Damn How To Love - A.J. (best summer reads TXT) 📗

looked away and sighed. "How about this one time?" He asked. I laughed "no." He smiled. I smiled again. Why is his smile so contagious?! I watched him play. He was awesome at basketball. Everytime he tried to talk to me during the game they would get after him, and everyone started getting suspicious. I mean woawh FINALLY!! When the game went to half-time, Joe came back and sat down with me. We started talking but when we actually look at each other with eye contact i guess theres nothing to say. So the longer the conversation the shorter the words, until we just got lost within each other. But I noticed something. Someone staring and I saw Ricky and Annette (Eddies bro & sis,) standing infront of us. "Yes?" I asked. "Are you guys going out?" Ricky asked. "No." I smiled, Joe didnt, ugh he didnt. Ricky and Annette left unconvinced. "You know it could be easier and better to say yes." Joe said. I looked at him, and he knew what I meant. Its not easy breaking up with a guy for another guy. Well yeah it kinda gets easy after a while. I guess he got mad or whatever because he left to play more basket-ball evewn though half time hasnt ended. So I left outside.
It was gettin hot, so I wanted to leave until i saw my cousin Petey. His real name is Pedro but thats what they started calling him after he changed. Petey was a real good kid, he use to get straight A's never caught doing something bad, just making fun of me, lived with his grandpa and nana because his mom was in jail, and no one knew what happened to his dad. But somewhere when his nana died his whole life changed when he met this druggie "g", Franky Mata. Petey became a "g", and well was very calm about everything, or sounded calm about everything. And started showing love towards me. "Petey?" I whispered, and he heard. "Ivy?" He gave me a hug. He was a stick but weared baggy clothes. "What are you doing here?" I asked. "Nothing me and Peter are going to Franky's house to chill and smoke some." I turned and saw Peter V. spit. "Whats up Peter?" I aksed. "Ke onda Ivy?" Peter V. was a real smart kid too, until he met some druggie. If you look it in a way the gangsters were all once real good smart kid until they met someone messed up. And they still are, you just decided to see the bad side. I wasnt into weed, or whatever they did, but they are really good people. They still talk smart, they still show that they love, truely. Petey grew apart from our family because they judge him, I mean it is wrong what he does, but dont judge the boy. So he made his own family including me and Steve, my oldest brother.
After talking to them I left Petey, and Peter and went inside. The game was almost done so I drank water, and thought about Petey. Should I be worry? Na. I stood in the enterance of the gym, and they guys went to drink water so they past me. "Move, Ivy." Fishy shoved me. "Ugh, Fucker!" And Joe laughed. I turned in time for him just to past me, "I wanna kiss you." He whispered to my ear. I smiled and turn my head to the front just in time to see Eddie confused. Then he made like 20 faces until he realized what was going on, and he smiled, and laughed. "Oh awwww." He said sarcastically funny. "Eddie go 'showoff' to Luis and Homer." And he made this funny undescribeable face, and I loved it and laughed.
CHAPTER 4: THE BREAKUP
We were watching a movie and I was talking to Jose, until Alondra came. "Hey Ivy whats going on between you and Ivan?" "Uhm what are you talking about?" She asked. "He says that you have been ignoring him and shit." She said convinced. I couldnt lie. "Alondra.. I cant do this no more. I like somebody else and well to be honest its going good. Im going to end it." Jose looked at me suprised, but didnt want to know anything about it. Cindy overheard. "What your gonna break up with him?" "Yes m'am thats my plan." "Aww dont." she insisted. "Ya Cindy let the girl do what she wants do do, as long as I'm there." Cassie smiled. Cindy laughed. "Me too!"
It was lunch and I was with Alondra, Cindy, Cassie and Anna. And Ivan was with this guy David, and this other kid, that just kept staring. "Your wanna break up with him?" Anna asked. "Yes! Thats what I fucking told you!" Cindy said. "Ah! okay!" Cindy stared back and screamed "IVAN COME BE WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND!!" "Cindy!" I said. "What? You're going to see you guys are cute for each other." Damn! Ivan came and held my hand and my waist. I didnt mean to say ugh out loud but I did, and grabbed his hand and led him to somewhere private. "Im-" I started but "Ahy Ivan! I never said hi!" Cindy screamed. He laughed. "Ivan-" I started again. "ANd uhm Anna didnt say hi neither!" Cindy sreamed again, and Ivan waved hi. "Cindy!" I screamed. "Ivan its over." His smile faded, and he hugged me as he walked away. Its not like he was in love with me. Alondra, and Cindy followed him. "SO you broke up with him?" Anna said. "Yes I did." She nodded her head.
When we went to class Cindy, and Alondra was whispering. Then finally they told me what was on their mind. "Dude you shouldve heard what Ivan said." They said seriously. "What?" Which what he said wasnt really bad. "He said he hates being fucked with like a toy." "Okaaay and..?" I replied. I mean Ivan shouldnt be that mad, he wasnt in love with me, so why care?
CHAPTER 5: THE BET
This Spurs league has began at the rec, and wow there were some hot guys. "Damn he's hot." I said. Joe turned and a guy in red walked in with shirt golden hair, and was tall. He was playing no doubt. "He probaby sucks." Joe said in disgust. "Aww Joe you're jealous!!" I said suprised not knowing this about him. "Well, duh Ivy! I like you and you go dammmn all over him. I mean hes not even 'hot'. And he might suck at this, you never know!" Joe said real fast, and that made me giggle. So me and Joe looked at this random dude, and he made a 3 pointer. I smiled at Joe and he said "Whatever! He's still not 'hot'." "Mmmm you're right, he's yummy." I said teasing him, but all he did was nod and stare. Then he had this expression, like he had a good idea. And I just had to hear! "What" Why are you smiling like that?" I asked. "Let's make a bet." I smiled, "Okay, if I win.... I get reese's pieces." I know that sounds fat and everything but I didnt want to admit, I wanted a kiss. "Okay and if I win..," He stoped, and stared at Ruben. "What? Why are you staring at?" Ruben asked. "Go away." He said with a little shove. "No say it Joe." Ruben said calmly getting closer shoving him back. "Dude leave me alone! Give me space! You're always with me!" Which that was true, Ruben was always with him. Ha like Dr. Evil and the mini in Autin Powers!! They looked so alike, except Rubens like 8. "NO!" Ruben lost patience. "Damn Ruben! GO with Fishy." Fishy was listenin to the whole conversation, espically this part. "NOOO!! HES GONNA EAT ME!" I cracked up, Fishy giggled, and Joe smiled.
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Publication Date: 06-23-2011

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Dedication:
To everyone who listened like Julie (bro you should get paid) and Everyone at the rec that made this book just by doing what they do. You guys made my book(: