Micha Writes

So, I'm just now becoming aware of my writing. A lot of my characters use NY slang. This includes "fam", "cuz", "money", "B", etc. I am a New Yorker, but I have mentioned time and time again that Shoreview, Jordansberg is right next to California, making it on the West Coast. I apologize for this inaccuracy, in a way I kind of like that I do this. So you don't have to point this out to me, I have come to realize this. And it will likely continue. I might even occasionally throw in the NJ slang term "bro". Please continue to read.

JAVIER "Javier, what is this?" I slammed the trunk door and turned my head to see what Pa was talking about. "Pa! That's just a poster." "A poster of who? Who is this man?" Ma came over and looked down and over Pa's shoulder to look at the poster. They were starting to make a scene. The other freshmen students and their parents were getting a good look at the poster situation. "Honey, why do you have a poster of a man? And is that smoke coming out of his mou-?" "Yes Ma, he's a rapper, his name is ASAP Rocky. I'm a fan, I want to hang it up in my dorm." "Rap? Oh, you kids today," Pa said and then grabbed a suitcase of my clothes. It was my first year of college and I was excited. I really couldn't wait to meet my roommates. There was going to be four of us in one room. We all texted each other near the end of summer vacation, but I don't know what these other niggas look like. I'm from S...

As the buzzer was going off the noise coming from everywhere in the gymnasium could be heard over it. The crowd cheering and yelling, the female's step team coming onto the floor after the basketball players cleared it, and even the gossip coming out of Tiana's mouth. I bet she's still talking about me. She's had the biggest crush on me since this past year and since I won't give her any play, she runs her mouth. 'Derek is sleeping with Mrs. Ambers to get a good grade', she'd say. 'Derek has a baby mama in the next town, that's why he doesn't date any of the girls here.' She'll go on and I always have to shut her down. I glanced down the bleachers to my right. She's there and staring at me. I roll my eyes in my mind and just look away slowly. My boy plays for our high school basketball team. Our uniforms are red. I catch sight of Shan in the number 3. Three was his favorite number just because. It's a coincidence ...

HOT TOPIC Another metal song came on from the speakers above me. I look up at them. My eyes travel down and straight ahead to a figure that was approaching me. Ginger. She was coming at me with her mascara running down her cheeks, her head down, crying and wiping at her black tears. Her yellow, blond hair flew behind her from side to side. In her sleeveless, not-covering-her-stomach, David Bowie from The Hunger t-shirt and torn black skinny jeans and combat boots, she strides towards me with powerful steps. She was highly upset. Shit. What now? She bumps her arm against mines and turns to face me. "She's a bitch," she exhales. "Tangy?" I take a wild guess. "Yeah, I caught her with some chick. They looked like they were on a date." I believed that Ginger was on the sensitive side. Tangy was always cheating on her. "Maybe she was with a cousin," I say as I eye the bracelets on the bracelet rack. "No, they were holding hands." ...