Kirkland Academy- Interracial Fiction

Kirkland Academy- Chapter 8

Tia came home with her stomach still aflutter with nervous energy. She and Jack sat around talking until long after the sun had set beneath the bright moon and stars overhead. She had lost track of time, and nearly missed her curfew as she and Jack raced back to her home. She did her best to concentrate on her homework, but her mind was still at the beach, fingers intwined with Jack’s talking about their lives. She didn’t know what it was about him that made her open up and share with him, but she had. The two of them had discussed so much, but they didn’t discuss what the day meant for the two of them.

He’d mentioned that he wanted to talk things over with Brittany before anything else happened with between them. He’d given her a parting kiss and assured her that he would see her the next day at school, before pulling away from her vast estate.

“How was school? Did your father get your assignment to you?” Asked Janet as Tia greeted her in the kitchen.

“Yes. He brought my assignment and then nearly started a riot everyone  at school saw the two of us together.”

"How so?" she asked.

"Probably because no one knew he was my father," Tia confessed.

"Tia, you never told anyone about who your father is?" asked Janet, confused by Tia’s confession.

"I told my friends, but I swore them to secrecy," Tia admitted, "I didn’t want to cash in on his name. I wanted to make friends with people who like me for who I am."

"I guess I understand your point, but how were you able to hide the truth for so long?" Janet wondered. The town car that Joe drove Tia to school in each day was not one of the inconspicuous black vehicles that most thought of. The car was personalized with custom Warriors color scheme and personalized plates. Fish’s larger than life persona as the team’s owner and biggest fan, meant plenty of photos of him coming out of or leaving events in the custom designed town car.

"I made Joe drop me off around the block so no one would see me."

Tia’s confession made Janet laugh, thinking of her own high school days when she’d loathed being dropped off in her father’s work van. It was funny how things had changed so much but the principal was still the same.

"It’s probably best if we keep this little exchange between us. If your father found out that Joe let you out of his sight for even a second, none of us would ever hear the end of it."

"Alright. I’m gonna go get changed," Tia said as she left the kitchen, and headed up the stairs.

The chirp of Tia’s cell phone brought her wandering mind back to reality as she toweled off her wet curls, still damp from her shower. She’d wrapped herself in her fluffy robe as she turned over her phone to read the message.

Would you like to grab dinner tomorrow? The message was from Marco, and Tia would be lying to herself if she said she wasn’t disappointed that it wasn’t from Jack. Marco had made mention of putting on a program for the Holidays and wanting Tia to help with the planning and fundraising. She’d forgotten about it until she’d read his message.

I’ll have to double check my schedule, but I’m pretty sure that will work. Tia sent the message out to him, then turned the phone over with a sigh.

"Tia finally came downstairs dressed in her pajamas to find Janet and Fish dancing together in the kitchen as the put away the dishes. Tia stood quietly, observing the two of them, totally in love.

"Hey, Tia, I didn’t see you over there," Fish said with an shy smile. The towering man so many people though of as fearsome, was light on his feet as he swayed and two stepped, putting away the plates and bowls that Janet dried.