Miami Jackson Gets It Straight (2010)
“Wow! Time is moving fast.
I’m standing at the Big Cookie counter when somebody says, “What’s up?” I don’t even have to look around. It’s String.
“Hey, man. Where’d you come from?”
We high-five.
“My mom’s getting her nails done. I came along. I was hoping I’d find you. You hear ’bout Destinee?”
He treats me to a juice. We split a cookie. We sit on a bench. “Yeah,” I say. “She fell and hurt her ankle. Probably tripped over her long nose.”
String bites into his half of the chocolate chip hazelnut ...cookie. He closes his eyes and listens to the taste. “Ummm. Did she tell you how she fell?” String asks.
“Who cares?” I say. “All I know is that she couldn’t come. So I get to buy Ms. Rollins a gift by myself. Great, huh?”
“You need to know how Destinee hurt her ankle,” String is saying, all the time slurping his drink.
“What, then?” I’m getting impatient.
“She was playing baseball, man!” String says. “And she hurt herself sliding into home plate.”MoreLess
I’m standing at the Big Cookie counter when somebody says, “What’s up?” I don’t even have to look around. It’s String.
“Hey, man. Where’d you come from?”
We high-five.
“My mom’s getting her nails done. I came along. I was hoping I’d find you. You hear ’bout Destinee?”
He treats me to a juice. We split a cookie. We sit on a bench. “Yeah,” I say. “She fell and hurt her ankle. Probably tripped over her long nose.”
String bites into his half of the chocolate chip hazelnut ...cookie. He closes his eyes and listens to the taste. “Ummm. Did she tell you how she fell?” String asks.
“Who cares?” I say. “All I know is that she couldn’t come. So I get to buy Ms. Rollins a gift by myself. Great, huh?”
“You need to know how Destinee hurt her ankle,” String is saying, all the time slurping his drink.
“What, then?” I’m getting impatient.
“She was playing baseball, man!” String says. “And she hurt herself sliding into home plate.”MoreLess
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