Keysha's Drama by Earl Sewell

Author:Earl Sewell [Sewell, Earl]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, General, People & Places, United States, African American
ISBN: 9781426800993
Google: 0OAHiD0aB_YC
Amazon: 0373830793
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2007-05-01T10:15:56+00:00

Chapter 14

The following morning, I woke up and for the first time in ages I felt very well rested. The bed I was sleeping in was the most comfortable bed I’d ever been on. It was just right; the linen smelled fresh, and the pillows were soft and fluffy. Just as I was enjoying my blissful moment, I was startled out of my mind by the presence of Barbara sitting in the vanity chair staring at me. It freaked me out because I didn’t know what to think or what was about to go down.

“What’s going on?” I asked as I quickly sat upright in my bed.

“Did you sleep well?” she asked with a wicked undertone in her voice and an evil glint in her eyes.

“I slept fine. Why are you in my room?” I didn’t like the invasion of my privacy one bit.

“This is my house. I can go into any room of my choice.” I couldn’t argue that point with her so I didn’t.

“You and I need to have a little girl-to-girl chat,” Barbara said as she leaned forward in the seat and locked her gaze on me.

“You’re Jordan’s daughter, there is no denying that. You look more like him than Mike does. And since you were obviously conceived before Jordan and I were married, I can’t hold your existence against him. Especially since he didn’t know about you. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about.”

“Well, get to the point,” I snapped at her. I didn’t like her attitude or the way she was talking to me and I wanted to let her know it. It was bad enough that I didn’t measure up to her standards but now she was about to reinforce my shortcomings.

“Yeah, we need to get some things ironed out. According to your social worker, Maggie, you’re sexually active.” I twisted my lips and rolled my eyes at her.

“Yeah, I know about it.” She paused briefly. “There are some rules and boundaries we need to get ironed out. You will not set one foot back in this house if you go out and get yourself knocked up. I don’t care if you are Jordan’s daughter, getting pregnant out of wedlock is not acceptable.”

“Jordan knocked up my mama out of wedlock,” I reminded her.

“That was then, but this is now. I expect you to do well in school. Failing grades will not be tolerated and will be dealt with accordingly.”

“You know what, I’m not even trying to hear you. You don’t know anything about me and you’re not trying to, either. So you can just talk to my hand.” I held my hand up in front of her face.

“Do you know why I feel this way, little girl?” I didn’t answer her question.

“Because I think you’re going to follow in your mother’s and your grandmother’s footsteps and become a jailbird and a failure.”

“Whatever,” I snarled at her. “I’m not even trying to go to jail,” I said to her, even though I felt as if some situation would befall me and I’d end up in juvenile court for one reason or another.

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