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"girl you going to rakim's party tonight?", my bestfriend amaya says. "probably not, i don't fuck with rakim or any of the niggas he be hanging with.", i say closing my locker and leaning on it. "bitch you trippin, rakim AND his friends fine as hell.", she says shaking her head. "i don't give a fuck maya, they're all a bunch of arrogant assholes.", i say folding my arms.
"what's poppin maya?", one of rakim's friends shawn says while wrapping his arm around her. "hey shawn.", maya says smiling. "hey rey.", rakim says walking up to her about to wrap his arm around her. "first of all, don't touch me. second of all, my name is reyonna.", i say pushing his arm away. "wow, okay. my bad. y'all coming to my party tonight?", he says leaning on the lockers looking at me and amaya. "hell no." "hell yea.", me and amaya say at the same time.
"why ain't you going?", rakim says to me. "i don't want to, plus i got shit to do.", i say. "what shit reyonna?", amaya says raising her eyebrow. "mind yours, buh bye.", i say walking to class. "reyonna! bye y'all.", amaya says going after me. "dude, you should really just give up. she ain't gone ever fuck with you again.", shawn says.
"it's worth a shot though, i miss her ass.", he says looking down. "awl hell, you like her don't you?", shawn says. "maybe.", he says still looking down, messing with his fingers. "good luck with that.", shawn says walking away.
"thank you ms. brown!", i say walking out of her class and towards my locker. "reyonna!", rakim says walking towards me. i turn around and notice him then turn back around and start to walk faster. "hey! what's your problem with me?", rakim says as he stops her and looks down at her. "you know my fucking problem with you rakim, stop acting like you don't.", i say looking him up and down then continue to walk to my locker.
"you really still hate me over something that happened three fucking years ago?", he says following me. "i don't care how long ago it was, the shit still hurt and you don't realize that.", i say opening my locker and putting my stuff in there. "you're really holding a grudge on me over that shit though?", he says raising his eyebrow.
i slam my locker and look in his eyes, "is it really that fucking hard for you to say you're sorry?! goddamn rakim!", i say walking away from him and outside the school doors.
"so..", amaya says walking in my house and closing the door. "you and rakim. what happened?", she says sitting on the couch next to me. "nothing happened.", i say flipping the channels on the tv. "bullshit.", she says rolling her eyes. "tell me what happened cause you look like you been crying.", she says looking at me. "okay, fine. cause i know you won't leave me alone if i don't.", i say crossing my legs indian style on the couch.
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"so what happened three years ago that you still hate him about?", amaya says looking at me. "me and rakim became friends fresh out the womb, went to grade school together, middle school, then when high school hit that's when shit flipped. not just on his side, but mine too."
flashback to freshman year
first day
rakim: (walking with his arm around her) you're gonna be fine rey, stop worrying. imma be with you every step of the way i promise.
flashback over
"he broke that promise in the matter of two weeks, maya.", i say scratching my arm. "then what i expected to happen, happened. he let the popularity get into his head and decided to ditch me."
flashback
three weeks
reyonna: (walking to class) so, you know we haven't hung out in a grip and i was kinda hoping that we could- shawn: (from across the hall) rakim! rakim: (looks over at him) shawn: (does the "come on" motion with his head) rakim: aye, i'll talk to you later. (starts walking away) reyonna: rak- whatever, bye. (continues walking to class)
flashback over
"then my mom died, and at the point we had just stopped talking. it was like we were invisible to each other, but that was when i needed him most and he wasn't there."
flashback
a week after reyonna's mom dies
reyonna: (opens her locker and sighs) shawn: (nudges rakim) yo, what's up with ya friend? rakim: (looks at her) i don't know man.
flashback over
"he knew, and he never texted me or called me once to see if i was good or nothing because his friends were so much more fucking important. so that's why three years later, i still don't fuck with him. i don't hate him, never have, i love him with everything in me, always have. it just ticks me off that after all this time, NOW that we're seniors he wants to get all close to me again.", i say leaning back and taking a deep breath.
"okay, you wanna know what this sounds like to me?", maya says. i nod. "well, it sounds like you were never mad at rakim, you were just jealous that he was spending all of his time with his friends and not you because you liked him. unless you still like him. now the whole thing with him breaking his promise to you and after your mom died was fucked up, i agree, but yeah you definitely liked him."
i suck my lips and look away cause shit, she's right. she notices, "and you still do! you're coming to this party with me tonight and you gone get ya nigga.", she says as she stands up and pulls me up and starts walking to my room. "maya!", i say as i almost fall then start tripping over myself trying to follow her.
