The Boy Down The Road

Confrontation

I push jaheem from off of me "WHY

WOULD YOU DO THAT FOR?"

"I miss you"

"AND......YOU DON'T f*****g DO

THAT SHI..."

"Ok, ok please stop yelling,

somebody's gonna come up here" I

paused and thought for a second

about what I was actually doing

"Fine i'll stop yelling but get out my

house right now and do not come

back!" I pushed out the room telling

him in a stage whisper. Slamming the

door behind him I fall onto my bed

crying. Why did he have to come

back why couldn't he just stay where

he was it would be so much easier. I

wanted to forget him. I wanted him

gone forever.

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"Tamra!"

"Yes" I shout jumping up from my

slumber, there was a bright light

coming in through my windows

"Hurry up and get ready you have

school"

"Okay" I rush to get ready seeing as I

had to leave in 15 minutes. Taking a

quick shower and finding my outfit I

ran downstairs looking for my bag,

almost tripping over it in the hallway

"oh there it is", I picked it up and

went to the door, seeing my mother

in the kitchen grabbing her coffee,

together we walked to the car.

She always insists on driving

me to school even though it has

always been within walking distance.

But it's nice so I don't complain.

"Have a good day, ok sweetie?"

"Yes mom."

"Oh and jaheem is bringing his mom

to dinner tonight. Itll be great

seeing her again. "

"Okay"

I went into the school but I was heated. And he is the one to blame.

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I walked into my first period AP

computer science class and saw that

the class was almost filled. Sitting

down in the back corner I put my

stuff in the chair next to me as

always. There was always a few extra

seats in the classroom and people

realized that sitting next to me was

not the smartest of ideas, so I always

had my own little space. That

is....until HE walked in.

* mental heavy sigh *

I watch as he walks with a smirk on

his face and sits next to me, moving

my belongings to the chair in front of

me. I turn away from him looking at

the teacher with a look that would

make the dead shiver.

"Mr. Henshaw c-could you please sit

up here next to melissa? Sorry for the

inconvenience but all new students sit

in the front of the class for the first 3

months after there transfer."

"No problem." He flashed the teacher

a quick smile, that and his deep

accent brings a soft rose blush the

teachers face. .

Great his first day here and he's

already trying to flirt with anyone.

It never ends does it. The rest of class

spent with jaheem getting to know

every girl in the room....including the

teacher. While I finished up my work

and went to sleep.

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School is almost over and I am not

looking forward to seeing jaheem and

his mother at dinner tonight. I

wonder can I make a valid excuse to

miss dinner?

"What's got you so deep in thought,

huh?"

"Why are talking to me?"

"Because freedom of speech"

"What do you want?"

"What you thinking 'bout? "

"So you have no reason for talking to

me?"

"Well I'm trying to make conversation

clearly"

"So I'm gonna go now" I turn around

to walk to my last class when I feel his

hand grab my arm.

"Let go of me right now"

"No. What you gonna do about it?"

"And you say you do nothing wrong.

If you dont let go of me in the next 5

seconds I will show you exactly what

I'm gonna do about it"

"Try me" his hand squeezes tighter

around my arm most likely leaving

Mark's now"

"Fine" within a second I elbow him in

the face, snatch my arms out if his

hand and continue on my way leaving

him holding his eye in the middle of

the hallway while people gawked at

him.

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Class finishes finally I pack up my stiff and make my way towards my locker.

"Hey stranger!"

"Hey Angela"

"Girl where you been yesterday?"

"Did you see the new kid?"

"Oh......yeah, girl what he doing back

here?"

"He said his mom didn't like the

people over there"

"Has he tried talking to you?"

"Yup. And apparently him and his

mother are coming over to my house

for dinner" I finish gathering my stuff

and we start walking to my house.

"What! Are you serious?"

"Mhmm and he just came over

yesterday, I made it perfectly clear I

didn't want to see him. But he keeps

popping up"

"But I dont understand why you

wouldn't want to see me." Speak of

the devil. We paise turning around to

face him

"You have some nerve jaheem talking

to her after everything you've done!"

"Tamra you should put your little

doggy on a leash"

"Its not worth it Angela let's go"

"Hey....I'll see you tonight! At dinner!"

"Tamra you know you need to tell

your parents eventually"

"I haven't told them for the past 4

years, I'll be fine."

"If your not I got your back"

"Of course"

"Always. Now let's get to your house I

need to raid your fridge" we laugh

walking to my house to get food and

study some before my parents get

home.

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I sit in my room staring at the ceiling

with my music blasting into my ears.

Angela left 2 hours ago and now I'm

just waiting for this wretched dinner

to start and be over with. I dont want

to look at him for any longer than I

need to.

The thought of him makes my blood

boil. It's been years since I've thought

of him and what he did 4 years ago. 

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"Tamra!! Come here the henshaws are

here"

"Coming mom!" This was going to be

interesting.