Hell House

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Authors: Brenda Hampton
that he had a great sense of humor. “Go ahead and tell me,” he said, folding his arms across his chest. “Let me hear it, baby, and give it all you got.”
    I playfully pushed his shoulder, refusing to comment and let his head swell anymore. “Later,” I said, walking giddily to the other side of the closet in my tight red pants and stilettos. I figured he was checking me out, and when I turned around he was.
    â€œYou ain’t no fun, Miss Sylvia. And don’t tell me you’re too chicken to speak.”
    Disagreeing with what he’d said, I folded my arms and took a few steps forward. “I’m a lot of fun, just wait and see. But in the meantime, I need to hang up my clothes and think hard about where it is that I know you from.”
    â€œLet me know when you come up with something. I’m about to get out of here and go make some noise with the other people out there. See you when I see you.”
    Jaylin left the closet and all I could do was sigh from relief. He definitely made me feel some kind of way, and my thoughts hadn’t turned this naughty in a very long time. I was even more hyped about being here now, thanks to him.
    After I finished hanging my clothes and getting my accessories in order, I left the room to go join the others. Everyone was sitting in the living room area watching the football game. I sat next to Jaylin, since he was on the far side of the couch away from the others. He didn’t take his eyes off the television, and neither did Roc who sat with his legs propped on the table. Jada was dipping her hands into some of the peanuts on the table and popping them into her mouth. And Chase kept eyeing Jada from the corner of her eye. I could tell they wouldn’t get along in the house, and I didn’t know if I would be able to cope with them either. Jada had already proven herself to be a nuisance and Chase was too catty.
    â€œNo offense,” Chase said to Jada. “But I hope your hands are clean. Someone else may want some of those peanuts, so would it be asking too much if you went and got something from the kitchen to put your peanuts in?”
    Jada stared at Chase with her jaw dropped. “While you’re hopin’ that my hands are clean, I’m hopin’ that your ass is, since you got it all tooted in the air for others to see it. If you want me to find somethin’ to put my peanuts in, why don’t you get up yourself and go get it? If not, then shut the hell up and keep on watchin’ TV. Thank you.”
    â€œLook, you don’t have to get all snippy about it. I was merely making a suggestion, and with all of us being in this house, cleanliness is very important.”
    â€œYou got that right,” Jaylin said, adding his two cents. “I get what she’s saying and nobody wants to dig their hands into a bowl of peanuts that you’ve, basically, washed your hands in.”
    Jada jumped up from the couch and snatched the bowl of peanuts from the table. “I see we got ourselves a set of house Negros in here. They want things sparklin’ clean and they gots to make sure ain’t no germs bein’ spread ’cause Massa gon’ come up in here and whip all our butts.” She rolled her eyes and bolted out of the living room in a rant. “Give me a damn break. It couldn’t be that serious.”
    In disbelief, all of our eyes shifted around the room. Jada took her ghetto self to the kitchen and dumped the bowl of peanuts in the trash. She opened the pantry, and a few seconds later, she pulled out a packet of Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popcorn and put it into the microwave. The sound distracted the men from watching the game and they both appeared very irritated. Jada, however, didn’t care. Once she was done with the popcorn, she came back into the room, doing the Cha-Cha dance while throwing popcorn into her mouth. She plopped down on the couch and reached the bag

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