The Hood Princess and the Prep: The Girl From The Hood Gets A Crown


 
 
 Shay JonezThe Hood Princess and the PrepThe Girl From The Hood Gets A CrownBookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 Munich Peek Inside… Peek Inside… "Do you like food?" he asked. "I noticed you didn't eat much of the salmon." "I love food." "How about dancing?" He asked, taking my hand from his chest and moving it up and around his neck, and stepping closer. Our chests met, and my breath caught. If he kissed me again, the chances of us going anywhere were slim. The last time I was in that garden I had barely controlled the urge to take off the fancy clothes and do very unprincess things to him. He was gorgeous and sweet, and he wanted me. It was thrilling, and I couldn't wait to take this relationship to the next level. "I love dancing." He leaned down, his lips hovered so close our breaths mingled. It was like I was hypnotized by those blue eyes. Cornell smirked and pulled away, my arms drop to my side. "Then you're going to have to change. You can't dance in your riding clothes. Don't get too dressy, jeans and a nice shirt should do it. The tighter the better." I rolled my eyes and turned to get dressed, a smile forming when he groaned. I switched to the door, giving him a show. I jumped in shock when I felt a sting on my ass. I turned to see Cornell standing right behind me, hands up in a surrender pose. "Did you just slap my ass?" "It was on my to-do list," he said and walked past me. I laughed out loud. Chapter One Chapter One I had my hands in the air and a big smile on my face. The steady flashes from the various cameras made me feel like a star. This was the day that I had been waiting, twelve long years for. and it was finally here. It felt like a dream. I looked to my left at my two best friends, my aces, my girls since the fourth grade, Nasha and Tory. By the look on their faces, they were just as excited as I was. It was their day, too. My smile got bigger as I watched the principal approach the podium. She was all smiles, as usual. Ms. Givings was a gift to this school, and we all knew it. She had done in four short years what nobody else had seemed to do. Tame the students at Vashon High. She had also made my life easier, and she had been determined to see every senior graduate. Not that I was a troubled student. I just always seemed to be where the trouble was. She had my back every time, constantly reminding me, I deserved better, and that she was going to make sure I became a lady. Not that anyone could do that. I put on a front for her most days, just as I did my mom. But I still had my mind and regardless of where or when, I was determined to stay me. “And now it is with the greatest honor I present to you all the biggest graduating class since nineteen ninety-six, the Vashon High graduating class of two thousand and eleven.” she was clapping so hard her jaws were shaking and her smile looked like it hurt, but she was happy, and I could see tears of joy in her eyes. Vashon was not a school place for the faint of heart. It sat right in the middle of three neighborhoods that didn’t like each other much. Every teen in the area went to this school. As a result, there were lots of fights. Lots of cops. There had even been a few mass fights. Ms. Givings had shut all that down. Then, as if on cue, the auditorium erupted with applause, and our class song was coming from the speakers even louder, “Hear me coming,” by Yung Joc. Looking around, you could see people dancing, jumping up and down, hugging each other. We had made it and we were coming. I hope the world was ready. I was almost knocked over as my friend’s bum rushed me with hugs. “We made it,” I said. “I know, right,” Nasha said, “we free.” “We out this bitch,” Tory put in. “Yes, yes,” I said, tossing up my graduation cap. I scanned the crowd, looking for the most important person in my life. Where was she? I knew she wanted a picture of us all. “Looking for me, princess.” I turned around with a frown. I loved my mama more than pancakes, but I hated that nickname. She was determined to keep calling me. “Yes, I was looking for you, and can you please stop calling me that? I’m far from a princess,” I said, hugging her, “but you’ll always be my queen.” I kissed her cheek and gathered with my girls for the pictures we wanted. We ended up having a photo shoot, and I hadn’t even noticed that a couple of other people had joined in the group. “So, Vikki,” Terrance, too hot for anyone but me, was saying. “You coming to Tony’s party tonight, right?” “Wouldn’t miss it for the world, boo.” I said, kissing his cheek. He wasn’t my boyfriend, but he was my boo, and he really was fine, fine. A little on the dumb side since the boy kept failing everything, but he was cool and easy on the eyes. I did not know how he was even graduating, because he never went to class. But here he was, so...... who was I to question fate? “I’ll see you there,” he said, picking me up wedding style for a picture my mama was taking. then he walked off with his friends. “Please tell me you going to give that boy a chance now that we are out of school, he been crushing on you for like five years,” Tory said