The Girl Next Door || J. Cole & Taraji P. Henson

T h i r t y

Jermaine -

"Baby please tell me," Taraji whined as she poked out her lips.

"Bae I'm not telling you, it ain't even September yet chill," I said as I walked up the steps to the school. I sat down on the bench to relax. It was only 10:30 and my class didn't start until 11:00.

Taraji was up getting ready for her class so she Face- Timed me before we got started with our day. "Baby," she pouted as she poked out her lips.

"That shit ain't gone work girl, I'm not telling you," I replied.

"Ugh I can't stand yo big head ass, baby I wanna pickle soooo bad," she whined.

"I got one," I grinned. She looked into the phone and rolled her eyes while smirking.

"Not that pickle, A regular pickle, and we don't have any I ate them last night," she replied as she continued flat ironing her hair.

"Why you eating so many pickles girl?" I asked.

"I don't know I been craving them," she said as she finally picked up her phone so I could see her beautiful face.

"Mm, you look so pretty baby,"

"I know," she giggled. I rolled my eyes and looked at the time. "Don't be putting me on pause girl,"

"Baby hold on I'm trying to take a picture, so you can have a new lock screen," she laughed.

"You ain't even got me as yo damn lock screen though so I'm bout to change mines,"

"Change it to who?" She said taking me off pause.

"Nia long fine ass," I said licking myself right before she hung up on me. I laughed my ass off calling her back but her shit kept saying unavailable. So I sent her text and she texted me back having me dying laughing.

Bae 😍💞 : The Sprint customer you have reached is single and unable to answer their cellar device please try not again.

I called and her and we both started laughing then all of a sudden she started crying which shocked the hell out of me.

"Bae," I said shocked. "What?" She said sobbing. "What's wrong with you man we was just laughing now you crying,"

"I DONT KNOW!" She yelled. "Yo man you better calm that shit down," I said as I got up off the bench. She yelled and then I heard shuffling in the back ground.

"Must be that time a month," I laughed as I walked up the steps into the building.

"Baby I'm about to head to class I'm gone call you later on tonight when I get off work," I said as I walked onto the elevator.

"Noooo call me before and after work," she whined.

"Iight baby but I'm bought to get going,"

"Why you rushing me off the phone, you didn't even tell me you love me,"

"I love you baby," I said along with giving her two kisses through the phone.

"Keep yo dirty kisses, but I love you too and you better call me before and after work Lamar,"

"Iight babe,"

"K, love you bye,"

"Love you too," I said as I hung up the phone. I shook my head laughing before popping some gum in my mouth. I walked into the classroom only to spot Melissa. She hadn't been to class in damn near a week.

Everybody was worried about her. "Yo what's going on?" I asked as I sat down next to her. My phone started going off the hook vibrating and I looked to see several text messages from Taraji.