In Part 1 Skip realized that his boom box was missing, he
then questioned his younger cousin Brice about it, but Brice denied having any
knowledge of the missing boom box, and to a certain extent Skip believed him.
Now Skip, and Brice are headed to school, and Skip still has no clue of where
his boom box could possibly be. If you thought Skip's day started badly, wait
until you see how it goes down at school. Yo Mom! Where's my boom box?
Skip and Brice arrive at school, Brice is only in the 7th
Grade, and that's still considered Middle School at Booker T. Washington, so
the one person Skip does know will be on a completely different side of the
school. Homeroom approaches, and the teacher Mrs. Baldwell begins to call the
class roster. "......Mariah Livingston, Chelsea Marks, Markevious
Mitchell.." (snickers, and chuckles fill the room.." One student even
yells out "that fool's name is mischievous..". Skip doesn't respond
to his name being called initially, so the teacher repeats again
"Markevious Mitchell", then Skip reluctantly says,
"present". To Skip it felt like all eyes were on him, because he
openly hates his government name, and he figures it sounds weird, but the
teacher continues on with the roster. After home room, a slue of students
approach Skip or Markevious in the hallway, some welcoming him to the school,
but the majority poking fun at his name. Already upset about his missing boom
box, Skip ignores both the welcoming students, and the hecklers, and proceeds
to his next class. His very first class of the day was Art, a subject Skip
flourished at, and thoroughly enjoyed. The class's first assignment was to
write a poem, and the teacher would call on a few students to recite their
poems once everyone was finished. I'm sure you guys know where this is headed.
Upon finishing his poem, Skip's art teacher Mr. James scrolls the class roster
and says, "Mark, Mar, Markevious....would you like to recite your
poem?" After the class's laughter settles down because of Mr.James'
mispronouncing of his name, Skip stands up and says, "sure, why
not..".
"I wish I wasn't here, wasn't at this school, on this Earth where people ridicule, niggas laugh cause I wear different shoes, I'm a rebel, My Mom's ain't got shit cuz she the queen of settle, but just because I said that don't mean I want you to meddle, I don't need help, I got myself, I want my boom box back, man Moms where the FUCK my boom box at?"
The classroom goes silent.
Skip storms out of the classroom, only to be stopped by the
principal, Mr. Tabley in the hallway.
Mr. Tabley says, "where are you headed
Markevious?"
Skip stops for a second then proceeds to storm down the
hallway.
When Skip returned home, he was in for a shock, Granny
wasn't watching The Price Is Right, and she had some Old Southern, Gospel Music
blasting throughout the house. Something Skip came to learn was that when his
Granny blasted Gospel Music, and skipped her daily shows, she was trying to
calm herself down from something, and that something in this instance was the
call she received from Mr. Tabley stating that Skip, or Markevious had recited
a rather interesting poem in class earlier that day, with some choice words
that were certainly not accepted by Granny.
Skip: Goodafternoon Granny...
Granny: mhm...it's gon be even better when I get thru
whipping yo ass..
Skip: wait whoa whoa why?
Granny: you wanna know where the F your boom box at huh?
WHAM!!!
Skip: whoa whoa Granny, I'm too old for whippings!
WHAM!!! WHAM!!!
Skip: man forget this, I'm out of here!!
Granny: well leave, don't take nothing that belongs to me,
or that I bought.
Skip leaves his Granny's house, without speaking to his
mother, and still with no idea where his boom box could possibly be....

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