Mine Then, Mine Now

7

I collapsed on my bed, it was 5 pm.
Jay had just dropped me off, we talked a lot more after he told me about this mom.

I think it went well, considering he invited me to his house, I declined reminding him I needed to be home by six, but he simply just pushed the date forward.

So I plan on going this Friday, after school. But I still have to ask for permission.

I get changed, I feel so full, I feel as if I might burst my jean button open.

So I quickly resolve that problem by putting on my Hollister sweatpants.

Then I put on a black tank top, because the house was hot, despite it being september.

I ran down the curved stairs, and sat at the couch with my mom, my dad was out buying things at home depot with Caleb and Marcus.

Kim was making herself a sandwich at the island counter.

I placed my head in my mom's lap and she put aside her Macbeth book, which she took from my room.

"What's up mija?" She asked, her fingers played with my hair.

"Not much, can I go somewhere on Friday?" I asked, I wasn't gonna waste my time on sugar coating everything.

"Depends, where is it your going and with who?" She asked furrowing her dark eyebrows.

"I'm going to Jay's house and with Jay, he asked me to help him with his little...brother." I hesitated, was brother the correct term?

Jay didn't think of Augustus as a nephew, that's for sure, he made that very clear.

"The football player? I saw him at football tryouts, he's really good,you know, for a junior that is." She was always like this, nobody could ever top her lovely Caleb, but she was like that with us Too.

Nobody could top Caleb's football, nobody could top Marcus's spelling, nobody could top Kim's skating,
And nobody could top my writing.

That was of course in her opinion, and god help anybody who dares oppose my mothers opinion.

"So can I go?" I asked.
She put her finger to her mouth, "Yes."

I smiled, my mom still had an accent, she knew english but it was a bit rusted, so her yes sounded more like, jes or yest.

Kim walked into the living room, she wore shorts and a black hoodie.

My mom looked at her outfit, "I don't understand you guys! Jackie your wearing a tank top with sweatpants, and Kimmy your wearing a jacket with shorts!?"

Kim looked annoyed, "Mama, its called a hoodie."

My mom waved her hand at her, "whatever, se ven ridículas."
(Whatever, you look ridiculous)

"Its fashion, ma" I said, sitting up so my head was no longer on her lap.

"Back when I was your age..." she began, and I knew I would not be able to get out of this story.

But I loved days like these...

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"So how'd it go?" Audrey asked as soon as I walked into the bathroom.

She texted me earlier to meet her in the bathroom before class.

Nick came out of the stall, the same way Damien from mean girls did.

Except none of the girls screamed, one of the girls opened her mouth to say something but Nick beat her to it, "say something Karen, I dare you to, we all saw you and John Carter having sex under the bleachers, Ya nasty, hope you get an STD!"