* Josiah Thompson *
" JOSIAH!!!" Mama shouted from her room. I groaned and headed down the hall to her room, I opened her door as it made creaking noise. I looked around her dirty room, with glasses, clothes, shoes, and a messed up bed. " Yes?" I questioned looking at her. " Can you give me a glass of water?" She questioned even though we all know it was a command. I nodded an walked out her room, and downstairs to the kitchen. " Drake walked inside the kitchen blasting his beats, grabbed a soda an walked outside. Drake is the quiet one around the house, but can very loud. He's Independent, he's not a loner he has plenty of friends. He's also very over protective, he sticks up for all of us like we all do to each other. Yea he'll cuss at me, but only if I do something wrong.
I got mama a glass of water, and went up to her room. " Thank you beautiful. " Mama smiled. " Mom, can we talk?" I questioned sitting on the end of her bed. " Sure, we can talk about anything. " She said getting comfortable. I hesitated, but words starting slipping. " Okay, I really cae for you mom, and I'm worried that you might die or something if you keep smokjung and going to clubs. Your very important to me. And I care about you, just try to stop. I'll help you if needed. " I said looking into her big chocolate brown eyes. " I'm touched that you said that Josiah, but i don't know if I can stop. it's a way to release my pain, you know?" She questioned. " No mom, your just hurting yourself more, none of you ememories will go away. And plus your hurting your children too. The ones that look up to you. " I stood up an walked to the door. " Please just think about it. i'm not telling you how to live your life, but you'd stop or try to if you love us. " I went over to her an hugged her. She didn't hug back til I didn't let go for about 2 mins an held her tighter. " I'll try. " She kissed my side of my face. I smiled an let go, I walked out an went back into my room and watched spongebob.
* Next Day *
My alarm clock started beeping. I hurried up an shut it up an 97.9 music started playing. I swea that beeping gone make me kill myself. I did my hygiene stuff and then, put on some acid washed skinny jeans, some red vans, a Marliyn Monroe cover girl top, with some red lipstick, my hair oiut into an afro, and put on some pearls. I walked towards full length mirror an smiled. I walked out my room, an went downstairs. I put my beats into my ipod 4, and turn it up to 100 an blasted stay the night. I grabbed 3 pancakes onto my plate that Joyce probably made. I was about to leave when Jewel and Damien walked downstairs. " Sup lil sis. " Damien said. " Hey. " I said in my grumpy tone. " Wassup withy you? " He asked spinning his basketball on his index finger. " I don't know. I'm just mad. " I said grabbing my bookbag an apple an leaving the house. I was walking up to my bus stop, texting my bestie Deja, Lala, Cyan, an Arlenis.
(15 Lala is african, 15 Deja is black an white, 15 Cyan is black, puerto rican, an domincan , 15 Arlenis is dominican and white, me i'm black, native american, white, asian, an mexican )
I bumped into another body, an I almost fell, until he grabbed my hand an I pulled myself up. " Watch where you going. " I said with an attitude an walked passed him. " A thank you would do. " He said. I waved my hand back at him not bothering to look back.
Cyan, Dejanae, Lala, an Arlenis finally arrived at the bus stop. " Hey Jboo. " Cy said. " Hey. " I said looking at my phone. " Wassup mannn. " Arlenis said throwing up the peace sign an looking up to the side. " Hey. " I chuckled. Dejanae an Lala just gave me a hug. " I need to talk to you. " I said pointing to Cy an Lala. " Why not us? " Arlenis questioning. " Fine. I'm just mad. " I shouted. " Why?" Lala questioned. I fell to the ground an pulled my knees to my chest, an cried softly but you heard my sniffs. " What's wrong Jboo?" Cy questioned sitting next to me. " Josiah, you know we're here for you." Lala said. " You don't have to tell us now, cause the bus coming. So dry those tears and tell us later at school." Deja said. I stood up an wiped my tears away. I got onto the bus an we all tried to squeeze into the biggest seat, so Arlenis just sat on Cy's lap. I leaned onto the window close my eyes, an once they opened tears fell from my eyes. I soon just fell asleep, since I got a headache.
I woke up from Dejanae shaking me. I opened my eyes an put on my bookbag an got off the bus. I walked inside the school with all our arms locked in each others loops. I had a pictures in my mind of what happened. But here's the part i don't know why i'm mad.
Is t my exam scores? That i'm on my period? Or I have a feeling something bad is going to happen to me?
" Josiah." Deja said. " Huh wassup. " I said looking up from my ipod. " Are you going to Lala's party Saturday?" Deja questioned. " Maybe, I have to ask Joyce an Drake. " I said. " They're gonna say no, sneak out. " Cyan suggested. " And if i'm caught?" I questioned with an attitude. " Then say your sleeping over at Lala's. " Arlenis interjected. " Okay. " I shrugged. " Okay what's wrong? " Lala questioned. " I don't know. I'm mad an I don't know. " I said. " You can't mad on the last day of school mannnn, put those behind you, an enjoy the last day. " Arlenis said. " I brought some homemade brownies. " I smiled. " Did Joyce an Jewel make em? " Cyan said with wide eyes. I nodded quickly an pulled them out my bookbag. Once Lala saw them she started laughing an jumping up an down clapping. " What the f***?" Cy said looking at her crazy. We all burst out laughing an walked to breakfast.
" Oh my gosh. " I said hidding my face with my hands. " What?" Lala an Deja questioned looking at me. " Jbooo, Isaiah coming this way. " Cy said hitting me. I jerked up an smiled as he walked towards me. " Stay cool, J. " I mumbled to myself looking down. " We'll be right back, Josiah." Lala said smiling. I looked at thhem like no, but all they did was laugh an go to the bathroom. Isaiah sat down next to me, an wrapped his arm around my waist. " Hey. " He smiled. " Hey. " I said softly. " What's wrong. " He said with concerned eyes. Oh my gosh his gray eyes are so pretty. " Nothing. " I said playing with my fingers. He turned to the side, an lifted my chin with his thumb an index finger. Tears were streaming down my face. For a sec I thought he was about to cry too, but he didn't. " It's just my life is hard. I always have to help out with my mama. People depend on me to support them an do things for them, mostly likely I can't. An then I think i'ma fail." I said with cracks in my voice and looking back down." I understand that. " Isaiah said lifting my head up by my chin. He leaned in an my heart started pounding.
Soon his lips touched mine gently an passionately. I kissed back, an murmured. " I love you. " " I love you too. " Isaiah whispered after the kiss. " Everything will be fine doe. I hope that makes your day. " He said leaving an smiling at me with his perfect straight white teeth, with fangs. I smiled back, with my top an bottom row or fangs an perfectly white teeth. I dumped my tray an ran to our fav bathroom. " Y'all. " I said busting through the door.
" How'd it go?" Lala questioned rushing to me. " What y'all talk about?" Dejanae said. " Guys tooooo many questions. " I said. " That was only too. " Arlenis said looking at me like are you serious. " You know I hate questions. " I said smiling. " Okay tell us what happened. " Lala said smiling. " Why you smiling nothing good happened to you. " Deja said. I chuckled. " Anyway, he kissed me." I said spinning around an falling to the ground. " I thought you weren't focused on boys. " Arlenis said. " I'm not, that's why i ain't dating him, til i'm ready. Secondly it's the last day of school. " I said.
Jewel To The Side
