"Hey, ain't that ya boo over there" said Alexa as we were walking into Marian Anderson's basketball court.
"Who's my boo?" I asked raising a brow.
"Ray girl! Right there talking to shawty " she said while pointing to a gate with Ray and some girl on it.
"Oh" I said trying not to seem mad, "he's not my boo".
We sat down to watch the guys play basketball and in-between the game Ray walked towards us with the girl who appeared to be my age. I turned my face you and instantly caught an attitude, I always do that and try to hide it but never can.
"Hey" said Ray and sat down next to me while whoever the girl was sat next to him, she seemed uncomfortable. He must've noticed my facial expression because then he said,
"Aye I gotta get back to the game but this my sister, Mookie " he said while smiling at me and I smiled back. He's so annoying sometimes.
"So" I said and looked at Mookie.
"Soo"she said back.
"Uhm, tell us about yourself " said Alexa.
"Well, I just graduated from Prep Charter and I really want to be a doctor. Rays told me a lot about you by the way " she smiled and I looked over at Ray to see him trashing the other niggas on the court. He talks about me already?!
"Oh, cool then I guess were the same age and hey, my mom's a doctor and I'd be happy to have you 2 meet so you can get an internship or something"
"Really?" She said while raising her eyebrows, I nodded. "Thank you do much" she said as she reached over and hugged me.
"Y'all wanna sit here all day or actually do something fun?" Said Alexa
"Well, what do you suggest we do?" Said Mookie.
"Anything but this" she said and stood to walk to my car.
Soon we were at KOP again and getting clothes, having fun. Then we went to The Pearl to catch some new corny movie. Afterward we just walked around, talking about life and stuff. In the end we really enjoyed ourselves and I think we will all be really good friends.
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Rays POV
"Bro, you don't want it", I said while dribbling the ball under my legs.
"You ain't bout shit Ray", said my nigga, Drew. We been boys since the 4th grade and kept a tight circle since then, niggas clowns these days.
"Man all you doing is making noise" I said while making a 3-pointer, breaking our tie and making me the winner.
"Good game bro", said Drew as he wiped sweat off of his head, "can I ask you something? "
"Yea, anything man you know we family". We sat on the bench.
"Wassup with shawty ya girl was with?"
"That ain't my girl man, not yet. But who you talm bout Alexa?"
"Yea man, I be seeing her around I just don't say nothing".
"Gotta speak up sometimes nigga, can't be silent forever". I thought back to when I was quiet and never said nothing, till my hands touched that basketball and I ain't been the same since. Talked shit on the court like no other and had the skills to back it up too. Best In the P if I do say so myself.
"So what I'm pose ta say then?", asked Drew looking real serious.
"Man I don't know, ask her if she free this weekend or something and me, you, Alexa, and Maya can go somewhere ".
"You real smart nigga, thanks" he said as he got up and pulled his ball shorts up, "catch you later".
When I walked in my front door at about 9 I noticed the smell of greens, chicken, and biscuits. Grams knew how I felt about them damn biscuits!
"Hey baby " said my Grams not looking up from the cake batter she was mixing.
"Hey Gram", I said while kissing her cheek.
Just then , Mookie came strolling into the kitchen, "mmm grams smells good" she said while having a seat at the kitchen table. My family was real small , grams , my mom and sister was all I ever knew of so that's what I worked with. Between Alexa's job at the mall, mine in the Kicks in the Baker's Center up north, basketball bets and a lil sum sum on the side, we was kicking it how we wanted. Mom held her own and Grams disability check was treating her well. We was living how we wanted, individually but together.
"Grams, you ain't have to do all this" , I said as I was chowing down on my fried Chicken.
"Baby, homecooked meals are important. Never forget that". And I never would as long as she was there.
"Grams, Rays gotta girlfriend" said Mookie looking at me with a smirk. I frowned, here we go with the bs.
"Who's this girl Maniyah speaks of?" Says my Grams calling Mookie by her real name.
"Nobody Grams. Just somebody I met at the mall, that's all. Mookie how about we talk about YOUR boyfriend? "
"Who's my boyfriend? " says mookie with her mouth full . Grams eyes darted between us 2 as we spoke.
"Oh yea, you ain't got one!" I said sticking out my tongue.
"Shut up Ray!" She got up and left the room with her plate.
"Now why you do that to her Raymond?"
I was dieing of laughter, "she cool grams "
Grams just shook her head from side to side.
