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She got a special cake made invited all her friends and simply told her guardians that she will be gone for the weekend and will be back by curfew on Sunday. The party Rahkell threw till this day has gone down in history as one of the best house party's in the neighborhood. Everyone was there and that basement was packed with kids dancing the night away.
At the time one of Rahkell's favorite songs "Wicked Inna Bed" by Shabba Ranks began to play. Rahkell immediately ran down the stairs and immersed herself into the bass line and lyrics to the song. Her wining skills were definitely eye catching. Eventually one of her male friends pulled her closer to the wall of which he stood and they pretty much danced all night long.
Rahkell's 16th birthday party was a success and on Sunday she came back home by curfew and politely retired to her bedroom. The following day Rahkell decided that it was time for her to change things around in her personal life and to break things off with her current boyfriend David. She knew her guardians would not approve of him if they were to stay together. She also understood that his lifestyle and profession can easily put her in danger.
David did not take the break up lightly and they spent hours on the phone. David trying to convince her that she's making a mistake and Rahkell trying to convince David that it's the best thing for both of them. Now Rahkell was not in love with David and they were only seeing each other for a short period of time. She understood that their relationship can turn into something more serious. Where it would lead to more than just kissing each other on the corner. Rahkell was not ready for anything serious and decided to focus more on the young lad she danced with at her 16th birthday party. She was ready to move on.
So Rahkell and David were no longer together and her guardians never had the chance to meet the person she spent hours on the phone with. They never had the opportunity to give the third degree to whom she was dating and in getting their stamp of approval. Rahkell knew she would never get their "A OK" . David was so much older than Rahkell she would have never heard the end of it and certainly would have been grounded for her poor choices in men.
Going into the Spring and finishing up the 11th grade Rahkell was in for a rude awakening on the last day of school...
(TO BE CONTINUED IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE OF DJ'S WAR)
