Shortie Like Mine by Ni-Ni Simone

Author:Ni-Ni Simone [Simone, Ni-Ni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, General
ISBN: 9780758281814
Google: kRW-qMgIknoC
Amazon: 0758228392
Publisher: K-Teen/Dafina
Published: 2008-08-01T10:23:59+00:00

9

Sittin’ up in my room

I must confess I’m a mess for you ...

—BRANDY, “SITTIN’ UP IN MY ROOM”

I lay back on my bed with my bare feet pressed against the wall and my head turned to the side. The volume on my radio was low but the words to Aaliyah’s “One In A Million” seduced my ears as if I were seeing her in concert, as my hot pink lava lamp illuminated my dark bedroom. Toi had been complaining about her bed making her back hurt, so she was in the living room asleep on the pullout couch.

I kept looking at my red plastic phone shaped like a pair of lips, wondering why it hadn’t rang. Josiah promised he would call after he came home from his game in south Jersey. I wish I had Shae to talk me through this, but being that she’d ex’d me out of her life, I was all alone. For a moment I wondered if she missed me as much as I missed her. I couldn’t stand feeling like this and I knew that hearing Josiah’s voice and making up with Shae was the only cure.

Just as the D.J. played Destiny Child’s “T-Shirt,” my phone rang ... Wait a minute, the phone rang? Was my phone ringing? I quickly looked at the clock and it read two AM. For a moment I wondered if it was Shae calling. Then I looked down at the caller ID for confirmation. But it wasn’t Shae, it was my longtime love—my boo to the ninth power—okay that was a lil’ corny, right? Okay, I’ll admit I’m being extra but I can’t breathe and my heart is having a stroke. Should I be sexy or sleepy? Okay—okay—okay—okay—whatever I decide, I need to hurry up before he hangs up.

“Hello?” I said sleepily. I figured that was better than sounding the way I really felt.

“Seven,” he said, “you ’sleep?”

“Yeah ...” I made a sound like I was stretching. “I was.”

“My fault. I can see you in school tomorrow,” he said, about to hang up.

“No, you good. Wassup?” I wanted to scream, Can’t you tell I would’ve waited all night for you?!

“You, that’s wassup. Didn’t I tell you I was gon’ call?”

You sure did, I thought to myself, and I was wondering what took you so long.

“I know,” he continued, “you were wondering what took me so long.”

“No, actually I forgot.” I hoped he couldn’t tell I was lying through my teeth.

“You forgot?” He laughed a little. “How you gon’ forget your man?”

I couldn’t stop smiling and it seemed like the drops in my lava lamp were giving me a high-five. I wanted to scream but I knew I couldn’t blow my cool. I was tempted to spit out, Just tell me you love me boy, but instead I took a deep breath and said, “Oh, so you my man now? Thanks for asking.”

“You know how I do.”

I knew I was about to sound stupid, but I had to ask, “How long have you been checking for me?”

“You not about to sweat yourself, are you?” He laughed.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.