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Nicki

"Maaaaa! Maaaa! Mommy!" Cherry screamed as I laid on her bed. She gotta be loud right now.

"Que, que, que? Mi nina, que?" her mother walked into her room speaking spanish only because she didn't know I was here. "Oh hey Nicki. Chi what do you want." She put her hand up on her left hand on her plump hip and her right hand on the door knob.

"Nothing I just wanted to let you know Nicki was here." Cherry sounded like she was annoyed at the fact she came in here.

She hated speaking spanish sometimes especially around me because I only know a couple of things. Her mother threw her hands up in frustration and said some curse words of her choice as the went down the hall.

"How your first day go?" I asked trying to figure out why I be coming over here.

"Not as bad as yours...Nicki, future bae was talking to Qweeny and I know she know I saw him first." she sighed. "And the flunkies was all on Masey's nigga like white on rice."

I laughed, "How you know if you seen him first or not?"

"Because after lunch I have photography and graphic design with him and her. And he sits next to me." she blushing hella hard.

"What's his name?" I asked as I got out some homework. Might as well get something done while Im here.

"Jacob Perez but he like to be called Princeton or Prince." she said making her voice sound like she was in a daze. My phone vibrated but I didn't see it. I was looking in all the wrong places because it was in Cherry's hands. "Who the hell is Ray twice if you nasty?"

"The hell?" I jumped off her bed and snatched my phone out her hands. "This boy from dance." I didnt even acknowledge his name right now I was about to get asked 21 questions. May I might add is that some shit I don't like.

"Well, well, well Nicki got her groove back, huh? For my own sake and yours I won't ask but tomorrow don't change the subject." she said walking over to her desk chair. "Did you read that book over the summer?"

"I did and no you are not holding my notes. Read the book." I said looking at my work which was half complete.

"Why you no love me no more? Please honey nut cheerio." she whined.

I packed up my things and got off her bed. I walked straight out her room down the hall to the stairs. It was only four steps and went outside to the corner where Bill was waiting.

He nodded and opened my door for me to get. Then we rode home. Cherry texted me: You real funny. Get ready for the fight tomorrow. I hit her phone back telling her that she would loose anyway.

Sally asked me how my day was soon as I got in the door. Im usually not rude but I didn't feel like talking at the moment. I went straight to my room and cried myself to sleep because of today.

He has been gone all summer and won't be back until my birthday. Why is that job so much more important than his one and only child? He act as if he has that much time with me. I leave in June so he can be here with me right now. He at a job that sends him every where but home. That is probably why my mother left. Him going off and doing who knows what. I never even been to his office. Then he spoils me with shit I don't necessarily need or want in the first place.

Uuuuggggghhhhh. Somebody is knocking, correction, banging on my door. "Come in!" I said. I didn't even bother to open my eyes.

"Miss Nicki! What you doing child? Get up and get ready for school." Sally said ripping the covers off of me.