You Can't Help Who You Fall For

Chapter 2

Jacob.

 Barely got any sleep last night, so when it was time to get ready for school I just laid there. I couldn't believe Craig was dead. On my way to the bathroom I heard Imani singing '" I Wanna Be Down" by Brandy. Imani was a good singer but I'd never tell her that, it would take all the fun out of messing with her.

 After showering and getting dress I went downstairs to eat. While everyone was eating it was silence. My Aunt Maria broke the silence when it was time for her to go to work.  " OK well i have to go now" she said pushing her chair in."the bus stop is i block away from here it comes at 7:30 , so hurry up" Then she rushed out the door.

 Me and Imani finished eating and headed to the bus stop. It took us a while to find it since Aunt Maria never told us what direction it was in. But we ended up finding it when i seen Chresanto , Rayan and a couple other kids who lived on the block.

 As we approached them the bus pulled up right on time. Everyone got on before me so when the bus pulled off i was still looking for a seat. I would have sat with my sister but she sat in the front next to some girl. So i was forced to find a seat in the back of the bus. I found an empty seat at the back of the bus across from Rayan, who was bobbing to the music blaring from his headphones. right before i could say hi or anything at all he spoke.

                                        " Jacob....Right" he yelled as if i was the one wearing the headphones.

                                    " Yea"  I answered hoping he heard me over the loud music.

                                   " Wassup Jay" He said giving me a permanent nickname.

                                      "Nun"

                                     "Where yo sista" He questioned me.

                                      " Oh she sat in the front" I answered again.

                                         "Ya'll need any help with ya schedules"   He Offered.

                                          " Sure " I said as the bus came to a stop.

 Everybody rushed off the bus. When I got off  I spotted  Imani standing next to the flagpole which apparently had no flag on it. When I walked up to her she began to walk to the office as i followed behind her. The Secretary gave us are schedule, after 20 minutes of us trying to get her to hear us  while she was on the phone talking extra loud and ghetto. When we got outside the office Rayan was waiting for us. He held out his hand for our schedules and we gave them to him. Since Me and Imani were in different grades of course we had no classes together and not even our electives together but since Rayan was  a senor too he helped me out a lot but Imani since she was a junior all he could really do was show her the hallway  because we were already late for class.

 We walked into Bio-tech late. Everyone including the teacher was looking at us. I just went to the back of the class with Rayan and sat next to some random girl. The teacher began to talk again as she was before we came in the class room and i just listened.

Chresanto.

 I was sitting in Chemistry on my phone playing 2048, That game was just so hard to beat. Ten minutes went by after the bell had already rung when a girl walked into the classroom. She looked familiar. Oh Yeaa.... I forgot that's Craig's Cousin.... What's her name...uhhh....Umm.. Amari...No... Amani...No. Damn I forgot but its something close to them names.

Ms.Clark looked at her schedule then told her to sit next to me. She then walked over to the table i was at and sat down. She took out her college ruled spiral notebook and began to write whatever bullshit came out of Ms.Clark's mouth because she surely couldn't teach. After a while of playing 2048 . I got tired of it so I looked up from my phone to see that Ms.Clark had assigned us some work to do. Whatever her name was got right to it I guess because she was almost finished. I wanted to at least pass the class so I decided to ask her for help.

           "Wassup" I said

" Hi " She continued to work not even looking at me.

"Your Craig's cousin right" I asked

" Yea and your Chresanto" She said finally lifting up her head.I kinda felt bad she knew my name but all I knew her as was Craig's cousin." Whats your name" I said basically pointing out I didn't know her name.

" Its Imani" She rolled her eyes returning her attention to the paper in front of her. Imani. Yes, at least I was close to what her name was.

"Umm Imani Can you help me with this work"

" Well I don't know "

" Please I really need it " I begged her.

'Sure" she laughed

She helped me a lot in ten minutes than the teacher did the whole year. She was a real laid back girl.That whats cool about her.

"So you live with your Aunt" I asked even though I knew the answer.

Yea she needs company since its a very emotional time for her all she had was Craig and now he's gone so my mom had me and my brother Jacob move in with her " She answered .

" That's nice"

" I guess". I hated that Craig was gone that was my nigga along with Ray but my stupid ass had to not have the gun on safety and I shot him. I haven't slept in days since it happen cause when I close my eyes i see it all over again. Then the bell rung, everyone  left class. Imani asked me where her next class was. I helped her out since she was new and my nigga's cousin so i mind as well be nice to her.