Posted by MoChA Thalia: I’ll be back. Ima see what’s taking him so long. Mike: Ok. By the way, Thalia… Thalia: Yes? Mike: I think you’re beautiful. I don’t care what Ricky says or does. Thalia: Aw, thank you, Mike. That’s sweet [kisses his cheek]. No wonder your girlfriend loves you so much. You say the sweetest things [she leaves in search of Ricky] [In the hall with Zach and Ricky] Ricky [still against the wall]: Look, I don’t care what you say. You’re the one that blew it between the 2 of you, not me. I care about her. I’m not wasting her time. Zach: I’m so sick of you. [Thalia hears Zach’s voice and turns the corner to where he is. She finds him with Ricky, who is pinned up against the wall] Thalia [punches Zach in the arm]: Put him down! Zach: I don’t want him to hurt you. Thalia: So what if he does? It’s my call, not yours. Zach [lets him go]: Punk [walks away]! Thalia: You ok? Ricky: I’m fine. I wanted to beat his ass but I didn’t. He’s not worth getting 10 days (suspension). Thalia: That’s right. I’m sorry about this whole thing. Maybe I shouldn’t be with you. It’s only causing trouble. Ricky: Thal, I care about you but I know how much you love him. It’s written all over your face. Thalia: Is it that obvious? Ricky: Yeah. It’s ok though. You wanna use me as the rebound guy, I have no problems with that. I deserve it considering the way I treated you in the past. I put you through so much. Thalia: Rick, I’m sorry… Ricky: Don’t be sorry, baby. It’s not your fault. It’s all on me. Now, Ima get dressed so we can go to lunch. Thalia: Ok. What about the office? Ricky: The pass was fake. Don’t sweat it. I’ll be back [goes into the locker room to change his clothes]. Thalia [standing in the hall waiting for Ricky, thinking]: Zach is standing up for me and so is Ricky. Who am I going to believe? And what kind of stunt does Zach think he’s trying to pull? Ricky [walking out of the locker room 5 minutes later]: Ok, I’m ready [he wore a pair of dark indigo Guess Jeans, a white long sleeve T-shirt, and a pair of white classic Reeboks]. [At lunch in the Yearbook Room] Thalia [at her desk]: This is so frustrating! I can’t believe this [looks at her computer and all the work on her desk]! Why isn’t anyone doing their work? They act like I have all the time in the world to do it for them! I have a life too! Ricky: Calm down, baby. Everything will be fine. Thalia: No, I’m sick of people slacking. FV: Um, Thalia… Thalia [looks up]: Hi, Ariana. What do you need? Ariana: Well, I finished my interview questions and posted them in my Cheerleading spread. You need to edit them now, please. Thalia: OMG, someone actually done with their work? Speaking of that, Ricky, fill out this questionnaire while you’re sitting there, please. Ricky: Ok [grabs a pen off of her desk and begins to answer the questions]. Ariana: Yeah, as I was saying, you need me to do anything else? Thalia: Yeah, tell me why the rest of your staff members haven’t been doing their share of the work around here? Why are they not in here doing their work at this very moment? Ariana: Well, you know Jasmine is sick but she gave you her stuff yesterday. Porcha is on the computer typing hers right now. I just saw her and she doesn’t have that much left. She should be finished in a few minutes. Chuck is out taking new pictures. Someone took some shitty ones before. His spread needs to be re-edited. As far as Roy and Jordan, I don’t know about them. The problem is with them: they’re really hard to find. Thalia: No kidding. Ok, I’ll look at you stuff now. Thank you for the update. Ariana: No problem. Thalia: Go to the office and have them page Roy and Jordan since it’s lunch time and total chaos in the cafeteria right now. Ariana: No problem. Thalia: But before you go, take this with you, please. [pulls up something on her computer and prints it]. Give this to them when they come to the office. If they got something to say about it, send them to me. But I’m telling you, I already have the sports staff, Randall, and Haines backing me up on this. Ariana: Are you letting them go? Thalia: Yep. I sure am. I’m sick of this shit. Their schedule changes have already been made. [Over the next 10 mins, there was a staff meeting. Ricky sat and watched his woman take control. She wasn’t playing around. She publicly embarrassed Roy and Jordan in front of the entire staff. They left pretty upset, but they knew they were at fault. After Yearbook, Thalia packed up her stuff and went home] Ricky [on the phone with Thalia, driving home]: I’m sorry you had a bad day, baby. Thalia [driving]: It’s not your fault. I’m glad its over though. I’m going to work tonight and I’m not really worried about those 2 idiots. Are you working tonight? Ricky: Yeah. I wanted to ask you something about that anyhow. Thalia: What’s that? Ricky: You know I’m working at Finish Line and all but they’re opening a new joint near you. Do you want me to transfer so we can be closer? Thalia: That would be nice. It’s your choice though. But what about gas for you? Isn’t that an issue? Ricky: I don’t really care about that. I’ll be closer to you. That’s all that matters. Thalia: In that case, go for it. We can eat together when you go on break. Where in the mall is it? Ricky: I think it’s like next door to you. Zach works at Foot Action, right? Thalia: Yeah, he’s Assistant Manager. Ricky: Whatever. I’ll be Management in a few years. Thalia: Why in a few years, baby? Ricky: Management has to be at least 21. Thalia: Oh, I know you have the potential, though. Ricky: Of course. You know what’s up. Thalia: Well, I’m here at work. I have to go. Ricky: Ok, I’ll come see you tonight. Thalia: I would like that. Ricky: No doubt. Have a good night. Thalia: Thank you, baby. Bye. Ricky: Bye. [Ricky gets home and starts to do his Spanish homework. Then the phone rings] Ricky [looks at the caller ID then answers the phone]: Hey mama. What’s up? RM: Tell me something, Thanksgiving is in a few days and I still haven’t met that girlfriend of yours. Are you going to bring her by or what? Ricky: I haven’t really talked to her about that yet. Why is this such a big deal? She might want to spend time with her family instead. RM: I just thought it would be a nice idea for her to come over so we can meet the girl that you’ve been trippin over the past month and something. Ricky: Ok, I’ll see what I can do. She might be uncomfortable about the whole situation. I mean, y’all know how you black folk are. RM: We’re not that bad. Ricky: Ma, I know how y’all are. I’m not gonna force it. You’ll meet her in due time. Just be patient, please. RM: Ok, son. I trust your judgment. Ricky: Thank you. I need to finish my homework. I’ll talk to you later. RM: Ok. I love you… Ricky: I love you too, mom. Bye.
on 1/12/2004, 11:51 am
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