Quiet One

Quiet One #9

Over the past couple of weeks, things have been going good.

School's been good, I'm passing all my classes.
TA's getting easier and Mr. Vandross finally got the hint and stopped flirting with mama.
Mama was given a promotion for assistant principal but turned it down because she loved her classes and students too much to leave them.

I made new friends, who just happened to be related. Well except the new kid, Stevie, he's amazing. We actually had a partner assignment in Black America History and aced it, it was about Angela Davis and the Black Panthers.

So far the years been going great and just keeps getting better.

Right now I was home from work.

Along with teaching, my mama has a side hustle in making and selling clothes.

The stores called 'Caraccio's Family Design'  It's a little neighborhood clothing store. Mama makes a lot of money off it and I try to convince her into making a full time thing but she would never put that over teaching at the school.

Anyways, I was walking down the street texting Tiana. She invited me and a plus one to one of her major performances. It's her last year in college and this was her big moment.

As I was walking, I heard laughter of kids. I looked up seeing all the Jackson kids outside.

Everyone was busy with something. Jackie and Jermaine was playing basketball, Latoya and Rebbie were talking on the patio, Marlon and Randy were passing a football.

I thought everyone was out here but I didn't see Michael or Janet.

I looked over at a big apple tree seeing them, I think drawing.

I laughed a little and walked down my driveway until I heard my name

"Hey Alessia!"

I turned around and saw Janet waving at me, I waved back.
As if my name was a alarm, everyone, except Michael, stopped what they were doing and said their hellos to me.

I waved to them and saw Michael was still drawing.

Know what? I'm gonna take a lil risk. I walked across the street into the Jackson's yard. Everyone gave me hugs and whatnot.

"Hey Michael!"

His head jolted up and he gave me a shy smile and waved.

I waved back as Janet was trying to get my attention.

"Yeah JJ"

She giggled at the nickname I gave her.

"I'm having a sleepover for my birthday, I was hoping you could come?" She said with begging eyes.

I nodded "of course I can! Can't miss my bestie's birthday!"

She smiled and hugged me.

"Okay I'll talk to mother. It's gonna happening next Friday, last all weekend!"

I smiled "okay I'll talk to mama about it!"

She smiled, gaving me a big hug. She walked back when I noticed Michael was watching us, I waved at him, he waved back.

I said my goodbyes to the Jackson kids and went home.

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Everybody went back inside for dinner. We all sat in the livingroom waiting.

"Who was that?"

Everybody was confused on the question.

"Who Mike?" Jermaine asked.

I rolled my eyes and sighed "That girl! From earlier, who was she?"

"Oh that's Alessia!" Tito said as if I was supposed to know.

"Okay, but who is she though? How does she know us?"

Latoya started giggling. "She's our bestfriend Michael...Duh!"

I raised a brow

"Who's bestfriend?"

Then Jackie spook up "Ours Michael"

"Yall know her!"

Then Janet had a confused look on her face. "Yeah Applehead! We know her, you don't?"