Melrose High

chapter 1

"Nah girl he's fine" my girl Julie exclaimed her hazel eyes wide.  

I sighed and shook my head. Julie is boy crazy, catches feelings for any boy and every boy that looked her way. Basically she was type insecure.

"What he look like Julz' cause ya definition of fine is the opposite of every bodies" I said closing my locker, which by the way is smaller than a cubby in kinder-garden.

Julie nodded her head making her long raven hair go wild- she was Puerto Rican so no weave up in there.

"Tall, dark skin and a Mohawk kind of like Prodigy from mindless behavior" immediately my ears perked up. I loved mindless behavior with all my being and if a nigga looked like prod then hey I'm down.

"But I already called dib sooooo' back off Valentina" she said playfully shoving me. I smiled but let's be real if I wanted something I don't care if you got a signed letter from god, I'm getting what I want point blank period.

Our other friend Zara zipped past us into home room followed by Adam' this tall lanky boy who was practically in love with her. He,d even payed for her lunch two weeks straight! Talk about head over heels.

"Ladies get in the class" our home room teacher Mrs. Ty said.

Home room a.k.a. first period English was my favorite class mainly because I wanted to be a writer when I got out of college and plus Mrs. Ty didn't even act like a teacher she was more our friend when the principle Wasn't around.

I took my seat at my regular table consisting of Zara, Alicia, Jayce (this really cute white boy) and Eboni (also a new student this year). I threw a glance. Over at Julie. I could see her blushing from a mile away and she hasn't even met the boy. Lawd!!!!!!

"Yo Valentina you gotta pencil?" Jayce said poking me in my side creasing my well ironed uniform shirt. I rolled my eyes 

"Didn't I give you one yesterday?"  

He smiled "Yea but I lost it when me and Jake where crossing the border".  

I laughed Jayce always made up these stories on how in another life he and his equally as stupid brother had to cross the border even though their white. Hell the only white kids in our entire school. I handed him the pencil and he flashed a goofy smile. That boy is crazy.

"Okay morning meeting, uh well nothing in here really applies to grade 9 except the student replacing Millan"

Millan got kicked out of school for keying some teachers car back in august.

Right away Eboni's had shot up "boy or girl"  

Ty crossed her legs and sat Indian style on the wooden desk upfront "wait and see Eboni". At that everybody sighed including me. The suspense was killing me not that I'm nosey just that if it was a boy and he was cute Julie would hold it over my head forever.

I sat up in bed,slamming down on my alarm clock so hard I thought I broke it. I have been reliving that day for a month now and it was getting old. I inhaled a breath and just sat for a minute. So peaceful, so Serene.

"Valentina! Get up your gunna miss the bus" my mom said breaking my serenity bubble, well so much for the calm before the Melrose storm.

 I quickly took my shower trying to think positively, but that was a very hard task since i went through social hell everyday. The hot water warmed and awakened my tired skin and my tropical body wash engulfed the bathroom in it's scent. After my shower i got dressed in the same old thing everyday. My navy blue and khaki uniform. I swear if  i have kids I will never put them in a school where they have to were uniform, cause I HATE IT.

Ring, Ring! My phone went off, I know who it was immediately: my best friend Mackenzie.

To say me and Mackenzie have a miracle friendship is an understatement. Last me and her hated each other, even got in a fight. But i don't know the first day of school this year we just clicked. Honesty I kind of feel like i missed out on her great, crazy personality. My phone went off again meaning Kenzie was getting impatient.

Kenzie: Wake up sleepy head!

i rolled my eyes.

Me: I'm already up

Kenzie: Good cause you needa getcha friend

Sighed. Mackenzie and Julie were always arguing mainly over me or something stupid. Yesterday Julie threw a book at Kenzie cause she "saw" Kenzie flirting with Jawan, Julies boyfriend and the root of the problem.

Kenzie: She swear i want him tho. like NO BITCH he ugly, smellin like damn basement.

Me: lol. Just stop paying attention to her. shes just over reacting

Kenzie: but hes sooo ugly tho. like death look better than him, Y, Y would god do that make someone so ugly

Me: u getting a one way ticket to hell for that one lol

I put my phone along with my unfinished fifth period math homework in my  purple messenger bag and headed down stairs. We lived in an old Victorian like house so everything and i mean everything creaked and squeaked and sounded like it would collapse any second. The smell of bacon and eggs wafted up my nostrils making my stomach growl from hunger. My mom's from Mew york but was raised by her grandma in the south, so cooking every meal like it was your last was natural for her.

"Valentina you better sit down and hurry up. That bus aint gon' wait for you"she said setting a plate down in front of me. i nodded my head causing my box braids to swing back and forth a little bit. I ate quickly, brushed my teeth and out the door i went.

As usual the bus was thirty minutes late. Hmmm and mom said I was gunna miss it. he bus was another place i was socially awkward. If everything was peaches and dreams i Would me sitting with Julie, in front of us would be Zara and Karina. But things are different now which meant i sat by myself unless Julie wanted to "talk".

"Tina can i tak to you?" what did i tell you Julie is cray cray. One minute she hates you then the next she want to talk.

"Yes Julie" i sighed as i slung my book bag on one of the black leather seats, plopping myself in it. Julie sat up and pushed her curly black hair out of her face.

"Okay so I know not everyone has a relationship like mines but" she paused.. so dramatic. "I cant have you talking to Jawan. I mean i know you are Friends"  she hit the air quotes on friends " But you need to stop."

i sat there for a minute then turned toward her "Julie do you really think i want a relationship were i doubt my boyfriend and cry all the time because  I'm insecure? NO, No i don't. so stop thinking that just cause you got a man don't mean you can say anything to anybody. K" I turned back around and put my head phones in. I could already feel that today wouldn't be a good day.