Playing With Fire

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"Hurry up Arnell, we gone be late!"

"I'm coming!" She yelled back.

Arnell stuffed her lunch in her backpack and zipped it up. She jolted up and jogged to the door where her brother was waiting impatiently.

"Jeez." She mumbled while pushing pass him.

"Jeez nothing." Her brother shot back. "And if you want me to keep giving you rides, yo' ass better be ready on time."

Arnell just simply rolled her eyes. Anthony was her twin brother, but he swore he was four years older than her or something. More like four minutes.

She made her way to the passenger door and reached for the handle. She jerked it a few times to let her brother know it was locked.

"Girl you stupid?! Quit jerking my damn door handle and get ya ass in the back! I'm picking up Jay."

Arnell smacked her lips and reached for the back door handle which was open.

"Smack ya lips again and ya ass walking to school." Anthony fumed.

She didn't understand why he was so mad. She buckled her seatbelt and crossed her arms. Anthony started up the car and made his way to his best friends' house.

Five minutes later, they pulled up in front of Jay's house. Jay was already on the porch waiting. He didn't hear them pull up because he was too busy tapping away on his phone with his earphones lodged into his head.

"You see how he's already ready to go?" Anthony asked his sister.

Arnell shook her head and looked out the window. Anthony honked his horn causing Jay to look up. Jay smirked and headed to the car.

When Jay got into the car, he quickly dapped up Anthony. Anthony then put the car in reverse and began pulling out of the driveway.

They chatted for awhile before Jay realized Arnell was in the back. He turned his attention to her and smiled.

"Wassup Nelly?" He asked.

Arnell didn't say anything just simply smiled. It was quiet for a few seconds before Anthony butting in.

"Uhhh, you don't hear dis man talking to you?!"

Arnell smacked her lips and rolled her eyes.

"Damn, Ant." Jay laughed. "She good, she smiled at me."

"Nah, She back there with a damn attitude and she needa fix it. Forreal."

"You the one with the damn attitude." Arnell shot back. "You've been rude all morning and I didn't do shit to you."

"What?!" Anthony asked even though she said it loud in clear. "'Cause yo ass can get out and walk."

"Whatever."

"Keep talking, Nell. And yo ass gone be kicking dust all down Wiseman"

"Ant, leave that girl alone." Jay said trying his best to hold back his laugh.