I was in the moment. My favorite song, “Just Begun”, blared through the speakers in my cousin’s room as I stood at the mirror, doing the best east coast rap impression I could. “From the entry you know I’m some influential cuz I’m glowin like a candle/ the focus is so essential dog what you tryna get into?/I steady the flow, ready to blow like snotty tissue/they snitchin like Donnie Brasco I’m countin like Monte Cristo/The ghetto full of betrayal like Iago and Othello/ya fellow neighbor will slay you or smoke you like cigarillos/Police, want that info-
“Dang are you ready yet?!”my cousin Keena busted into the room, interrupting my flow.
I ignored her rudeness and responded, “Almost – I just gotta pin my hair up.”
“Hold up… that’s what you’re wearing tonight?” she asked with judging eyes.
“What’s wrong with what I’m wearing?” I asked, backing away from the mirror a little. I had on a fitted white t-shirt that said “93 til” in big black letters, dark skinny jeans that had a bunch of faint scratches after I tried my best to destroy them, and I was still barefoot because I hadn’t chosen shoes yet.
“You look like a tomboy or something,” she said, frowning and eyeing me up and down.
“What? You said we were going to see your friend at a rap show. I’m just trying to blend in,” I explained.
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“Dang are you ready yet?!”my cousin Keena busted into the room, interrupting my flow.
I ignored her rudeness and responded, “Almost – I just gotta pin my hair up.”
“Hold up… that’s what you’re wearing tonight?” she asked with judging eyes.
“What’s wrong with what I’m wearing?” I asked, backing away from the mirror a little. I had on a fitted white t-shirt that said “93 til” in big black letters, dark skinny jeans that had a bunch of faint scratches after I tried my best to destroy them, and I was still barefoot because I hadn’t chosen shoes yet.
“You look like a tomboy or something,” she said, frowning and eyeing me up and down.
“What? You said we were going to see your friend at a rap show. I’m just trying to blend in,” I explained.
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