Winter's Cabin

The next day, I arrived at school about the same time, a hour before school, grabbed breakfast & found an empty table, sat down & listened to music. I sat there, earphones in & music on full blast, ‘til I was interrupted by a tap on the shoulder. It was some mixed looking boy I didn’t know. He looked like an upper classman, maybe a sophomore or junior, &a total fuckboy.
As I took one earpiece out, I heard “Hey Mamii!”as he winked at me.“You’re new, huh?” he asked.
I rolled my eyes & said “Hi.” So plainly, hoping it would make him go away. Duuhh,, Nimrod. It’s only the second fucking day of school. “Yes, I am.” I added “Why?”
“I knew it!” How could you not? “You’re cute & I was comin to get to know you.” Confidence just oozing.
“Oh… Thanks?” OMG! If this nigga don’t get away from me… Just as I thought that, a familiar voice spoke up.
“Hey Babe.” I turned & was relieved to see Vernon “Who’s this?” he said looking at the upper classman as I got up.
“Some dude, who came over & to tell me I was cute.” I said snuggling up to Vernon, playing along.
“So, you hitting on my girl, my dude?” Vernon asked, as he got up in the boy’s face.
“Hey man.” The boy started, backing up “I didn’t know.”
“You Gucci, just don’t let that shit happen again.” He said as he sat down, next to me.
I snuggled back up to him, again, as he put his arm around me. “Thank you.” I said.
He laughed as he replied, “Your welcome… babe” When he said it this time, I blushed hard & had to hide my face in his chest. “Aww! You look even cuter, when you blush.” He said, playfully.
I punched him in the shoulder, “Don’t say that!” I pouted.
“Your pouty face’s cute too!” he continued to mess with me.
“Stop It!” I said as I stood up.
“Ok. Ok. I’m Sorry.” He said, motioning me to sit down. “Please sit down.” He asked as he gave me puppy dog eyes.
“Fine.” I said sitting down & changed the conversation. “Did you finish your homework?”
“No. Could you actually help me, on the Geometry homework” he asked.
“Sure.” I said, as he pulled his homework out & I scooted closer.
I began helping him understand some of the concept. He had a majority of the work done, so I didn’t understand why he needed help. As he was going over some of his answers, I couldn’t help but stare at his facial features. All I could think was, he’s gotten so much cuter, from when we met in kindergarten. I was so in-depth in his features, I didn’t notice him staring back at me ‘til I looked in his eyes.
“Oh!” I jumped “I’m sorry.” I blushed.
“Did you like what you were looking at?” he said so cocky-like.
“Tck! What are you talkin bout?” I rolled my eyes, trying to play it off.
“I seen you starin at ya boy.” He added “You aint gotta play.”
“Boy, aint nobody playin.” I lied. “I was starin off into space.”
Our conversation got cut short when Jungkook spoke up. “Hey guys!”
“Hey Kookie!” I said as I got up & hugged him. “How are you?”
“I’m good.” He said as him & Vernon shook each other up “You?”
“We good.” Vernon said, before I could respond, as he put an arm around me.
Jungkook was stun. “Since when!” he shouted.
“Since never.” I said as I removed Vernon’s hand. “He’s just playing.” I added scowling at him.
“You couldn’t play along, again.” Vernon questioned.
“No.” I said bluntly.
“Oh.” Jungkook sighed “Y’all scared me.” He thought for a moment & then said troublesome. “Wait! Whatchu mean again?!” he said louder. The boy from earlier turned to look at us.
“Keep yo voice down!” I shouted in a whisper. “Now, sit down.”
“Sorry.” He said, sitting down. “What do you mean ‘again’?”
I sighed, sitting back in my seat. I was still sitting extremely close to Vernon, as the boy continued to stare for a while. As he turned back around I began to explain. “This upper classman, fuckboy came up to me-“
“Tryin to hit.” Vernon interrupted.
“& told me I was cute. So-“
“I stepped in, pretendin to be her boyfriend.” He intervened again.
“Do you wanna tell this story, or shall I?” I asked irritated. “Anyways. Like Vernon said, he pretended to be my boyfriend so he’d leave & it worked.”
“Oh… so, why did I have to be quiet?” Jungkook asked confused.
“Because he’s like right behind you.” I said annoyed.
He turned & said “Who?!” he said, offended.
“Stop being loud.” I said.
At that moment, I was saved by the bell. Since Nikita was a no-show today, Vernon decided to walk me to my class. He said it was because he didn’t know if the upper classman would try something but I was hoping it would’ve been for other reasons. As we walked, I grabbed his hand. He looked at me & I said “Just in case.” Then he looked away, continuing to hold my hand. I felt like I was on cloud nine, holding his hand in mine, like a real couple. One of these days, it’ll be for realI thought. We reached my class & we hugged goodbye, before Vernon rushed off to his class.
“I’ll meet you here before we go to CP. Ok?” he said.
“Ok.” I replied, opening the classroom door. “See you here.”
He left & I went to class. After class was out, I waited for Vernon. Next thing I knew the minute bell rang, Vernon didn’t show, & I had to rush to class. As I walked into class, just before the final bell, I spotted Vernon talking to some girl I didn’t know. She was gorgeous; she had long curly hair with a light complexion & freckles that put her features into perspective.I stared at her as I took my seat next to Vernon & Jungkook, in the front of class. Pulled out my material & turned towards Vernon.
“Hey! Why’d you leave me?” I said & slapped his shoulder.
“Oh, Sorry. I had to show Phoebe here to class.” He said as he pointed to the girl. She waved & I ignored her & continued to grill him,
“So, you just let me sit there, waitin, lookin stupid?”
“I said I was sorry.”
“Well, sorry doesn’t cut it.”
“Yo, why you buggin?” he asked.
I got irritated & I shouted “Because you left me hangin-!” I had to stop myself, before I insulted the girl.
Mrs. Pat walked up to me & said “Do we have a problem here?”
I turned & said “No, Miss. I’m sorry.”
“Then, can we pay attention?” she asked
“Actually…” I said looking at Vernon & the girl. “Can I move?”
“Go ahead” she said, as she motioned me. “Just don’t disrupt me again.”
“I won’t.” I said, as I took a seat next to Katelin, Darryl & Leo, in the back.
The entire class period I sat in the back, not getting work done, just staring at Vernon. He was having a full-on conversation with that Phoebe chick, seeming like he was unphased by me moving. As I glared at them, I started to feel weird, like a burning feeling. What is this feeling? I tried to distract myself by listening to Leo & Darryl talk about girls. Normally, I would’ve pitched in with my input but I didn’t feel up to it today. I began talking to Katelin. We started talking about random things, like future lifestyle plans, favorite sports team, etc. It made me wish Kita was here. I had fun talking to her. She’s always so goofy & makes me laugh. I had a feeling someone was staring at us, so I looked up & as I did, I could have sworn I saw Vernon look away. Maybe I was mistaken.
The bell rang &,in order to avoid Vernon & his new friend, I rushed out of the classroom. As I walked down the hall, I was stopped by that fuckboy.
“So, where’s your boyfriend?”
“Huh?” I asked confused. Then I remembered this morning, “Oh! Don’t know, don’t care.” I replied.
“Trouble in paradise?” he asked.
Ol’ cliché ass. I rolled my eye. “You could say that.”
“Well, I just wanted to introduce myself.” He said, as he stuck his hand out to me. “The name’s Ocean Barker.” He said smiling brightly.
Who names their child Ocean? That’s such a fuckboy name. “The name’s Dupree. Janet Dupree.” I said, shaking his hand, putting on a big fake ass smile. At that moment Vernon & Phoebe passed us & Vernon gave me a suspicious look. So, I decided to be a little petty.
“What’s your number?” I asked Ocean, while I pulled my phone out. After he gave me his number, I said “Thanks! I’ll hit you up sometime.”
“You do that, Ma.” He said, walking to his class, shakin up some of his boys.
My next few classes, before Weight Training, went by slowly. I felt like class would never end. They were extremely boring & dragged on with lecture after lecture. When it was finally time for 5th period, I was pumped. Just as I was about to enter the building, to go to the locker room to change, I was roughly grabbed by the arm. I turned to see Vernon. Here we go again.
I snatched away & shouted “What?!”
“What were you & that nigga talkin bout?” he asked. “& why’d you ask for his number?”
“That none of your business.” I said, cocky-like.
“None of my business?!” he stated. “Alright. Next time, I aint gonna save you & Ima just let that nigga fucking try & get in yo panties.”
When he said that, my chest started to hurt. So, I said “Well, maybe that’s what the fuck I want.” & walked off.
I had a mixture of emotions reverberating within me & didn’t know how to fully cope with them. I felt guilty for yelling at Vernon & speaking disrespectfully, even after he helped me out. Disrespected & hurt at his opinions of me & the disrespect in his tone of voice & wording. On top of all that, there was another feeling brewing inside of me & I couldn’t pin-point what it was, 'til I saw Phoebe then I knew, I was jealous. Within minutes they seemed to have grown closer than we ever had & that drove me nuts. Next thing I knew, I was approaching her.
“So, what’s with you & Vernon?” I asked.
She looked at me confused. “What do you mean?”
“Like, are y’all a ‘thing now?” Upon her continuous confusion, I added “Are. Y’all. Dating?”
Shocked, she responded with “No! Of course not!” I gave her a funny look, so she added “I just met the guy. I’m not a slut. I don’t date dudes I literally just met.” Could have fooled me. “I mean he’s cute & all but he aint my type.” She added.
I hurried to get changed & followed Phoebe out, to class. Today in class, we paired up to do a group workout, of our choice. I decided to work with Phoebe, in order to get to know her better. We came to an agreement quickly by choosing to go one-on-one in basketball. I would say I’m a pretty good baller, so I thought it would be an easy win. Little did I know, Phoebe was an excellent baller herself. She was shooting baskets I didn’t think someone of her size could make; she was shooting like an all star. I will admit, she had me on my toes the entire game but I wasn’t about to just let her humiliate me. The game was intense with the score continuously staying tied up. It came down to the last ten seconds of the game, when I realized everyone stood watching. Even the boys weight training came & watched. I was just about to shoot & win by a three-pointer, when I saw Vernon off in the distance, watching. I paused for a brief moment & that’s when Phoebe stole the ball & ran it for a layup, beating the ‘buzzer,’ putting her ahead by 1 point. Damn it Vernon! Out of breath, I went to get water, as we headed to the locker rooms to change. As I was drinking water, someone had came up & stopped right by me. I looked up to see Phoebe.
“Good game.” She said. “No One’s ever been able to keep up with me like that.”
Flattered, I replied “Well, you are the new girl. I had to try & show you a few thangs.”
“Oh really? How’d that workout for ya?” she mocked.
“Honestly, not so well. You ended up showing me a few moves.” I added, “I have to admit, I was struggling to keep up.”
To my surprise she said “Me too. I’ve never had to work so hard in my life. I thought you had me at the end there.”
“Yea… I kinda got distracted” I said embarrassed.
“I know. That’s what gave me the opening.” She laughed.
Playfully, I punched her shoulder. “Damn… No sympathy?”
She burst out in laughter. “My bad.” she said through her laughter.
The tension that was there, eased & I began to realize that Phoebe wasn’t so bad. I realized that we could actually become very good friends. We got back to the locker room, washed up, & changed our clothes. After we finished freshening up, we headed to lunch, conversing about basketball. We disagreed on who was the best team in NBA history; however, we did come to the conclusion that Kobe Bryant was player of all time, not that you could actually argue with that. I was enjoying our conversation quite a bit that I didn’t notice Vernon had approached us. However, due to our confrontation earlier, Vernon didn’t dare speak up. Instead he just sat there quiet as a mouse, not saying a word.

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