Mariah Oneshots

Started From the Bottom ~~ Part 2

****Gabrielle's POV****

"White girl, what you doing after school today?" Adriana, one of my friends, asked. Everybody at school calls me 'white girl' and Jalen 'white boy' because our mom is white. The school is dominantly black, so us biracial kids got nicknames to point out the fact that we're not fully black.

"My mom is taking us over our grandma's house." I answered.

"Why? You're usually at home after school."

"My mom got a new job and she works at night, so she takes us over our grandma's when she has to work." I explained.

"Why don't y'all just stay with your step-dad?"

"Ugh, he's horrible!! He was all nice to us, then we moved in and he turned into Satan. He treats us different cause we're not his and we're black, so that's why my mom doesn't leave us alone with him." I told her.

"Oh, well we need to work on our project....it's due next week." Adriana sighed.

"I know....didn't you tell your mom that you were coming over today?" I asked.

"Yes, and she wasn't coming to get me until like 6 from your place."

"Well, since you were coming home with me....you just still come. We'll just be at my grandma's instead of at my place." I shrugged.

"Okay!" she agreed.

A few minutes later, the bell rung so it was time for us to go. Me and Adriana went outside to the car pick-up area, and a few seconds later I saw my mom's car in the line. That's what I love about Mom.....she always gets here on time cause she knows that I be ready to get out of school.

"There she is, come on!!" I said, pulling Adriana to the car. We both got in the back seat together, then we threw our book bags on the floor and buckled up.

"Hi Mom!" I greeted.

"Hey Ms. Mariah!" Adriana said.

"Hi babes!! How was school today?" Mom smiled, looking at us through the rear view mirror.

"Good!" we replied in unison.

"Where's Jalen?" Mom mumbled, looking out of the window. Adriana and I decided to help, so we looked out of the window of the back seat to find him.

"I don't see him." Adriana stated.

"Me neither." I added.

"And his phone is probably still off cause y'all just got out." Mom sighed, pulling over to the side and parking. She got outta the car and so did me and Adriana, then she locked the doors and we went back inside.

****Mariah's POV****

We went to Mrs. Crawford's room, since that's Jalen's last class of the day, and knocked on the door. Mrs. Crawford came and opened the door to let us in, so we proceeded to find Jalen sitting at one of the desks.

"Jay, why are you still here? I have to take you to your grandma's so I can be at work on time." I said.

"Actually, Mrs. Mottola, I asked him to stay because I needed to talk to him and you about something." Mrs. Crawford told me.

"Why? What happened?" I questioned, sitting in one of the desk. Gabrielle and Adriana sat in the back of the classroom, and Mrs. Crawford sat across from me and Jalen.