Taboo

8

Weeks had passed since Christmas and school had just started up again. I had been in my room trying desperately but failing to study when Valentina called.

"You know what? I'm done with black dudes. They really ain't shit, Imma have to get me a sexy Spanish dude. At least I know he'll treat me right.

Valentina's boyfriend had cheated on her yet again and she had called me to vent about it. I was glad that she had called as it had given me an excuse to take a break, though I knew she would never actually leave Andre.

"Valentina, this is like the fifth time you've told me that you were gonna leave him and you still haven't." I replied half-heartedly while twirling my pencil with my fingers.

"Yeah, yeah but this time Imma leave him for real. You know I thought the last time was bad but when I found out that he slept with that ugly ass hoe? Uh uh I'm never speaking to him again." She said with conviction.

I had already had preconceived notions of Andre but my opinion of him worsened when I had met him a couple of weeks back. He had been unashamedly ogling some girl at the park when I had bumped into them while taking my baby cousin out to play. I was disgusted by the way Andre treated her and I told her this but her judgment was clouded.

"Anyway, enough about me, let's talk about your boyfriend."

"My what?"

"Don't act so clueless. Everyone knows there's something going on between you and that weird white guy."

I groaned. "Ugh, not you too." My sister had been badgering me about Ethan since the day we saw him at the church. She had refused to accept that it was strictly business.

"Come on, I see the way you two look at each other. Don't tell me you've never noticed that he can't keep his eyes off you at lunch even though those annoying ass cheerleaders are always all over him."

"What -"

"And don't even deny it. Don't think I don't notice the glances you send his way."

I sighed. "We're literally just doing a project together. After that I doubt we'll even speak again."

"Mhm, whatever you say."

My phone buzzed in my hand, alerting me that at I had received a message.

Speak of the devil. . .

You coming?

"Look I gotta go, but believe me, there's nothing going on between me and Ethan." I said, attempting to convince her.

"Bye Davina." Her tone told me that she didn't believe a word I said.

"Bye."

~

"What are you doing here?" A very pissed off looking Wyatt forcefully inquired. He had opened the door for me when I arrived at Ethan's house.

Whatever thus guy's problem is he better figure it out before I do something I'm going to regret.

My calm exterior definitely did not reflect what I was feeling as I responded. " I'm working on a project with -"

"I know what you're doing." He snapped, very rudely cutting me off mid-sentence.

"And I'm not gonna let it happen. Ethan might be weird as f*ck but he's still part of this family and that means that he would never go for the likes of you." He spat, giving a disgusted look.

"Excuse me?" Was the only response I was able to muster. I was beyond shocked.

"Don't act like you don't know what the f*ck I'm talking about."