Onyx and Starr 2

by Lady Lissa

  When she opened her locker, the note was there but then one of Onyx’s teammates came around the corner and they started talking, so that gave Mandy a chance to hide the damn note. I was pissed beyond the fucking galaxy. How the fuck could the gods work against me like that?

  I continued to do little things like that for the rest of our sophomore year, but nothing ever came from it. She always had an explanation for them and he either believed her or just didn’t give a shit because they didn’t break up. When they finally did break up, I was happier than two ticks on a hot dog. I thought I would finally get the chance to tell him how I feel about him and he would go out with me. But then, they started sleeping together again.

  I could have busted her ass for being his cuddy buddy. I wanted to be his cuddy buddy and work my way to lover, then girlfriend, but Mandy fucked that shit up for me. When he finally told her he didn’t wanna fuck with her at all anymore, she came crying to my house. I had to listen to her tell me that he didn’t want to be with her anymore, with a straight face. Inside, I was jumping for joy because he was finally done with her ass.

  I remember that day she came crying to me;

  The break up…

  I was sitting in my living room watching television when a car pulled up in the driveway. I wasn’t expecting anyone so I got up to see who it was. When Mandy jumped out of her car, with tears in her eyes and snot running down her face, I knew something was definitely wrong. I quickly said a little prayer to God.

  “Please God, let this bitch be done with my boo. I hope that he gave her the boot and the two of us can finally be together. Please God, make this happen. This is my only wish. I know you’re probably asking what about Gregory? Well, he’s a nice guy but he ain’t Onyx. So, just give me this one thing Lord and I will never bother you again.”

  When I let Mandy in the house, she immediately fell into my arms. I’m looking at her and wondering what the hell is wrong with her. I gently push her out of my arms and ask the question I’m dying to hear the answer to.

  “What the hell is wrong with you girl?”

  “Onyx, Onyx, Onyx…” she was stuttering like she was crazy.

  “What the fuck cuz? Just spit it out already,” I said. At the time, I was getting very impatient with her ass and needed her to say what the hell she came to say.

  “He, he, he, he…” she continued.

  “He what bitch?” I asked.

  She stopped crying for a minute and gave me this awkward look that made me think I had overdid it with my question. But damn, she was obviously here for a reason and it had something to do with Onyx. All I needed her ass to do was spit it out because she was getting on my last damn nerve.

  “Why are you talking to me like that?” she asked.

  “Because you are taking to fuckin’ long to get to the point of why you’re here. Obviously something happened between you and Onyx. So what is it?” I asked her.

  “He broke up with me again,” she said.

  “But how can he break up with you, when y’all weren’t even together? Weren’t the two of y’all just fuckin’ with each other?” I asked. I know that sounds harsh, but I don’t give a fuck. I need her to tell me what happened between her and Onyx and if he’s finally single or not.

  “Well, he doesn’t wanna fuck with me no more,” she said.

  “So what happened?” I asked.

  “Okay, well I had went riding by his house,” she said.

  “So, you were stalking him?” I asked.

  “No I wasn’t stalking him! How can I stalk a man that’s mine?”

  I look at her and wonder if she needs some medication or something. This girl cannot be serious right now.

  “Okay, well thinking like that cannot be good. If you are riding around this man’s house at night, and he doesn’t know you’re there, that’s stalking. Even if he’s your man, that doesn’t mean you have the right to be there uninvited,” I said.

  “Are you going to give me your two cents worth of advice or listen to what I have to say?” she asked looking crazy and pissed.

  “Okay, tell me what happened?”

  “Well that bitch came out his house,” she said.

  “What bitch would that be?” I asked, confused.

  “Starr! The so called “best friend”. She was at his house until like eight,” she said.

  “So, did you go over there or something and that’s why y’all broke things off?” I asked.

  “I didn’t break shit off! He broke things off with me when I called to let him know that I knew the bitch was at his place. He asked was I spying on him and demanded that I stop calling that bitch a bitch! Can you believe that he takes up for her that way? It’s like they’re connected some kind of way and I wish I knew how to break it,” she said.

  “So when he told you that, what did you say?”

  “I said “Wow! You sure are sticking up for your “friend”. And then I asked him to just be honest and tell me that there is something going on between the two of them. I told him at least if the shit is out on the table, we can all deal with it. I asked that he stop with all the lies and bullshit because it wasn’t doing us any good. And do you know what he said?”

  She was looking at me like I could have pulled that answer out of a hat. I don’t know what the hell he told her. How the fuck am I supposed to know what he said?

  “How am I supposed to know what he said?” I asked.

  She twisted her mouth and rolled her eyes at me as she said, “He said, “You know what? You’re right. We’re done.” Then he said, “Whew! Man does that feel good.” Oh my God, I was livid! I’m more hurt than mad though because I really thought we had something special between us. For him to take a deep breath like that made me feel like the worse girlfriend ever,” she cried.

  On the inside, I was happy as can be that he ended things with her. On the outside, I had to have a straight face and feel her pain.

  “So what are you going to do now?” I asked, hoping she would say that she was finally going to move on.

  But instead of saying that, she said, “Wait until tomorrow to talk with him and hopefully we can clear the air and get back together.”

  “It doesn’t seem as though he wants to be with you so why do you keep trying,” I asked her.

  “Because I love him! You’re with Gregory so you should know what love feels like,” she said, looking at me sideways.

  Shhiiiddd! I’m with Gregory, but it ain’t got shit to do with love. I’m with him because he’s nice to me and he likes taking me out and giving me little gifts. I would much rather be with Onyx and if given the chance, I’d drop Gregory like a hot potato.

  “Don’t bring Gregory into this,” I said.

  “All I’m saying is when you love someone you fight for the relationship,” she said, sounding as stupid as she wanted to be.

  “I don’t know about that. I think if you keep fighting for a relationship he doesn’t want to be in, you can only make things worst between y’all,” I said.

  “What could be worse than losing him?”

  Losing him to me, is what I was thinking in my head. Out loud I said, “Well, I don’t really know, but I just think you should let him go.”

  “You would say that since you’re all happy with Gregory and shit,” she said.

  “Look Mandy, you can’t keep a man who doesn’t want you. It will never work out and he will hate you for it,” I said.

  I have to get her to walk away from him so I can finally have a chance. She’s sitting here talking all this shit and all I want to do is smack some sense into her stupid ass. But, as it turns out, I didn’t need to slap her, I needed to slap Starr’s ass. She and Onyx were supposed to be best friends, I got that. But why did she come to school the next day, wearing not only his letterman’s jacket but his class ring too? When I saw the two of them together, I wanted to slap her ass because she had the man that I had been waiting on for four damn years.

  I didn’t even need to do anyt
hing though because Mandy, always the crazy and wild one, jumped on the girl and started punching her. She shocked everybody when she did that because no one was expecting that. She was getting her good too, until she saw that Starr was wearing Onyx’s class ring. Seeing that kind of knocked the wind out of her. She and Onyx dated four years and he never offered her his ring. I guess she wasn’t as special as she thought. But anyway, while she was busy staring at the ring on Starr’s finger, Starr began to punch and hit her ass back.

  Onyx finally pulled Starr off of Mandy and Coach Brown sent her to the principal’s office. She was suspended and told that she wouldn’t be participating in the ceremony. She was pissed but I was glad. I didn’t need her fucking up the ceremony in any way, shape, or form.

  Present day…

  Today is my graduation day and I couldn’t be more excited. My mom is so happy that I’m graduating. I mean, of course she’s happy since I’m her first born. As I stand in the mirror, getting myself together, my mom is off to the side watching me. I can see the tears threatening to fall from her eyes and that shows how proud she is of me.

  “Honey, I am so proud of you. You have come such a long way and now that you’re done with high school, the world is your oyster,” she says smiling like a proud peacock.

  “Not yet mom. I gotta finish college first,” I tell her.

  “I know but you’re on your way. Even though you’re not going to be that far from me at GSU, you’re still going to be out of the house. I am going to miss you so much,” she says.

  “I’ll miss you too mom, but I’ll come home some weekends, so it’s not like you won’t be seeing me,” I tell her.

  “I know baby, but you’re my baby. How am I gonna get used to you not being in the same house with me?”

  “Mom, stoooopppp! You’re going to make me cry,” I say.

  After I put my earrings in, I turn around for her to look at me. The tears start to fall as she looks at me. I have on a turquoise colored strapless dress, some D&G wedge heels to match, and my mom gave me her pearls to wear. I decided to put my hair up in a messy bun with soft tendrils hanging. I look like a super model instead of someone who’s about to graduate. I grab my maroon cap and gown, which is still sitting on the hanger and my D&G handbag and I’m ready to go.

  “You look beautiful,” my mom gushes.

  “Thanks mom and thanks for letting me use grandmother’s pearls. They go perfect with my dress,” I say.

  “You’re welcome. Is Gregory going to meet us there?” she asks.

  “Yes, he is,” I say.

  “I like Gregory. He’s a good guy and I’m glad the two of you are dating. I was a little apprehensive about letting the two of you date because he’s a little older than you are. I’m glad I didn’t let his age sway me because you guys are good together. I can see that he really cares about you and that’s all that matters,” she says.

  “I’m glad you like him mom.”

  “Your dad likes him too and that’s huge because you know your dad don’t like his baby girl to date. So for him to like Gregory, that’s a big thing for him,” she says.

  I agree with that. My dad doesn’t like anyone and he likes Gregory. I wish they wouldn’t like him so much. That would make it much easier for me to bring Onyx into the picture. But since they both like Gregory, it’s going to be hard to introduce them to someone else. I mean, they already know Onyx because he was dating my cousin, Mandy. I don’t think they will like me dating him but hopefully in time, they will get used to us being together.

  I only started dating Gregory because I couldn’t have Onyx. What makes it easier for me to date him is the fact that he’s a nice guy. Gregory treats me like a princess. He’s always taking me out. He gives me little gifts of love. And he even opens the door for me; to his car and any door that I have to walk through. He’s just an all around good guy. I would hate to hurt his feelings by breaking up with him but if things can work with me and Onyx, but a girls got to do what a girls got to do.

  So now that I’m ready, mom and I head downstairs to her car. My dad is going to also meet us there since he had to stay at the office an extra thirty minutes. We are driving to the school because graduation is in the gymnasium. We had practice this morning and the decorations are beautiful. My heart skipped a beat when Onyx walked through those double doors.

  This morning…

  We were in the gym getting ready for practice and Onyx walked in. Because he’s the captain of the basketball team and he’s also an honor student, no one makes a big deal out of him being tardy. He walked in with three of his teammates and I keep looking because I just know Starr’s ass ain’t that far behind. But when she doesn’t walk through the doors, I am happy as fuck. Maybe now I can have a chat with him and get a feel for where his head was at, is what I thought. We are lined up according to our last name, so we are nowhere near each other.

  As we practice walking through the gym to our seats, I kept watching him. His swag is so dope and sexy. He had on a pair of black Levis jeans, a short sleeve white Ralph Lauren polo shirt, and a pair of beige Sperry shoes. He is so cute. I had on a cute strapless sundress with flowers and a pretty bow on it. I wore my pink slip-ons and I have a pink bow in my hair. I know I look cute too.

  After we were seated, it was now time to practice walking on the stage to receive our diploma. When it’s Onyx’s turn, everyone whistled, clapped and screamed for him. It’s like he’s already playing for the NBA and just came by for a visit. Everyone is proud of him, especially me. I stood up from my seat and screamed and clapped for him like I was his girl. I must have caught his attention because he smiled at me and walked off the stage to take his seat.

  Once practice is over, we are told to come into the cafeteria for a small reception. In the cafeteria, they had a spread of food for us to eat. I grabbed a plate and began to pile some food on it. I hadn’t realized how hungry I was until I saw all the food. When Onyx walked in with his teammates, Josh, Drew, Shannon and Claude, all eyes fell on them. I figured now was a good time to speak to him when he approached the food table while I was still there.

  “Would you like me to fix you a plate?” I asked him.

  “Nah lil mama, I’m good,” he said with a smile.

  Lil mama? He just called me lil mama. Now where I’m from, calling someone lil mama is a term of endearment. He had me cheesing as if he had asked me to go steady with him.

  “Are you excited about graduation?” I asked him.

  “Yes I am. Are you?”

  “Yea, I can’t wait to be done with high school,” I said.

  “I know that’s right,” he said.

  “So what are your plans?” I asked.

  “Um, I got a four year academic scholarship so I’m going to college,” he said.

  “What about after college?”

  “I hope to get drafted into the NBA after college.”

  “Oh, you will get drafted. You got mad skills on the court and I know that you will shine on the professional courts,” I said.

  “Thanks. I’m sure I will be a great asset to whichever team I play for,” he said.

  “You sure will,” I told him.

  “Aight lil mama, enjoy your food and knock ‘em dead at graduation,” he said before he turned and walked off. I continued to stare at his back for a few minutes, until Miranda, one of our classmates snapped me back to the present.

  “What’s going on girl?” she asked.

  “Oh nothing. I was just thinking about the graduation festivities tonight,” I lied.

  “Oh okay. It looked like your mind was on Onyx just now and you already know that he’s wrapped around Starr’s finger. That man ain’t going nowhere girl,” she said.

  “I wasn’t looking at Onyx. He just told me to enjoy my food and the graduation,” I lied again.

  “Uh huh, whatever.”

  I took my plate and went to sit down next to my friends. We sat and chatted while I daydreamed about me and Onyx. Maybe when we are at
college, since Starr won’t be around, I’ll be able to work my magic on him. At least that is my hope as I continued to stare at him.

  Present time…

  Walking into the gymnasium for my graduation has me feeling so good right now. I see my dad sitting in the stands and he waves and winks at me. I wink back at him and go to take my place with the others. As the music begins to play, we begin our walk down the aisle to our seats. Imagine my surprise when I look in the stands and see my cousin Mandy. Damn! She was banned from participating in the ceremonies so why the hell is she here? What a bitch! If she has come to cause trouble and ruin my day, I will make her sorry she even brought her ass here. I don’t see her mom and dad, which most likely means they did not come. Why couldn’t she have stayed with them?

  Now I have to worry about both of these bitches ruining my night. UGH!

  CHAPTER EIGHT

  Starr

  Today Onyx is graduating from high school and I want to make this the most special day for him. I love him so much and don’t know how I didn’t recognize my feelings for him sooner. But, better late than never. I’m happy that I have him in my life. I went shopping with my dad to find the perfect gift for him. It’s a beautiful Movado watch; the band is black and the face is also black with a single diamond at the 12 o’clock. I hope he likes it. My dad said if it were a gift given to him, he would love it.

  The watch came in a beautiful black box but I still wrapped it in some graduation wrapping paper. I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he sees it. My phone is ringing so I move to answer it.

  When I see Onyx’s handsome face light up my phone, I immediately pick it up.

  “Hey bae,” I answer.

  “Hey you, what are you doing?” he asks.