The Rhythm of Time by Questlove & S. A. Cosby

Author:Questlove & S. A. Cosby [Questlove & Cosby, S. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2023-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

“OKAY, TELL ME AGAIN. Slow this time.”

Omar was sitting on his bed. Rahim was sitting in his desk chair. Omar was staring at him like he’d grown a second head.

“I can’t tell you too much,” Rahim said. “Just know I’m not from around here and this phone can do some crazy stuff.”

“No duh. How does it work?” Omar asked.

Rahim scratched his head. “I’m not really sure. I just know I can’t talk about it too much.”

“It’s like that thing on Star Trek. Wait, are you from outer space? Like an alien?” Omar asked.

“No. I’m from Philly. Just not your Philly.”

Omar lay back on the bed.

“You know what this means?” Omar asked.

“That we have to keep it a secret while I figure out how to get home?”

Omar sat up straight. “No. It means we can get into the Four the Hard Way concert tonight!”

Rahim squinted at Omar. “Have you heard anything I’ve been saying?”

“Yeah, I heard you. You got a super phone that can teleport us anywhere. Where else would you rather be tonight than at the Four the Hard Way concert?” Omar asked.

“Home. I want to go home. Which might not happen if we keep using this thing,” Rahim said.

“But you used it today so we could get away from the cop?”

“Yeah, because I didn’t want to go to jail. That was an emergency.”

“You think I’ll ever get a chance to see them again? My dad is talking about sending me to Reading next year to go to a private school. He keeps saying all I should be thinking about is hitting the books. And I do like books. But I like other stuff too. School is important, I know that. But it ain’t everything. It can’t be.”

Rahim studied the ceiling, then the floor. He thought Omar might be crying. He probably didn’t want Rahim to see that, and Rahim absolutely didn’t want to see that.

It sounded like he and his dad had more in common than he would have thought.

“Okay, we can go. But we have to be super careful. Don’t talk to anyone. We only stay for two songs, then we get the heck out of there,” Rahim said.

Omar wiped his nose and raised his head.

“For real?”

“Yeah, for real. I’m sure I’ll regret it, but yeah, for reals,” Rahim said.

“Okay, the show isn’t till six. You know how to play chess?” Omar asked.

“Yeah. My dad taught me.”

“All right, then prepare for a butt whupping.” Omar started to set up the board. Rahim rolled the desk chair over to the bed.

“Is your dad nice, or is he like my dad?” Omar asked.

Rahim frowned.

“I mean, my dad is kinda on it about school like yours, but he’s crazy smart. My mom is too. My sister might be, but she doesn’t talk to me that much, so I’m not sure,” Rahim said.

Omar laughed. “Your sister sounds like Shaka. But you didn’t say if your dad was nice.” Omar moved his first pawn.

Rahim moved his own pawn.

“I mean, he can be. One

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