Pushin' by L. Divine

Author:L. Divine [Divine, L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, cookie429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9780606153430
Publisher: Dafina
Published: 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

7

Hamburger Helper

“I know my past ain’t one you can easily get past/But that chapter is done”

—JAY-Z

It’s been a long week. Wednesday was the longest day, starting with Esmeralda’s evil ass and ending with Nigel becoming my leading man. Now Nellie and Mickey are hating on me harder than ever before. When Nigel came to my rescue Wednesday afternoon, Mickey found out about it and went off, saying that Nigel doesn’t have time to be in a play, but Mrs. Sinclair thought differently, offering Nigel and me the parts on the spot. I was so surprised I almost kissed Nigel on the cheek but held back, and so did he. At first Nigel wasn’t going to accept it, but he’s reconsidering the offer. And once Nellie found out that Chance put him up to it, it was a wrap.

Nellie accused me of trying to turn their boyfriends against them, which is purely insane. Nigel’s not going anywhere, and Nellie’s doing a good job of turning her man off all by herself. Things between Nellie and me are only bound to get worse if I make the squad this afternoon. Nellie will probably lose her mind if she doesn’t make the cut, but it’s not my fault the girl has no rhythm. They’ll post the new cheerleaders’ names in the gym at lunch, which is where I’m headed. The new squad will rehearse after school with plenty of celebrating to follow.

There’s a large crowd around the gym announcement board, Misty and Nellie included. There are girls everywhere, some screaming and most crying. From the look of it, Nellie’s been crying her eyes out already.

“You made it!” Shauna exclaims, jumping up and down with Alicia right by her side. They both hug me and I can’t help but join in the excitement. I feel bad for Nellie, but if it were the other way around I doubt she’d share the love. Alicia and Shauna let me go to continue the celebratory congratulations. Now that that’s over, I can spend the rest of my lunch with Jeremy. I can’t wait to share the news.

“This is my dream, Jayd. Get your own life,” Nellie says, now frantically crying, she’s so upset at the results. It’s not my fault. All black people can’t dance and she proved that at the solo tryouts yesterday. Nellie’s good at following orders, but originality isn’t her strongest feature. We could’ve rehearsed together, but she was too busy stabbing me in the back with her new best friend, Misty, to see clearly. Misty doesn’t even look like she cares about not making the squad, which leads me to believe it was never about that at all. I knew that trick didn’t want to be a cheerleader, so what’s she really up to?

“Jayd’s specialty is stealing other people’s desires, isn’t it?” Misty says, and we both know she’s one step away from getting her curly head bit off, bringing up my mother’s powers. I can’t wait to get this broad once and for all.

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