Two Can Play That Game, AMANI BOYD [distant reading txt] 📗

She was at her locker, taking text book by text book. Takya Goldman was getting ready for the ultimate breakup. It's been a year and three months since her and justin went together now it was the end. but some thing just don't seem right anymore."Are you sure you wanna do this Kya?" her friend Mo'nique asked. she held her text books in her arms. "Yeah, i'm possitive." she said. "Wow, I never thought I see the day when Ja-kya would break up." she admitted to her friend. Takya rolled her eyes and sucked her teeth. "Mo' it's not me, it's him, I mean, he doesn't even notice me like that anymore, I'm pretty sure he De-friended me on Facebook." Takya said as she shut her locker. They started walking. "Ok, but wait how do you know it ain't you who be the problem?" Mo'nique asked going all ganster all of a sudden. Takya stopped in her tracks. "Ok, first of all, how could it be me, I mean i'm gorgeous." she said flipping her hair and batting her eye lashes. "See that right there, you think you better than everybody else when you a classy nerd." Mo'nique joked rolling her neck. Takya shoved her. "But seriously, you know he never took me to see his family, let alone his parents." Takya felt a little embarressed. "OMG, Kya, dump this fool already, that should of been the first thing he did!" Mo'nique just made a scene, some how she cared about others people love lives, she was like cupid. The girls went into there History class snickering.

At lunch period. Mo'nique and Takya were searching for Justin. "Man, can't you just call the dude and break up with em'?" Mo'nique said. She was out out of breath from running around. "Girl, please thats so un-cool, and you need the exercise anyway." Takya taunted her friend who was slightly thick in the thighs. Mo'nique looked at her thighs. STFU, you mad cause i'm Fat with a P'. P.H.A.T...Pretty Hot And Thick, boney." Mo'nique said. She was obviously happy with her extra weight. "Ooh, I see him, he over there with his boys." Takya said. "wait for me, I wanna see this all go down." Mo'nique jogged to Takya who was already ahead. "UH-UH, you stay your noisy butt over there with his boys, and don't say nothin'." Takya threatened. Mo'nique just followed her until she stopped at Justin's table of jocks. "Hey kya." Justing said. he reached for a kiss but she recoiled his attempt. "whats wrong?" he asked.she looked at Mo'nique who just scratched her next. Um, listen, justin we have to talk." she said. A huge ball of awkwardness fell when his and his friends started to fall into the confversation. "Uh, I meant alone." She said. Jusin lift his eyebrow. "Ok..."His friends starting Oohing. "Oh grow up losers." Mo'nique said. Takya led Justin to an emty table and sat down. "Listen, justin, about our relationship." Takya said. "Yeah, about it I've been needing to talk to you about that." He said scratching his neck. "Oh, really?" She asked ow standing. "Yeah, I think we should break up." He said. She couldn't believe he just blurted that out. Wait your breaking up with me, you can't do that." Takya said. her plan was now in the toliet. Uh, sorry but I kinda can, its a free country." He said. Takya rolled her eyes. "No, i mean i was suposed to break up with you first." She said. Justin chuckled. "Sure, ok what ever helps you sleep at night sweet heart." He said. She exhaled, but then she suddenly let it go. you know what, I don't care anymore, you always do that, you always think you beat me to the punch but you didn't, you wanna know why?" she asked him. He shrugged. "Because, I don't need you I never did." Justin laughed."Of course you do baby girl, with out me in your life, you'd still be in the back seat of the classroom." Just sat tippeing her chin. She slapped his hand away. "YOU just wait justin, I can have another you in a minute." she said reminding her self of the lyric of beyonce's song. "Oh yeah, wanna test your theroy?" Justin asked. Takya folded her arms. "Sure why not?" she said. "Well, for instance, If it wasn't for me, me and you wouldn't even be talking, I got you on the cheerleading team, and I got you into the hottest spots, so basically, without me your nothing." she rolled her eyes. Ok, I didn't need your popularity cred to help me Justin, in fact, I bet you can't find another girl like me in the next twentyfour hours." she laughed. "Ok, You wanna bet on it?" he asked."Yeah whatever." she began to walk away when she stopped. And just so you know, you were the back up player for my cheerleading anyway." a fake smile went across her face. Come on Mo', we got work to do." Takya grabbed Mo'niques arm and pulled her away from the crowd of jocks. "Wait, what happened, did he cry as planned?" Mo'nique asked. Takya stopped walking."He broke up with me." she said. Mo'nique gasped. "No... what a pussy." Mo'nique looked in the direction of the boys. "Want me to get Tyrell and Marcus to fuck him up for you?" she asked. "No, at least not today." She answered. "why not?" Mo'nique asked."Because I need a new boyfriend in the next twenty four hours." she explained.

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Publication Date: 07-18-2012

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