Derek didn't move an inch.
Derek let out a fake bitter laugh. “Man, I don't know why you in my face like that but I'ma need you to back the hell up. You know I don't even play like that”, Derek said still not moving. “Get out my house”, my dad yelled. This wouldn't be the first time my dad has said that.
“You mean my house. I pay the bills. Maybe if you would be a man and get a job, you could actually kick somebody out”, Derek blew the smoke in my dad face.
My dad yanked Derek out the chair faster than I could blink and was trying to pin him to the door of my room, but Derek's faster so he reversed it and had him pinned by the throat.
“Stop Derek”, I yelled to him. I ran to them and tried to remove his arm. Derek let go and stormed to the other side of the apartment to his room. He slammed the door behind him, and then I heard a crash on the inside of his room.
I didn't allow him to let out his anger so he was taking it out on something in his room. My dad just straightened his self out and walked to his room like nothing happened.
I walked into Derek's room just as I heard a bang. He'd punched a big hole in the wall across from where I was standing. Shocked and scared I covered my face. “Yo pops ain't got no right to put his hands on me, Man”, he picked up the lamp by his bed and threw it at the wall. “I almost swallowed a damn cigarette, a lit cigarette at that.” He threw himself on the bed with his hands covering his face. He has major anger problems.
“Are you okay”, I asked slowly. I didn't want him mad at me. This wasn't the first time this had happened.
“I'm fine. Just leave me alone”, he said to me while pointing to the door without opening his eyes.
Without another word I left.
Chapter 5:
Swagga Like Us
Devon
“Hey mommy”, I said as I walked into the kitchen and kissed her on the cheek. My mom is such a midget. I wonder why I'm so tall. She's about 5 foot, and I'm 6'2.
“Morning.”, she said not looking up from the eggs she was scrambling.
“That's all for me. Thanks ma?” I asked with excited sarcasm. She laughed and put all the eggs on my plate.
“Sure is baby”, she said placing the plate in front of me. I was just joking but okay. She rubbed my hair and went up stairs.
When I was half way done my dad came down stairs.
“Where's my food”, he asked looking around. He looked at my plate in envy. My dad was currently in the dog house. He'd upset my mom when he missed yet another one of my football games, after promising he'd be there.
“Iono”, I said with my mouth full.
“Your mother...that woman...I swear---”, he shook his arm as if to say he was going to hit her. I took offense to that but luckily ma heard him and called him on it.
“You swear what”, She asked with her arms crossed.
“Nothing baby”, he lied sweetly trying to butter her up.
“Uhmm, I heard you”, he tried to embrace her but she pulled away and grabbed her car keys approaching the door.
“It was a joke baby”, he hollered after her while she was closing the front door.
“Guess you’re still in the doghouse”, I said with a laugh when suddenly the door opened and my mama walked back in.
My dad whispered, “Not for long”, to me as she kept approaching.
“So I'm forgiven?” My dad asked hopeful.
My mom ignored him and walked up to me gave me a kiss on the head and walked back out the door. She turned towards me saying: “Have a good day honey!”
I laughed so hard at my dad's cracked face. He looked sad and shocked; it was hilarious.
“She picks you over me”, he said with smirk.
“What do you expect? I'm her first and only child”, I said as I grabbed my car keys and walked out the door.
When I got to school I went to stand where my friends were. We usually get to school early and hang round the captain car. We don't do much else but talk and chill till the first bell ring.
“What’s up”, I say to Jimmy as I take the ball he tossed from mid air. “And he intercepts the ball”, I shout out as the boys in hearing range laugh.
“That ain't funny man”
“My bad, foul mood today I see! I swear sometimes you act like a female man; you stay trippin’ just like a girl. Mood swings and all”
“Whateva man I don't act like a girl”, Jimmy replied.
“Yes you do and I would know! I got a whiny one right now who stay tri---”, I started but was interrupted by somebody who was leaning against the back of captain car.
“Mane, I know, you ain't talking about my sista right in front of me.” Derek said without moving from his stop or acknowledging me, but I could hear the edge in his voice. He wasn't as calm as he sounded.
“It ain't even like that”, I shrug as I said it.
He looked back and glared at me for a long time before him and a couple of the football players along with the captain laughed. “Dang Derek, stop sweating the man!” Jimmy said through his laughter.
“Whateva, y'all stupid”, I said as I walked away. I could still hear them laughing, when I looked back to where they were, everyone was laughing even harder, but Derek turned back around smoking his cigarette not laughing. I swear that boy weird.
When school was over I went to my locker to get a few things. Angie was leaning against my locker talking to some girl I never seen.
I wouldn't mind having Angie as a girlfriend. She was sexy as I don't know what. Unfortunately she was taken. She’s mixed, but I swear she got a straight up black girl body.
“Hey Devon”, the girl I didn't know, or at least thought I didn't know said at me.
“Hey... girl”, I said.
“Oh My God! You don't remember me? At Janay’s party this past weekend, we hooked up.” she looked at me expecting me to remember. I didn't like her saying that all loud though, I been with Demetria for almost six months now.
“What's your name?” I asked.
I looked over at Angie to see her jaws slightly drop. She knew I was with Demetria and that Demetria would not like that I cheated on her. I would have to talk to her so she could keep her mouth closed.
“Ebony”, she answered annoyed. Probably mad I didn't remember her.
“Oooh yeah, I remember you now!” I said pointing my finger at her and shaking my head like I had an aha moment. “You the one that can put your—”
“Okay, that's enough, bye Ebony”, Angie waved dismissively at Ebony. Ebony glared at Angie. Obviously hoping Angie was the one that was going to walk away. “You are so disgusting! What is wrong with you?”
“I---”, I started.
“Don't answer that! I could care less, I know one thing though! When Demetria breaks up with you, you going to be more hurt than her”, Angie said as she wagged her finger in my face. She looked me up and down with a smirk that looked so sexy when she did it. “You’re so pathetic!”, she said as she walked away from me.
Chapter 6:
Ugly Jada
Joe
“HIT ME!!” I heard vibrate through the paper thin walls in my house followed by a loud drum beat causing me to fall out of the