|Symone Woods|

I woke up earlier than usual and turned in my bed. I jumped hard as hell and fell out the bed cuz I forgot India spent the night.

"Shit!" I tried to whisper. India turned in the bed but didn't wake up. I let out a sigh. I got up and started getting ready.

By the time I finished getting ready, India had just woken up and started to get ready. I went down to the kitchen and started making some cereal. Eventually, India came down too.

"You want some cereal?" I asked her. She nodded. I made her some cereal, and we chilled in the living room until it was time to leave for school.

The dean gave me my schedule right before I was about to go to class with India. We didn't have first period together, so we parted ways. I ended up running late to class because of some niggas trynna talk to me in the hallway and the fact that I forgot where this class was. I ended up making it right when the bell rang.

"You're right on time." The teacher said.

"You must be Ms. Woods. I wasn't here yesterday. I'm Ms. Redwood. There's three empty seats to the right of Mr. Porter. Raise your hand please." She said.

Man Man did so. Just as I was about to head to the seat directly next to him. Daeja came in and sat right there. She kissed him and got settled. I ended up sitting in the seat next to her.

"Hey!" Daeja whispered.

"Heyyy!" I whispered back.

"Alright class before we start today-." She was interrupted by a boy coming in late. I recognized him as the boy from the lunch room.

"You're late again." She said to him.

"My bad. It wasn't my fault this time. For real." He said.

"Mhm go sit down boi." She said. He came and sat down at seat next to me.

"So back to what I was saying." The teacher said.

As I was listening to the teacher, I heard the boy say some.

"Wassgood new girl." He said.

"Hi."

"Aw you shy?" He asked.

"No..."

"My name Omarion, but I just go by Omar." He said.

"I'm Symone, but you can just call me Monie." I told him.

"Symone... I like dat name." He said.

"Thanks.."

"You trynna hang out afta schoo Symone?" He asked.

"Can I bring somebody?" I asked him.

"Yeah..I'll bring a homie too then." He said.

"Kay."

"Flirt with the new girl later please." The teacher said.

The whole class let out some chuckles. I covered my face in embarrassment. Omar just smirked.

While I waited on India, I called my brother to let him know I wasn't gon be home right away. Once she came, we met up with Omar and his friend on the field. As we walked toward them, India said some to me.

"Girl, his friend ugly as fuck." She said. I laughed a little.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know what his friend looked like. We can just cancel."

"Naw it's okay. I'll take one for the team." India said.

"Okay..."

"Wassgood Mon." Omar said.

"Hii."

"You too India." He said.

"Heyy, Omar..." India said.

"Y'all know each other already?" I asked.

"Yeah...I used to date his brother." India answered.

"Anyways, this my boy Markese." He said.

"Kese this India and Monie." He said.

"Yoo." He said with his eyes clued to his phone.

"Hi." I said to him.

"Yeah. You gon have to get yo face out that phone if we gon do this..." India said.

Markese's eyes met India's before fully raising his head.

"My bad." He said rubbing the back of his head.

"Yeah..." India said.

We just chilled at the park the while time. Omar with me and Kese with India. Omar funny as fuck not gonna lie. He a lil cute too. We stayed out til it started getting dark. We exchanged numbers and said our goodbyes. My brother picked us up. He didn't want us taking the bus home at night.

"I saw y'all over there giggling and what not. So you like him?" India asked.

"He cool."

"That's it? Is he cute to you? You wanna hang out with him again?" She asked.

"Yeah." I laughed a little.

"How bout you and Kese?" I asked her.

"Girll, he stuck his face in that lil phone of his constantly. How you gon be ugly and have a ugly personality?" India said.

I laughed again. "Prolly why he single now."

"Right." India agreed.

"And then when we was about to leave, he gon have the nerve to ask me if we could hang out again. Like nigga no." India said shaking her head.

"Just sad."

"For real." India agreed.

"But I'm glad at least y'all hit it off, so it wasn't a waste of time." She said.

"Yeah.."

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