Micha Writes

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 ...