The next morning, Jimmy was sitting back on his couch, watching an episode of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.' Despite him taking medicine and bandaging himself, he still looked a bit battered. He sighed, getting bored of watching T.V. He had no idea what to do today.
Jimmy then grabs some clothes from his closet and gets himself dressed. However, as he looks himself in the mirror, he cringes at the reflection. Though he was feeling better, he still had a busted lip, a black eye, and some slight swelling.
"Ughhhhh…" He exclaimed
He sighs as he goes through his room for some more pain-killers as he leaves the trailer.
"Guess I won't be walking outside for awhile…ugh…I hope I don't run into that 'Cheruma' chick…"
However, he suddenly bumps into one of his friends, DJ IZ
__DJ IZ: Hey-Oh…damn, you look like crap, Jimmy…"
Jimmy groans as he rubs his head.
__Jimmy : "Goddamnit…ugh…yeah…I know I look like crap, I'm fine…had a run in with Papa Doc and his boys last night…"
DJ gives a whistle: ___"Damn…he really did a number on you, huh?"
He looks Jimmy up-and-down and winces.
__"Yikes…but hey at least you're alive, right?"
__Jimmy: "Yeah, 'least I'm alive…"
He sight before continuing :
__Jimmy: "But goddamnit, it sucks. They made me look like a goddamn fool in front of the whole trailer park last night…"
DJ gives a shrug.
__ DJ IZ: "Eh…you think anyone's gonna care about you getting beat up by the baddest rap gang in the area? Everybody around here gets beat up by 'em at some point. It ain't a big deal."
__Jimmy : "Easy for you to say, you haven't been beaten up by 'em yet…"
DJ then laughs heartily, patting Jimmy on the back.
__DJ IZ: "Hey, don't worry about it, man! Nobody's gonna think any less of you 'cause of that!"
Jimmy winces from being patted on the back by DJ's hand.
__Jimmy: "Agh…easy with the back, dude…everything's still sore…"
__DJ IZ: "Ah, oops. Sorry. Forgot about that. But hey, don't be beating yourself up over being beaten up. It happens to all of us once. Nobody's gonna think any less of ya, including me!" He chuckled a bit.
__Jimmy: "Yeah…maybe you're right about that. Heh…thanks, big dude…oh. Before I forget, there's a new chick in the trailer park. Her name's 'Cheruma', apparently."
sighed, giving a light smile.
__ DJ IZ: "For real?! New girl? What she look like?" DJ's eyes light up.
__ Jimmy: "From what I could tell last night…she's a black chick that's a bit younger than me. She's got some nice looks to her. And, man, she's got a mind on her too. She helped pull my ass outta that beating last night, even after I was already on the ground."
DJ gives a whistle.
__DJ IZ: "Damn. Sounds like a pretty damn cool chick to me. So what's she lookin' for? Friends? Boyfriend? What's the story with her?"
Jimmy shrugs his shoulders.
__ Jimmy: "Haven't got a damn clue. I didn't get a lot of time with her. I was focused on tryna keep my ass outta the ground. But just from that little time, I can say this…she's damn smart. She was telling some wisdom that I've never even thought about that was dead-on accurate."
__ DJ IZ: "So…that girl is both hot and smart? Damn…where was she all my life?!" He raises his eyebrow.
__Jimmy: "Trust me, I know exactly what you're thinking…but don't get too ahead of yourself, big guy. I was the one who talked with her first, so I say I got first dibs." gives DJ a smirk.
__ DJ IZ: "What?! You're really gonna cockblock me, bro?!" He gasps in mocking disbelief.
He added: "Plus in case you didn't noticed you're white with blue eyes and she's black just like me. So which one of us will suit her better?" He said teasing his friend
__ Jimmy: "Oh, don't start with that bullshit, man! She'd probably prefer a good guy like me over someone that looks like they came out of jail every day like you! Heheh…"
He playfully shoves DJ.
DJ laughs heartily as he playfully shoves Jimmy back.
__ DJ IZ: "Hahahaha! Keep dreaming, bro! She's gonna like the good-lookin' bad-boy over a smartass white boy any day, man!"
__ Jimmy: "Yeah right, dude! Trust me, when she sees a handsome, white, blue-eyed dude like me, she'll forget all about your stupid ass!" He laughed
As they were teasing each other, Cheruma was passed. Both DJ and Jimmy turn towards Cheruma as they notice her walking by. Their playful conversation was paused for the moment.
DJ's eyes widen as he looks at Cheruma.
__ Jimmy: "Damn…that's her, right? I take it back…you weren't joking, man…she's goddamn gorgeous…"
Jimmy nods, looking at Cheruma as well.
__ Jimmy: "Told ya I wasn't shittin' you…damn…"
He watches Cheruma walking, taking notice of her body.
As Cheruma turned her head, she saw both of them checking her out. Both Jimmy and DJ suddenly froze as Cheruma turned her head in their direction. They suddenly realized that they were being very obvious in checking her out, which was a bit embarrassing.
DJ gives a somewhat-awkward wave and smile of greeting to Cheruma while trying to play it cool, while Jimmy just tries to casually act normal as he attempts to straighten his appearance a bit.
The two men were a bit intimidated as Cheruma approached them, especially with the whole 'checking out' thing from a moment ago.
Jimmy tried to clear his throat a bit to help his voice sound normal.
__Jimmy: "Hey, Cheruma…how's it going?"
__ Cheruma: "Good. How about you?"
Jimmy gave a casual grin, though he was a bit nervous.
__Jimmy: "Heh…not bad. Just chatting with DJ here a bit. Trying to ignore the fact that I got my ass handed to me a couple nights ago, heh…"
DJ waves again at Cheruma, grinning nervously as he tries to act cool, while also trying not to be awkward.
__DJ IZ: "Hiya…I'm DJ Iz, I'm a friend of Jimmy. Well, one of his close friends, anyway…heh."
__ Cheruma: "Nice to meet you."
She smiled at him and turn her head towards Jimmy.
_Cheruma: "You're okay? You're still in pain?
She asked While looking into his eyes
Despite having a good amount of experience talking to girls, Jimmy was a a bit awestruck being so close to Cheruma like this. He was especially surprised by her being concerned for him, even after only meeting him once.
__ Jimmy: "Ah…h-heh…well…yeah, I-I'm still kinda sore all over…but I'm managing, thanks…"
They were watching each other for like 30 seconds. Jimmy and Cheruma continue to stare at each other for a few seconds. Jimmy was amazed by her looks while Cheruma was examining him and his condition. He began to wonder if she thought he was attractive despite the bruising and black eye.
DJ glanced awkwardly back and forth between the two. DJ awkwardly tries to make some small talk, trying to fill the silence between them.
__ DJ IZ: "Sooo…ahem…Cheruma, was it? You just move in here a few days ago, right?"
__Cheruma: "Right. But it's not a neighborhood where we can introduce ourselves to neighbors so...
__ DJ IZ: Yeah, you're totally right... Specially not a beautiful girl like you
Jimmy rolled his eyes, seeing his friend trying to flirt with her.
__DJ IZ: "Yeah…well, you're new here and all, so let me know if you need some help gettin' around and all that…"
__ Cheruma: Thanks, I will. It will be cool to have some friends here.
__DJ IZ: "No problem. Like I said, I'm here to help if you ever need it."
__Jimmy: It's not a bid neighborhood. She won't get lost."
__DJ IZ: " Yeah? Say, I'm gonna go back to my place right now, Jimmy. Catch ya later." He said turning to Jimmy.
__ Jimmy: "Oh!…yeah, sure thing. Nice talkin' to ya, big dude."
Once DJ IZ left, Jmmy gives a bit of an awkward smile as he glances at Cheruma.
__Jimmy: "Looks like just you and me now, eh?"
__Cheruma: "You know you don't have to feel akward towards me because of yesterday night"
Jimmy looks at Cheruma, surprised by that sudden comment from her.
__Jimmy: "Huh? Oh…yeah, sorry…it's just a bit weird, I guess…it's not every day some girl saves my ass from a beating, ya know…especially with how humiliating it was…ugh…"
She laughed
__Cheruma: "It's cool dude. There's nothing to feel bad about."
Jimmy gives a genuine smile as he chuckles a bit. There was something about her laugh that made him feel a bit better about the previous events.
__ Jimmy: "Heh…yeah, I guess you're right…but hey, thanks again for saving my ass last night…"
__Cheruma: "Don't mention it. Let's forget this episode."
Jimmy gazes at Cheruma, still a bit mesmerized by her. A moment passes between them before he speaks up.
__Jimmy: Soooo…now that that conversation's over…you busy right now?"
__Cheruma: I'm going to see my friends.
__Jimmy: "I see. See ya later then. Had a good time"