If I Was Your Girl by Simone Ni-Ni

Author:Simone, Ni-Ni [Simone, Ni-Ni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp
Published: 2008-08-30T06:00:00+00:00

15

“So,” my mother said as we sat at the kitchen table planning the guest list for Cousin Shake’s birthday dinner. “Have you two thought about what college you’re going to apply to?”

“I want to go to Spelman,” Seven said, as if her mind was already made up. “And with my grades and honors status, I should be able to apply for a scholarship.”

“And you?” my mother turned to me.

“Maybe I’ll do some hair or something. I don’t know.”

“Is that what you want to do?” my mother asked. “I thought you wanted to be a teacher?”

“I do.”

“Well, you have to go to a four-year college for that.”

“Ma,” I tilted my head to the side, “how I’ma go to college and I can barely get a babysitter to go to the corner store?”

“You’re exaggerating.”

“I’m so serious.”

“Some colleges have daycares right on campus, Toi, and Spelman is one of them.”

“Ma, we live in Jersey.”

“Well…I was thinking…Cousin Shake, your daddy, and I were all talking, and I was seriously considering putting in transfer papers to the Atlanta office. Your father even said he would come and help us move.”

“Yeah, I’m sure,” Seven said snidely. “That’s his specialty, moving.”

“You know he’s not with his girlfriend anymore.”

“Sounds personal,” Seven snapped. I could tell by her tone that she was still hurt by our parents splitting up, especially since my father left my mother for another woman and had a baby with her.

“Seven,” my mother looked at her, “you need to stop that. Your father loves you. Yes, he was wrong, but he’s really trying and you need to give him a chance.”

“After what he did to you?”

“Even after what he did to me. So, maybe you girls ought to apply to Spelman, as well as some other colleges. I know that’s where you want to go, but never put all your eggs in one basket.”

I twisted my lips. “Okay.”

“You know I’ll apply. Matter of fact, my application is already filled out.” Seven smiled.

“Alright,” my mother tapped her pen against Cousin Shake’s guest list. “We need to invite Cousin Shake’s new girlfriend, Ms. Minnie.”

“Ms. Minnie! Ma, do we have to?”

“Toi!” my mother snapped.

“Oh…my…God!”

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