Mr. Marcello Taught Me

Nineteen

Day Valentine

I throw my bag up and grab the bar. I pull myself up on the top bunk.

The boarding house is pretty nice.

I fucks with Baltimore already. 

"I wanted the top bunk. I'm tellin," Brenden complains.

I look down at Danny in the bunks beside me.

"You must want a black eye too," I sign to him so he can tell Brenden.

Danny laughs.

"Brenden," he starts.

"Yo Bob the Builder head ass must want a black eye too," he tells him.

I laugh and turn around and unlock my phone.

To Daddy:

"Feining for Taco Bell," I text him.

"Nigga what are you doing?" I hear.

I roll over and look down on Amir talking to Danny.

"I'm not gunna sleep up there."

I laugh to myself.

I used to have bunk beds at my old house before I had to move.

Amir used to always sleep at the top, but over time his sleeping just got more and more wild  until that nigga fell and cracked his head open on my dresser.

Dumb ass.

"Man Amir you better take you and yo three earrings and man the fuck up."

I laugh and Admir looks up. He jumps at me.

Bitch.

"Man miss me with that fuck nigga shit Daniel," he says to Danny.

Amir turns and pushes him.

"Ite bruh, rock, paper scissors."

"One round," Amir says.

Danny smacks his lips.

I watch.

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot," they both say.

Damnnn.

"Paper cover you my mans."

Amir sighs and pulls himself onto the top bed.

"I'm tired," he signs to me.

I smile.

"Me too," I sign.

He dangles his arm off the side of his bed. I point to Danny.

"Slap him," I sign.

He slips himself off the bed half way and slaps the fuck out of him.

"Ahh!"

"Haha!" Amir laughs.

I reach over to Amir and dap him up.

"You white devil!" Amir screams at Danny stupidly and slaps him again.

Danny yanks his arm and Amir falls to the floor. I lean over with my mouth formed in an O. Amir stands up and looks like he finna hit Danny.