Morant: Back to the basics

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Lauren
7:45 pm

Is he going to call? Should I call him? I mean, my minutes aren't free until after nine, but I do have a house phone in my room. I can't lie and say I didn't have a crush on Temetrius because I did, but I'm not trying to break up any happy homes.

Lauren turned on her iPod dock and played Destiny's child while doing her Spanish homework. Not too long after, the hot pink lip phone in her room started to ring.

"Hello?" I answered after pausing the music

"Hi, is this Lauren?"

"You would be right."

"Cool. It's Temetrius"

"Yeah, I figured that. I didn't think you would call me."

"So you been waiting for my call huh?"

Lauren's face blushed red. "It's cool, Lil mama. So umm, tell me about you? I want to know your story."

"Well, my story is still being written, but my birthday is September 5th so I'll be turning 18 this year, my favorite colors are---

"Blue and purple," He answered for me

"How did you know?"

"I always see you wearing something blue or something purple. Lucky guess"

"Aww, let me find out you paying attention to the girl"

"I always pay attention when something as beautiful as yourself catches my attention."

This man is really on it tonight. "Thank you. I, um, love to dance and cheer. I have an interest in the medical sciences."

"So, what you trying to be a doctor?"

"That is correct. I want to be an OBGYN."

"What school?"

"Howard University"

"HU!" Ja yelled over the phone

I laughed. I figured I wouldn't get any more of this Spanish homework done, so I closed my books and just lay on my stomach, talking to Temetrius. " Aye, Jones, look out the window."

I got off the bed and took the phone with me. I looked out the window and saw Temetrius standing in the window. "What are you doing?"

"I take my senior pictures next month, and I have been practicing my poses. What you think about this one?" He asked and stood with his arms folded across his chest

"You look like the rent collector, unfold your arms" She laughed.

Temetrius was about to speak until his brother burst into his room.

"Laur, I have to go, I'm sorry"

"It's fine, my dad is calling me for dinner anyway. Hi, Chris!" I shouted so he could hear me and I waved. He waved back and I laughed.

"I'll be up until about 11, you can call me whenever you're free again." Lauren smiled

"Bet that. Talk to you later" We hung up the phone

...
JA

"Bet that, talk to you later" My brother mocked me

"Nigga, why did you have to come in here?"

"Chill man, mama was calling you to come to eat dessert for like thirty minutes"

I rolled my eyes and put the phone in my room back on the charger. "Did momma make chocolate chip cookies?"

"Yep, and you better get them before I do," Chris laughed

"So, what are you going to do about Kara?" Chris asked and sat on the bean bag chair in my room

"What you talking about man?"

"You feeling shawty across the street but you're already with someone"

"First of all I'm not feeling her and secondly her name is Lauren."

After I corrected him about calling her shawty he gave me a look that read "nigga, see what I mean". "Ok maybe I am feeling her a little bit but I don't think anything will happen between us because she wants to go to Howard and that's all the way in DC. I don't know where I'll get drafted"

"Well first of all you need to break up with Kara first" Chris handed me the phone

"And then what?" I asked

"I can't do all the thinking for you" He walked out

"Who knew my senior year would start off with me being caught between two women..."

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