can hang out or something.”
“Dag, you walk around with your number written down?”
“No. I actually wrote it down before I came. I was sure I would run into someone special; I just wasn’t sure how much time I’d get with her,” he said, with a flirtatious smile. Then he got into his brother’s car and backed out. Before he sped off, he called out to Jamika, “Holla at me tomorrow, okay?”
“Okay,” she said, with a wave and a smile.
The rest of the night was mostly a blur. Jamika remembered dancing, and drinking Felise’s specially mixed, blue, spiked punch until she felt dizzy. Her permanent smile that night was from thoughts of Mark. The alcohol just made everything more vivid. The invitation had read 9:00 pm – until. The party did not subside until after 3:00 am.
Chapter Ten
Jamika thought of how close she and Mark had grown. Although they attended different high schools, they found time on weeknights and weekends to be together. They spent a vast amount of time together going to the movies, playing games at the Grand Prix, or just chilling and talking. Jamika could be herself around Mark; the time that they spent together was effortless. But, Jamika knew in the back of her mind that she would never be his type, and as good as it was to be friends, she really wanted to escalate their relationship to the next level.
It was Christmas Eve, and Jamika was spending it with Monie at Millie’s. Millie had gone to Georgia for a few days to visit her sister. She’d taken all the younger cousins with her. Monie had invited Jamika and Mark over to be with her and Jesse to bring Christmas in.
Jamika looked down at the playing cards she held in her hand as she waited for Jesse and Monie to decide what their Spades bid would be. She’d already counted six spades, two aces and one king, which was her only diamond. That gave her at least eight books she could make on her own. She winked at Mark to let him know that she had a great hand. “Damn, we going board!” exclaimed Monie, looking at her cards, disgusted.
“Y’all better! Give us ten!” Mark exclaimed. Monie scribbled on the pad she was using to keep score.
They all laughed as the hand was played. Jamika kept standing up to slap her cards on the table for dramatic effect. Mark was busy teasing Monie and Jesse on how poor they were playing. After a few hands of the same, Monie ended the game as she was tired of losing and wanted to go on to something else.
She refilled everyone’s drink, and then turned to Jesse. “Okay, it’s eleven thirty, I’ve waited long enough. I want my gift now.”
“Is that so?” Jesse asked Monie teasingly.
“Yes, that’s so! Where is it?” she asked.
“Hmmm…” Jesse said, enjoying Monie’s anticipation. Monie pounced on Jesse and started to fiddle through his pockets. They both laughed loudly as they wrestled and played together. “Okay!” Jessie said in between deep breaths. He fished a box out of his pocket and handed it to Monie. Monie opened the box quickly. The box held a stunning spinning ring, encrusted with diamonds and rubies, with two levels that swept past each other with the words, “I Love You”.
“Oh, that is so sweet,” said Jamika sarcastically.
Jamika hadn’t wanted the gift portion of the evening to come. She had purchased Mark a cap and jersey, with his favorite basketball team logo. He hadn’t mentioned buying her anything, and seeing Monie’s beautiful ring, made her envious.
Jesse, who was tall and dark with a baldhead and well-built body, seemed too handsome for Monie, if you did not know them. Jesse loved the ground Monie walked on. She could get away with murder with him. Jesse looked at Monie expectantly, and then said, “Okay, Shawty, where’s mine?”
“Right here,” Monie said, looking down at herself. Jesse’s face expressed a huge smile like a child about to receive his favorite flavor of ice cream.
He said, “Excuse us; we have a meeting in the back
“Dag, you walk around with your number written down?”
“No. I actually wrote it down before I came. I was sure I would run into someone special; I just wasn’t sure how much time I’d get with her,” he said, with a flirtatious smile. Then he got into his brother’s car and backed out. Before he sped off, he called out to Jamika, “Holla at me tomorrow, okay?”
“Okay,” she said, with a wave and a smile.
The rest of the night was mostly a blur. Jamika remembered dancing, and drinking Felise’s specially mixed, blue, spiked punch until she felt dizzy. Her permanent smile that night was from thoughts of Mark. The alcohol just made everything more vivid. The invitation had read 9:00 pm – until. The party did not subside until after 3:00 am.
Chapter Ten
Jamika thought of how close she and Mark had grown. Although they attended different high schools, they found time on weeknights and weekends to be together. They spent a vast amount of time together going to the movies, playing games at the Grand Prix, or just chilling and talking. Jamika could be herself around Mark; the time that they spent together was effortless. But, Jamika knew in the back of her mind that she would never be his type, and as good as it was to be friends, she really wanted to escalate their relationship to the next level.
It was Christmas Eve, and Jamika was spending it with Monie at Millie’s. Millie had gone to Georgia for a few days to visit her sister. She’d taken all the younger cousins with her. Monie had invited Jamika and Mark over to be with her and Jesse to bring Christmas in.
Jamika looked down at the playing cards she held in her hand as she waited for Jesse and Monie to decide what their Spades bid would be. She’d already counted six spades, two aces and one king, which was her only diamond. That gave her at least eight books she could make on her own. She winked at Mark to let him know that she had a great hand. “Damn, we going board!” exclaimed Monie, looking at her cards, disgusted.
“Y’all better! Give us ten!” Mark exclaimed. Monie scribbled on the pad she was using to keep score.
They all laughed as the hand was played. Jamika kept standing up to slap her cards on the table for dramatic effect. Mark was busy teasing Monie and Jesse on how poor they were playing. After a few hands of the same, Monie ended the game as she was tired of losing and wanted to go on to something else.
She refilled everyone’s drink, and then turned to Jesse. “Okay, it’s eleven thirty, I’ve waited long enough. I want my gift now.”
“Is that so?” Jesse asked Monie teasingly.
“Yes, that’s so! Where is it?” she asked.
“Hmmm…” Jesse said, enjoying Monie’s anticipation. Monie pounced on Jesse and started to fiddle through his pockets. They both laughed loudly as they wrestled and played together. “Okay!” Jessie said in between deep breaths. He fished a box out of his pocket and handed it to Monie. Monie opened the box quickly. The box held a stunning spinning ring, encrusted with diamonds and rubies, with two levels that swept past each other with the words, “I Love You”.
“Oh, that is so sweet,” said Jamika sarcastically.
Jamika hadn’t wanted the gift portion of the evening to come. She had purchased Mark a cap and jersey, with his favorite basketball team logo. He hadn’t mentioned buying her anything, and seeing Monie’s beautiful ring, made her envious.
Jesse, who was tall and dark with a baldhead and well-built body, seemed too handsome for Monie, if you did not know them. Jesse loved the ground Monie walked on. She could get away with murder with him. Jesse looked at Monie expectantly, and then said, “Okay, Shawty, where’s mine?”
“Right here,” Monie said, looking down at herself. Jesse’s face expressed a huge smile like a child about to receive his favorite flavor of ice cream.
He said, “Excuse us; we have a meeting in the back
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