Blind Lover

8

God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?
- Whitney Houston

1:50 pm | Friday, March 20

"Bae you got this." Dee hollers across the cafeteria as I head down to the auditorium to get ready for the talent show. The talent show is during school hours because the boys have a basketball game later tonight and they wanted people to actually witness the talent some of us had.

Times Skip| 3:33 pm

The talent show has been going on for an hour and a half and I'm just sitting in the back rehearsing the song over and over again.
"Markell Anderson." I heard my name being called. I jump up from my seat and go towards the closed curtain and stand the mic adjusting the height of the mic to be a little lower. The curtain opens and I look around the crowd and spot my friends. I smile at Dee and nod my head towards the drama teacher signaling the start the music. I wait a moment before starting to sing. I wasn't really nervous since I liked having peoples attention and I know the song pretty good.

I finish off the song and soak in the applauses while looking towards my friends and noticing that my oldest sister is sitting beside Chloe on the end of the row. I hurry up and go back stage exiting to the seats and rushing over towards them.

Me and Kya used to be partners in crime before she went off to college. I get up the steps finally on their row and hug her. One thing about me and my siblings is that we are all close and do love each other all tho we rather not say it. "Boy..you killed that but umm you in trouble." She spoke as we walked out of the auditorium. "For what I've been behaving recently." I defend myself. "So, what's this I hear about you and some guy named Derrick?" She asks. "See...who told you?" I ask her diverting away from her question. "You know what just wait till tonight when I tell everybody else cause why wasn't I the first to know." She warned. "You can be the first to meet him." I offered. "I guess that'll work where he at." She groaned. "Good!" I exclaimed, pulling out my phone telling Dee to come outside. After a minute or so he finally walks out the exit and towards us. "Bae...you killed that shit." He praised, while giving me a little side hug. "Thanks but Umm...this is my sister Kya." I say to Dee. "Kya this is my bf Derrick." I introduce. "Hmm...he cute ig...Benny finna be mad." She says starting to laughing. "Kya...be nice please." I say sounding unlike my self. "Aww....you must really like him." She suggests. "I do." I respond, looking up at a smirking Derrick."Well...invite him and everybody else over. We having a little game night/party since Mom and Travis will be  out of town with just us and ig your friends." She says. "Alright I will." I agree shaking my head. This about to be some shit. "But we are gonna be a little late cause they're is a basketball game tonight." I say before heading back into the auditorium with Dee.

Time  Skip| 7:30 pm

"Uh...Markell look." Chloe calls out while, pointing to the entrance. Looking at the entrance I seen my brother walking through the door with my sisters and lil brother. "I'm bout to hide." I said. "Boy...it ain't even worth it, he gonna find out anyway." She responds. I look over to the entrance and me and my brother make eye contact. Welp. I gotta go talk to him now. "Chloe come on let's gonna meet them." I tell her. "Yeah...but if anything happens I ain't see nothing." She says grabbing her things. "Bet." I say walking down the bleacher steps. I finally make it to my brother who is talking to his old teachers.

I hug my sisters and say hey. "Benny!" I call out. "Hey Kellsy." He says pulling me into a side hug. "Yeah...like I've been saying for the past 16 years, that name got to go." I tell him. "Naw..lil buddy it ain't going nowhere, but let's go sit down." He suggest letting me lead the way to me and Chloe spots. We sit down and Tiana sits on beside me before asking "Which one your man?". "Who got a man?" Benny asks, making all of us look around at each other. Chloe messy ass puts on her black shades. "Umm...s-see what had happened was." I stutter out. "Who is it." He demands. At this point it's time to run. "I look at Chloe and she looks at me and nods. We begin to stand up and almost got away but, Benny grabs her and I can't leave her. "Okay...can you let her go." I ask. "Naw...tell me who it is." He demands. "It's number 15." I say. "Aw...I already knew I just was gonna wait till you told me." He says. "Ooh....they some fucking snakes." I say. "Mane...can't tell them nothing." Chloe says.