Ch. 1

"Ugh, I hate my debate class" Jazmine said, groaning laying her head on the library desk. Her best friend Huey Freeman on the other hand just glanced at her simply and return his eyes back to his book. "Jazmine you hate anything that involves that brain of yours working" Huey said plainly finally answering but not looking up.

"That's not true, " Jazmine protested indignantly she was tired him thinking that she was dumb or something she used her brain for plenty of things she just didn't think it was worth wasting time on this stupid class. Especially when his little so called friend tried to turn everything into a race debate.

"Then why do you hate the class?" Huey said, raising his eyebrows at her tone.
"It's not that I don't hate the class I just hate the topics and it doesn't help that Rayonna Wilds loves to shove my biracial heritage down my throat in every freaking debate" Jazmine said slumping back in her seat frowning.

Huey just shook his head at her "you let her get to you too much, " he said going back to his book. "Hmm, you would take up for her, wouldn't you" Jazmine said pointedly, "what, " he said looking at her annoyed. "You heard me" Jazmine muttered under her breath bitterly going back to her homework. He just gave her one more glance and rolled his eyes and went back to reading.

Ever since Rayonna Wilds had moved to Woodcrest she had been a complete pain in Jazmine ass she was pretty. Smart, well educated, confident, cool and popular, and had beautiful curly brown natural hair it was as soft and round like huey's Afro only her's was longer she had hazel eyes and a nice brown chocolate complexion and the worst of it all she was like a female Huey.

She could tell that Huey really likes her well then again she wasn't sure because Huey really doesn't like anybody now that she thought about it, but they damn sure got along with each other they both had the same interests and topics both were stoic, cold and not exactly the friendliest people on earth. But they were both smart and Jazmine not so much she noticed that Rayonna didn't get on Huey's nerves the way she did and Huey never got impatient with her the way he did with her or even say mean things to her.

She was like the perfect girl in everybody's eyes everyone was always praising her and tell her how smart she was, she made Jazmine feel so insignificant and small and insecure with her puffy unruly orange reddish hair and short height and glasses. The bell rang for next class drawing Jazmine away from her thought's, Huey got up and grabbed his things and left as usual without so much a goodbye. Jazmine wasn't really bothered by that too much she was used to it.

Watching the tall, handsome Afro boy makes his way to his next class, he looked nice in his all white button up shirt and army cargo pants with some tims.

She stopped watching him and made her way to her own class science 101 which was her favorite class next to math, of course they were studying a variety of different owls and Jazmine loved any projects that had to do with animals, her life goal was to be a veterinarian as she made her way into the class and heard a familiar voice "aye jazzy over here" a short but pretty blonde girl yelled her way. It was her other best friend Cindy McPherson Jazmine smiled brightly and made her way over to her friend to an empty desk next to her that was quickly taken by none other than Huey freeman's younger brother Riley Freeman.

What the hell was he doing here isn't he suppose to be in detention, or home or skipping class or something, why in the world was he in her class she thought curiously as she made her way closer to the stolen seat that he was sitting in. The boy sat lazily in the seat already had a notepad out drawing a picture of a diamond in some unknown rapper hand it was pretty good picture too.

He was wearing a dark blue cargo jacket ,white , tan cargo pants his neat dreads were pulled back into a ponytail. The girls were already giggling and whispering how cute and sexy he was. He paid them no attention how typical just like his brother Jazmine thought dryly if only these chicks knew that Riley reputation with girls were horrific he had a player card that would put Trey Songz and Chris brown to shame.

And left a trail of broken hearts that not even the usual janitor could clean up and plus Riley Freeman was nothing like his brother. He was rude, no matters, had a crude attitude, like to get in trouble and a number of other things that ended in a never ending list of trouble. But the one thing she could also say about Riley that he was always nice to her and even sometimes polite but she wasn't so sure if he was going to be nice to her about her asking him to get up from her seat next to Cindy he was very serious about his street cred . As Jazmine approached him nervously.

Cindy however, was not having it, she turned her saints snap back on her head "aye nigga my bitch was about to sit there, could you, like, move" the blonde restored angrily Riley didn't even glance her way and replied just as rudely and angrily "bitch do I look like I give a fuck" he said not looking up from his drawing. "bitch?"Cindy said her, eyes widen with fire in her blue eyes.

"Uh oh" Jazmine muttered, going straight to Riley defusing the situation before a disaster could happen. Noticing that someone was standing over him, he looked about to let loose another insult, but his expression changed from an angry one to a bored one as he looked Jazmine over. "oh ,it's just you jaz you in this stupid ass class too, and why you standing over me and shit" he said going back to is drawing. She noticed the class was now partaking the scene with interest lucky for her the teacher hadn't entered her classroom yet.

"I was wondering if I could have this seat next to Cindy if you don't mind" she said hopefully. "Yeah whatever I don't wanna sit by this white girl anyway," he said, shrugging his shoulders and moving to the next desk. Cindy rolled her eyes and just looked at the boy with disdain. Folding her arms. "Thanks Riley" Jazmine said cheerfully happy that it went smoothly "yeah, whatever," he said drawing another picture in his notebook

"What an asshole" Cindy muttered under her breath thinking that Riley didn't hear her. "Shut up ho" Riley muttered back. Jazmine sighed and leaned down in her chair as her teacher finally walked In as she tried to blocked out Cindy and Riley slient bickering. It was going to be a long class period. She thought.