Huey POV
Is that Caesar coming out of Jazmine’s. I wonder what they where doing. I start to get angry. You know what they are just friends. But I got to go apologize so now or never.
As I walk towards jazmine’s porch I see them hug. I swear if they kiss I’m dragging his lying ass. They break apart. And she is staring at me with those beautiful Emerald eyes. God I miss those.
“Hey Ceez.”
“Yo Huey, what’s up man I was just on my way home”
“Hey man.. it’s just… we good?”
Silence
*Snickers* “Man, You know we family brother, family fight. We real good don’t sweat it”
“Yeah sorry about your eye”
“Hey man the way I look at it you made me look like a badass and the ladies love it”
“Yeah I guess, Ceez.. Thanks man”
We bumped fist and he was on his way. I look up and she is staring at me but this time she has a smirk. She walks towards me. Dam have her hips always swayed like that. Dam she look good.
“Going soft are we Huey Freeman”
“Shut up. Goodn..”
“Hello there huey , how are you , how is your grandfather” Mr. Dubois interrupted.
“uhm. Great I guess .” huey said.
“Man of few words I see. Well me and Jazmine are going to make and eat some Veggie Lo mein if you care to join”
“Uhm no thanks I should be getting home”
“Oh please Huey you’d love it . Plus you might end up eating only steamed broccoli by the way your grandad cooks.” Jazmine said.
She is right by now grandad probably put pork in it or something. I mean a dinner won’t hurt.
“Ok Jazmine.”
“YAY!!” She said jumping up and down.
I was talking to tom but I didn’t really pay attention to anything he was saying. I was so fixated on Jazmine and how gorgeous she looked. I should just make her mine and stop with all this. But I can’t there are more pressing issues and a relationship would just derail that.
“Okay Ready” she says.
“Great “ Tom says.
We made our way to the table. As time went by tom talked for most of the dinner and I just listened. Dam she can cook this is really good. Every so often we would make eye contact and she would send me one of her smiles. I couldn’t help but scowl at her.
Jazmine POV
“Alrighty sweety I’m going to work on some cases in my study have a goodnight, oh and huey it was nice to see you we should do this again it was fun”
“Okay Daddy” (I kiss him on the cheek)
….
“Well I hope you don’t beat up my dad now”
“what?”
“Oh nothing” I laugh.
“You think you are so funny don’t you” he says.
“Well you know I dabble in the comedy world here and there but I am no dave chapelle”
“Oh the innocent Jazmine Dubois watches Dave Chapelle, dam I thought your queue consisted of unicorns and vampires and all that kids stuff.”
“Well there’s a lot you don’t know about me Huey. I am hip and jazzy fresh “ I turn invisible turntables.
“You corny ass hell too, you know that”
“Oh pashhhaa, you love it. Want to watch a movie. I have Netflix in my room now with my brand new tv. I’ll even let you pick whatever boring movie you want to watch it would be like old times. What do you say?”
Omg Jazmine, just shut your mouth you are rambling. Just let him go home.
“Ok”
WHAT?!? Did he just agree. No effing way. Ok keep it cool.
We went upstairs to my room.
“Here is the remote. I’ll be right back” I say.
I walked into the bathroom to change into my nightie. Oh shoot I forgot how revealing this was. Ehh whatever. It’s not like he cares. All he cares about is AK. She is darker than me. Prettier than me and She has a better body. I’m no match. I walked out and he looks at me. I could of sworn he was checking me out. But who am I kidding.
*Clears throat* “I remember how much you like nina simone, so I put this documentary they have of her” he says.
“Yay! I love that one. I watch it almost constantly! Great choice, oh wise one” I mimick a bow. He rolls his eyes. “Shut up just come on”. He pats the space next to him on the bed.
“Hey Huey”
“Hmm”
“Can we cuddle like we used to”
He raised his eyebrow and looked me in my eyes.
“Jazmine” he said sternly.
“Oh Please Huey we used to always cuddle when watching movies”. I say.
“Correction, we’d watch tv and you’d always slither your way on me” he says.
“You make me sound like a temptress Huey”
“The answer is no”
I start to pout, “Huueeyyy”
“Fine if it would make you stop”
He put his arms behind his head and I made my way towards him. I hugged him , put my head on his chest and I kicked his leg down and wrapped mine over it. I missed my best friend. I was so content. A few minutes went by.
“Huey”
“Hmm.”
“Why aren’t we best friends anymore”
“We are”
“No, because best friends don’t ignore each other”
“I don’t ignore you”
“yes, well not ignore but we don’t hangout like we used to. I miss this. I miss us,”
“me too.”
“so what”
“what” he asks.
“can we be best friends again.”
“jazmine, you will always be my best friend ok. Now watch the movie.”
“you mean that.”
“I don’t say things I don’t mean”
“good. you Promise foreva eva eva evahh”
“outkast nice. I see Caesar influenced you”
“Only a little, hehe, but pinky promise ok”
“Really? Childish”
I gasp. “How dare you”
“Okay Fine” I stick out my pinky, he takes it.
“Forever”
“irrational”
We laid there just watching when I felt his hand on my hip . He began to draw circles on my hip. It was so soothing I feel asleep.
*ALARM GOES OFF*
I woke up and reached over my bed was empty. Huey must have left after I fell asleep. I’m so happy I have my best friend back.
“Ok Google play some music to get dressed to”
Three little birds sat on my window and they told me I don’t need to worry (I SING ALONG) Summer came like cinnamon, so sweeeeeet. Little girls double-dutch on the concrete…. *Song play in background*
I start to choose my outfit. Caesar actually picked it out when we went to the flea market I thought it would be cool to wear. The outfit was these high waisted leather skinny pants(that my butt looked so good in). My shirt was this cute white crop top that had nina singing into a mic. He also got me a beret and a camo jacket. Which actually made me look pretty badass. I wore these cute booties that looked straight out the 60s/70s. And I wore my mane out. Make up always the same. And I wore regular hoops.
Gotta love that Afro Hairdo (I sing).
“Someone is in a good mood?”
“Daddy, I’m always in a good mood. I’m alive. My family is in perfect health. And all my friends are friends again”
“Oh did not know that was an issue”
“It Isn’t no more, thank goodness. As buddha once said daddy ‘Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment’ “
“Yes well I’m glad to hear that, but your little friend is down stairs and well I need her to move her car so I can get off to work”
“oh sorry daddy. Ill be on my way”
……..
“SISTAH SISTAH, WHO IS SHE” Cindy yelled from the car.
I do a spin. “You like, Caesar picked it out. I promised I’d wear it.”
“Dam Jazz you looking like a entrée boo” Cindy said.
“Oh Shushh. Let’s go get AK”
“Alright, but dang these boys about to fall all over.”
AK POV
I was waiting on Cindy and Jazmine to come pick me up. I hope they get here before I run into my father.
*Beep,Beep*
“Good morning AK” Jazmine said.
“Oh hey Jazmine what are you wearing?”
“Don’t She look finnneeeeee” Cindy said.
“Yeah girl you look good” I said.
Why she dressed like that? Is she trying to get Huey’s attention. Pfft. Huey doesn’t care about clothing.
“Thank you, Caesar actually picked it out for me when we went to the flea market” Jazmine said.
Hhmmmm.. Caesar.
“Oh really, so what’s up you and ceez. You guys been hanging out a lot. You don’t ever think of him as a possible love interest. He seems to care about you, you should go for it” I say.
“Uhm no no, me and Caesar are just friends , we don’t see each other that way. As much as I love him it’s only that friendship love and he agrees” Jazmine says.
“Well you never know, plus I think you two would look super cute together” I say.
“Yeah they say the same with her and huey. But my Jazzy can get with whoever she wants the world is yours hahaha” cindy says.
Well she can’t have huey he’s mine. But I’ll make sure to get her out of the way with ceez.
“oh stop it cindy” jazmine says.
We pulled up to school. Here we go.
Huey POV
I couldn’t find Riley. He didn’t get home last night. I tried calling him but he wouldn’t answer. Maybe Cindy knows. As I walked into school.
“Hi there Huey, would you like to buy a ticket …” Lexie said
“No”
“Well you don’t know what it’s for” she says.
“Yeah but I know what it’s not for so I’m good”
She kept talking to me but I had stopped listening and walked towards my locker she followed.
“So is that a yes Huey”
“I’m sorry?”
“Would you like to take me out to a movie or something” lexie said.
Hell no , what the hell is she asking me for. She is a cheerleader and I don’t even look her way.
“Hey Babe”
I turn to look AK walking towards us. She wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me in the cheek. I raise and eyebrow and scowl at her. What is she doing?
“Oh I better get going, never mind about that ticket Huey bye” lexie said.
………………………….
“What the hell was that AK”
“Oh relax Huey, it was friendly plus she won’t stop hitting on you until you say yes”
“You think im that easily annoyed. Hmm that’s humbling . well next time let me handle it. I don’t want people getting the wrong idea”
She put her hand up. “Alright, Alright. Dam”
“See you last period okay”
“Bye Babe” she says.
I roll my eyes. She better quit that shit. Dam Lexie is a big mouth and friends with none other than Jazmine but everyone is friends with Jazmine so of course she is going to hear about this. I have most classes with Jazmine because we have AP. Except for two, She works In the office in the morning for first period and a medical terminology class for fourth. But I see her most of the day.
Jazmine POV
“Can you believe that, it’s like he is so reserved. I mean of course he’d be with someone like him”
“Hey guys what you talking about” I say.
“Oh nothing. I just know something about a certain someone” Lexie said.
“uhm ok” I say.
“Alright fine you got it out of me, I’ll tell you. So Afeni and Huey were sucking face in the hallway. And calling each other all kinds of babes” lexie said.
“Really? They are just friends.” I say.
“Girl im telling you I seen it with my two eyes. sheesh I wish I was black sometimes, guess we have to just date our own kind ugh Jazzy”
“Are you aware that I am half black Lexie”
“YEAH?!?! Ohhh so that’s not a perm?”
“No. it is my hair”
“Sweety don’t go around telling people that. Trust me it’s better to be white. Dang I honestly thought you were going through a faze”
I was so mad at this point. I didn’t know what came over me.
*slap*
“Oh my goodness Lexie are you okay” Ms. Brown (our counselor) asked.
“I’m sorry I did not know what came over me Ms. Brown” I say.
“It’s ok sweety, come one lexie I’ll walk you to the nurse office”
“SHE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED” Lexie yelled.
“Alright lexie, let’s all calm down. Come on” Ms. Brown said.
By the time my first period ended almost half the school knew what had happened. I walked into my second period and everyone was looking at me. I quickly made my way to my seat next to my friend Ming and in front of Huey. “hi Huey”. He looked at me and stared at me with his eyebrow raised “Jazmine”.
“I’m gonna knock you out, Mama said knock you out” Caesar came in looking at me.
“Shut up, I don’t want to talk about it” I say.
“Alright Ali, let me know when you are ready” he sat next to Huey.
I roll my eyes.
“Talk about what” Huey said.
“Oh nothing” I say.
“Jazmine. I thought we were friends” huey says.
“We are just I don’t want to talk about it”
“Mhmm. Caesar?”
“She slapped the shit out of Lexie for talking shit about black people” Caesar said in excitement.
I look back and smack Caesar. “I said Shut up”
Caesar put his hands up “Aight chill. But if I was a chick I’d drag her ass too. PERIODT”
I giggled. Caesar has a way of making me happy. I look over at Huey and he had this scowl look on his face like a ‘We’ll talk about this later”.
