his can and asked for another one. Monique made it clear that when they arrived on Fisk’s campus everyone is to be leveled headed.
JEREMY (slurring his words)
We ain’t going by the hotel first?
MONIQUE
No time. I have an appointment with the Dean of Students at one. I don’t want to get to the hotel and you guys start playing.
JEREMY (still slurring)
Ain’t nobody gonna play.
TEDDY
I promise you that we will be on our best behavior Mommy.
MONIQUE
You think you funny. But if you all get here and clown I promise you I am going up side someone’s head.
Jeremy, Ian, and Teddy all responded by saying, “Yes ma’am” at the same time. They all burst out laughing.
Monique told Ian to put the address of the university into the GPS. He grabbed a letter from the console to get the address. After pressing enter the GPS started to give the final directions.
Within fifteen minutes they were driving onto the campus. Ian noted that it was a beautiful campus. Monique stopped at the gate to get directions to the Dean of Students office.
A big smile came across Monique’s face when she pulled up to the building. She felt that she was at home. They all exited the car and looked around in circles. Jeremy said that he was going to walk the campus while Monique went to talk to the dean. Teddy and Ian joined him.
While they were walking they spotted students that were lounging on the campus, some riding bikes, and some rushing off to class.
Some boys saw Teddy, Ian, and Jeremy walking around looking lost. One of the boys from the group raced over to them. He had a boyish face; he stood about 5’8” with a caramel skin complexion. He sported a shirt with a tiger face on it with Alpha Delta Xi (ΑΔΞ) across the top.
TYSON
Hey sup fellow?
JEREMY
Nothing much man. Sup with u?
TYSON
Chillin …Do you guy go here?
JEREMY
Naw . We are just touring the campus. A friend of ours is thinking about coming here.
TYSON
That’s what’s up. Look we are having a party tonight at our frat house. (Racing back to his group to get something out of his bag.)
Look here is a flyer with the address on it. I would like to see you all there.
JEREMY
Yeah we will try to make.
They all exchange handshakes. Ian took the flyer from Jeremy to read it. He thought an actual frat party. That was pretty exciting for a first visit. But he knew that it might be hard to convince Monique to go.
EIGHT
Dennis and I entered our hotel room. Dennis flopped down on his bed from exhaustion. I looked at him, shook my head and started laughing. Dennis let out a sign and told me that he was tired from the flight.
I went into the bathroom to freshen up. While in the bathroom I picked up my cell phone to call my cousin Richard. Richard picked up the phone on the first ring.
RICHARD
What is going on kin folk?
JACOB
Nothing much. We just got into the hotel. I said let me give my cousin a call.
RICHARD
I am glad that you did. How long did you say you were going to be in the city?
JACOB
Three days. I have a conference in the morning at G.L.F. Youth Center, Saturday I will be at some conference a friend hooked me up with, Saturday night I am chilling, Sunday I wanted to go to church and Sunday afternoon, catching a plane back home.
RICHARD
OK, sound like you have a full agenda. I thought that maybe we could hang out. Maybe go to Playground.
JACOB
Is Playground the club we went to before?
RICHARD
Yes.
JACOB
You must be at work?
RICHARD
I am. Why?
JACOB
Well I am glad that you are…I need a favor. There is a friend of mine that was in prison in New York. I was wondering if you could maybe look in your system to find a current address or preferably a phone number for me.
RICHARD
Bitch you want me to