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Tamika is in the cafeteria with her best friend, JaâMya. Out of the corner of her eye she spots Antoine with his friends.
âIf you like him so much why donât you just tell him? He might feel the same way,â JaâMya says trying to encourage her friend.
âBut I donât want to ruin our friendship. Anyway, why would he like me when he has the head cheerleader, Kammie?â
Kammie is the girl every boy wants and every girl wishes they could look like. She gets whatever or whoever she wants with the snap of he fingers. When Antoine became the starting quarter-back, he became Kammieâs next victim. Everyone except Antoine knows that she is cheating on him for his best friend Joseph.
Tamika realized that JaâMya was right and decided to take her advice. She quickly changed her mind when she saw Kammie go over there by Antoine and how happy he was.
âMaybe we were meant to just be friends. Maybe its better off that way,â Tamika thought.
When Tamika made it home, she wrote in her diary.
10/1/08
Dear Diary,
Why me? I know Antoine and I have been friends for almost 18 years. Itâs like the longer I know him the more I love him. But why would he even like me. He thinks he has the perfect girl, but he doesnât know the truth. I could make him happy, right? I mean I know more about him then anybody else.
Sometimes I feel as if my love for him is interfering with our friendship, but not for long. After the football game tomorrow heâs driving me home. Then I will tell him everything. How would I know I know if he feels the same unless I tell him? So thatâs that. On October 3, 2008, I and Antoine will be more than friends. I have fate in that. Just wait.
â„ Tamika
The next day, Tamika was too excited to focus at school. When she saw JaâMya at lunch, she told her everything she planned to do. When she was done, JaâMya just stood there with a big smile on her face. Then she finally said, âYou bet not punk out either âcause you know you good for it.â
âIâm not. Iâm serious. Iâm really gonna do it,â Tamika said trying to convince her friend.
âWeâll okay. As long as youâre happy, Iâm happy. I got to get to class. Iâll see you at the game,â JaâMya said, walking off.
At the game that night, Tamika was so excited about what she was getting ready to do. While she was walking with JaâMya, they heard Kammieâs sister, Carmen, talking to one of her friends.
âYou know my sister, Kammie, is six weeks pregnant,â Carmen said.
âI didnât know that he and Antoine have been together that long,â her friend replied.
âThey havenât. Itâs not for Antoine, itâs for Joseph.â
âAinât they best friends?â
âYeah. Kammie say sheâs gonna do it with Antoine, wait a few weeks, then tell him that he got her pregnant.â
âSo, if she tells Antoine that heâs the daddy, will she tell Joseph?â
âShe already has. They both agreed to her plan.â
At that point, both Tamika and JaâMya stormed off mad. They sat down talking about ways that they can get Kammie and Joseph back for trying to play Antoine. When they finally calmed down, the game was almost over and Tamika began to get nervous.
âAre you gonna tell him about Kammieâs baby?â JaâMya asked getting mad just thinking about.
âI have to. I canât let them play him like that. It could mess up all his dreams,â Tamika said trying to sound confident.
With five seconds left on the clock they got ready to leave. Tamika was so nervous she could hardly walk. Then she heard, âAntoine Jackson makes the winning touchdown foe the Bears.â With that said, it gave her the strength to go through with her plans.
âIf he can do it, so can Iâ she repeated over and over again in her mind. She told JaâMya that she would call her when she gets home and then got into Antoineâs car. She saw Kammie hug Antoine bye and went to talk to Joseph. She became furious wondering why Antoine hasnât realized that they are playing him. When she saw the smile on his face as he got in, she quickly calmed down.
After a few moments of silence, Tamika finally worked up the nerve to tell him. She took a deep breath and started.
âAntoine, I have something very important to tell you. Please donât say nothing till Iâm done âcause if u do I might not start back. First of all, I know we have been friends since birth and I was fine with that at first. Sometime last year, I realized that I wanted to be more than just friends. I was too scared to tell you because I didnât want to ruin our friendship.
âNow I see you with Kammie and âŠâŠ and I know you can do better. Everybody in the school knows that sheâs playing you. Sheâs cheating on you for Joseph. Either youâre to naĂŻve to know it or you just donât want to accept it. Joseph even got her pregnant and they were going to say that youâre the daddy and ruin your life.
âI donât expect you to just sweep me off my feet and marry me, but I really just had to tell you how I really fell. If you donât feel the same, I understand, but I hope this doesnât hurt our friendship. And I ......â Tamika said getting cut off by a kiss from Antoine.
âYou really do talk too much,â Antoine said after kissing her.
âI always have loved you, but didnât know if you felt the same way. As for Kammie and Joseph, they deserve each other. I knew she was cheating on me, but I didnât want to admit it âcause it helped keep my mind off of you.â
The rest off the way home, they kept staring at each other and smiling at each other. When she made it home, he kissed her good-night and walked her to the door. As soon as she was in her room, she called and told JaâMya everything and wrote in her diary.
10/3/08
Dear Diary,
I did it! I told Antoine how I felt and about Kammie. He said he always have loved me. You donât know how happy I felt. Wow! I never knew I could be this happy.
â„ Tamika
âKammie, itâs over,â Antoine strongly said.
âBut, baby why? I love you, donât leave me.â
âYou ainât mean that so stop with all of these lies. I know that youâre cheating on me with Joseph, who is my best friend. And youâre pregnant for him. Get out of my face and donât speak to me again.â
Kammie stood in the middle of the crowd with fake tears thinking that that would bring him back. She was the last thing on his mind and everybody knew it. Antoine just walked up to Tamika and hugged her.
Tamikaâs life was finally going perfect until after school the next day. Since Kammie was pregnant, she didnât stay over for cheerleading practice.
âHey, Tamika, slow down,â Kammie said jogging after her.
âWhat do you want Kammie?â
âI just wanted to warn you that the only reason Antoine is giving you the time of day is to win a bet. He doesnât really love you, and he didnât really break up with me. The other day, Joseph bet him $50 that he couldnât get you in bed. I know that Iâm just as bad as them, but Iâm trying to stop it now.â
Just so happen, as they were talking, Antoine was coming toward them. When Kammie saw him, she ran to him and gave him a hug and a passionate kiss. No boy can resist Kammie, and Antoine is no exception. When he finally came back to his senses, he saw Tamika running away crying.
When Tamika finally made it home, she wrote in her diary,
10/7/08
Dear Diary,
I donât even know why I tried. I just ended up playing myself. Here I am thinking he really like me, but everything was just to win a bet. I never wouldâve thought that he would do that to me. Why should I believe Kammie anyway? But, Antoine really did enjoy the kiss she gave him.
I hate both of them; Kammie for playing Antoine and Antoine for playing me. Guess who just showed up on my balcony. Antoine. What does that boy want now? I know, to cut my heart out and give it to Kammie as a gift.
â„ Tamika
âTamika, please let me in,â Antoine begged.
âSorry, but I donât associate myself with liars so leave me alone before I call the police on you.â
âIâm sorry okay. Iâm so sorry. I donât know why that girl kissed me. Please forgive me. I love you. I always have and always will.â
âJust tell the truth Antoine. Thereâs no need to lie anymore.â
âTamika, please forgive me. I donât even know what I did to make you think that Iâm lying.â
âYou know exactly what you did. Itâs too late to apologize so please leave me alone.â
Antoine left just to make her happy. When he got back in his car, he called Kammie.â
âI knew you still wanted me,â Kammie said when she answered.
âGirl, what did you tell Tamika?â
âThis girl has a name so use it next time. And I just told her the truth, at least my version of it. â
âWhatâs your version of the truth then?â
âThat the only reason you hooked up with her was to win a bet with Joseph. He bet you $50 that you couldnât sleep with her. And that when you broke up with me yesterday, that was just an act. That kiss you gave me just topped it off.â
âGirl, youâre so damn stupid. You couldnât stand to see me happy with someone that wasnât you, so you just had to ruin it.â
âYeah, and Iâll do it again too.â
After she said that, he hung up in her face. He then wrote a letter to Tamika to explain everything since he knew she wouldnât listen to anything he said.
Tamika,
Iâm so sorry for everything. I never meant for you to get hurt by my drama. The stuff Kammie told you is all a lie. I would never do anything like that to you, and you know it. But Iâm not mad at you for believing her. I could never get mad at you. Remember when we were seven and I was growing my hair out to get braids. I really wanted those braids and the day I was suppose to get them done you poured permanent paint all over my head. So instead I had to get all my hair cut off and had purple hair for over a month. You even laughed at me the entire time they were cutting it because I was crying. I got mad at everyone but you because deep down I knew I didnât want to hurt your feelings. The whole point of this letter is to ask you to find it in your heart to forgive me and take me back. I didnât do anything and I hope that you believe me.
Love,
Antoine
Antoine planned to give Tamika the letter as soon as he made it to school in the morning.
October 8, 2008 was the tragic day no one will ever forget.
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