No Games (ON HOLD)

two.

Dominique Williams.

"Daddy!" I yelled loudly as I threw my book bag on my kitchen island. "I'm home!"

Waiting for a response, I realized my Dad was most likely in the backyard, so I decided to wait until he gets back inside. This Georgia weather is playing no games, and I was trying to beat the heat whenever possible.

Going up the spiral staircase, I went inside my room and collapsed on my bed. I don't know what gotten into me last school year, but deciding to do three AP classes might have been a mistake. Of course it was to impress Spelman with these classes i'm taking this year, but I realized I actually have to have high grades in the AP classes to even impress them.

After thinking about how i wasgoing to get these classes in order, I went downstairs to get something to eat. Then, I noticed the last person I thought I would see in the kitchen.

"What are you doing here?" I asked with my eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

My cousin, Jasmin, looked me up and down with disgust and went into the family room with cinnamon toast crunch. My cinnamon toast crunch.

Jasmin and I never liked each other. Well, she never liked me for some reason, so I kept the same energy she had towards me right back to her. Our families never seen each other, besides the yearly family reunion that we had. It's always been that way, and I never knew why. I tried to ask my Mom when she was here, but she always told me that not everyone has your best interest in heart, even your own blood.

Storming outside to find my Dad with a huge mess trying to make a garden like my Mom used to do around this time, but he failed miserably.

"Why is Jasmin here, dad?" I asked.

"Well nice to see you too, Nique." he laughed while getting up off the grass and dusting his knees off with his hands.

I crossed my arms and straight faced him until he spoke again.

"Stop that, Dominique. Your auntie Michelle wanted her to come down here to Georgia for the rest of her senior year. They said that having her in Chicago was making her worse and worse, so they wanted to let her spend some time with you." He sighed.

"She has never even talked to me once our entire lives, and you think I want her near me the rest of my senior year? She doesn't even like me!" I whined like a little kid that wouldn't get their way.

I know i'm overreacting a little.. okay maybe a lot, but who would want to spend time with someone who clearly doesn't like them or has never had a civil conversation with them?

"Dominique, she is your cousin. I know she may be a little shy, but she is your cousin. Be nice." He insisted.

Yeah, a little shy my behind.

"Ok dad." I mumbled. "I'm about to go to work."

He walked over to me and put his arm around my shoulder. "Don't be so down, you need to hang around a girl, aren't you getting tired of Dominic?"

No.

"You're right, Dad. I'll talk to her before I leave out to go to work." I smiled up at him.

"That's my girl." he smiled down at me and kissed me on the forehead. "Now get ready for work."

"Ok, boss man." We both laughed and I headed upstairs to get ready.

After about thirty minutes of getting ready, I was ready to go subway and prepared to get yelled at by customers about sub sandwiches my whole shift.

As I headed downstairs, I heard my cousin Jasmin laughing at Sky from black ink crew in the family room. I always thought she was so pretty, with her tall slim frame, I knew every guy at Freewell High School would be trying to be get at her— but as long as it wasn't Dominic, I wouldn't give a damn.

As I came inside the spacious family room, I noticed she wasn't laughing at the television, she was laughing at Dominic.

"Yo, Dom!" Dominic greeted me as he gotten up to engulf me in a tight hug, as if he didn't just me at school.

Not like I was complaining.

"Hi, Dominic. Thanks for keeping my cousin company." I stated and looked over at Jasmin, while she mean mugged me.

"Of course. You getting ready to go to work?" He asked, noticing my subway uniform on.

"Yup." I responded, popping the p.

"Yo Jasmin, you know they hiring. You should go up there and work with Dom, the tips mad nice too." Dominic told Jasmin and she looked over at me.

"Hmm. I just might, especially if I get to work with you." She smirked at him while batting her eyelashes, obviously trying to flirt with him in my face. Of course it hurt, but there was no point of getting jealous over a boy that obviously wasn't yours.

He laughed and scratched the back of his neck, "Nah, I got fired. My boss caught me taking home about five subs."

She laughed loudly like it was the funniest joke she heard in her life and I almost gagged.

"Well, I have to go ladies. It was nice meeting you Jasmin." He nodded at her and gave me a hug once again.

"See you." I smiled at him.

I looked over at Jasmin while she kept her mean mug at me, and I just shook my head.

"Look Jasmin, I don't know what your problem is with me, but I have no hatred or animosity towards you. I actually do want to get to know you and become closer together. You're my cousin after all, let's drop the unknown beef." I spoke up.

I was actually surprised at my sudden confidence to confront her. I'm glad I'm becoming less timid and more confident as each day passes.

"Look, Dominique." She huffed and looked down for a second before and looking back up at me. "I just.. didn't think you would like me."

"What?" I asked, genuinely confused.

"Dominique, you live in this big house in Georgia, family and friends that loves you, and I know you are going places with yourself. I'm not doing anything with myself. I'm actually kind of glad I came down here instead of being in Chicago, I don't know where I would've ended up." She expressed to me shaking her head.

I walked over and sat next to her, giving her a hug. "Don't ever think I'm too good to speak to you, my own cousin at that. We are family, I would never think you are beneath me at all." I reassured her.

"Okay." She smiled at me and gave me a hug right back.

"Let's go to subway and get you an application, we need all the help we can get." We both laughed and headed to my car.

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Well.. 🌚

That was all over the place to be honest, but this will all come together pretty soon.

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