Shad walked with Angelica down the street, closer to his neighbourhood. Angelica decided she ws going to hang with her man
this evening. freedom. Shad kept recounting how Angelica beat donw that girl s fast it made his head spin…”damn girl i never knew
you to be so damn viscious, i like that fo’sure” angelica had a permanent grin on her face, when she was leaving the school kids made
way fro her they gave her respect, it was great to her ego to have people see she wasn’t some log people could step, and damn did they
know to stay away from Shad…the girls anyway. Angelica was passing an alley when Shad took her head and lead her to the
head of it, ….Angelica looked into his eyes, Shad looked down into hers….and whispered “i never properly thanked you” angelica’s
heart thumped like a rabbit on crack, it pounded against her rib cage…..o god o god. Shad’s face came a little closer, Angie could
see ever one of his thick eyelashes….then his lips touched hers…he had nice thick lips that felt nice on her own, Angie felt his warmth, his
strong body giving her warmth, his lips…a tingle ripped from Angie’s own lips down to her toes. perfect pefect…until Shad slipped his tongue in..Angelica
pulled away…wiping her mouth “OMFG Shad why did oyu do that, it ruined it my first kiss!” “geez im sorry Angel thats how people
kiss” “well next time keep you mouth muscle in your piehole”

 At Shad house Angelica waited on the stairs leading up to the apartment, it was in the projects and Angelica felt her skin
jump at every movement. She knew from Shad that if you even wear the wrong gang colours in certain neighbourhoods you can get shot,
and in his neighbourhood to  join the local Blood Gang you had to kill someone, and to leave that gang was to spell your own death.
despite this fear Angelica could also see how tight-knit the commnity was. People talked to each other, they laughed with each other.
Even though society threw them the bottom scarps from the ***** barrel these people made do with what they had. angelica sat on
the stairs watching this when a girl sat beside her, it was Shad’s sister who went to the same school as Angelica…”girl i heard about
what happened…damn you got some moves on you” Angelica grinned, she felt like she belonged, her skin colour didnt feel out
of place. shad’s sister told her Shad was just  giiving his mother some food. angie knew this and it was best for her to wait outside.
shad’s sister, whose name was Simone, dug in her pocket….”to celebrate Angel you have to finish this joint with me” Angelica nodded, though
fleeting thought went through her mind….she really shouldnt be doing this, if her parents found out it was ***** to pay. But she wasnt coming home, Bette
told her she could sleepover at someone’s house, she had fifty bucks, she had Shad, and even though her principal wanted a conference with Bette and Tina they
were too caught up to quickly return his phonecall. Angelica had been suprosed that Bette didnt give her ***** for fighting, sometihng
important must have come up. anywayz Angelica nodded…and they blazed. It tasted like burnt hot dogs, and it burned her lungs the first time…she coughed. but
Simone taught her to only take long puffs while breathing in some air too so the burning wouldnt happen, and to hold it….then exhale. angelica sat on
the cement stairs…things started to look glassy and Angelica’s body felt light and fidgety….the world was her oyster.