Becoming a Stat

Secrets to learn

I stared at the patch on his back again with intent to ask what it was but before I could ask he got up and walked off
Hakeem, What's that patch on your back?
He turned and looked at me with irritation like somebody been asking too many times and walked off before answering my question

Later that day after sitting for hours playing the game I go downstairs to find my mother at the kitchen table in front of her papers and bills stacked stop another with her hand laying on her forehead looking stressed
I go over and kiss her on the cheek sometimes I like to think it helps
Momma I thought you was working Tonite nah Tonite I can't
Why momma?
That's none of your concern( when ever she say that I know something's wrong, maybe she lost her job or was too tired to work) but I go upstairs and mind my business
Momma and Hakeem rarely speak to each other now ever since momma found out where that money was coming from
She almost put him out,
Now I question whether it was Hakeem fault for momma not being at work
Or the thought thats dawning on me... What if momma had to quit.

I sit in class the next day and sick of already being in Ms Angie class, fat ass sitting up at the front eating already
But Good thing about Marie
The girl I be low-key stalking on Instagram and Snapchat and watching her tiktoks
Hair always done short but that butt make up for it brownskin and always had shoe game I just never understood why she wore them big ass lashes and them lips was on point today
Funny thing about is she sits right in front of me so I can smell which perfume she got on today.
Only thing that I could say to her was hey and bye.
Hey Kamil
Hey Marie,You smell good today like always
Aww thank you💙
(Shit I ain't know I said that out loud)
The bell rings and class starts
Before I open my book I see a pretty hand on my desk
So, who out going to the dance with?
Uhh nobody it's only a month away I got time
You sure cuz everybody already know going with who.
Nah, I'ma be alrite
Well you let me know so I can put you on somebody
(Put me on you)

By lunch I'm eating this fye ass glazed chicken every Thursday one I can say the lunch hit
Soon as I turn my head up I peep Jay speeding to the table
Cuh I gotta get u hipp
About?
That Marie was speaking on yo name bruh
Word?
Yeah she was talking about the dance and then I heard yo name in it
( Probably talking shit)
Mmm
Why u not happy my G?
I don't know lately I been feeling stuff been off
Like stuff been hidden from me til now
Aww well that's it
Not long after I spot a fight breaking out between fat boy and Mike the dyke
I ain't never seen a dyke slam a big boy in 2.5 seconds

3:00 hit and I walk home but out of nowhere I get a call from my mom saying hurry ASAP
So now my heart's raising because this never happens
I'm running harder than ever
Before I could hit the corner bloods stand between me & my 10 steps
Aye, watch were you going B
Mybad Corey I gotta go
Nahh u comeback here and apologize
My mom's in trouble ain't got the time
Aww shut you don't know?
Know what??
That yo brother got hit up by somebody in a drive by.