Huey carries the paint buckets while I carry the bag of brushes and other supplies. I've been talking about painting my room pink for a couple days, so we made a trip to Home Depot to get some paint.
We pass my mother while she makes tea in the kitchen. She wears a knowing smile when she sees Huey.
"Hi, Mrs. Dubois," he says.
"Hey, Huey!" she chirps.
I internally groan.
It's pretty annoying moving all the furniture in my room to paint, but it's a lot easier with Huey's help. Next, we open our paint roller kits and get started. The fumes are pretty strong while we're working, so I open the windows.
I get a funny idea and dip my finger into the paint tray.
"Jazmine, don't you dare," he says.
He tries to dodge my finger, but I end up getting the back of his shirt.
He squints in aggravation. "That was real mature of you."
I snicker.
Then, I scream and dodge his roller as he swings it at me. Paint gets all over the front of my shirt.
"Huey!" I exclaim. I can't help but laugh, "Ohmigod, I hate you!"
"Doesn't feel so good, does it?" he pokes fun.
When we're halfway done, I dip my whole hand into the tray. I chase him through the whole room trying to slap him with him. Then, he takes his paint bucket and sloshes the remaining paint on me. I tackle him, smudging the paint on his face. We get into a tussle, wrestling one another.
"I'm...going to...murder you!..." I groan.
"...You started it!..." he retorts.
My room door swings open. My heart sinks. I can see Mom hiding a smirk. I roll off of Huey.
"You two better clean this up," she chuckles as she leaves, closing the door behind her again.
Huey gives me the side eye. I grin and laugh.
...The Next Day...
Huey and I kiss and part ways when we get to school. We're late again because (you guessed it) I wanted Starbucks, so the campus is empty as I make my way to the English building.
I'm walking down the sidewalk when the black car pulls behind me. Ed and Rummy burst out of the car. Ed throws a sack over my head while Rummy holds me and ties my wrists and ankles together. I scream at the top of my lungs as they haul me to the car and dump me in the trunk.
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What do you guys think is gonna happen?
What do Ed and Rummy want with Jazmine???
Where are they taking her?
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Nobody Likes The Gray Area
أدب الهواةJazmine Dubois... Always the odd one out. Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, one day her school makes national headlines and sparks a number of protests across Maryland, then she has to move to Woodcrest to get away from it all. A wh...
