are girl. Ain’t nobody tryna mess with Kamal.” “Better not.” Jordan spoke up. “I love Travis and I’ll beat a bitch’s ass too, but I wouldn’t do it here tonight. I’d have to get that bitch later. I’m graduatin’ in May.” “When you pissed off it don’t work like that. I don’t care where I’m at. When I’m mad all I see is red.” I wrapped the rest of the blunt up with a paper towel and put it back in my small, Coach wristlet. “I’m high as hell,” Bells stated with a yawn. “My eyes are red as hell.” I grabbed the Visine and squeezed a couple drops in each eye. “Gimme some of that.” Jordan put her hand out. “What’s goin’ on wit’ your dad?” Bells decided to ask. Jordan had that “uhh ohh” look on her face. Instead of being a bitch I pretended like I was as cool as a cucumber. “My pops is good. Just know that.” She nodded, but didn’t press the issue. “Let’s go,” I initiated our exit. “I wanna see if the rest of the crew is here.” We filed out of the restroom and headed back to the gymnasium. When we bent the corner it was pandemonium. That bitch Shanice had been true to her word. She wasn’t even dressed for prom, but had on regular clothes instead. Tianna was being tossed back and forth, causing her short, hot pink dress to fly up, revealing her thong underwear. The whole crowd of students were surrounding them as we tried to get a closer look. “Move, move out of the way now!” I heard a male voice yell behind us. Two of the school’s security guards made their way through and attempted to break up the fight. Shanice and Tianna were going head to head, but their boo Tevin was nowhere to be seen. As a matter of fact, Tianna was actually there with another dude who didn’t go to our school. I wondered if he was her boo and if so he was about to find out about her cheating on him. If she was really pregnant it was a chance that her baby could belong to either of them. “Dang, ya’ll see that?” My girl Cherie asked with an amused smirk on her face. She had a deep bronze complexion, and big pretty brown eyes. She always kept some braids in her hair. I bet she made the Africans rich as hell wherever she went to get her hair done at. “Hell yeah,” I said letting my eyes scan her black, silk Japanese print dress. “You look cute as hell.” She beamed as if we didn’t know that prom was about to be a bust. That’s when we heard the principal’s voice over the loud speaker. “Quiet! I want you all to be quiet and listen!” Suddenly a calm came over the crowd because Mr. Hux didn’t play any games. My eyes followed security as they literally drug Shanice and Tianna away kicking and screaming. Tevin wasn’t around, but Tianna’s date followed them looking all oblivious to what was going on. “The prom has been cancelled due to what just transpired and the fact that we have reason to believe that there is marijuana and alcohol on campus. You have made a travesty of your prom and you will all be searched on your way out.” A chorus of ahhhhhhhs filled the room as everyone received the disappointing news. “We didn’t even get to take pictures,” I complained with a pout. “Damn.” Kamal pulled me close to him and lovingly kissed my cheek. “It’s okay baby