sound. I check the time, and it's two in the morning. So who is awake at two in the freaking morning. It sounded like the tapping was coming from Lucas's room, so I cautiously walked in his room's direction. I heard hushed and rushed whispering from his room, and I opened the door to find Lucas and one of the boys from his school whispering.
"Um, what the heck are you guys doing awake at this time of night?!" I whispered harshly. They both jumped, alarmed at another voice.
"Ebony what are you doing up?" Lucas nervously whispered.
"I'm a light sleeper so I heard tapping, now are you going to answer my question?" I whispered with an eyebrow raised. The boy spoke up,
"Hi my name is Dustin I'm one of Lucas's friends I needed to talk to him about something very important." He was an adorable kid with curly hair with two missing front teeth but a cute smile.
"And this couldn't wait until school? What is so important anyways?" They both looked at each other and then looked back at me.
"It couldn't wait, but we can't tell you." At that, I crossed my arms over my chest.
"You can't tell me? Or you won't tell me?"
"We can't tell you for your safety." I roll my eyes and mutter a whatever before heading back to Erica's room and laying back down. I think about what my mom taught me when I couldn't sleep and remember her soothing voice and conversation.
"Baby what are you still doing up?"
"I can't go to sleep momma."
"Get in bed I'm going to teach you a way to go to sleep my momma taught me and her momma taught her and so on."
"Ok momma" I got into bed and waited for her.
"Alright, baby close your eyes and think about an animal," I did as momma told me. So I thought about a baby panda.
"Ok I'm thinking of an animal momma."
"Ok, now think of the animal eating until its belly is full and then going to sleep in its nice bed." I pictured the baby panda full of bamboo leaves then heading to sleep on the forest floor, cuddling with its momma. I dreamed about the baby panda while my momma rubbed my head and hummed a random tune. I was fast asleep before I knew it, dreaming of my momma. I woke up again to Jory shaking my arm to get me up to get ready for school. I groaned, not wanting to get up.
"Come on girl get up," Jory shouts
"Leave me alone I want to sleep," I groan
"Well if you don't get up then you won't be able to drive your baby," she says teasingly. I shoot up from where I was lying down and smile wide.
"He's here!" I yell excitedly, clapping my hands. Jory laughs,
"Yes, we got him yesterday Mickey and I." I rush to get ready for school, dressing to impress. I mean, I can't regularly dress when my baby is by my side. I finally get done, and Jory whistles lowly at me, and I smile and wink at her. I rush downstairs, drink a glass of orange juice, and run outside, but before I could my brother stops me with his voice,
"Eb's!" I stop and turn around, waiting for his long list of rules.
"I don't want you to go too fast in your car, and today I will take Lucas and Erica, but tomorrow and so on, you will be taking them to school. Capiche?"
"Capiche...can we go now?" I pouted. He smiles a little and rolls his eyes with a nod of his head. I squeal and kiss him on the cheek while thanking him and running out towards my baby. I kiss his my baby's hood, thankful I can drive him again.
"You two need a minute alone?" Jory teases with a laugh.
"Actually I think we do," I laugh loudly; we get in my car, and I turn on the radio to turn on some R&B Jory, and I sing along while I drive us to the school. I rev up my baby to get people out of my way, and they part so I can navigate in the parking lot and park my baby. Jory and I get out and smirk at each other because we know all of the attention is on my baby. We see Victor jog towards in awe of my car.
"So this is the car you guys were going to get yesterday? This car is beautiful! I'm going to have to take you to lunch in your car it is too awesome!"
"Good luck with that," Jory mutters, but Victor and I both hear her. I roll my eyes while Victor asks,
"What do you mean?"
"She never lets anyone drive her car, only her and her brother."
"Aw so you won't let me drive your car?" Victor pouts while hugging me, and I look right back at him with a smirk and shake my head no.
"Damn that is cold, but alright" He puts his arms around Jory and my shoulders, and we walk inside the school towards our lockers. Victor waits by our lockers, talking to Jory while I get distracted by my thoughts. I wonder what Lucas and his friend Dustin were talking about and why they were all secretive. My mind comes to a halt when I hear the bell for class; I wave to Jory and Victor while Victor walks with Jory to their first period. I walk to mine and pay attention to my surroundings to avoid bumping into anyone, and I make it to my seat in my first class. I take out my notebooks, one for notes and one to doodle. I tune out all the noises in the class until I feel someone looking over my shoulder while I'm drawing, and I turn around to face Hargrove. He seems interested in what I'm doodling until he realizes I've stopped, and he looks me in the eyes, and I realize how close we are. He looks at my lips and bites his own, and I can spell his breath and scent; it is intoxicating, but I break out of the little spell and glare at him, turning back around to ignore him. (1079)
