It was an ordinary Friday morning at 6:45 in the freaking morning... Me, Joey, And Noah were at the breakfast table when Joshua came downstairs with his shirt in his hand, heading to the refrigerator. He stopped an paused then waved to Noah An Joey, and hugged me. He grabbed a apple an sat at the table.
"Buenos Dias Sinoritas!" Joshua said. "Ahh muy impresionante Joshy." I said as I looked over at him. He's always complaining about how we speak spanish and leave him out so him saying something in spanish ... and better yet correctly was impressive.
"You speak Spanish Brec?" Noah asked with a confused face. "You think just cause i'm from the islands I can't speak spanish too ?" I said slightly offended.
"Nooo i'm just saying that's cool, what about Braylee, does she speak spanish, an Joshua you speak spanish?" Noah had a plethora of follow up questions. "Yeah she does speak spanish but bajan was her first language, we were still in barbados when she was born so she kinda got both worlds."
"And to answer your question no it's just since they've been here I've been catching on to them speaking." Josh said as he popped a grape in his mouth.
At that moment momma walked in in a pink suit, she was soo pretty, I wish I was like her...
"Ahh hola la familia." she said trying to hug all of us at once. "Qué hay para desayunar lourdes?" She asked fixing the watch on my wrist. "Tocino y huevos." I responded. Noah looked at me confused, Joey laughed at her expression .
"Her mom asked what was for breakfast and she said bacon and eggs.. not that hard bro." He laughed. "You speak Spanish too?? What the hell is going on?!" Noah yelled.
"No i just understand it, i don't speak it." He responded. "Really how does that happen???" Noah asked. "Me and Aaron's dad is black, but my mom is Latina, so English was my first language i always translated what my mom and abeula were saying i just never learned to speak it back."
With a confused look a asked. "Aaron speaks Spanish ?" All this time I never knew. "No but he understands." Joey said. "Thats part of the reason he hates hearing us speak it, boils his blood that he can't talk shit back." Joshua laughed.
Joshua and Joey burst into laughter. My poor Aaron.
"Exactly." Joeys says as Ja'mikel hurried into the room. "MA ! its 7:14 were gonna be late !" He yelled as he ran into the living obviously in search of something. "Get up babies before he had a panic attack. I'll see you all when I get off from work." She kisses us all goodbye as we all hurried out the door and headed for Ja'mikel 's Dodge truck. We got to school at exactly 7:20. When the warning bell rang, thank god for it. The day went by kinda slow but Ryan and the new kid Chris had me dying laughing the whole day.
"Yo can i ask you something " Chris said leaning into me. "Yeah What's Up" I answered. "What is up with you and Ryan?" He questioned. "Umm well." I started off
Think smart don't panic
Don't look crazy either
or desperate
just don't look
at all
"Nothing really, were just really close." I said nervously but then i got a message.
Joey BadA**: Hay Bee ! Cant come to practice today, see u 2morroe
Lourdes: that's cool joe, but you'll have to make it up "2morroe" bud
Joey BadA**: you kno das no problem
Joey BadA**: ima catch up w you later snowbunny
I read the message and then Chris interrupted me. "Yo !" He said waving his hand over my phone. "Oh um yeah like i said just really close, friends .. i guess." I responded. "Mhmm sure you two are, i see how yall look at each other. Y'all not fooling nobody we know the real." He laughed. His response made me question everything.
"Huh?? How do we be looking at each other?" I said turning to him. " Yknow.. like y'all just wanna devour each other." he did a lip biting motion that made me cackle. "Wow ! You are way off, he is just my friend, he's way to busy with basketball anyway's to have a girlfriend." That made me sound a little clingy but at this point who cares.
"So what I'm hearing is you would go out with him if he wasn't busy with basketball !?" He questioned loudly.
My heart is finna fall out of my butthole and honestly it just needs to be over with at this damn point....
"No it's just we've become close as friends, it just wouldn't be the same if we was like together... if that makes sense." I tried to make sense of it but ion think it was working. "Oh whatever , you like him but you scared that's all." His response made me mad because who i'm scared of ?? NOT HIM !
"Me scared !? For what!? Even better question.. Of WHO?" I said getting a little loud.
"Oh whatever. " He chuckled as Ryan came an sat next to me then leaned in my ear and whispered "Come to the gym for 6th period." His random question threw me off.
"Um okay what for exactly ?" I whispered back. " Don't be asking no questions just come to the gym right after lunch." he got up and went to the teacher, she smiled and nodded quickly without saying a word. Lunch was next an i was worried I hadn't seen Nick, Aaron, Sterling, Joey, Or Noah and any of the cheerleaders. This was weird. For the rest of fifth period I texted Danny An My Best Of Best Friends Zoei , I've know her since i landed in America. As i left for lunch Nayeli ran smack dead into me.
"Omg i am so very sorry , hey wanna walk and talk ?" By the time I could form a sentence she was pulling me by my arm down the hall away from the cafeteria. "Umm sure why not." I said sarcastically.
Out of nowhere she flops a stack full of history books in my lap for me to carry. So much is happening she's moving around too much and honestly is giving me anxiety. "Nayeli can you please stop moving so much, i'm getting dizzy."I laughed. "I'm sorry Its just so much to do for the debate team, hey can you come with me to the gym, and get the cheer equipment with me." She said while checking her phone.
No ... no I cannot ma'am
"Uhh sure why not." I said sarcastically as I began putting the books neatly in order.
We walked down the three halls, passed a couple of her friends, then we were at the gymnasium doors. "Its a little dark in here but i know where the light switch is." She was beginning to puturd my spirit. She then opened the doors , I walked in the dark gym then all of a sudden the lights flipped on and three guys were infront of me in black sweat pants and no shirts.
"Are you Blake ?" The three of them said in unison. With hesitation I answered.. "Uhh yea..." i said curiously while folding my arms.
Then they started dancing, i have to say it was pretty cool. They started flipping an tumbling then one of them came to me and made me sit on his bended knee. I did out of curiosity an looked at the other three. Wait there were only two the they separated and Ryan was standing there with about 5 white roses, my favorite, then he walked closer to me.
My stomach was in cirque du Soleil. Joey, Noah and the others were standing behind him in there gym uniform with pom-poms shaking them very rapidly.
"Brec... Will you go to homecoming with me?" He said bending down toward me handing me the roses. He is so shy and cute, but wait i have to stay focused but then I started to drown in his eyes.
"Of course i will Ryan." I said smiling largely at him. He then picked me up in a big hug. The cheerleaders went crazy an started shaking their pom-poms. "Thanks so much." he said into my ear while still hugging me. I whispered back "You didn't plan this did you?" he said no and let me down, i smiled an said "vice versa." he still doesn't know what it means. I shoke my head still smiling like an idiot. This is hard an confusing but i trust him, at least that's what that little voice is saying.... right ?
yes girl you'll be fine... he's cute!
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Athletes Don't Commit
Teen FictionA 17 year old girl by the name of Brec Lophgan is one of the most athletic girls at Hampton High school. She is not one to commit because she is always focused on playing any an Every sport. She lives with her mother an step father an three step b...
