Loved By The Ghetto (Urban)

Chapter 8

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"Don't screw me! Do you want me to take out your eyeballs? You're so lucky Shanae stopped me when she did you know. I would have mashed you up! Mashed. You. Up! I'm not even playing. You know what, I'm in school now and there is no threat of a late detention. Let's fight now! Shanae hold me back, hold me back fam!!!" she exclaims, causing students walking in the gate to stare at us. I do nothing. Mr Miller looks at me with a 'really? Is she for real doe?' look. I shrug. "Oh, your lucky she held me back! Your life would have been over!" she continued shouting at him and he just stared at me with the same look. She then started being really weird and starting jumping and barking in his face. He sighed and rolled his eyes. As she jumped, he put his hand up and grabbed her face,stopping her from jumping.

"Ay, what you doin' fam? Do I look like an idiot? Remove your fingers from my face!" she kept on yapping at him and he pushed her face away from him, causing her to stumble and fall back. He  shook his head and looked at me with a warm smile. "Ah, Shanae! You have finally decided to join us!" I smile back.

" Yes I have Sir."

"You've missed a lot of school but you'll be able to get back with boosters and extra help in lessons if you need it. That cool yeah?" he asked, his hand in a fist out to me.

"Yeah, that's cool." I spud him.

"Are you for real?" says Sharnell. I don't understand. Everyone hates him but he is so cool! He's one of my favourite teachers!

"Yes I am for real." I reply.

"Oh, and I see you've bagged yourself a new chap!" I look at him confused. "The guy you hugged." Ooooh. He didn't recognise Reuben because of his clothing. "Oh. Yeah. Anyway, see you later Sir." I say walking away from him.

"See ya." he replies.

We walk into the humanities block and go to the elevator since I can't get up the stairs with my crutches. We come out laughing at Sharnell's remark about Sir's toupee. I turn left and my smile leaves my face. Our eyes lock and emotions consume me. Who am I faced with? You guessed it; Tashard.

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I felt every emotion under the Sun. I was furious, hurt, frightened, mortified etc etc. His eyes widened and he had the cheek to smile at me. I felt like I was about to blow up there and then. Suddenly, he mouthed "I'm sorry" to me and I wanted to burst into tears. I started shaking, my breathing came out in short gasps and my face scrunched up into that face you do when you start crying.

"It's okay Shanae. I'm here for you girl, he ain't gonna hurt you no more." whispers Sharnell from behind me. She gently puts her hands on my shoulders and squeezes them, turning me away from him. My eyes welled up and we started walking away. I turned my head around and Tashard was standing where I was standing, with a tear trickling down his face.

"I'm so sorry about what happened to you Shanae, it must have been hard for you to see him again." Sharnell says to me quietly. I nod a response. We go around the block, taking the long way to tutor because of him.

Sharnell opens the grey door for us and holds it for me to walk in.

All eyes were on me and the hubbub stopped.

"What're you all staring at?" questions my tutor Miss Gallaway. Her eyes follow the eyes of everyone else and her eyes land on me. Her eyes widen in shock. "Oh my gosh, Shanae!" she hastily rises from her chair at the computer and walks to me, her long white skirt flowing around her. She opens her arms wide and wraps them around me. She is a woman in her mid fifties. She was wearing a white fitted long sleeved blouse, a long, ankle length white cotton skirt, and white clogs. Totally not my style but it works for her. She has tanned skin and her face is lined with wrinkles, being frown lines and laugh lines. Her shoulder length naturally straight blonde hair is pulled back into a clip, minus her full fringe. White teeth are put on display when she smiles. After about 15 seconds, she pulls away. I smile at her.