Lady J (Drama High) by L. Divine

Author:L. Divine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2008-06-22T21:16:00+00:00

9

A thin Line

`It's a thin line between love and hate/ 1 didn't think my woman could do something like this to me."

-THE PERSUADERS

fter a long day of testing and turning in crap, I'm ready .to go to my mom's house and chill. I have to admit, I'm excited to see Rah today. He texted me at lunch to let me know he'd be about twenty minutes late. I'm sure it has something to do with Trish. And that thought alone makes me not want to see him. I never know how to feel about being one of Rah's girls. I'm going to tell him I think we're better off as friends for real this time.

"Did you have a nice week, Jayd?" Mrs. Bennett asks, catching me off guard as she strolls past my locker toward the main office. She gives me the creeps.

"I did," I say, not wanting to engage her in conversation, but I don't want to give her anything else to hold against me either.

"I'm sorry that your relationship with Jeremy failed," she says, pausing for a second to let her words sink in. This bitch better not ever catch herself around me off campus. "Maybe next time you'll try listening to your elders," she says, repeating Esmeralda's words almost verbatim. Mama says there are no coincidences and the hairs standing on the back of my neck says this is no exception.

"What did you just say to me?" I turn completely around, slam my locker door shut and step up closer to her. She smells like coffee and cat hair. I've never noticed how blue her eyes are until now.

"Now, now Jayd. This abrasive attitude of yours is just what got you in trouble last time and the reason why Jeremy lost interest in you so soon, or so I hear." Just then, Rah walks into the hall, momentarily distracting me from this witch's words.

"It's been real," I say, walking past her toward Rah, who is waiting by the main office. As usual, his timing is impeccable. One minute more and I may not have been able to hold my tongue. Mrs. Bennett's got her nerve talking to me like that. She's always up in my business.

"Well, you move on rather quickly don't you, Jayd? I knew you were fast, but I never took you for easy." I stop in my tracks, smile at Rah, who knows it's not for him but gives me a look back indicating he's got my vibe, and turn around to look Mrs. Bennett dead in her cold aqua eyes. I know I could take her if I had to. We're about the same height and weight. It would be a fair fight if she weren't my elder. But I'll never give her the satisfaction of having me arrested for harassing a teacher, no matter how wicked she is.

"Easy is as easy does," I say, resuming my quick pace while wiping the sinister grin off of her face. The sooner I get off this campus, the better.

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