When I get back to my room I realize what a mess my room has become. I begin to pick up my clothes. They usually get thrown across the room when I rush to get ready for class in the morning and I always forget to gather them up. As I pick up a shirt that I have been looking for for weeks, I catch a glimpse of my hair in the mirror. My curly fro looks more like a frizzy mess and is sitting a little lopsided thanks to the studying I was doing earlier. I try my best to get it back to looking decent picking up the spray bottle I keep on my dresser and spraying the ends of my hair a little bit. I get a little on the neck of my t-shirt which causes me to stick my chest out a little. I know I'm slim compared to everyone else on the football team but the few muscles I do have fill out my top pretty well and I am pretty proud of that. My dark brown skin compliments my very light brown eyes and thanks to the melanin the lord blessed me with I don't have very much acne. I think the only thing I struggle with is my height, I'm not very tall I'm only 5'8 but I guess that is tall enough for a kicker. I've never really felt insecure about myself but I think thats because I have always been honest to myself. 

I hear a small sound in the background of my thoughts and soon realize its the sound of phone ringing on my nightstand. I rush to answer it before it stops ringing but fall short by a couple of seconds and see that the call was from Elise. I realize as I start to call her back that I have been pacing back and forth in front of my bed ever since I picked up the phone. When Elise finally answers I am bombarded by a slew of questions.

"Why didn't you answer? Who are you with? Who is more important than me?" she isn't mad but she isn't calm which can be both frightening and calming when it comes to her. I scramble to give her an answer before she starts back up again.

"I was thinking."

"You were thinking. Oh. What you thinking about this time?"

"Stuff. You know how I am. Anyways mama said she saw your mom today..." I fall off from speaking for two reasons. One. I know she's going to catch how I changed the subject. And two I know I just opened a can of worms.

"Don't think I didn't just catch what you did there," she warns right before she finishes her thought. "But I'ma let it slide this time. Thats why I was calling you though. She thinks I am talking to that Hunter kid that lives up the street just because he borrowed a book from me. Little does she know the truth would wreck her little heart."

"And whats the truth Elise," I mumble cautiously into the phone, not knowing exactly where she was going with this.

 "Weeeellll... since we were sharing secrets and shit earlier I felt as though I should come clean. I haven't been a hundred percent honest with you about something" she says it so fast I can hardly make out some of the words but best believe she caught my attention.

"Go on..." I say.

" I am in a relationship," she pauses. "Just not with a guy."