After Tupac & D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson

Author:Jacqueline Woodson
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781101176542
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
Published: 2012-04-26T17:11:20+00:00

We left D on the bus and got off at our stop—me and Neeka walking real quiet back to my house. When we got there, my moms wasn’t home yet and we peeled off our wet clothes and took turns taking hot showers. I stood under the water, wondering what situation D would go home to—wondering if Flo would ask her questions about her wet clothes and shoes. As the water poured over me, I couldn’t help smiling again about the three of us on that stage with all that light around us.

When we were all done showering, me and Neeka sat on my bed in our pajamas drinking hot chocolate. We didn’t say anything for a long time, just grinned whenever we made eye contact.

Neeka took a last sip of hot chocolate, set her cup on my dresser, then lay back on my bed, her head wrapped in one of Mama’s scarves to keep it from getting messy while she slept.

“I get it now,” she said.

I nodded.

“D’s cool. She’s like from another planet. The Planet of the Free.” Neeka sat up on one elbow and looked at me. “I’m gonna go to that planet one day.”

I shook my head and laughed. “We did, girl! We went tonight!”

Neeka held out her hand and I slapped it. And we laughed like we were losing our minds.

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