Hate the Player and the Game

chapter 13

Chapter 13

Diamond

                I rolled over on my side with the phone to my ear. Cruze's voice was slightly deep and sexy, and it was making me hot. The living room was pitch black and the sofa bed sheets were starting to stick to my moist skin. The twins and Ms.Tamra were all asleep and it was just me and Cruze together on the hot line. We had been talking for a long time. It was almost three in the morning and we had school in a few hours. I didn't want to be tired all day, but Cruze was worth it. "So how do you feel about all this"? He asked with that sexy voice of his.

"Feel about what"? I asked softly. I was getting tired, but I wanted to hear all that he had to say.

"About me and you". He says. That made my heart jump and skip a thousand beats. The sound of him saying me and you was like reviving me after death. I smiled so hard that it could have lit up the pitch black room.

"I mean....we've only been talkin' for two days". I say fronting like I didn't want to be with him. "I barley know much about you".

"Yet".

"Ha.....funny, but I'm serious Cruze. I don't even know your real name". And I didn't and I wanted so desperately to know it. It was like some kind of mystery. I couldn't understand why he didn't want anyone knowing it, but if he wanted to be with me then he could have no secrets. I had to stop being selfish because I still had my deepest, darkest secret that I had not yet told anyone. I wanted to tell Cruze, but I didn't want him thinking any less of me.

"My real name? What you wanna know that for"?

"Are you serious". I joke. "Why wouldn't I"?

"I mean that's personal". He laughed.

"Come on Cruze......see, I'm tired of calling you Cruze. Does anyone else at Central Queens know it"?

"No, of course not".

"See, it would be nice to be the only one who does". There was a long silence.

"Fine". Cruze said. "My name is Careem.......Careem Sheard". I loved it. It sounded bad boy. It sounded like it was made for him and him only. It was ghetto fabulous and every time I heard it, I just wanted to know that the person that had that name was mine.

"How did you get Cruze for a nick name"? I asked.

"I don't even know". He says. "My Uncle Ronnie just up and started calling me that when I was about six........he's weird, but the name actually worked out for me.....it's my second identity". I giggled at Cruze's words.

"Well my full name is Diamond Nayotti Rosemont". I say.

"That's beautiful". Careem says making me blush. "My middle name is Levonn".

"Well Careem Levonn Sheard, it's nice to have finally met you". I joke.

"See, now you gon' start calling' me that".

"I promise I won't". I say laughing.

"So.........I've been meaning to ask you". He says.

"Ask me what"?

"Well you know that everybody knows you so of course they're going to say a few things about you when your name pops up".

"Here we go with some more drama. What did somebody say about me"? I asked rolling my eyes.

"No......it's not like that. These are my boys we talking' about here".

"Okay and"?

"And today.....well yesterday since it's like three in the morning' now, at lunch they was sayin' how you was still a virgin". That made me go silent. Just when I thought that things were fine, he had to go and bring up this. The thing I hated most about boys. Sex. "So is it true. Are you? Are you still a virgin"? I didn't want to answer that question, but I had to say something.