unexpected.

ch.2

We finally arrived to school and I was the first to hop out the car. "Where you goin mamas?"

"I told y'all I had a test Lukas. Maybe listen next time." I shouted back to him as I hustled on campus.

The first bell had already rung, everyone was going into their classes and mine just so happened to be all the way on the other side of the damn school.

I started jogging through the halls and reached my locker. I quickly glanced at my phone and read the time.

7:57am

God, I'm cutting this shit too close.

I quickly unlocked my locker, grabbed my Calc text book, slammed it closed making sure to lock it before speeding down the hall again.

I checked my phone once more and I only had a minute to 8 left. I could see the door from here.

At this point I started sprinting down the hall.

The bell rung and I stepped in the classroom just as it stopped. "Miss. Travis. Glad you decided to join us this morning. Take a seat."

I nodded heading to my seat immediately as I tried to catch my breath. I plopped my bag on the floor along with my text book.

Mr. Wilcox. One of the most annoying teachers at Eastside. Like don't you see I'm damn near sweating bullets and still made it to your class. Give a girl a break.

He walked down the little pathway of desks and laid out the tests to each and everyone of us.

I rested my head in my hand and looked down at the test. Great, I know none of this shit.

Time went by and I had only attempted 3 of the 7 questions. I swear, the less questions there are on a test, the harder they are. I was quickly knocked out of my thoughts when my phone buzzed in my pocket.

Should I be a savage a look?

Just wait till class is over to check?

I looked up at the clock and saw there was only about 15 minutes left. Cmon Monique, you've got more will power than this...

Nah fuck it, just check it already.

I slowly pulled my phone out my pocket and saw it was Chris. A small smile appeared on my face and I read the message.

"LA. wbu?"

"hm, should i tell u where i live? i still don't know if ur a creepy stalker or sumthin"

I smiled as I pressed send and almost immediately the 3 chat bubbles popped up. "Shit.." I mumbled to myself, then quickly looked up and realized where I was.

"lmao i can promise u i ain't that. but it's coo u ain't gotta tell me"

I bit my bottom lip and decided to tell him the truth.

"i'm from the bay. not too specific but u know where i'm at lol"

"oh shiiit, that's coo. i love the bay, it's nothin but good ass vibes out there"

"yea definitely, but LA.. that must be cool as fuck too right?"

"for sure, but i'm really just out here for work."

"oh, work. you must be an old fella then huh?"

"ahh, i wouldn't call myself old. just an old soul maybe lmao"