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chapter 1

Brent Garrett

It's the first day back to school, right in the morning I hopped in the shower and started getting ready for all the fine shyts I'm gonna see in the halls.

Tying my blond dreads up, (my sister made me go blond with her but it doesn't look that bad I guess) I did my skincare, brushed my teeth, and got dressed, now leaving the house in my best fit and favorite cologne. The huzz gonna love me!

Reality hit when I realized I'm only a scrub junior that had my momma convince my sister to drive me to school everyday. Now that she a senior she thinks she the shit with her brand new car, but I cant make her mad cause if I do I wont have no ride to school. Maybe I can get one from a friend but this is more convenient. Right as I enter the car I smell pumpkin spice from the coffee she went and got earlier in the morning, why she always being so extra?

The weather outside is looking a bit sad, usually the sun is beaming at this time, recently though it has been rainy and chilly in the mornings. Once we got to school it was looking brighter outside and I felt this day was going to be good, until...

I saw that weirdo, Kale Reyes . Now, i'm not the type of person to hold a grudge but last school year his short ass tried to get with my sister in the weirdest way and people say he's a fuck boy. I was not letting a guy with that reputation in my grade be with my sister. I have no idea if the people are right because I don't know him in the slightest but i choose to believe them for my own good. I also heard from "the people"  that his short ass is gonna join basketball this year. Did he even grow taller from last year?

Now that I'm inspecting him more closely he doesn't look as short. He's standing laughing with two other boys and he's wearing a hoodie with a pair of black baggy jeans. He definitely looks better than he did last year, I hope everyone else had a glow up too so I wont have to stay single all year.

Whatever. I ain't letting anyone get to me this year.
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At least that's what I thought...It has already been a week of school and basketball tryouts start this week on wednesday, which was today. Right as I arrived at basketball practice after school, every-time I missed a shot or did something wrong, there Kale was murmuring little snarky comments like "good shot" in a sarcastic tone or just straight up laughing in my face. This little dickhead, he was doing this right in front of everyone at practice. Even my friend Kevin was seeing this.

I wasn't mad about what he was saying but I was just confused as to why? Did he think that he could get to my head when I didn't even know him, and why was he dick riding? Now that part pissed me off, but I just kept ignoring him. He sees me as a competition and is trying to show he's better than me by looking down at me even though we're gonna be on the same team if he makes it. I've already been on this team last year without him so I don't know who he thinks he is.

I see right through you Kale Reyes.
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Kale Reyes

Im bored. Im always bored, and when i finally find something or someone to do, I get bored again eventually. Sometimes quickly even. (Some will say thats why I'm a "whore", but I like to deny it)

That's why I do anything for my own entertainment, and thats why i took the opportunity to play mind games with the guy I know already doesn't like me. The only thing is that the guy was not even acknowledging me. What the hell?! Did he not remember when he literally almost beat the shit out of me for trying to get with his older sister? I sure did, I was scared shitless, but it was a little funner than expected. How do I get him to get mad at me like that again? To notice me.

Last time it was because his sister, so maybe I should try that again.

After a few days of scheming my master plan, I came up with the perfect one. I got the best grades last year to make my mom proud, but I guess that wasn't enough. She practically forced me to take advanced maths this year because she's my filipino mom and wants me to be smart and shit, which I respect, but this "advanced math" is WAY too advanced for me and I don't see it working out unless.. I get a tutor. I hate maths (only because I'm not good at it) and my new teacher Mrs.Duncan has told me it would be best for me to get a tutor because of my situation.

So thats whats I'm going to do right now. The Basketball coach kept us busy all tryouts to the point where after everyone in the gym was sweating a lot. This was the last day of tryouts so the coach really wanted to test us today, doing all the possible drills. Thankfully we're in an indoor gym so we aren't actually dying of heat from the sun.

Everyone started heading home and I caught up with Brent when I saw him not talking to his friend Kevin anymore. Now following close behind him I quickly swooped in-front of him. I was a little more intimidated than i'd like to admit with him being a few inches taller then me  and seeing his muscles from the wife beater he was wearing, I'm sure if any thing happens ill be fine, right?

"Hello friend, I know we got off on the wrong foot from the situation with your sister and stuff but, I have a question." I wanted him to think I was genuine so I tried to be more "professional" than usual and tried not to piss him off, still staring up at his eyes trying to show him i'm not scared. He was staring right back down.

"So now you wanna be cool...Alright then, whats the question?" He answered seeming very confused, his eyebrows in a twist.

"Can you be my tutor for math?"