Full Figured 2 by Alexis Nicole

Author:Alexis Nicole [Nicole, Alexis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, African American, Urban
ISBN: 9781601623478
Google: ilavngEACAAJ
Amazon: 1601622317
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2010-10-26T00:00:00+00:00

I had no idea how much time had passed–ten seconds, ten minutes. Actually, it felt like ten hours had gone by before anybody in the room even breathed. My father stepped completely inside the room with my mother trailing behind him.

“We thought you were sick.” My father’s strong voice boomed against the walls of my tiny dorm room. “Your mother and I wanted to check on you.” Then, he turned from me and glared at Jaylen, his eyes moving up, then down, as if he was trying to tell Jaylen just how much disdain he had for him. The way my father looked stopped my heart cold, but I didn’t breathe any easier when he turned away. Because now, he was staring at Skye with the same contemptuous scrutiny.

I stood there, just waiting, just knowing that I was next. But my father didn’t come back to me. Instead, he took giant steps that took him right up to Jaylen.

Please, Lord, I prayed inside. I stopped my prayer after those two words, because I wasn’t sure what I was asking God. But I figured that since He knew my heart, He’d figure it out.

My dad was all up in Jaylen’s face when he asked, “What are you doing here?”

“I . . . I . . . I . . .”

Oh, Lord. Jaylen was as scared as I was. I turned to Skye, and inside I yelled out to her. I’d read that sisters who were close were supposed to be able to read each other’s thoughts. I needed her to know that I needed her to do something, to jump in right in and save me and Jaylen.

But Skye didn’t move. Not that she looked scared. She didn’t, as she sat with her arms folded and a deep frown on her face. But it didn’t look like she was about to get involved in this, either. If only Chyanne were here, she’d jump in the middle. She’d save everything.

It took him a couple of seconds, but finally, Jaylen got it together. “I . . . just came to check on Simone. Mrs. Davenport–he paused, and looked at my mother as if he expected her to come to his side–“told me Simone wasn’t feeling well, and I wanted to make sure that she was all right.”

“There’s no reason for you to be here,” my father said as if Jaylen was an intruder. “Taking care of my daughter is my job. You’re nothing more than a piano player.”

“Daddy!” I meant to scream out that word, but it only came out as a whisper.

I don’t think it would’ve mattered how loudly I spoke, because it didn’t seem like my father was trying to hear anything that anyone had to say. He was already on Skye.

“And I know why you’re here,” my father started.

Skye raised one eyebrow as if she wanted him to know that she wasn’t scared, and she was ready for any kind of fight.

My father said, “You just want to start trouble. Why don’t you stay away and leave your sister alone? She’s doing fine without you.

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