Why this? Why that?

"Kylie you're going to be late let's go sweetie!" I hear my mom call up the stairs just as I'm putting in my pearl earrings "I'm coming". This is a typical school morning for me, I wake up late, take an hour to get ready, then get rushed by my mom, my dad usually leaves before I even wake up. He's an entrepreneurial Architect so he's a busy man, my mother is a prosecuting attorney so she's just as busy as he. I kind of like them being busy because I'm constantly busy too, I'm a senior at Meredith High School, I'm captain of the step team and I run track, I tutor or babysit afterschool some days. My boyfriend Jake is the captain of the basketball team so I sometimes go watch him at practice and if I'm not doing any of those things I'm hanging with my girls or studying. I'm a big nerd, always have been, I'm mixed and very short only 5'0, but I have really long brown hair that I always keep straight down or up in a bun. I'm petite but my thighs are thick and my butt is big, one thing I love. But something I hate is being an only child, after I was born my mom froze her eggs, I don't know why though. 
 "You struggling? My mom asks with a smirk on her face as I walk down the stairs carrying my backpack, purse, track/step bag, and keys "nope not at all" she chuckles walking over to me grabbing my purse and bag. "What you doing after school?" She asks following me outside and to my car "I have track and step practice, you gotta work late?"
"I hope not but I'll call  let you know" I nod climbing into my car "I love you sweetie"
"I love you too mom, have a good day" and with that I speed out of the curved driveway.

"Well dang it's about time you got here man" my best friend Ginger whines when I get to my locker "right, where you been?" My other girl Taylor asks making a face "uh home, what's wrong with y'all?" Ginger and Taylor have been my best friends since grade school, I met them both in Kindergarten. My parents and I had just moved to California from New York and they were my first friends, and we've been inseparable ever since. Ginger is short and thick like me, she's light skinned and keeps color in hair, I swear it changes every week, she's the super sweet one out of us three, and she's very athletic. She does step and track with me, softball, cheer, and tennis. Taylor on the other hand is the mean one and almost always has an attitude, but I love her all the same. She's brown skinned with pretty hazel eyes, and short black hair, she's short but not as short as Ginger and me, and she's skinny. She doesn't do any sports but she's the manager for the football team and boys basketball team, she hates girls so she only hangs with boys or Ginger and me. "Nothing, Ginger's just being a big baby, like always"
"I am not" Ginger mumbles drinking some of her Starbucks coffee. I open my locker taking out my Psychology textbook, "I'm just having a bad morning, Tyler dumped me last night" Taylor and I gasp when Ginger blurts that out. "No way"
"Yes man" she mutters, eyes watering up and glancing around "oh baby" I whisper putting my arms around her and hugging her. Ginger and Tyler had been together for 2 years and during the relationship they had two breaks but it was nothing serious, she was absolutely crazy about him though. "Do you want me to beat his ass? Because I swear to God I will Ginger" Taylor says dropping her backpack, taking off her earrings, and looking around making me laugh. "Taylor get it together, you cant beat him up." I forgot to mention she's also the fighter, she'll literally fight anyone "yeah just like forget about it, besides here comes Jake" Ginger adds wiping her eyes and sipping her coffee. "Hey baby, ladies"
"Hey Jake" my girls say in unison. Jake is really tall, brown skinned, has brown eyes, dreadlocks, and a really good smile, today he had on some khaki shorts, a Polo shirt, and some Jordan sneakers. "Hey doll face" I say leaving Ginger's side to give him a hug and peck on the lips. "What's up, y'all good?" He asks looking at us all with raised eyebrows "yeah we're good" I reply with a nod just as the first bell rings. "Let's meet at my car for lunch" Taylor says to Ginger and me "okay" and with that we part ways. "So, is Ginger good?" Jake asks taking my text book from me and grabbing my hand I just nod. Jake and Tyler are best friends, have been since middle school so I'm guessing he already knew the bad news. "Why exactly did he break up with her? Ginger didn't have the time to tell us"
"Oh well, he just thought it was time for them to end things" as he says it I notice him looking at some girl's butt as she passed us, something he's been doing a lot lately. I chuckle with no amusement, "really Jake, in front of me?"
"Huh? What?" I just shake my head snatching my textbook from him "forget it, I"ll talk to you later" and with that I storm off with him calling after me.

"OMG Kylie this is so you man" Ginger exclaims as we're in the mall that Saturday doing a little shopping, she was holding up a dark green, short skirt that was tied on one side and just hanging on the other. "It really is" Taylor puts in nodding I take it from Ginger looking at the price "I just might get it" We were having a girls day out because it was definitely needed, especially with Ginger and Tyler breaking up, and I haven't talked to Jake since that incident on Thursday in the hallway. He had been blowing my phone up, my girls phone up, and even coming by the house, but I was too mad at him to even talk to him right now. "K, we're going to the bathroom, you coming?"
"Ah no, I'm going to stay here and do some more shopping, y'all hurry back though" 
"Alright". Shopping and eating is what always made me and my girls feel better when we were going through a tough time, Ginger and Taylor's parents weren't rich but they did work so we all always had money. Just as I'm about to give up looking for a crop top to go with the green skirt I had picked up I spot the perfect black crop top that looked more like a bra. The problem is the shirt was way higher up than I could reach but I didn't see anyone around to help. With a shrug I stand on my tip toes and start jumping trying to reach it, just as my hand grabs it I fall back, but not onto the floor. "Damn lil shawty" I hear a male voice grumble from under me "Oh my gosh I'm so sorry" I say jumping up almost tripping over my own feet. The guy jumps up next that's when I get a good look at him, he was tall, white, had some blue sparkling eyes, brown hair that hung low in his face, and his outfit was fly. He had on some white shorts, a plaid shirt, and some Sperry "you should watch where you're going next time" he replies staring at me "well I did say sorry" he shrugs looking me up and down "all that ass you got" when he says that I hear myself gasp and feel my eyes widen "excuse you?" He chuckles licking his lips and that's when I notice the dimples and straight teeth "just saying"
"Kylie" I turn to see my girls staring at the guy in awe "well I should get going, nice to meet you grasshopper" with that and a wink he walks off leaving me staring behind him. "Girl who in heaven's name was that?" I shrug shaking my head "no idea" and a part of me was glad I didn't know. 

New Guy

"Okay, I know most of you all will be taking the SAT this upcoming Saturday, so today we're going to do some SAT prep" My English teacher Mr. Rogers says. I was one of the ones taking the SAT on Saturday, I wasnt too worried about it though, I had been studying for it for the longest. "Man Mr. R, SAT prep is mad boring" Mark the jock whines "well would you all rather get the textbooks out, answer some questions, and have me take it up for a grade?"

"Noo" everyone says in unison, some giving Mark the stank eye and others hitting him. "Like I thought, Kylie would you come up and answer this question?"

"Sure thing" I say with a smile beginning to stand up "nerd" someone coughs and I knew just who said it. "Well I'd rather be a nerd than dumb as fuck like you Tyler" as I get to the board I hear some people laugh at my comment "language K"

"Sorry Mr. R". I know I'm a nerd and I accept it, lots of people call me that but I dont mind, I just take it as a compliment but when Tyler said it, it just ticked me off , mainly because I'm already mad at him for messing up my girl's head. He breaks up with her, blows her phone up kowing she's going to eventually answer, has sex with her, then blows her off again. Ginger is absolutely crazy over stupid self but he doesnt seem to ever understand that which also pisses me off. "Great job Kylie"

"Thank you" Mr. Rogers is my favorite teacher, has been since last year when he was also my teacher for Honors English III. The rest of the class period seems to go by fast, probably because we had fun doing the SAT prep since we didnt have to do it indiviually this time like we normally do. "Dont forget to finish those reading projects, they're due next Thursday" Mr. Rogers calls out at the bell rings ending 1st period. "Kylie could you help me with the reading project, I"m almost done I just need a little extra help" Jasmine, a very tall, but sweet, girl in my class asks as we walk into the crowded hallway. "Yeah, sure, just text me tonight and let me know when and where you want to work on it at"

"Okay, thank you boo"

"No problem sugar". Students always asked me to help them with projects, help them study for tests, or even just study for a class they're struggling in. I never asked them to pay but some kids did anyways, I didnt stop them either though. "Kylie Unique Benson" hearing my whole name be called made me spin around, only to see Jake walking towards me, with a sigh I turn back around and continue walking. "Baby, wait, please" he says finally catching up with me "what do you want Jake?"

"You" he whispers pulling me to the side of the hallway grpping my wrist. "I said I was sorry for looking at the other chicks, it wont happen again, I promise" Jake and I have been together for 3 years now and I love him, a lot. We always argue and even break up but we always make things right and get back to doing us "and I said it was fine, I have to get to class" I add trying to pull away but he only pulls me closer into his body. "Not until you give me a kiss" the warning bell rings "oh come on Jake"

"Yeah come on and kiss me" so I do, I meant for the kiss to be short and sweet but it was anything but. At first I forget we're even in school until I hear running making me pull away "I"ll see you at lunch" his response is a slap on the butt, I could never stay mad at him.

 

"Mommy I'm home" I yell walking into the house that night, setting my bags down by the floor and slipping off my sneakers. "In the kitchen" she calls back, our house is really big, way too big for only three people, it's not a mansion but it's really close to it. We have 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, an inside and outside pool, and a game room, although it's mainly for my dad and his friends when they come over. Both my mom and dad have their own office, but my favorite place in the house is my room. It's so comfortable and homey, my walls are lime green, my floor is a tan carpet, I have Princess and the Frogs sheets and curtains, I have my own bathroom, a flat screen haning on my wall. There's a large desk beside my bed that I do all my work on, and a dresser full of junky important stuff, I have a walk in closet that I keep all my clothes and shoes in. I also have a loveseat by my window that I love to read in, everything is just so welcoming. "Something smells good" I reply walking into the kitchen towards my mom who's at the stove stirring something "I'm making pork chop, mac and chesse, biscuits, and cabbage" my mom is white and my dad is black, but my mom acts like both races, especially in cooking. She's like me in a lot of ways, we're both short, have good hair, have green eyes, both really smart, she's skinny though. My dad on the other hand has a personality like me, he's funny, cool, sweet, but he can be mean sometimes. He's very much in shape with a close cut that he always keeps cut. "Yummy, how was work?" I ask walking to the refrigerator to grab a bottled water "good, how was school?"

"Just fine" and at that moment my dad walks in taing his tie off "my two favorite ladies"

"Hey daddy" I say giving him a hug "hey sweetie, hey baby, it smells good" he replies walking over to my mom to give her a hug and kiss. "I know, now you two go get washed up dinner will be ready soon"

"Okay, can I have another kiss first though?" Whe he asks that I make a kissing smootchy noise making them laugh "no now go" my mom says swatting us both with her dishrag "fine, she's so grouchy"

"Yeah, that's who you get it from" my dad declares pulling a strand of my hair softly "oh I got your grouchy old man" and with that I jump on his back and he runs up the stairs with me laughing and screaming the whole way up.

 

"Man Jay Z has definitely made my girl Bey crazy, it's official" Ginger says shaking her head and flipping through her magazine "heck yeah, her song Sorry proves that, especially at the beginning" Taylor says shaking her head. "I love her new album though" I put in drinking some of my water. We were at lunch just talking about Beyonce's new album and the incident with her and Jay Z. "True, but he's really crazy to cheat on her, again" Ginger puts in closing the whole magazine "yeah, well I'm going to get some chips, ya'll want something?"

"A cookie please". As I head to the vending machine I speak to other students that's sitting all around just chilling, I feel my phone vibrate in my hand it's a text from Jake but before I can even read it I feel myself bump into someone. "Oh I"m so--" but I stop when I see who I bumped into "well if it isnt grasshopper, trying to hurt me again"

"That's not my name actually" I say rolling my eyes and nudging him to the side so I can keep walking. "Then what is your name?" He asks following me I just shrug "dont worry about it" which makes his chuckle "I love this skirt you're rocking" he compliments once I get to the vending machine. "First the mall, now here at school, stalking me?"

"Nah, this is actually my first day here though and you're not being very welcoming" I shrug again getting my chips. For awhile he doesnt say anything but I know he hasnt gone anywhere because I can feel is body heat behind me. Once I get Ginger's cookie I turn back around only to find myself looking at the mystery guy "gonna move?"

"Gonna tell me your name?"

"Kylie" he nods slowly pulling a strand of my hair behind my ear and letting it linger there "that's a beautfiul, for a beautiful girl" at first I dont know what to say, I mean what could I say? I already had butterflies in my stomch for some reason "thank you" he nods, slowly backs away, then strolls off, leaving me standing there just staring after him. 

Step into it

 "Nope, it's still not right, again" I yell to the girls on the step team, we were practicing on a Saturday morning and I know they hated it but we've got competition coming up in a month and we're still not completely ready. "K, can we have a break first?" Africa, the tallest of us all asks wiping her face with her shirt. I just sigh "sure, 5 minutes then we're running over the whole thing again" I knew I was sometimes hard on the girls but I had to be, that's the only way they did good. There's 10 of us on the team and we're all really good steppers but they do have some bad attitudes that get to me sometimes. "You okay Kylie?" Our advisor Ms. Tina asks as I walk to the bench where my cell phone and water sat, I nod drinking some of the water, "I'm good, why do you ask?"

"Well maybe because you're working the girls super hard this morning and keep yelling" I chuckle sitting beside her. "Yeah, I'm fine, just really tired, been soo busy this week ad barely got any sleep" she nods crossing her legs. Ms. Tina is super sweet and like a mom to me, she's always there for me whenever I need her, she's really pretty too, brown skinned, short black hair, brown eyes, and such a welcoming smile, she's also skinny with the most perfect legs. "I understand sweetie, with school, practice, and tutoring, it's got to be hard"

"Yes exactly" I say with a sigh "but, you've got to know how to add sleep and eating in with that, if you plan on going to Brown and majoring on Politics, you've gotta learn how to be more organized". She was totally right, graduation was less than 5 months away and I was going to Brown and everything was going to be much harder when I got there. "Yes that's true" I say watching the other girls sit around and cool off "I know, so you've got to make some game plan in order for you to fit everything in your busy busy schedule" I chuckle nodding again. "I love you Kylie, and I'm sure you'll figure everything out"

"I love you too, and thank you" she gives me a hug which instantly makes me feel much better. "Okay back to practice."

 

Later that night as I'm in my room reading, I get a call from Ginger "hello"

"Hey chica" I smile hearing her preppy voice "hey darling, wassup?" I put my glittery pink bookmark into the book then set it down "nothing at all, are you home"

"Ugh yes I am, reading girl" Ginger gasps in horror making me laugh, she hated reading and didnt believe in doing school work on a Friday or Saturday night. "Get dressed I'm coming to get you" I shake my head sitting up in my bed "no way, I look horrible and I'm not in the mood"

"Too bad, be there in 20" and with that she hangs up the phone. Rolling my eyes I get up off the bed, my parents had gone to some dinner with some of my mom's co-workers. 

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