Call on me

Chapter 1

May 9th 2018
Joanna,

I opened my notebook and I started studying my notes. I have a test in an hour. I couldn't study earlier because I was catching up on other homework. "Hey." Sandra walked into the room.

I looked up from my book. "Where were you during Calculus?" I questioned. Sandra's major is nursing while mine is psychology. Sandra took off her shoes. "I decided to skip it. I want to change my major. There's too much medical terms that I can't comprehend." She sat on her bed.

"I bet you're parents will love that." I sarcastically said. "Why do most African parents want their children to be some kind of medical students? When you refuse to do something medical they disown you." She mentioned.

I shrugged. I didn't have an answer to that. I think parents shouldn't force us. We have the right to do what we want to do. I went back to studying.

I was able to study for ten minutes before Sandra began talking. "So do you want to go with me?" She asked. She's talking about this party that's happening tonight at someone's house.

"No." I said. She knows I don't go to any parties. So, I don't know why she bothers asking. In high school I wasn't into homecoming and prom. They are something that just lost my interest.

"One party won't hurt you. You're coming with me. I already know what we should wear." She exclaimed. "I have an essay to write. You can go have fun through." I said.

"We are totally going or..." She got off of her bed and then she picked up my keys from my bed. "Or I'll take your dorm key and you can't get inside." She threatened. I laughed. Is that the best she could do?

"Why are you laughing?" She asked. "If that's the best you can do, you can do it. You know my cousin lives fifteen minutes from here. I can just go there." I mentioned. She stared at me. "I should've thought about that." She stated.

She's wasting my studying time. Class starts in thirty minutes. "Nice try though. I'm going to get back to studying." I mentioned. "One party and then I won't bother you again." She smiled. "Ok. I'll go." I told her. "Great." She smiled widely.

I was able to finish studying without any interruptions. I looked at at the time. There's ten minutes till class starts. Sandra is sleeping. She's always tired.

I got my stuff and then I quickly left. I was not about to be late to that class again. I'm usually catching up on something before this class and I lose track of time.

I was able to get to class with two minutes left. I went to my seat. "Joanna, I just have to have your number." Malik said. I turned around. "For the last time, I'm not giving my number to a man whore." I told him.

His friend Daniel laughed. "She just shot fire at you, bro." Daniel said. "Shut up." Malik growled. "Today we have a test." I hear the teacher say. I turned around.

Everyday Malik will ask me for my number. He doesn't get the message. I am not interested in him. He can't just leave it at that.
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I think I did good on that test. I left the classroom. "Joanna." Someone called my name. I turned around. "Yes?" I looked at Lanre.

"I was wondering if you can help me with psychology since you seem to understand it." Lanre mentioned. "Can't your girl of the month help you?" I said rudely. He looked taken back.

"I don't have a girl of the month." He objected. I swear, the whole campus knows that he has a different girl every month. "Are you going to help me?" He questioned. "I'll think about it." I said.

"Ok. So do you want my number?" He asked. "I can just let you know when I decide." I said. He took out a paper and scribbled something on it. "Just in case." He handed me the paper. His number is on it. I put the paper in my pocket.

I nodded. "Um there's this party at my bro, Jason's house. You should come." He mentioned. That's the party Sandra is dragging me to. "Yeah, my friend is dragging me there so I don't have much of a choice." I stated.

"I'll see you there then." He told me. I nodded. I turned around and walked to my dorm. I unlocked the door with my key. Sandra isn't in here. I have the room all to myself.

I put my bag next to my bed and I sat on my bed. I took the paper out and I saved Lanre's number to my phone. I might not have the time to help him. I'm looking for a job since I was late a lot at my last job and ended up getting fired.

I could still help him a bit before I find a job. I just don't want attention to myself. Every girl knows him. If I'm helping him out, people will start to infer stuff. I don't want to be the talk of the whole school but he needs help. I waited for Sandra to come back so that I can ask her for advice.

I pulled out my phone and scrolled through my feed on insta. My phone started ringing. I answered it. "Hello." I said. "Hey little sis." Jacob said. I rolled my eyes. I've been telling him to stop calling me that but he refuses to respect my wishes.

"Is there a reason you're calling or you just called to annoy me?" I asked. Jacob only calls when he's bored. "You know, I miss you. We should do something tomorrow." He spoked. "I miss you too. We can definitely do something tomorrow." I said.

I haven't seen Jacob since two months ago. I miss him a lot. I have a younger sister she's two years younger than me. She's 17. Jacob is 22. "I got Camille to do something with us tomorrow." He stated.

"That's great." I said. Camille rather hang out with her friends than her siblings most times. I barely see her too. "I know. Sometimes I think she'll rather be an only child." Jacob mentioned.

"She probably would." I said. We talked about what's going on in our lives. Jacob has a girlfriend now and I hope it'll last. She's Afro Latina.

"I've gotta go to work so I'll see you tomorrow." He said. "Ok. Bye." I said. "Yeah." He ended the call. Jacob said he'll pick up Camille and then he'll pick up me. Then we can decide something to do together.