Derrick + Miles (boyxboy)

TWENTY SEVEN: BONDING TIME

DERRICK

Me and Troy got all the plans for tomorrow finalized. Now all we gotta do is get everybody to show up.

We were sitting in the garage listening to music and drinking a 12 pack of Bud Light (it ain't no secret we drink bihhhs) just thinking of how in the hell we gone get Grandma, Keldric, and Ma to come without causing suspicion.

TROY: MOM SAYS HER, DAD, PRINCE, AND SHANNAN ARE COMING UP FROM ROCHESTER JUST FOR THIS OCCASION. THEY SHOULD BE ARRIVING TONIGHT SOMETIMES. IT'S A SURPRISE. I'M GONNA GO CHILL WITH THEM FOR AWHILE TONIGHT AT THE HOTEL. THEY DIDN'T GET TO MAKE IT TO MY FIRST GAME CAUSE PRINCE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER. HE'S OK NOW.

DERRICK: GRANDMA WILL BE GLAD TO SEE AUNT JANA.

TROY: I KNOW RIGHT. THEY TALK WEEKLY BUT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER SINCE THE MEMORIAL DINNER WE HAD IN GRANDPA'S HONOR BACK IN FEBRUARY.

DERRICK: I HAVE AN IDEA. WE CAN TELL GRANDMA THAT WE'RE TAKING HER OUT ON HER BIRTHDAY. SHE WILL COME INSTANTLY. I KNOW TORI WILL TAG ALONG CAUSE SHE THINKS
SHE'S​ GONNA GET A FREE MEAL OUT OF THE DEAL.

TROY: THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. WE CAN TELL KELDRIC THAT ME AND YOU ARE TAKING GRANDMA OUT FOR HER BIRTHDAY AND HE'LL BE THERE. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. HE'LL TELL AUNT SELITA AND SHE WILL FOLLOW SUIT.

DERRICK: I CAN TELL MOM AND DAD THAT I'M TAKING THEM OUT CAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN A ROUGH COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'LL BEG UNTIL THEY SAY YES.

TROY: YOU KNOW TO BEG. THAT ALONE IS GONNA TAKE SOME BEGGING. YOU KNOW AUNT BRENDA IS VERY STUBBORN AT TIMES.

DERRICK: HEY ONLY I CAN TALK ABOUT HER LIKE THAT BRO.

TROY: NIGGA BYE. THAT'S MY AUNTIE.

DERRICK: NOW THAT THAT'S ALL SETTLED LET'S JUST SIT BACK AND DRINK FOR AWHILE BEFORE WE PUT OUR PLAN IN ACTION.

TROY: THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. YOU READY FOR THE GAME MONDAY NIGHT?

DERRICK: HELL YEAH. WE GET TO PLAY SPRING VALLEY HIGH. THEY GOOD, BUT THEY AIN'T BETTER THAN MJHS.

TROY: YOU BETTER SAY THAT SHIT AGAIN BRO.

We laughed.

This plan has to work.

It just has to.

I'll let y'all know if it's gonna work 😉

KELDRIC

I spent the whole night at the hotel getting to know Evan and Ronald. They're actually good people. Ronald  is a journalist. Growing up journalism fascinated him. He always knew that was his passion. He also has a degree in business. He's already been hired at the The Manhattan Times as a writer. He also plans on starting his own construction business soon.

Evan plans on going to school with me at MJHS. He's already transferred from his old school. Ronald said they plan on being all moved into their house by next week, which is right down the road from Grandma's. Evan loves all types of music just like I do...Rap, hip hop, r&b, pop, dance, EDM, old school r&b,  alternative rock, old school rock, etc. I found out that Ronald likes some of the same music we do. This is where I get my passion for music I guess.