After talking to my sister and nearly crying, I am eating.
"You sure you're ok? " Blake asked again. I nodded. I looked at the dance floor and seen my mom and dad dancing. I looked back at Blake.
"Wanna dance. "I ask as I finish eating.
" Yea come on. "We got up and moved to the dancefloor. As I look around I see almost all of my family and nearly half of the school. I start to get nervous.
" Blake, i don't want to do the gift thing. There are too many people here. "I said in a shaky voice. We stopped walking. He took my hand and gave it a squeeze.
" You'll be fine. It's only close relatives and friends. No one else. The rest we will take home and you'll open them there. Then you'll have the pleasure of sending people thank you's. "He said smirking.
" It sounds so weird to thank people. "I said. He came and wrapped his arms around my waist and looked down at me.
" Your weird. If you cant tell them face to face, call them or email them. "I sighed.
" I'm still nervous. I should be used to it now because I play sports. "
"Maybe your not so nervous because your focused on you strategy. Not whose watching you. "
"I love you. "
"I love you too. " I kissed him.
"Aww stay like that. I want a picture. " I heard a shudder go off. I pulled back and looked at the photographer. My uncle Rubens wife Melanie. She's the photographer of the family.
"Send me that. " I said.
"Obviously. This picture is going on with the video in making. "
"Like the one from the quince. " She nodded. She kept her eyes on the camera. She made a video of my quince. She made it into a movie. It was so long it took four discs.
"Well if you'll excuse me. " She said and walked off. Still looking at the camera. I shook mynhead.
"Would you kind if I request a song Ali? " My younger cousin Lilly asked. Lilly is 14.
"Not at all go right ahead. " I said and watched as she walked over to the DJ. She spoke to him for a minute then the song changed.
"Oh my god! Not this song. " I said. LA love by Fergie came on. Lilly came back and pulled me onto the dance floor. The girls joined me a few seconds later.
Uh, tell ‘em where I’m from
Finger on the pump, make the sixth straight jump from SoCal
Hollywood to the slums
Chronic smoke get burnt by the California sun
On the west side, east coast where you at?
Just got to New York like a net on a jet
To London, to Brazil, to Quebec
Like the whole damn world took effect to Ferg
Tell ‘em
Laid back, slow down
Better represent when we come to your town
So lay back, slow down
Whatchu represent when we come to your town, say
Get in with the business, I’ma be there in a minute
I just booked a Paris ticket, thinking Russia need a visit
I’ma run it to the limit, and be on my way to Venice
L.A. Got the people saying (la la la la la)
Brooklyn saying (la la la la la)
Hacienda saying (la la la la la)
Vegas saying (la la la la la)
Rio saying (la la la la la)
Tokyo saying (la la la la la)
Down under saying (la la la la la)
Miami saying (la la la la la)
Jamaica
Every city, every state, every country you know
All around the globe
Every city, every state, every country you know
This is how it goes
Uh, tell ‘em where I’m at
From the plaques to the (uh uh) everything fat
Got Mustard on a track, my girls all stack
When I roll down the window, let me know where you’re
Atlanta, north south cack a lack
Texas grill, Cadillacs through Miami then back
To London, Jamaica, then France
The whole damn world took effect to Ferg
Tell ‘em
Laid back, slow down
Better represent when we come to your town
So lay back, slow down
Whatchu represent when we come to your town
Get in with the business
When I come from Kansas City
Hit Manila till it’s Christmas, out to India I’ll visit
Puerto Rico is exquisite, bring my people back to Venice
L.A. Got the people saying (la la la la la)
Moscow saying (la la la la la)
España (la la la la la)
Kingston saying (la la la la la)
San Diego saying (la la la la la)
Chi town saying (la la la la la)
Germany saying (la la la la la)
La Puente saying (la la la la la)
Ibiza
W-E-S-T S-I-D-E
Where you from? I’m from west side California baby
Brought her and fucked in our back yard, the milli' it ain’t hard
My mama be like “YG you so brazy”
Have you ever seen a gangsta gangsta make a billion dollars
Dre did it, he from L.A so pop yo' collar
The LAPD be all over me
Tryin’ to ban me from my own bity
But for no reason the cops just killed that
Home of the Rodney King riots this shit been wild
I hit the club and party like I scored a touchdown
I pop a bottle and all the models wanna fuck now
We jammin’ on Piquot, bustin’ hoes over on Sunset
I could take you to Venice Beach and watch the sun set
Or I could take you to the Blippers game
Court seat, floor side, eatin’ on Roscoe’s chicken wings
L.A got the people saying (la la la la la)
Amsterdam saying (la la la la la)
Frisco saying (la la la la la)
Switzerland saying (la la la la la)
Sao Paulo saying (la la la la la)
Jo’burg saying (la la la la la)
Mexico saying (la la la la la)
Stockholm saying (la la la la la)
Jamaica (la la la la la)
You on that Cali shit (la la la la la)
Puff it, feel whatever (la la la la la)
You like to like it (la la la la la)
We legalizing it (la la la la la)
Yes you can join us now (la la la la la)
We like to love it yeah (la la la la la)
We like to love it (la la la la la)
We like to love it
We were dancin and singin. We were having a good time. Everyone was dressed to impress and I loved it.