Taste of Ms. Alexander

Chapter 5

Monday | 6:00 AM

AMANDA "ASIA" ALEXANDER

The cloud of steam that once surrounded me subsided once I took a step forward from the confines of the glass enclosed shower stall. The feeling of the warm water against my skin had my mind settled and nothing around me mattered in that moment. That is, until I was brought back to reality that this was my first day. A new start in a familiar environment, but oh boy were the roles reversed. I was once a student eager to learn and now I am returning as a lecturer to hopefully inspire those that are willing. 

As much as I prepared and practiced while I was back at UWI, my nerves were very much at an all high. It's only so much preparation that could've been done. But when the reality hits, you really have to wonder if you did enough. I grabbed my towel from the hook and wrapped it around my body. Sometimes I wondered if this was the right career choice for me. Those doubtful thoughts always seemed to overshadow all the positives that come across in my mind. Being such an over thinker, it is so draining mentally and physically. It makes it difficult to tune out all the negatives and just take a break. I sighed deeply and stepped over the face basin. I grabbed my toothbrush from the holder and began brushing my teeth after I applied the toothpaste.

As I was doing so, my phone vibrated against the counter and I glanced over at the screen. It was a phone call from an unfamiliar number. I knew I did not give anyone my number recently so I was definitely confused as to who it was. Therefore I opted not to respond and went about to get ready for my day. I headed to my room and sat on my bed. I unscrewed the cover of the cocoa butter container and dipped my fingers into the soft butter. I smothered it all over my body making sure to work it in generously. My cocoa butter wasn't your regular. I would mix it with coconut oil to have my body smelling good all day and it sure as hell kept my skin velvety soft with such an amazing glow.

My phone began to vibrate again but this time it was a whatsapp video call. "Who had the audacity to be calling me?" I questioned. Especially on a video call at that. I kissed my teeth in annoyance and tossed the phone to the side. I sprung up onto my feet and grabbed two outfits from my closet. It was the first day after all and I sure as hell wanted to make a good impression. The first outfit was a black and grey striped pencil skirt, a white buttoned shirt and black heels. The second outfit was a white buttoned shirt, navy blue high waist wide leg dress pants and gold open toed heels. I held both against my body while I looked in the mirror as I tried to decide.That is when my phone vibrated again.

"What the fuck!" I blurted out.

I swiped up to accept the call and to my surprise guess who was on the other end.

"Wahppen to yuh? Tink is now I callin yuh sweet girl," he said.

I clasped my towel tighter around my body before I brought the phone upwards so I could be in full view.

"How did you even get my number?" I asked.

"It's ah small world. Yuh tryna give me ah show or wha?" he responded with a sly smirk on his face.

He propped his phone up on the kitchen counter so I could get a better view of him. His dreads were loose and hung in front of his face. My eyes traveled down to his shirtless body then down to his....

"Wha I tell yuh about watchin mi like dah? If u war see jus ask sweet girl" he said.

I giggled at his silly remark then said, "Ain't nothing dey to be seen. Likkle cocky don't impress me."

He chuckled to himself and slid his hand along the indentation of his shaft. Anthony held onto his length through his boxers. It was hard to tell whether he was on full hard or he was soft. But let it be known the monstrosity resembled that of a third leg. I gulped instantly and quickly hung up the call. It was very tempting to say the least but I needed to stand my ground and erase that memory. Definitely can't be caught up with a man this early when I had better things to do. I checked the time and it was already 6:47 am. I needed to be at the college for 7:30 am. "Fuck!" I cursed at myself. I quickly slipped on the first outfit, lightly did my makeup and I was out the door.

It was the quickest I ever made it out the house. I turned the ignition on in my aunts 2010 Toyota Yaris and made the dreaded journey to work. It's been so long since I have driven in St Vincent. I consider myself a good driver but some people think other wise. Especially my hypercritical mother. Nevertheless it was quite a beautiful morning. To make my journey more enjoyable I turned on some music easing my nerves in the process. Shenseea - Sun Comes Up blaring through the speakers.

I began singing the lyrics, completely zoned to the outside world. I was going to be just on time.

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Author's Note:

-This is not the final draft of this book.

-Please excuse any grammatical errors as they'll be corrected later on.

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