i groaned as my alarm blared through out my bed room. i wiped my eyes and sat up in my bed. i rolled my eyes as i thought about this being my junior year of high school. i pushed the covers back as my bedroom door flew open.
"get up." my mother said as she puffed on a cigarette.
i mentally rolled my eyes at her and stood up, heading to the bathroom that was connected to my room.
see, my mother is a very hard working woman. she works at some big corporate place, downtown in detroit. she adores my brother, but acts as though she hates me. his dad sends her money for him every month & my dad disappeared after my mom had me. i can recall some nights, she sat up, drunk and crying about how he left her & how much she cannot stand me because i look just like him.
my brother is literally the perfect child, good grades, nice looking, athletic and then there's me. aaliyah, who struggles in school, is insecure and not athletic. everyday i pray, hoping life would become just a little better, but it seems like i'm being ignored.
after i brushed my teeth and showered, i walked into my room and lotioned my body. i heard a knock at my door & i spoke.
"huh?" i asked
"yo, i'm leaving in 20! hurry up." allen said from the opposite side of the door.
"ok!" i yelled back.
"fuck." i mumbled as i rummaged through my closet. i grabbed my bag of new clothes and threw them onto my bed, rushing to put them on.
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i applied my maroon colored lip stick & fixed my hair. i grabbed my hat & book bag, walking down the stairs. i looked at my mother as she talked to allen. i shook my head at her & i walked to the kitchen.
"i'm ready, al." i said, from behind him.
"good, you only had 5 minutes to spare." he joked as he turned to look at me.
momma cleared her throat and spoke "have a good day & aaliyah apply your damn self, or you won't be shit.." she said, staring into my soul. i twisted my mouth and headed towards the door. allen quickly followed behind me, closing the door as i rushed to the car.
"damn, slow down." he said as he threw his book bag in the back seat. he got in on the drivers side and looked at me.
"don't trip on what momma said." he began "s-she just got some issues. i know you can do it, aaliyah." he gave me a weak smile.
"thanks, al." i said as i looked at my hands.
"you ready, for your first day?" he asked me as we pulled out the driveway.
"yeah." i said, fakely. "boy, you acting like this ain't ya first day." i smirked
"my last first day." he said "i'm a senior, class of 95." he laughed.
keven
"baby." pebbles said through the phone.
"huh? my bad i just woke up." i said as i sat up in my bed.
"can you pick me up? after you shower and stuff? my people left already." she said, fake pouting.
"yeah yeah." i said as i wiped my eye.
"thank you, baby i love you." she said making kissing noises.
"love you more." i said as i quickly hung up and laid back down.
i heard banging on my door and i opened one eye. "what!?" i yelled
"you got 25 minutes till school, pretty boy!" my twin brother, solomon told me.
i hopped out the bed quickly and i fell, landing on my ass. i could hear his annoying ass laugh from the other side of the door. i got up and opened it, bumping past him & running to the bathroom.
after i took a ten minute shower, i brushed my teeth and applied my deodorant at the same time. after i brushed three times, i rinsed my mouth out and ran to my room, throwing on my jersey, jeans and shoes.
solomon watched, while laughing at me. i sprayed on some cologne and sprayed some oil sheen in my hair.
"fuck you." i said to my brother as we ran down the stairs. i grabbed a banana & ran out to the car we shared.
"i should have got you up earlier?" he asked, jokingly.
"yes, motherfucker." i said as i started the car up and drove to pebbles house.
