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After that it was time for Daniel's senior recital. If anyone enjoyed it it
was you know who. ME! I complimented my dear Daniel on his performance while still crying from his last number.
(Okay I went there, for real.) Daniel offered to take me home. Someonelse begged to take me home. No way
I'm ridding with Daniel. We kept talking about the joys of music when Daniel said "Hey music thats a good idea"
We sat in his truck listening to the then happening Q105. Needless to say after some "Dirty dancing"and "All this love"
we fell asleep. Then honk honk "Honey wake up its after one o'clock!" Oh Oh! "Honey what are you gonna tell
your parents." "I dont know ...the truth. They know that I get sleepy quick, I'm sure they'll understand."
So I eventually got home. Walked in the door hi everybody the recital was great I'm gonna take a shower and go to bed
goodnight!
AhaAh! Wait a minute young lady, my brother said."
Hmm I noticed my mother and two brothers sitting at the table. But I'm terribly sleepy."
YOU WHORE!
( Mr. Vorhees um um I mean one of my brothers interupted)
"What!" I said.
"Wait a minute before you crack back, he might be right."
My mother said "She's been lying to us!"
"Do you mind explaining to us what happened tonight?"
"Well I attended Danny's recital"
"Okay atleast that part is true. Go ahead." (Voice of reason part II)
"It was so good..."
"Spare us those details. go ahead"(VOR II)
Well afterward we were seriously discussing music the conversation was so interesting, we continued talking
in the car. Then we turned on music was hugging and stuff..."
"Hugging"
"Yeah Hugging"
"YOU LYING BITCH"
(Lurch, I mean my brother interupted again.)
"AhAhAh. wait a minute before you respond. See what happened is that after a certain young lady
did not make it home on time for curfew your very concerned brother went out looking for you. And saw you in the truck.
Saw everything. So what do you say."
"Well you all know that Daniel is my favorite senior. We were just talking and hugging."
"You can't be serious. But for some reason you are, why don't you remember...Hmm don't
know ...seems like the work of a professional to me gang. Is he a nark?... Don't answer that because I know you don't
know you barely remember where you've been and what you've done. Guys don't worry about this one this won't last long."
"Don't say that we're in love!" I whined.
"Trust me on this one, goodnight."
The next day at school I frantickly approached Daniel. I was crying and out of breath saying:
"Daniel!!! I couldn't wait till I could see you, help me! Oh it was terrible, I was scared. I'm afraid. I'm
upset"
And I explained. "You know I'm a little upset that there calling you names like that. And you know that I
care alot about you. In fact Honey your family scares me." "That's why I won't go over there."
Our mutual acquaintance walked in. "Hey guys how was last night discussing music!"(grin).
Hey we, Honey and I had a great time.
Then I actually began to talk about the music that we discussed while holding a studio musician magazine.
Then Daniel said "you know it is starting to bother the hell out of me that you cant remember what we're doing."
At first I thought that you were just playing along with me... ya know keepin it a secret in all. I'm about to have
you checked out."
"For what" I replied. "Honey what did we do last night after we finished talking?"
"Hugging. I'm saving myself for marriage."
They both hit the ground laughing at me. As for me I was more serious than a heart attack.
"You know maybe what she doesn't know won't hurt her."
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Sometime later on...
I walked into class and one of my classmate aproached me huffing and puffing "I'm tired of you Jada" She then raised
up her fist. Then I... smacked her down to the ground. I explained to staff that she may need counceling.
Later I talked to the teacher about everyone being upset about Daniel and I. His response okay. Then I walked
into class one day Daniel's hair was straight and red. "This is not Daniel!" Everyone including the teacher insisted
that this was Daniel. I thought it would be crazy for it to be an imposter in a high school trying to get closer to
a kid like me. You're right its Danny boy. That Daniel said "Honey since its so crowded around here today
lets go out for lunch we did." We stayed gone all day...
You know why that is!
Which reminds me Daniel did have subtle differences on some days. Somedays the hair would be brown other days blonde
curly, lesser, fuller, long strait and some days bright red. (Before color rinses) That along with
oneday he'd look older another like he was 35 another like he was 12 years old. Skinnier one day than the next, taller
one day than the next. Go and figure. Not to mention the severe changes in attitude. Sometimes warm and
nurturing other times hostile sometimes romantic other times hostile, but alway ready.
Anyway the strange occurances began to multiply or increase in frequency.
One day the teacher walked in and went off on me. "You were wrong for what you did last night" he snarled.
"WHAT" I eubonically said. Can you explain to me what pray tell you are talking about!" He would not.
"So I asked him to appologize he said no, so I asked him if he wanted to fight he said nothing." So to me that ment
yes but before I threw a blow I did what all black kids in St. Petersburg,Florida would have done. I cussed him
out good fashion. But the LORD heard me talking and then I began to prophesy and preach. Oh well. Danny
came in okay heard you all got out of class early. he spanked me for cursing everybody out then we chilled out.
So Daniel was the interrim conductor for class the following day seeing how our instructor had an episode.
Daniel began to direct and we all sung a song that we did not know. It was my version of Psalm 136. While trying
to pull the song from me I fell out of the chair onto the ground speaking in toungues. One of the people present said
"Its because she got the Holy Ghost. I told you ta be careful with her she got do Holy Ghost."
Then one evening Daniel and I went out for Italian. While enjoying my chicken ceasar salad. He reached over
and put something in my mouth a crowd of people wearing black cloaks came in and grabbed me. I woke up in a room surronded
by the people in black cloaks, I said Daniel what are you doing, head hurting still droggy from whatever that was that he
shoved in my mouth. Daniel smacked me in the face and told me to say that I worshiped the devil. He kept on.
One of my classmates said Jada come on everybodies tired, you know get it over with. It was some of the kids from the
class. I then said "Anything for you Daniel." We kissed everybody got freaky. While that was happening he
made me sign a paper He told me to write that I worship the devil and sign it. Instead I wrote I somethingelse
and Jesus Christ is Lord! I heard a boom noise and suddenlly we were at the house. A house that my parents bought
in a future time. Anyway my mother let us in. Daniel said she did it. Now I'll take care of her for life.
She and my brother were cheering and overjoyed at the sound of the news. Simultaneously I grabbed the paper and tore
it up. I was thinking we would all be escaping, as I listned I realized that they were acutally thrilled. Of course
I don't remember what happened next.
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At school the next day it was like normal, as if nothing had happened. Why I didn't remember what had happened
I'm not sure. We talked and did our thing. Then for some reason I felt scared and said "Daniel why did you try
to make me say that?" "Say what my dear? That's nothing forget about that" he replied. And I did.
Well Daniel and I were back to meeting alone. That continued as usual for the rest of the year. The day before
graduation Daniel said. "Honey I don't think I want this to continue on. Your young go to college." Blaze
blah he continued on. Of course I was pissed off. I know yall thought that I would cry. But...
"Oh hell nawl!" I replied. Danny you know that this is a high school so you know everybody here was
going to be a kid. So don't trip. And what about all this testing and trying me. What was that for?" I was
ready to fight because Daniel and I would sometimes have knock down drag outs. Then go on my merry way. I don't
know how. Somehow he managed to lie and calm me down. Friends right Honey! Good girl!
So graduation came. Can you please tell me why I was so overcome with grief. But yall... I was. We
hugged he then smacked me on my butt and tolled me "get outta here." I could not repsond because I was in the
middle of crying and speakin in tounges. Then when his girlfriend that he still had was gone. And I was finish praising
God. ( I guess I wasn't thinking about him). He came back and said okay I'm sorry. I know you want to punch
me go ahead. I declined, I walked away making a scene. Showing how much class I had and how much he didn't then
I passed out or fell out or something. And guess what??? You guessed it I forgot the whole thing happened. I
must have been stun gunned again or the spell was starting to wear off.
I had a bad case of
Worst Witch vs. Harry Potter.
The next day he called me to make ammends. I hung up on him. My mother said "T, I overheard the whole
thing call Mr. Danny back and appologize to him for hanging up on him." I said "Oh, okay!" called him back.
Same old same old "friends"..." friends" and "I want continue to see you for the summer" (yall know why dat is!).Then
that night I was sound asleep. "Honey wake up. I miss you" (Gasp) Daniel how'd you get in here?
"Honey calm down please I decided that your the one I really want please come outside and talk it over with me." I had
on my pink cotton Tweetybird nightgown with the ruffles on the sleeve I put on my fluffy house shoes and satin houscoat then
I said wait a minute let me tell mom and dad. Daniel replied "Honey there's no need to bother these nice people anymore
lets just go talk in the car." So we sat in the car in the back. His friend then started driving. "Danny!"
"Oh he'll just drive around the block a few times." So we talked and kissed and made up. Then I woke up as Daniel
was placing me on a couch. "Honey we had to make a stop are you thirsty?" Rubbing my eyes yeah I guess so. So
I drank what I thought was juice. Then I remember coming to slightly while I and some other girls danced topless.
Next thing ya know I opened my eyes and saw the cops standing over us and everyone running out of the house into the daylight.
So the police put me in the car wrapped in a white sheet. We explained to the cop that a friend had driven us there
we didn't know where we were. Daniel explained it was their graduation party so we got let off easy. At my house mom
was standing there waiting and said "Jada I'm tired of it." "Tired of what?" "Your lying!" Mind you my head
was still hurting I wanted to go to sleep so bad and plus I couldn't remember much. So Daniel said "Honey I'll
take care of this. Go have a seat in the car." So Daniel came out to the car and said "Honey guess what? Your
gonna spend the weekend with me!" I said "Yea! Goodbye fake Father, Goodbye fake Mother!"
As if what happened already was'nt enough!
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