Fire & Desire // 21 Savage

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M E R C E D E S

As I took my seat on the plane I threw my earphones into ear as Rhianna started playing. All I could think about was my new life 13 hours ahead of me.

My name is Mercedes Amira Evans. I'm 22 years old and I'm from California, I don't know why people like to think California is the place to go, because I can tell you now, there's nothing glamorous about it. I'm in my junior year of college, I cheered for California state, but now I built up the credits to transfer to Georgia State. I couldn't stay in California anymore, I had nothing left there. Except my dad and my brother Chris

My mom lives in Atlanta with her rich husband and his son. She wanted me to go with her when she left when I was 16 but I didn't want to leave Cheyanne and I didn't care about material things. I just couldn't wait to leave the past behind

I found myself drifting off to sleep and woke up to be in a new state. I stepped off the plane and grabbed my bags and waved down a cab. The drive was short on the way to the college.

I made my way toward the main office to be met with an old Hispanic lady behind the desk.

"How could I help you today?"

"Um, I'm Mercedes Evans, I just transferred here"

She lifted up her glasses with here finger and looked up at me before getting up to look through a drawer

"Evans.....Evans.......Ev- ah here you are" she said as she lifted the file from the drawer "You're cheerleading here, that's wonderful, but watch out for Aimee, she takes her job serious, total perfectionist"

My eyes furrowed in confusion "What do you mean?"

"She's captain, head chief, if she doesn't like you, you're out. Simple. I've seen about 60 to 80 girls go because she has that type of power" she said as she walked over to the printer

"Annnnd here is your schedule, Your dorm room is 883, the 800's are right across that way" she said pointing to her left "Come to me if you have any questions, I'm mrs Alvarez, but please call me Juanita, good luck"

As I walked down the pathway looking at the directions Juanita wrote me. I finally found the 800 building. I took the elevator to the 5th floor. I past a few doors before finding 883. I took the key out of my pocket and opened the door, I sat my bags down before closing it behind me I looked around

The kitchen was to my right the living room was straight ahead and it was 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms with a washer and dryer. As I turned to open another door, a lightskin girl with a messy bun was standing there with a bag of Doritos in her hand

"So your the new girl everybody talkin bout?" She asked

I nodded slowly

"Don't be shy, I'm Miracle" she said smacking on her chips

"I'm Mercedes" I said lowly

"Aahh shit like the foreign" she said and started dancing

"Bitch tell me w-" A girl with black wavy hair stopped and looked at me and miracle "who dis?" She asked pointing at me

"India, that's the new girl coach was talking about" miracle said making indias mouth shape like an "o"

"Oh shit my bad girl, I'm India, I guess we yo roommates but uh yo room in the back tho"

I nodded "Are you guys cheerleaders?" I asked letting curiosity take over

"Well no shit, why do you think we're on this floor" India said

I stayed quiet

She looked at me "You do know that this floor and the one under us belongs to the cheerleaders".