One Night

1

Kiara

"Let's go to the mall after school" I said to Mimi...

So Mimi, short for Mi'rah (pronounced how it looks) is my cousin but she's practically like a sister though, we grew up together her mom passed away and my mom took her in and when my mom passed away our grandma took us in. Then my dad came home from prison and took me and my brother, Kihrao (pronounced ki- row).

But due to the court system my dad wasn't allowed to move us to a different state, we had to stay in the same school systems and all that crap, that's the only way I got to stay with my best friend also my cousin Mi'rah.

"Are you forgetting we have practice tonight" she said shutting her locker

"Mimi, I love Ms.D but dance team can survive one night without us" I said wrapping my arm around her shoulder

"You are absolutely right.... Except your absolutely wrong" she said pushing my hand "there's a new 8-count tonight and Ms. D said it was complicated so we can't miss it" she said picking up her book bag walking away

Mimi is really dedicated to school, she's that kid that shows up on Senior Skip day just cuz she doesn't want to mess up her school records. I know lame, but I love her for it because she keeps me in check.

I was voted team captain last semester and as a requirement I'm supposed attend all practices with the exclusion of overwhelming sicknesses or overwhelming family circumstances and going to the mall is not either one of those but I can say that it is.

I think that Mimi just doesn't want to go because her boyfriend will be at basketball practice and she might be able to get a ride home that's not the only ride she'll be taking that night if you know what I mean.

"I'll see you at practice Kiara... When we learn this difficult 8-count" she yelled in the hall

I turned and walked to the last class of the day English... My favorite subject with my least favorite teacher.
But the late bell rang so i had to beat the hall sweep.

"Ms.Prince you're late" the teacher yelled

"Sorry i ha-"

"Another surprise dance team meeting, or maybe this time you had to check your cell phone" she said

So let me explain.... Various time im late to this class cause A. It's on the other side of the school and B. Because i spend way more time talking in the halls then I should so I've lied and said there were dance team things and then I've said my phone was taken and i played monkey in the middle with it and like all the rest of my antics it's come back to haunt me.

"Uhh no actually-"

"Or this time was your boy toy in the hall" she said making everyone turn and look at me

"Well i actually dont have one... If you must know I had-"

"Oh everyone quiet I'd love to hear this one" she said

Now see I could've said the truth and sat down like the good student i actually am... But for some reason I didn't.

"Well we both have vaginas and most of the people in here do too so if you must know i was changing my damn tampon" I sat down as everyone else's mouth dropped.

Mrs. Wallace stretched her arm out and point to the door, which meant one thing
Dean's Office

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"Also you can not speak to a teacher with such language-"

"I said damn- its not like i dropped the F bomb" i interrupted