Darius & Chayla - What's Up With You

Darius headed to his locker and heard a body slam next to him. 

“What’s up?” his best friend Trell asked. 

“Nothing much. You?”

“Oh you know, same old, same old.” His best friend shrugged. But then he asked, “So what’s with you and ol’ girl?”

That stopped Darius in his tracks. If he said nothing, Trell wouldn't buy it. Yet if he told Trell the truth, he’d laugh in my face. He chose to split the difference. 

“I decided to help Chayla out with this profile piece. I kind of felt bad for how I acted. Plus, she and Trina are going through something, and she could really use a friend right now,” Darius replied. 

Maybe that last part was a bit much but Darius could see Trell mulling it over. Hopefully, Trell would drop this and they could go on as usual. However, Trell shifted, so that he was face to face with Darius, as if he were looking into Darius’ soul. 

“Bullshit,” he uttered. “Ain’t no way you’re just hanging out with that girl–”

“Chayla,” Darius corrected Trell.

“Whatever.” He rolled his eyes. “ You ain’t trying to be her friend. You just haven’t figured out how you gonna smash yet.”

“Watch it,” Darius warned. “Chayla isn’t like that. And if I ever hear you say some shit like that about her again, you ain’t gotta worry about us being friends.” With that Darius slammed his locker shut and stalked off.