Chapter 2: Harmony

I handed up my artwork and my arts teacher said, "Harmony, when I first saw you walk into this class, I knew you had potential but this is one of the best works I see, raw emotions, Harmony." I smiled and left. I then started on another one of my works. After class, a guy grabbed my hand. He said, "Come on, Mony, take me back." I retracted my hand and felt all the tears coming back. 

 I said, "Justin, you tried to kiss my best friend, you have been cheating with me with a brunette knock up, you'd think I will run back to you after you cheated on me." He said, "Come on babe, she didn't mean anything, in the end, it's you I want." I said,  "Get lost." He then pushed me on the table and said, "Now, now, we don't want anything nasty to happen, right?" I said, "You wouldn't hurt me." 

  He raise a metal pot and said, "If I can't have you, no one can." As I braced myself for the impact, someone struck him with a pencil. Justin looked up dangerously and I saw August standing there. He said in a sarcastic tone, "Now, Brown, I don't think you want to get expelled so step away from her."

 Justin said, "A dumb bastard like you Stranger shouldn't talk shit to me like that, you can't even read properly." August just smirked and said, "A dumb bastard like me could beat you to a bloody pulp if I wasn't being nice, Mr ex-captain of the basketball team." 

  Justin raised a fist and said, "Your little pretty boy getting scheme can't get me." As he hoisted his fist, August said, "I ain't playing, leave her alone." Justin spit in his face and said, "You can have her."

  I said, "Thank you." As I was walking to my vacation house, someone grabbed me, I looked up to see Kelly and she asked, "What're you playing at, Clark?" I said, "I'm not playing anything." Kelly scrunched up her nose and said, "You think your girl next door act can fool me, you got the two most popular guys to like you and you're not even pretty."

  I said, "If it makes you any better, I don't like Justin." She said, "But you like August." I thought, 'Oh crap.' She then lifted my chin and dug her nails and said, "Don't ever speak to that boy again." I nodded and left. I went home and my father asked, "Well, how was your classes?" I said, "Amazing, how's Sharon and Mom?" 

  He said, "Loving Texas." He said with a note of resentment. Mom said that Dad should stay in Brooklyn while she and my sister and I go visit Grandma and Grandpa. Naturally, I did not like the idea. When I found out I get to take art lessons, Dad and I decided to stay in our holiday house in New York.

  I said, "Well, I'm going to my room." As I went to my room, I felt a vibration. I saw my caller id: The Martin Twins. I said, "Hi, Archie and Jimmy." They said, "Hey, Har, how's New York?" I said, "Hell without my two best friends."

  They said, "At least you don't have basketball practice, how's Fay?" I said,  "She's fine, Archie, as for you Jimmy, I don't really care about you, she's not your girlfriend, anyway, coach giving a hard time?"

  James said, "Ever since New York Preparatory got that kid, Coach has been giving us a freaking hard time about the American sports meet held in New York, why didn't that basketball legend come to Brooklyn?" I asked, "New York Preparatory, isn't that where Fay goes?" Arthur answered, "Yeah, you guys go to the same place for art class right, ask her if she knows that guy, his surname is Stranger."

  I paused and said, "Repeat that." James said, "Yeah, August Stranger." I stuttered, "Y-yeah, Fay should know him, go contact her yourself, Arthur, she's your girlfriend, bye."

  I nodded and asked, "Why is August that famed?" Fay laughed a harsh laugh and asked, "You really don't know who he is, oh right, I forgot, you spent half your time spending your allowance on basketball competitions and acrylics." I said, "I'm sorry that I don't read about high school basketball legends."

  Fay said, "Yeah, that was harsh but apparently he's a talented basketball player who had to transfer many times, but the schools that have him have never lost a match after they had him."

  I said, "Wow, no wonder."