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Date Posted: 15:12:15 12/07/02 Sat
Chapter 64
Jamal stood outside the door not believing what he just heard
Jamal [to himself]: Oh no she didn’t!
He began to knock the door and press the bell continuously and Jackie initially did not answer, then he began to yell
Jamal: OPEN THE DOOR JACKIE! I WILL NOT LET YOU DO THIS TO ME! JACKIE! I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE, OPEN THIS F***ING DOOR! JACKIE, YOU GOT MY BABY IN THERE AND I WANT TO SEE HER NOW! JACKIE!
Jackie was very, very angry cos she had just put Symphony to bed like thirty minutes before Jamal began all his racketing, now Symphony was awake and crying. No one makes her baby cry like that! So she carried Symphony and went to the balcony where Jamal was still there shouting and yelling. By this time, her neighbours had started poking their heads out of their houses wondering who the hell is going crazy.
Jackie: Jamal, first of all, don’t be yelling and using foul language in front of my baby, secondly who the hell are you to come in here disturbing me, my baby and our neighbours? If you don’t leave in two minutes time, I will call the police on your ass
Jamal: All I just wanna do is see my baby
Jackie: She is not yours you dimwit! After all you’ve done to us now you wanna play daddy to her? Don’t even play that cos it ain’t never gonna happen!
Jamal: How many times am I gonna say I’m sorry?
Jackie: Never enough times! If you think you can come in here yelling, why don’t you yell to the neighbours what you put me through huh?
As Jackie was talking, she noticed in the near distance that her mother was coming, and Jamal didn’t look ready to leave. She continued trading words with him, basically telling him to get off her property, but the dumbass would not move. Jackie saw her mom get out of her car, and her mom noticed she was standing in the balcony with a crying baby in her arms cos of the noise Jamal was making.
Jamal: I will see my baby no matter what!
Mrs Carter [from behind]: Over your dead body!
Jamal was startled and he turned around quickly
Jamal: Oh! Mrs…Mrs C…Car…Carter, I was just…
Mrs Carter: Leaving my family the hell alone! Look, we both can go to the police now and get a restraining order against you, so I suggest for your own safety, you better leave or else, the paramedics will take you home, that I promise you.
Jamal: Yes ma’am
Mrs Carter: Now if I ever see your busted behind anywhere near my house or my daughter and grandchild, I will hunt you down like the dog you are ok!
Jamal didn’t need to be told twice. He got back in his car and sped off. Jackie went back inside and went downstairs, bouncing Symphony on her shoulder as she did. Her mom had opened the door, and Jackie met her at the bottom of the stairs.
Mrs Carter: What was that boy doing here?
Jackie: I don’t know, he said he came here to see Symphony and I told him to go, and his stupid ass just wouldn’t.
Mrs Carter: You don’t worry about him okay? Anytime he messes with you just let me know, and I promise he’ll be doing tricks for his jail cellmate in no time
Jackie chuckles
Mrs Carter [taking Symphony from Jackie]: Now how’s my granddaughter doing?
She begins to rock Symphony so that she could sleep. Mrs Carter nodded to Jackie to go and rest, which Jackie hugged her mom, kissed Symphony, and went upstairs to her mom’s room to sleep.
The next day in school, Des and the others just finished Biology when as she was approaching her locker, she saw Lami standing there smiling at her with a rose in his hand
Des [surprised]: Lami
She walked faster and came closer jumping on him hugging him tightly as he swung her around
Cat [to Jiz]: With the way those two act, you’d think they hadn’t seen each other for ages
Lami kissed Des full on the lips with everyone watching, those who saw began to cat call and clap
Des [after they’d finished kissing]: Don’t hate, congratulate
Lami: Cat, Jiz, sorry for disturbing the peace around here
Jiz and Lami did the boy hug thing, and he hugged Cat
Jiz: Its okay, what you doing here
Lami: My teachers are on strike, apparently my Math teacher allegedly got caught with one of the students
Des, Cat & Jiz: Damn!
Lami: Not just any student, he’s the Principal’s son
Des: HE?!
Lami: Yeah, so he was dismissed. The teachers are striking and are outside the school protesting against that teacher’s unfair dismissal, and the school being homophobic
Cat: Bailey’s homophobic? What the heck? Didn’t I remember reading that over 50% of its teaching staff are gay/lesbian?
Lami: Beats me! All I know is that, the Principal after first period called an assembly and told us all to go home for the day, cos the teachers who ‘scabbed on the others’ suddenly had a conscience and decided to have a sit in, they refused to teach us anymore, so he sent us all home
Jiz: So you have a day off one school and you decide to spend it in another? Are you nuts?!
Lami [wrapping his arms around Des]: I decided to spend it with my girl, if that’s a crime, then arrest me
Cat: Awww, ain’t that cute!
Lami: I’ve already gone to see the Principal to ask him for permission to have all my classes here just for today, cos since Des and I do exactly the same classes, that way I’ll get all today’s education…without the homework
Des [winking at him]: I’ll gladly give you something to do for homework if you really want some
Lami [smiling]: Oh really? [lowering his head to kiss her] we’ll see about that one
And the kiss began- Cat and Jiz could only shake their heads- those two were contagious with all their ‘we just fell in love’ thing, even though they’ve been in love with each other for almost, if not even more than a year since day one.
After a while
Jiz: Y’all break it up now
Cat: Yeah, we have De Burca next for English. Des c’mon take out that book so we can go
Des [grudgingly]: Oh ok.
She broke herself slightly from Lami and opened her locker
Lami: It smells good in there
Des: Yeah, it’s a combo of strawberry and the J-lo Glow you gave me
Then Lami saw his picture on the inside of the door locker
Lami: It looks good too in here
Des laughed
Des: You so crazy!
She closed her locker and they were on their way to class [finally]
By the time they got to class, De Burca had already began the preliminary warnings and asking about homework ish, when Cat, Jiz, Des and Lami walked in. Everyone fell silent- the magic four were back, even the one who left was still popular as designer wear in school.
De Burca: Des, Cat, Jiz- why are you guys late?
Cat: Sorry Miss, it took Jiz and I a while to untangle these two from each other
De Burca hadn’t seen Lami as he crouched behind Des [not everyone had seen him]
De Burca: Which two?
Jiz: Des and dude over here
Lami stood up straight, the whole class started giggling
De Burca: Mr Faison?
Lami: The one and only, how ya doing Ms D?
De Burca [smiling]: I’m okay and you? What are you doing here?
Lami: My teachers are having a sit in over some issue so school was cancelled for the day
De Burca: And you came to school here? Why?
Lami: I didn’t wanna miss any of today’s classes, and more importantly, I wanted to chill with my girl here
He took Des’s hand and kissed it- the whole class went ‘Awwww’, Des just looked down smiling
De Burca: Commendable [she turns to the whole class] now that’s an example of a dedicated student. Even though his own school is not in session, he still manages to go to another one instead of letting the day go to waste. I mean if us teachers went on strike here, y’all would come to school and spray paint ‘School Sux’ over the white boards
The whole class began laughing
De Burca: Ok, y’all can go and sit down. Olamide make sure you go and see the Principal so that he’s aware you’re here okay?
Lami [producing a card from his pocket]: Already done so, and he gave me a day pass
He handed it to De Burca, she looked at it nodding
De Burca: Hmm impressive- he gave you the VIP one!
Lami: What can I say, I am a VIP!
Cat: Uh uh whatever!
They went to find their usual seats, and most of the class were so happy to have Lami the joker in class for once that the guy who normally sat next to Des gave up his seat for Lami, so he could sit next to Des. Des at this time had moved with Cat and Jiz to in front of Krys and Lib. During that class, Lami was being a star student. He knew all the answers [which surprised Des as when they do their homework together, he acts like his brain is made of Styrofoam- but now, his brain seemed to be working like he got Pentium 4 in there], and was being funny and well charming throughout. He also held Des’s hand all through occasionally kissing it, and whispering into her ears [which tickled Des and she giggled quietly].
Krys and Lib were watching this as they sat directly behind Des and Lami. They basically weren’t really concentrating cos they were watching Lami and Des. Lami even took off his jacket for Des and put it on her, and held her tighter. This got Lib and Krys jealous, cos Des and Lami seemed so natural, like that was how they acted all the time and they didn’t care who was there. Class finished and Krys and Lib literally flew out of class
Lami: What’s up with them two, especially the skinny boy
Des, Cat, and Jiz laughed as they packed up
Cat: Its hard enough that Lib has to be in the same classes with Des, now he and Krys gotta watch you two in boyfriend/girlfriend bliss? I guess it got too much for him
Des: Good, cos I’m not gonna let anyone especially him spoil my happiness. He shoulda thought of it, before he started tripping
Cat [as they walked out]: You gotta let go and make peace
Des: Make peace? Dude tried to kill me and Lami and you want me to make peace? I’m not talking to him cos I don’t recognise him as part of my life anymore
Cat: Aiight then, as long as you’re not holding grudge
Des: I ain’t- my baby and I talked about it and we’ve let go.
By this time, Jiz and Lami had walked away and as Des and Cat approached, they appeared to be talking about something, and they cut off suddenly when they saw the girls approaching
Cat: What were you fellas gossiping about?
Jiz: N..nothing, just man talk
Lami: Yeah, man talk
Des [suspiciously]: Well woman to her man, lets go to lunch
Lami: Alright, but first I gotta talk to Mr Binney the woodshop dude, I wanna see if I can get back my old project
Des: The singing CD rack?
Lami: That one, and the baby crib I made
Des: Aiight then, meet me in the lunch room when you’re done okay?
Lami quickly kissed her and sped off to talk to Mr Binney who as soon as he saw Lami, shook his head and started walking away even faster – this made the others laugh.
Now where’s Tyra in all these. She’ decided that during lunch she’d no longer sit in the lunch room and have almost everyone laughing and poking fun at her for being different. Instead she’d bring her lunch from home and sit outside on the stairs leading into the school.
She’d sat down and was listening to her walkman and reading her book when she heard what seemed like people arguing. She looked up and lowered the volume of her walkman, and saw that it was Kelly and Jamal arguing
Jamal: Can you stop saying that!
Kelly: That I’m pregnant and you’re the father? No I won’t
Jamal, cos its true!
Jamal: We both know its not ok! Look I’m in enough drama as it is, the last thing I need is a girlfriend who’s a bitch!
Kelly: Are you calling your future babymomma a bitch?
Jamal: If the cap fits, put it on!
Kelly: Look I don’t know why you’re stressing about Jacine anyway, she doesn’t want you seeing that child, she’s made that perfectly clear to you- plus how are you sure that that child is yours huh? Rumour has it that you lil miss prissy ex was a hoe and if she gave it up easily to you, she sure as hell must have done so for other guys here!
Jamal looked like he’d been slapped
Jamal: Firstly her name’s Jackie not Jacine, secondly she is no ho and I know for a fact that the baby is mine. Thirdly, if she was a ho, what does that make you? I seem to remember that I had you barely 30 minutes after I asked your name at that party, and only reason why I stepped up to you that night was because I heard you were very easy and believe me, you couldn’t have been easier than if I blinked my eyes!
Kelly: Don’t flatter yourself you weren’t that good!
Jamal: Well if I wasn’t, why did you keep coming back? Or have you forgotten last night when you called me begging on the phone for it huh? And I wasn’t that good- I seem to remember seeing your eyes rolling backwards in your head last night!
Kelly: Whatever. Look why are you fronting now like you always wanted the baby- I mean didn’t you try and have it aborted but she couldn’t go through with it? weren’t you the one who always told me about her, but that you weren’t ready for the pressures of fatherhood? And now you wanna play baby daddy just when it seems like Jackie’s happy. Or have you forgotten that it was because of you that the baby was born 2 months early? Now you wanna act like you’re the victim in all this. If anything, its that child I feel the most sorry for- it would be hard for him/her to be told that she was born early cos her biological daddy was found f***ing some other female, that was what caused mommy to faint and be rushed to the hospital! So Jamal, do us all a favour, cut the whole pity party act and deal with your mistakes. If Jackie does not want you seeing that child, fine! After what you’ve done to her, you can’t blame her for not wanting you which I remember that the day she was born, you were still with me, and I was giving you what I considered a ‘consolation prize f***’
Jamal’s face fell. All she said was true even though it came out in true Kelly the Bitch style. He just looked at her and shook his head
Jamal [quietly]: I will deal with my mistakes, and the first thing I’ll do, is tell you this one thing. I regret from the bottom of my heart the day I ever laid eyes on you. I curse my stupidity for letting the fact that you were an easy f*** make me step up to you.
And he walked away, leaving Kelly there. Tyra just turned the volume of her walkman back on and used her book to cover her face. Then Kelly spotted Tyra sitting on the stairs reading. She came up the stairs and walked past her; in her anger and trying to take it out on someone else, she stepped on Tyra’s sandwich. Tyra took off her headphones and put her book down
Tyra [angrily]: Hey Big Foot, would you watch where you’re going? Be stepping on my lunch with them size 10s
Kelly turned back
Kelly: Are you talking to me?
Tyra got up
Tyra: Do you see anyone else around here?
Kelly: I know you didn’t just go there you homo bitch!
That really got Tyra pissed
Tyra: I went there you silly ho!
By this time, they were level with each other…
Des was sitting on her table with the others when Lionel from her English class came towards her
Des: Hey Lionel whassup?
Lionel: What’s up is that as I was coming into school from my doctor’s appointment, I think I saw Jamal’s girlfriend, the new girl
Des: Kelly?
Lionel: Yeah that one, and what’s her name, the girl who Mia in journalism was supposed to be dating
Des: Tyra?
Lionel: Yeah- looks like they’re in a confrontation
Des and the others looked at each other surprised
Cat: Why? They don’t even talk to each other!
Lionel: Apparently from what I understand, someone steps on someone’s lunch and thus the need to scrap
Jiz: You mean there’s going to be a cat fight
Des: Not if I can help it
Lionel: Well if you wanna, you better go now, or else…
Des and the others literally flew out of their seat and everyone was wondering what was going on
By the time they got there, the fight had already begun. After Tyra had made the last comment, Kelly slapped her and she retaliated by slapping and punching her.
Jiz: DAMN!
Lami: We gotta do something, we can’t stand around here!
They all tried to break up the fight but it wasn’t successful. Tyra had a lot of pent up anger and frustration in her and Kelly just happened to make herself the scapegoat. Kelly however was all claws and slaps, compared to Tyra’s punches and blows which would have made Laila Ali proud.
By this time, word had gotten around school [by Lionel and those who were eavesdropping on what Lionel had told Des and the others], and almost everyone ran out of school. Only the seniors could leave the school premises during lunch [one of them senior perks], so almost all the senior classes came out, and a couple of teachers
Des and Cat was in the thicket of the fight trying to pull Tyra away. They wouldn’t touch Kelly cos they didn’t like her. Jiz and Lami wouldn’t as well, but even with all four of them tryna pull Tyra away, she kept breaking free and charging for Kelly giving her at least 4 punches and pulling out more of her weave before Cat, Jiz, Des and Lami managed to pull her off again.
Krys and Lib were also outside and tried to pull Kelly away but Lib in his error tried to pull Kelly by the waist but ended up touching Des, Des immediately reacted by slapping the person [whoever it was]. No one could really tell who it was, all Lib knew was that he felt himself being slapped, and he pulled out
Lionel: Lib do something
Lib: Nah uh, I’ll get hurt in there
Lionel: I know, half your face is red
After what seemed like ages, they managed to pull the two apart
Tyra: Let me at that crazy ho!
She holds her fists up and in it were Kelly’s hair weave that she’d managed to remove
Tyra: Come get your hair you stupid all my body parts came from the mall bitch!
Jiz: Damn!
By now teachers were outside and the HOD of Sciences Ms Williams came and stood between them
Ms Williams: You two stop throwing punches now!
Kelly looked like she was about to attack Tyra again, and Ms William held her hand up
Ms William: I swear, if any punch should hit me young lady, I’ll make the rest of your time in this school living hell- I promise you
Kelly retracted
Ms William: Now you two, back in school and wait outside the Principal’s office!
Everyone began to disperse, and Des and the others took Tyra into school- Cat and Cashmere helped her pick her books and stuff up. Lib, Krys and Lionel took Kelly in after Tyra had been taken in
As they went by, they noticed that Tyra’s clothes were all torn up and she did have some minor cuts and bruises
Cat: Hold up, you can’t go in like this, we have to clean you up first
Jiz: Lets go to see the school nurse
Des: She’s on sick leave
Lami: What the hell kinda bulls*** is that, when the only school nurse is sick!
Cat: Don’t stress, I think I got a mini first aid box in my locker
Des: Yeah and I think I have an extra top in my locker you can borrow
Tyra: Thank guys, you don’t need to do all this for me
Cat: Don’t be silly, we’re friends, and friends look out and care for each other no matter what
Tyra smiled and nodded
Tyra: I guess.
Cat and Des went to their lockers and got out the mini first aid box and the top respectively, and took Tyra into the girls’ toilets and cleaned her up
Kelly however did not get any help as such from Krys, Lib and Lionel as Krys was mainly fuming that Kelly would be picking fights in a new school especially with Tyra who was a very gentle and least likely to be provoked person. This was despite the fact that Kelly herself had told her that she was expelled from her old school cos of fighting [about 5 studentsl, and a teacher] All she did was give Kelly tissue to clean herself up with.
Des and Lionel had been given permission to act as “bodyguards” for Tyra and Kelly respectively so that in their discussion if one decided to start fighting again the Principal would have people there to help him control them.
Principal:………
Sorry it was so, so late [lots of school work taking my time], and it was my birthday on Friday, I finally turned 19!
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