Zawadi hurries to the
school bus; excited about seeing Mitchell and the promise of their blossoming
teenage romance.
Miles
however is not very excited this morning as he places a leash on Dazzle and
takes her for a walk.
Even
though Miles is scheduled to perform at the sports arena for the first time
tonight, the only thing on his mind is Zawadi having a boyfriend.
He
grumpily walks up the hill with Dazzle, thinking about ways he can keep Zawadi’s mind away from boys.
Maybe it’s time to
teach her to play the guitar, he thinks to himself.
Meanwhile,
Zawadi boards the school
bus after school. One of her classmates,
Esmeralda (Esme for short), has
invited her over to her house to study after school.
“So
where do you live?” Zawadi asks after Esme joins
her.
“Not very far from school,” Esme answers.
The
bus passes all of the houses that Zawadi is aware of near the school. She’s shocked when they begin driving toward
the huge lone house, built on an island to itself. “You live here?” Zawadi asks in awe when she
realizes where they are going.
The
bus drops them off in front of Esme’s gorgeous home.
“Wow!” Zawadi says excited to
finally see this mysterious house up close.
“This
is nothing. I can imagine what your
house must look like, since your dad is becoming so famous in the music
industry.”
Zawadi cannot help but laugh at the fact that the kids at school assume that they must be rich because her dad is slowly becoming well known.
Zawadi decides to let Esme assume what she
wants. She pulls out her homework, “So
where are we going to study?”
“Let’s
go to the dining room,” Esme suggests.
Zawadi begins walking, awed
by the size of the house.
“Uh…this way,” Esme says pointing to her left.
The
dining room is just as impressive as the rest of the house. Zawadi wonders what Esme’s family does for a living, but is sure that it’s
impolite to ask.
Zawadi sits down and begins
working, while Esme heads for the
kitchen. “Can I get you something to eat
or drink?”
“No thanks,” Zawadi says, anxious to get started, hoping there will be time to stop by Mitchell’s house on the way home.
Esme finally sits down
and the two of them attempt to tackle the algebra problems given to them by
their overly strict math teacher.
Back
at home, Miles and Dazzle return from their walk.
Miles
feeds Dazzle a treat, wondering where Zawadi is. Every since
he and Sephora decided to get her a
dog, she has been out of the house more than she’s been in.
“She’d
better not be at Mitchell’s!” Miles says out loud to himself.
Zawadi has not been around
to care for Dazzle in a few days. Miles
takes on the responsibility of giving Dazzle a bath, even though he has to
leave for his concert in a few hours.
Miles
rubs soap all over Dazzle, who obediently stands still for his cleaning.
“Dazzle,
I just can’t get my mind off Zawadi and that boy,” Miles says
deciding to save face by not bringing up his concerns with Sephora.
“Believe
me…I’m going to nip that so-called relationship in the bud as soon as I suspect
anything shady going on!”
Meanwhile,
Zawadi and Esme have finished their
homework. “Hey maybe next time I can
come over your house! Then I can meet
your dad,” Esme
suggests.
“Um…yeah, sure,” Zawadi says, again laughing to herself that Esme expects her family’s lifestyle to be more star studded.
“Have
you thought about throwing a party at your house? I know a lot of kids at school who are fans
of your dad’s music.”
Zawadi suddenly suspects why Esme asked her over. It wasn’t to study, it was Esme’s way of trying to meet a semi well known singer.
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