One afternoon, Ericka came by my house to see me with a friend of hers. It was funny because my appearance was terrible, yet she still found me appealing. There was a tight ass t-shirt on my frame, some loose shorts that exposed my hairy legs, and a fade that had grown in all the way. She didn’t seem to mind though. We talked briefly as she stared and my eyes stared right back. By this time, the senior year is almost coming to a close. We were in the month of May, waiting for the weather to really come together. Once she left, this body jumped in the shower and ran out to our local music store, the “Music Planet.” The place was a little over priced, but this was before Circuit City. My mood was so good and unshakable. Upon leaving, my eyes sight a mutual friend of Sharon and me, so we stopped to say hello to one another. Trina was her name, and we talked about everything under the sun, including Sharon. Trina brought to my attention that Sharon had changed. It was shocking to hear because Sharon was so grounded, but my assumptions got the best of me. It was not that she changed mentally; she changed physically because she had a baby on the way. All my mind could think was “What the hell?” She couldn’t call me to tell me or write a letter to let me know. After hearing this news from Trina, I immediately ran home and called Sharon to talk. Unfortunately, it was still difficult to get through, so my idea changed to acting like I was someone else. When calling about an hour later, I chose to impersonate Derrick.
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