Are You Hearing Voices?

P. 67

Jason turned his head and continued to look for bus #55, but he couldn't find it. He finally decided to walk towards the entrance of the school parking lot, hoping to maybe see the bus pulling up.

"Where you going?" Shay asked Jason.

"To find DuLi." Jason turned around and said.

"Matter fact, come with me real quick." He said as he walked back towards Shay and grabbed her hands. Then they both walked towards the entrance of the parking lot.

A couple cars and buses pulled up, but no sign of bus #55. Jason was beginning to think that maybe the bus already entered, and Abdul was inside already. He began to turn around to go inside the school and then he saw the bus slowly turn and pull up to the entrance.

The first person that Jason saw in the bus was the over-weight middle aged bus driver lady, he still didn't know her name, but he decided that he would just ask her the next time that he rides the bus.

Jason waved to her and smiled, she waved back. As usual, there weren't many kids in the bus. As he looked closer he could finally see Abdul, he could only see his top. He had a white V-Neck t-shirt on, he stood up with the rest of the kids who were boarded in the bus. The bus parked and the double doors opened, Abdul stepped off it.

Jason quickly walked over to Abdul where he was standing, while holding Shay's hand. He approached him and smiled, Abdul saw him and smiled back.

"Jason! Sallamu Alaykum brother!" Abdul said and outstretched his hands.

"Yeah Sallamu Alaykum bro, I got somebody for you to meet." Jason said as he quickly slapped Abdul's hands.

Then he grabbed Shay by the shoulders and moved her in front of Abdul.

"DuL, meet Shay!" Jason said and began to smile.

Abdul saw her and his heart skipped a few beats. Shay smiled and giggled a little bit. Then she lifted her right hand up and gave a subtle wave. Her nails were painted red, to match her red lipstick.

"Hey..." She said.

Abdul immediately looked down. "Uh... ho-ho-how.. do.. you.. do?" Abdul began to stammer and said.

"Um... I'm Shay." She said while smiling.

"I-I-I am Ab-Abd-Abdul." Abdul continued to stammer and said. His legs began trembling and sweat trickled down the side of his head.

Jason noticed the apprehensiveness that his friend was feeling. He wrapped his arm around his shoulder and pulled him to the side.

"Bro... what r you doing? Why you keep stuttering and your legs all shaking? What is wrong with you?" Jason asked Abdul as he held him by the shoulder and walked with him.

"Jason... She is beautiful!" Abdul said.

"I know dude, that's why I brought her to you, she's for you bro!" Jason said.

"Jason, but Allah says in the Qur'an, Ayat number..."

"Dundee! Just shut it. This girl is for you man. Allah wants to reward you for being such a pious slave of His. Don't reject what God has given you bro." Jason said.

Abdul shook his head from side to side. "I would never do such a thing!"

"THEN TAKE HER!" Jason said.

"Don't ruin this for me bro."

"But what am I supposed to do with her?" Abdul asked Jason.

"Dude... you gotta put it in her butt."