Unfazed

Eleven

It was about 7:40 a.m. on a Monday morning when I heard the garage door open. Julian was still asleep on the couch, laying under me. I panicked by shuffling through the covers for my clothes. The heels of my mother's shoe was clicking and clacking on the floor, and my heart damn-near stopped.

"What in the hell!?," my mom said with sass and anger. For one, I was already late waking up for school, and as a bonus there was a boy, naked, laying next to me.

"Ma, you home," I said surprised. I quickly slipped on my dress from last night and braced myself for an ass whooping.

"Loyalty Parker, get you and this boy out my damn house, before I break my foot in both of y'all asses."

I tapped Julian to wake him. He looked at me crazy, then a startled look swept across his face when he saw my mom. Julian slipped on his pants then grabbed his shirt. I guess my mom's patience was short because she grabbed both of us by our ears and put us out.

"Momma please," I pleaded. I heard the lock click knowing she was serious. I sucked my teeth and poked my lips out.

"I ain't going to school stankin'," I declared. He licked his lips before he spoke,"Look, I'm going to go get ready at my Pop's house, then I'm going to meet up with you at school, aight?"

I cracked a smile before I kissed his cheek. He waved his hand in front his nose as if something was stink. I rolled my eyes before I spat out,"Go to Hell."

"You wasn't saying that when I was all up inside-"

"Boy, shut up," I said before I hopped in my car. He pulled off first then, I followed after him.

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"Please let her be home," I wished before I pulled up at Taylor's house. As I was about to knock, the door opened. "DAMN!," she yelled sizing me up.

"Girl, you look a mess," she added. I sighed, "Can I please get ready here?"

"I'm gonna miss the bus," she complained. I held up my keys, before I stepped in her house.

I shuffled through the clothes in her closet after I took a quick shower. I found a black hoodie and a pair of high-waisted spiked leggings. "So what happened to you, and, be honest," she demanded wasting no time.

Okay, then. I ain't leaving no details out since she wanna know so much. "We fucked last night. My mom had caught us early this morning and she put me out, cause she was mad, leaving me with no clothes."

" 'Bout time, now I wanna know what really happened," she urged. As I put on her leggings, I went to look for some shoes. I found the black Timberlands she borrowed from me that she never gave back.

"So, he came over, then all I know we was kissing. I got on top and bam! It happened," I explained slipping the shoes on.

I put my hair in a donut bun leaving a few strands out from my temple. I grabbed my phone, and my keys and headed for the door. Taylor followed behind me grabbing her book bag.

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I was a little late for second period, which was Biology. I spotted Julian then, Miracle sitting next to him. She turned around and gave me a mischievous smirk. My blood boiled knowing she was doing this shit on purpose. I took a random seat and braced myself for a long lecture knowing how Mr. Trevelli is.

"So, there will be a class project with partners. The partners for the class project are as follows," he read from his steel clipboard.

"Ronnie and Miller."

"Julian and Miracle." When he said those two names I already knew there was going to be drama in the future between me and her again. Hopefully, she will remember that one ass whooping and be careful.

"Valerie and Imani."

"Unique and Falen."

"Kaven and DeAndre."

"Loyalty and Rodney." My head immediately turned to Rodney. He winked at me and placed a smirk on his face.

"Hol' up. Wait, nope. Nope. Uhm, can I please get another partner. This ain't gonna work," I explained standing up leaning over the lab tables.

"Ms. Parker, I'm afraid not. I picked these pairs for a reason. Now, sit down you're disturbing the class period."

I huffed sitting back down waiting for the first lunch period bell to ring. Less than 5 minutes later, the bell rung and I quickly ran to the Cafeteria.

As much as I like to focus on school, I definitely didn't want to be paired up with Rodney. I'm pretty sure that the teacher tried me on purpose.

I sat at the lunch table for which I had reserved for Julian and Taylor. I tapped my pink coffin-shaped nails against the table nervously before I heard someone sit down.

"Hey, future partner," he said. I looked up at him staring into his dark brown eyes with irritation.

"Rodney, this seat is taken," I raised my voice at him.

"I don't see nobody sitting here," he replied smartly. Just as he said that Julian came to the table with some Wendy's. Taylor followed behind him with her nasty school lunch.

"Yeah, I am," Julian exclaimed as he mean mugged him. Rodney, who was shook up, quickly moved out of his way.

Miracle walked her ugly pit bull ass over to my table for some unknown reason. She sized me up before she whispered in Julian's ear, "Here's my number for our project."

She winked and twisted away as all the horny boys in the school looked at her backside.

"Watch that bitch," Taylor whispered in my ear.

I laughed out loud as I spread mayo on my Chicken Sandwich. "Fuck that hoe," I calmly said as I took a bite of the sandwich. Before Julian could put the paper in his pocket, I snatched it and tore it in pieces.

"Now, why did you do that?," he asked poking his cheek with his tongue. I stayed silent as I dumped my trash and grabbed my car keys. Taylor and I were planning to ditch the last two periods of the day.

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I walked in her house that smelled like straight Black n' Milds. "Ugh, that scent is in the walls. You need to spray this place down with some Febreeze," I complained as I plopped on her bed watching her pull a small sack out of her bra.

"Please, you think your all that because you got some dick," she shot back.

She took out some rolling paper. After she rolled up about six blunts, she lit it up and passed it to me.

"Go slow, this time," she reminded me of the time I choked on the blunt when we last hung out.

I parted my lips and wrapped my soft lips around the fat blunt. I slowly inhaled the smoke as the smooth taste filled my mouth and entered my lungs.

I blew it out slow through my mouth feeling the high taking over me. I passed it over to Taylor who gazed at the blunt like it was a gold mine. She licked her lips before she inhaled slow and exhaled smoothly.

After the blunt was gone, I had enough while Taylor was still smoking the rest of the weed she had rolled up. I checked the time to see that time already passed and school was over.

I had grabbed my phone, my keys and headed to the door. Taylor didn't pay one bit of attention to me, which was fine. I didn't have to worry about her mouth or her attitude.

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As I made it home, I saw a familiar car in the driveway. I slid the key inside the keyhole, to open the door and see, Jackson sitting on the loveseat.

"Loyalty, please, let's talk."