Chapter: 10

Harlem POV:

   The car ride was silence as Jessika and I sit in the back seat, while our parents are in the front. There nothing to be said about our situation my mom, Jessika and I are unhappy about how things turn out. My father on the other hand feel that this is the best decision that ever happen to him. I already know why he feels that way because of the affairs he had with women. My mother knows nothing about it, I want to tell her so bad I knew what it will do to her and I did not have the heart to tell her back then.

    But now I’m trying to find a way to tell her, either way it goes, it going to hurt her in the long run. I don’t want to be a bad son that kept secrets from my mother. Even though I feel that I’m protecting her, but in reality, I’m hurting her more, and that not fair for her to believe that her marriage is sacred. My father has a lot of nerve to do this to her, he knows  that I know about the multiple women that he is messing around with because I caught him coming out of a hotel one day. The only reason I was there because Jason and I took two girls there to have sex with them.

   That was the day that my hate had built up for him, I was going to tell my mother, but the bastard begs me not too. He said that he promises to not to do it again I believe him. It turns out that it was a lie because after I busted him a week later, I saw him in a car kissing another woman. That grew my hate for him even more.

“We are here Harlem” I was snap out of my thoughts from my mother voice. I turn to look to see we are in front of a school.

“ I guess its my cue to leave” I said getting out of the car.

“ Try to have a good day at school”

“ I will mom, don’t worry see you later Jessika”

“ Later bro” I turn walking away from the car and enter the building.

 I was sitting in the office waiting on the secretary to give me my schedule, while there I could not help to notice some girls who came in the office, the looks they were giving me was nothing but pure lust. Everywhere I go, I always attract girls in some kind of way. “Here you go Mr. Cartwright” I came out of my thoughts, hearing the secretary calling me. I got up from my seat and approach her, immediately she handed me my schedule and gave me directions to where to find my locker.

   I nodded and walked out of the office heading to the direction where she told me. When I got to my locker, I use the combination and it open right away, and saw I have all my books in there I looked at my schedule and saw I have English first hour. I grab my book and close the locker; I walk down the hallway. After a few turns I finally found the class, I about to go it when I heard a noise, I turn to see there was books and papers on the ground. A lady was retrieving them, I walked over and help her. After we pick up everything, she looked at me and smile.

“ Thank you so much young man, you don’t know how much this mean to me that someone like you help an old lady” She said chuckling.

“ It’s no problem Miss it’s what I do”

“ Please call Ms. Green”

“ Ok Ms. Green, I believe I’m in your class”

“ You are new here?”

“Yes ma’am me and my family just move here a few days ago”

“ Ok let’s head on in so we want waste any more time”

I nodded, and we went into the classroom, all the conversation stops when we both enter. Ms. Green told the class to settle down, that when she informs them about me, and then she asks me to introduce myself. I told them my name, and where I was from and that was all. That when Ms. Green directed me to go seat at a chair in the back close to a girl with long black hair. I comply and went to go sit down, Ms. Green begin her lesson.

   It was the end of the day, I was in a shitty mood, a few teachers bore that I wanted to throw things. The others like Ms. Green was cool, I was at my locker placing books in my bag, when I feel a light hand tap my shoulder I turn around and saw that it was a girl. She was one of the ones that I saw earlier in the office, from what I can see she stood about 5’5 Auburn hair, tan skin, and hazel eyes. She was not bad looking, I know what her attention are. But I played it out.

“Hello can I help you?”

“Hi my name is Charmaine.”

“I’m Harlem, nice to meet you”

“ I would like to get to know you, if you let me”

“How will that work?”

“ Give me your number, and I will give you mine”

“ I don’t like to give out my number, so just give me yours I see what I can do”

“Ok” she said pulling out piece of paper from her bag. In a few minutes I got Charmaine number. She said a few more words, and she left, once she was out of sight I shook my head walking off. Charmaine is a desperate girl; I could tell by the way she carry herself. Back at home I saw many girls like Charmaine who will throw themselves at boys, they will do anything just to feel love. I know that I took her number, but I had no intention of calling her, I just choose to do this as away of letting her down without even knowing it.

   I walk out of the school just in time to see my parents pulling up, I got in the car, and my father drove off immediately. The ride was silence again, not long after my mother broke the silence “ How was the first day of school for the the both of you?”

“ It was ok” I said.

“ It was just like any other school” Jessika said.

“ Well you two have to give this place and school a chance before you know it you will love living here” My father said.

“ Speak for yourself”  I said.

“ Enough Harlem, I will not deal with your bullshit today”

“Whatever” I said rolling my eyes.

   When we pull up in front of the house I wasted no time getting out of the car, as soon as my mother unlock the door. I went right on it and headed straight to my room. I place my bag on the floor, and lay in my bed. I stare at the ceiling; I tell myself repeatedly that this is our new home I need to adjust. But in all I want to go back how things used to be I miss my home, and Jason now I’m in a new town along with no one to talk to my life real sucks.