“I ain’t spend no time though. Was out in seventy-two hours.”
Shit. I didn’t like getting knocked. Niggas was always trying shit, and I gotta put them in their places.
“You know these kids look up to you.”
Just as I was about to reply, my sister walked into the living room.
“What you doing here, big head?” She smacked the back of my head.
“Same thing I said,” Mama mumbled.
“Damn, first ma, now you?”
Sariah was a spitting image of our pops and mama. Pops left just after Sariah was born, and we haven’t seen him since. He fucked us up when he pulled that move. Ma still waits on his return, but he’s not coming back. He’s likely watching from afar, and he wanted to reap the benefits of my hard work, but it’s always fuck that nigga til’ the death.
“Yeah, because you’ve already been by twice this week. Three is your max.”
“That’s what I’m trying to tell him,” Ma added.
“I wanted to come kick it. That’s it. Ain’t shit wrong.”
She grabbed her backpack and tossed it over her shoulder.
“Uh huh. Well, you know where to find me. I’m about to be late. See y’all later.”
She rushed to hug and kiss ma before hugging me.
“You got what you need?” I asked, digging in my pocket.
She went into her purse, pulling out her wallet.
“I haven’t even spent what you put in there last month.”
“That’s my smart baby. She get that from her mama. It can’t be her daddy.”
Sariah rolled her eyes heading to the door. “Bye y’all.” She rushed out the door.
The house was silent when the TV took a minute to go to commercial, but I felt ma looking at me. Her ass was staring a mean fucking hole into my head. I couldn’t do shit but laugh.
“What’s up, Ma?”
“You need me. It ain’t jail. I know you’re not going broke. The last time I saw that look was when…” Her words trailed off.
“Who’s got her claws into you now, Devin?”
“See, that’s why I didn’t even wanna say shit, Ma. It ain’t even like that. It’s just some other shit going on with her, and I wanted to chop it up with you so you can tell me what’s up.”
“Well, shit, come on. You know that’s my ministry. I can’t keep a man, but I know all about them. And every trick the women use.”
“I thought shit was good between me and Rayzor’s girl’s best friend. Then, shit, we fucked and her ass put me out afterwards.”
“Oh, Lawd, my baby out here serving trash dick.”
“What the fuck? Hell nah. That ain’t even it. I beat that pussy into the mattress.”
“Then why she kicked you out?”
“That’s what I’m trying to figure out. Some shit went down before we went to her crib, but it ain’t have nothing to do with me. Shit, she invited me to come back with her. Then she switched up.”
