Chess

3: Birds eye view

Jalen woods

It was a couple hours before game time and I had just got back from chic fil a with Malik and Kavon. We were walking back to the locker room, talking about a fight Kavon got in last week with his sisters boyfriend.

"So anyway we in the street right boom, I sock his ass, MINK" he did an air punch, "he fell I hit em again, combined his ass up, mink mink mink"

Me and Malik laughed as we walked, "man Kiara gotta leave them Bompton niggas alone." Malik commented and I nodded.

"For she get them niggas hurt" I replied again.

As I approached the gym I saw Nova. "Ight yall imma see yall in a minute" I dapped the bros up and jogged over to her. She was standing with her back to me so I walked over and wrapped my arms around her waist.

"This better be Jalen or I'm going off" she said before turning around and smiling at me, "hi" she said.

"Hey Nov what's up" I said to her, "what's up Ana" I dapped her up too.

"Nothing getting ready for the game" she told me. She ended up not making the cheer team, I think that was Carmen's play. I haven't seen or Talked to her today but I know she's lurking Around a corner somewhere.

"Where Shawn at" I asked her and she pointed to the field,

"They just went out on the field, I'm about to go sit with my dad" she told me and I nodded.

"Ahnova" when I heard another man call her name I turned around and looked crazy. Who daddy is calling my lady.

"Yes dad" oh her daddy.

Behind me stood a 6'5 at least 350 pound black man with dreads. He has tattoos all on his neck and face and arms. Diamonds wrapped around his wrists and neck.

Bro ass coulda played in the NFL.

"Who is this" he asked her. I guess he means me

"This is Jalen, Shawn's mentor" she introduced me, "and a friend of mine" she said lowly. Okay strict father got it.

He smiled and pulled me in for a hug, "ahhhhhhh Jalen woods in the flesh!" I was taken back by his strength so I took a deep breath when he released me from the hug

"How you doing sir" I asked dazed.

"Good son good, hope you liked your birthday gift" he said and I smiled and nodded

"Yea fasho thank you" I dapped him up.

He nodded, "alright well baby girl Imma get us some seats, see you later Jalen" with that he walks off and I looked back at jobs who was visible shaken up.

"What's wrong" I asked her

"You met my dad... I don't let people do that" she said and I laughed.

"Wait til you meet my crazy ass momma" I joked and she laughed along with me.

After she left, I went to get game ready. Listening to my music and locking in. I couldn't shake this whole dad shit though.

I mean, why couldn't I remember him? And what did he do so bad that my entire family pushed him out of my pictures? He said my mom had a daughter but I'm an only child?

My momma said it's my choice to get to know my dad or not. To find out why he been gone so long and what he wants now.

I can't shake the thought that he's after my NFL bag. I mean, could he have known that I'm that good? That my name rings bells and I have a shot at the NFL? I don't know but that one of my main thought, because who just decided to be a father 15 years after the fact.