Chapter 5: Where Things Go Wrong

 

 

Drake

“Uh,” I groaned as I pulled her head closer. I swear this girl is a freak. She took me all the way into her mouth and deep throated me. I close my eyes and came in her mouth. She swallowed all of it and then stood up. I pulled my pants back up and fixed my clothes.

 

            “I’ll see you tomorrow coach.” She winked and walked away. I stood there in shock. Yeah I was use to girls falling over me but this girl was in high school. Even though she is eighteen, it still doesn’t make it right. I looked over to find my eyes locked with Onika’s. Shit. Did she see that? She frowned at me and got into her car. She pulled off and was gone. I turned around and punched the wall, not caring about my hand. I was pissed that I allowed her to do that but I was even more pissed over the fact that Onika saw. Not only could she tell someone but I actually cared about her feelings. I mean we almost kissed in my office today and then she saw some girl giving me head. I knew this would come back to me eventually.

Nicki

I dropped everyone off at their house and now was driving back to mine. I can’t believe it, Coach Graham and Meyshia. That girl is like a walking STD. I can’t even be mad, it’s not like he’s mine. I shook my head out of the thought. I turned the radio down a bit and glanced over at Blake.

“Blake?” I wanted to see if she was sleep or not because her eyes were closed.

“Hmm?” She asked without opening her eyes.

“Do you know Nae?” I asked her and immediately saw her tense up and open her eyes.

“Well you just introduced us when I got here so I guess,” she shrugged.

“Why’d you tell her that you never lived in California then?” I was waiting as silence surrounded the car.

“I knew she would tell you that,” she huffed.

“So I’m taking this as you do know her,” I said simply.

“Yeah I know her,” she sighed and looked out the window. She seemed like she was in a deep thought about the situation.

“She told me what happened between y’all. Why’d you just stop talking to her?” I pulled up to my house and shut the car off. I turned and looked at her.

“It’s just complicated Nicki. Please just drop it,” she said softly and walked inside. I sighed as I thought about anything Nae could have done to upset Blake to the point where she would ditch her. I couldn’t think of anything so I walked inside my house.

“Hi Nicki.” Aunt Naira kissed my cheek as I hugged her.

“Hi Auntie.” I smiled and walked to the living room. I soon saw a head full of curls hiding under a blanket. “I wonder where Mylan is.” I pretended that I didn’t see her. She giggled as I walked closer. “There she is!” I snatched the covers off of her and picked her up. “Hi baby.” I kissed her cheek and patted down some of her hair.

“Hi Nicki.” She smiled while showing off a missing tooth.

“How was your day?” I asked as I sat down and pulled her onto my lap.

“It was good. I got to sleep and then watch cartoons,” she grinned. Mylan is my seven year old sister and will be starting 2^nd grade this coming fall. I can’t believe how much she’s grown up. She meant everything to me and I made it my job to protect her and help her any way I know how. Somehow throughout the night my mind went back to Coach Graham. I sighed as I went to bed. I need to get him off of my mind and soon

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The next day Blake and I got ready to go to practice. I picked up Nae first because she lived the closest. It couldn’t have been more awkward in the car.

“Look I don’t know what y’all problem with each other is but y’all need to fix it because I am not dealing with my best friend and my cousin having beef with each other,” I snapped as I stopped at a red light.

“There’s no beef on my part,” Nae replied smartly as she sat back and stared at Blake who wouldn’t meet her gaze. Blake automatically got even quieter and just looked out of the window. I shot Nae an unpleasant look through the mirror. “What?” She asked but I just shook my head.

“You okay Blake?” I glanced over at her as I saw a tear fall from her eye.

“I’m fine,” she said just above a whisper as we pulled up to Nia’s house. She got in and sensed the tension.

“What the hell happened in here?” She asked as she looked between Nae and Blake. Nae just shook her head and continued to look at Blake who was still looking out the window. I picked up Xia and Carmel and then we headed towards the gym. I parked and we all got out of the car.

“Y’all can go ahead. I think Blake and I need to talk.” Nae looked over at us and we all got the hint. We left and went into the gym.

Blake

I shot Nicki a look and mentally pleaded for her to stay but she just shook her head and went inside the gym. I stood awkwardly in front of Nae. She looked at me as I shifted my eyes to the ground. If she wanted to apologize then she could save that. I already mentally cursed myself for crying in front of her.

“What’s the deal Blake? I don’t get it and I never will get it unless you tell me. Why do you hate me do much? What did I ever do to you?” She started to get a bit emotional.

“Trust me I don’t hate you,” I replied softly.

“Then why did you just suddenly ditch me?” She asked. I prepared myself for this conversation with her for years but right now I was not ready.

“Look it’s nothing. I was just going through some things and I still am,” I told partially the truth.

“You knew that I would have been there for you.” She tried to lock eyes with me but my eyes were still focused on the ground.

“Well now I don’t need anyone to be there for me,” I shrugged.

“I still want to be there for you. You were my best friend and you just suddenly stopped talking to me. Imagine how that made me feel,” she said.

“I know I was wrong to handle the situation that way and I’m sorry for that,” I sighed.

“Can we at least be civil to one another?” She pleaded.

“Yeah,” I replied while looking at my shoes. How did I get dirt on them so fast? She grabbed my chin with her hand and gently made me look at her. We locked eyes and I cursed myself for letting her do this to me. She always made me lock eyes with her when we were younger.

“Okay?” She looked at me one more time.

“Okay.” I let out a breath when she released my chin.

Nicki

I watched as Blake and Nae walked inside together. I guessed they solved whatever they were going through. Nae came by me and soon Coach Graham walked into the gym.

“Start stretching and Meyshia, Shad wants to talk to you in his office,” he said without making eye contact with her. “Onika may I have a word with you?” He asked briefly before walking into his office.

“What do you think he’ll do if I don’t go?” I asked Nae desperately trying to avoid this awkward conversation.

“He’ll probably make you run,” she shrugged. I was in no mood to run extra today so I walked into his office.

“Shut the door,” he stated. I shut the door and sat down in front of him. “I think we both know why I called you in here,” he sighed.

“No I actually don’t know why you called me in here,” I smirked as I crossed my legs. He sighed and looked off to a distance.

“Look what you saw isn’t what you think,” he explained.

“All I saw was a hoe giving head to a desperate guy considering that he’s too old for her and that she’s known as the class slut. Who knows what she could have,” I shrugged.

“She approached me when I was trying to leave. I turned her down but she got on her knees and started giving me head. What was I suppose to do?” He scrunched up his eyebrows.

“You were supposed to be the adult of the situation and end it. Or better yet, you shouldn’t have let it happen in the first place,” I snapped.

“Just don’t tell anyone please,” he pleaded.

“Trust me, I won’t. I wouldn’t want that disturbing image to be trapped in someone else’s mind now would I?” I replied smartly.

“It was your fault I even let her give me head anyway.” He looked at me. My head snapped in his direction while I looked at him like he was stupid.

“Oh really? Now how would I have anything to do with you being a man whore?” I asked.

“First off I’m not a man whore. Secondly, if you didn’t show up late yesterday then that wouldn’t have happened,” he stated.

“Me showing up late has nothing to do with you getting head!” I was getting angry.

“See there you go again. Your temper is your biggest problem.” He shook his head.

“Well at least I don’t go around blaming other people for shit I did myself! Why don’t you man up and get your fucking act together!” I stood up and put my hand on the handle. He spun me around once again and this time he pressed himself against me so my back was against the door. My eyes went wide as I felt something hard rubbing against my lower area.

“You and this sexy ass temper turns me on so much,” he whispered into my ear. I was fighting the urge to moan out to him. He had me exactly where he wanted me and he knew it. Right now, I was putty in his arms. “I want something from you,” he mumbled against my ear.

“And what exactly do you want from me?” I asked while looking into his eyes.

“You know exactly what I want,” he told me while gripping my waist, pulling me closer to him.

“Do I?” I tilted my head slightly.

“Oh you do.” He let his hands travel down my back and rest right on my backside, gripping it hard.

“Mmm,” I moaned into his ear and he smirked. A knock on his door pulled us back into reality. He backed away from me while I backed away from the door. He opened it and Coach Chimere was standing there. She looked between us for a second and scrunched up her eyebrows. I quickly left the room and went back to practice.

Chimere

I looked at Nicki as she went out the door. My eyes shifted to Drake who was shifting nervously. I shook my head at him as he let out a sigh. “Go head and say it,” he mumbled.

“I’m not trying to tell you something you already know.” I locked eyes with him.

“Look it really ain’t what it seems. She just knows how to push my buttons and you know how I get when I’m angry,” he explained.

“If it ain’t what it looks like then I won’t assume anything. Just know this, next time it is what it seems, she’s gone,” I snapped and walked out the door.

“Mere!” He called out to me but I continued to walk. He needs to know I’m dead serious. I don’t need a little high school kid to mess up his life.