Try It If You Want.

The End . (Not Really.)

Cortez's POV

Dear Journal that I'm Forced to write for Ms. Garcia ,

It's here . The end . The end of the home we call "high school" . The bullshit ass place was one of the reasons my ass could've suffered from anorexia and bulimia . The bitch ass place was the reason I acted like the big man in town . I'm so much like my dad and I don't even know it . I'm such an idiot . But it doesn't matter now . This day , Graduation Day , is the day I get set free on my own . It's my choice of what I want to do next . It's all about me now . I have to say , these 4 years went by fast . I remember when I just got here . My nickname , "KC" , started around this time ... Upper class man picked on me , and called me all types of names . "Stupid" , "asshole" , "Dumb bitch" . But it was one insult , about my brother Corey , that set me off . Not about me . Corey . The guy said , "Ha , at least this shithead isn't a fag like his gay ass brother ." I put the guy in the hospital . Broken nose, arm , jaw . Busted lip . Broke his rib cage . No one talks about my fucking brother like that . Corey could barely go on , knowing that he was homosexual . I didn't even understand what to do at first , but all I needed to do was accept him and love him . For who he fucking is . And I did just that . That's why when I found out two of my best friends were gay , it didn't matter to me . I don't care . I just wanted to know directly from them . But hey . Let them do them . But anyway , yeah ... All this fame is about to be over with . Ha ... Was it really worth it ? Now that I wrote this shit down and actually thought about it .... It seems worthless . What is being popular gonna get me ? I applied to colleges , got accepted into one . And I'm not even sure if I wanna be in that line of work ... I'm just babbling on .... I guess this is where I end my reflection . This is the end . Thank you , Brooks High School . It's been fun .

~ Cortez Mitchell

Karyzma's POV

Dear dumb ass journal ,

These past 6 months have been exhausting here at Brooks . The funny thing is that I didn't make any real friends . I'm horrible at socializing . Well , at least I have Cortez . He's gotten better now . He's a lot happier , and he's eating . That's a damn good place to start . I don't think Imma go to college after this . I wanna stay with Strategic if Cortez goes to college , and if he doesn't , Imma stay with him ... Ms. Garcia , if you tell anyone about the next thing I'm about to write , I will slap the shit out of you . But uhm .... I'm pregnant ... And I don't know who the dad is . When Cortez and I had sex , the condom broke ... But when Strategic and I fucked , that ONE TIME , it was unprotected . So I don't know who the dad is ... I might just get an abortion or adoption or something ... I don't know . I'm scared ... But I'll have it figured out , Ms. Garcia . Thanks for everything .

~ Karyzma Channing

Graham's POV

Dear Journal ,

Fuck this school , fuck this city , fuck this state , fuck this nation , fuck the world , fuck you and yo nigga too , I don't give a fuck , fuck yo house , fuck yo car , I fucked your bitch , fuck yo hoe , fuck yo Jordan's , fuck these fuck niggas , fuck yo safe sex , fuck yo music , fuck this class , fuck yo weave , fuck this shit , you stupid bitch . Bye hoe .

~ Graham Brayden

Trevor's POV

Dear Journal ,

Uhm . I honestly don't know what the fuck to say . I love the way you just magically put this assignment on us , you cunt . But anyway ... Yeah , uhm . Have a nice summer . You can hit me up at Georgia State with the bae . Don't hit me up with stupid shit tho . Thanks . Have a nice life , Ms. Garcia . Don't get pregnant again .

~ Trevor Davis

Cameron's POV

You think I'm about to write Dear ? You got me fucked up , I already don't like yo ass because you made me move away from Trevor , you bish . Better be lucky I'm doing this shit . But anyway , all I gotta say is fuck you , I hope you choke on the principal's sperm . You a bitch ass hoe . bye bye ❤️.

~ Cameron Hannibal

Lil Man's POV

Dear Journal ,

Hi , Ms. Garcia . I guess I AM the only that actually likes you . Which sucks . You seem like a nice teacher . If you wasn't such a bitch sometimes ... But yeah . You were the only teacher who called me Damarion . Usually that would pissed me off , but now .. I'm actually pretty glad you did it . Because now I realize my true identity . I feel ... Myself . Just because of Bahja . 😌 well uhm . Have a nice life . Stay connected , Ms. Garcia .

~ Damarion Young

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Cortez's POV

We all met in the cafeteria after the graduation ceremony . All of us : Graham , Damarion , Cam , Trev , Karyzma , Hillary , Diamond , Sapphire , Taylor , and I . I know all of us felt Jay's presence . He was there too . Taylor sighed . "So what now ?"

Cam looked up . "We live life . This is probably the last time we set foot up in this bitch . I'm not coming to no 10 year reunion , not at this fuck ass school ."

Trev smiled and kissed Cam's cheek . Yeah they were meant for each other .

Karyzma laid her head on my shoulder . "It's time to be adults ... Time to live for something worth while. I already am ..." She smiled at me . I smiled back .

Lil Man shuffled his feet . "I'm gonna miss y'all once college year comes . You guys made life real fun ."

Sapphire smiled . "Nah , you'll be too busy fucking Bahja ."

We all laughed except Lil Man .

"Haha , very funny . Me and Bahja have a future ."

Graham held Hillary by her waist behind her . "We all gotta stay in touch . No light skin shit ."

I laughed . "Yeah , you hear that , Dy ?"

She rolled her eyes and smiled . "I couldn't live my life without y'all . I'll hit y'all up more ."

We all nodded .

I sighed . "Well ... Y'all ready to go ...?"

Everyone walked slowly to the front entrance . As we walked to the door , I realized that my motto , Try It If You Want , is getting pretty old . I'm not about this thug life stuff , it isn't worth it . Being tough and hiding your care gets tiring . I wanna start over . I want a new start . With Karyzma . We are gonna get married , and have babies ... Live in a big house , just like Strategic's ... With 2 dogs and a cat . With a nice car . With good jobs . We are gonna live wonderfully with my high school past behind me . It's our time to shine . And my friends will be there with and for us . I can't wait to be an adult . I'm ready for new beginnings , and new ways . Look out world , here we come . We walked out the school and turned to look behind us . I smiled .

"This is The End ... Not Really ."