by Lady Lissa
“Yea you were supposed to call me so we could go out again, remember?” she leaned in and whispered to me, “I took care of the problem. It was just a little yeast infection.”
Shaniqua just burst into laughter so I know that she heard what ole girl said.
“Uh, is this your lil sister?” Danayja asked turning to Shaniqua with an attitude.
“Nah, this ma lil lady right here,” I said as I wrapped my arm around Shaniqua’s shoulder. She linked her hand with mine and gave Danayja an award winning smile.
“Yo lady? Oh well, she looks young enough to be your lil sister. Let me find out you,” she said but I jumped in and interrupted her ass.
“Let you find out what?” I asked as I got up all up in her damn face.
“That you molesting that young girl when you can have a real woman,” she said with more attitude.
“Are you kidding me right now? Sweetie, why would he want someone wit a funky bag of stale cookies when he could have a virgin?” Shaniqua asked.
Danayja looked at me and said, “I can’t believe you told her that about me! That was my personal business and you had no right to tell it!”
“Is there a problem Miss Shepard ?” the store manager asked.
“Uh,” Danayja stumbled.
“Naw, no problem. Me and MY LADY just looking around,” I said as we made our way to the women’s handbags.
“Who was dat?” Shaniqua asked.
“Nobody you need ta worry bout?” I said.
“Oh I wasn’t worried. Dat bitch was bout ta get her ass whooped, believe dat!” she said as her and Caramel slapped hands.
“Is dat right?” Shine asked.
“Hell yea dats right! Y’all don’t know how we get down but y’all betta ask somebody!” Caramel said as we all laughed out loud.
“Ooooohhh I like this fuckin’ bag yo!” Shaniqua said grabbing a pink and beige Bleecker Sullivan Hobo handbag. It was a nice bag and I could see why she liked it. Her face was all lit up like a kid in a candy store.
“You really like dat bag?” I asked her.
“Hell yea! This shit is hot!” she yelled excitedly.
“Yea that shit is tight yo!” Caramel said.
“Then it’s yours and you can get the black one too,” I said.
“What! You shittin’ me right?” Shaniqua asked with her mouth wide open like she couldn’t believe I was fixing to buy her those two handbags.
“You didn’t even check to see how much they are! These bags ain’t cheap!” Caramel said.
“Well I ain’t shittin’ you and money is not a problem, trust. If you want the bags they’re yours. Let me grab a couple of things and we can be out,” I said as I headed towards the men’s department. I grabbed a leather belt and a Bleecker leather wallet and headed for the cash register.
“Yo Shawty you want something up in here?” Shine asked Caramel.
“No thanks, my dad gave me some money to buy what I wanted,” Caramel answered.
“Well why don’t you let me buy you something and you can keep Big Daddy’s money for something else?” Shine suggested.
Caramel thought about what he asked for all of three minutes as she flashed a dimpled grin and said, “Okay, you talked me into it.”
“So pick the one you want so we can roll out,” Shine said.
She picked a brown Bleecker Sullivan Hobo bag and handed it to him, “I want this one!”
“You can carry it to the counter. I’ll buy it for you but I ain’t no punk so you gon have to carry it yo self!” Shine said as they burst into laughter.
We paid for the items, handed the girls their handbags and headed towards the exit. As we were leaving the store Danayja was giving us the evil eyes and I just put my arm around Shaniqua’s shoulder again, this time giving her a kiss on the forehead. Danayja’s mouth opened and I knew she wanted to say something but she needed her job and since I was one of their regular customers, she knew better.
CHAPTER THREE- SHANIQUA
I could not believe this dude had bought me not one, but two handbags! I was really feelin’ him now! As we made our way to the exit, I saw that hoe lookin’ at me from around the corner. I gave her a smirk and that look that let her ass know that she could come and get it whenever she was ready. Ant draped his arm around my shoulder and even kissed me on the forehead just to make her mad. I should have let him kiss me on the lips but didn’t wanna look all fast and shit. Ole girl looked like she wanted to say something and I wish she would have so I could have wiped the floor with her stinky ass.
Once we got outside the store Caramel’s phone began to ring and we knew it was her mom because it was almost six o’clock. She picked up the phone, “Hey Mom.”
After a few minutes Caramel hung up the phone and said, “She’s waiting for us outside and she said we better hurry up.”
“Oh y’all gotta go?” Shine asked.
“Yea my mom is here and she be trippin’ when she have to wait too long. Thanks for the bag though and I had fun hanging with y’all,” Caramel said.
“Can I get your number or give you mine?” Shine asked Caramel.
As the two of them exchanged numbers Antoine was asking me for my number. Of course I gave it to him because his ass is fine. I didn’t know if he would call or not but I he had the number so I was gon just have to wait and see. We said our goodbyes and Caramel and I made our way to the exit where her mom was waiting.
When we got in the car Ms. Tracy asked, “What the hell took y’all so damn long?”
“Mom c’mon please don’t start. We didn’t even take that long,” Caramel said.
“Don’t tell me y’all didn’t take that long when I was out here for a good ten minutes! Next time y’all asses can take da damn bus! You know I got a card game tonight, shit!” she said as she pulled off.
“Shiiiiidddd! I know I ain’t takin’ no bus,” I said while laughing.
“Well I don’t know how you gon get here next time cause I sho ain’t bringin’ y’all lil asses. How bout dat Miss Smart Ass!” she said directing her question towards me while giving me the evil eye in her rearview mirror. I didn’t want no trouble from Ms. Tracy so I quickly zipped my lips.
We rode in silence for about ten minutes while Ms. Tracy listened to her ole skool music. Finally she asked, “What’d y’all get?”
“I got two handbags,” I answered excitedly.
“I got a handbag too,” Caramel said.
“What da hell is ah handbag? Y’all mean ah purse?” Ms. Tracy asked.
“Nah Mom dem handbags; ain’t no purses cost dis much!” Caramel said.
“What kinda purse y’all get and how much dem thangs cost?” Ms. Tracy asked.
“Handbags Mom and we got dem from the Coach store!” Caramel answered.
“What! How the hell y’all get bags from da damn Coach store? Dem bags ain’t cheap and Mel I know you ain’t spend all dat money yo daddy gave you on no damn purse!” Ms. Tracy said looking at us through her mirror.
“No Mom I didn’t,” Caramel said.
“So how much did that purse cost anyway?” her mom asked.
“Four hundred and eighteen dollars,” Caramel answered.
“So you did spend all the money yo daddy gave you on that damn bag! He gon make you shit! Yo daddy work hard for his money and he sure didn’t expect you to blow it on dat fuckin’ purse!” her mom fumed.
“And how the hell can you have two of those damn bags when yo mama on food stamps? What the hell you do, rob the store?” Ms. Tracy said.
“FYI Ms. Tracy, I don’t have to rob no stores to get what I want! My friend bought them for me,” I said getting irritated that she was all up in my damn business. Maybe next time I would take the fuckin’ bus because it would sho be better than listening to her damn mouth!
“Don’t you fuckin’ disrespect me lil girl witcha damn FYI shit! What the fuck dat mean anyway? It better not be no new lil cuss word y’all picked up because I will tag yo ass!” she yelled l
ooking at me through her rearview mirror again.
“Didn’t nobody cuss you Mom. FYI means for your information,” Caramel explained.
“Well next time y’all lil smart asses gon take the damn bus, now FYI dat shit!” she said as she continued driving. She turned the music up and I was glad because that meant she was done talking to us. I hated going anywhere with Caramel’s mom because she was always so damn extra. I don’t know how her and my mom could be best friends because they were nothing alike at all. My mom was calm and mellow, whereas Ms. Tracy was boisterous, opinionated and loud as fuck.
We finally made it to my house and I scooted out the car and said, “Thanks for taking us Ms. Tracy. Caramel I’ll call you later.”
Caramel answered, “Okay,” but her mom didn’t say anything. From the way she burned rubber I guess she was still upset with how I spoke to her. Oh well!
CHAPTER FOUR-CARAMEL
My mom is crazy as fuck yo; she be bugging’ all the damn time and she wonder why I never wanna go nowhere with her ass. As she continued to drive and sing her ole skool music I just thought about what a great afternoon me and Shaniqua had. I was pissed when she first wanted to chase after those dudes but hey, I got a four hundred dollar handbag outta that so I was Gucci. I was definitely gonna call or text Shine’s sexy ass when I get home. Any man that would spend that kinda money on me after only knowing me for a lil while was definitely worth my time.
I had broken up with Jason aka Scooby two months ago because I caught him cheating on me with Tabitha Clark, the neighborhood slut. My mind replayed that night even though I’ve tried many times to forget about dat shit.
I thought that my friend Shania was bullshittin’ me when she said that she saw them in his car parked next to the dumpster in her projects. I asked her could she come get me so I could see for myself; I only lived ten minutes from their projects so she said okay. When we got there she pulled up in the parking spot she normally parked in and I got out and slowly made my way to his car. I didn’t wanna run up on them in case she wasn’t in there or in case they actually were doing something. I wanted to catch them in the act; ya know give them that element of surprise.
I saw the car rocking and the windows were a bit foggy but not so much that I couldn’t see Scooby busting her pussy wide open. She was moaning so loud and he was giving it to her good too. I couldn’t believe this shit because this is the dude who broke my virginity, this is the dude I had been dating for two and a half years, this is the dude who ass was about to get busted! I ripped open his door and dragged Tabitha out by her fuckin’ hair and started whipping her ass. Because they were in the middle of fucking her ass was bare and naked for the whole project to see. I was punching and slapping her as I sat on top of her. She tried her best to fight back but I had the upper hand and my hands were quicker than hers. As a crowd gathered round to watch me beat her ass, I saw Scooby picking up his pants and smiling like a Cheshire cat.
All of a sudden I jumped off Tabitha and ran up on him landing a right hook dead in his fuckin’ mouth. As the crowd oohhed and aahhed, that just amped me up to punch him some more. That was when he held me and said, “It’s not what you think yo! Calm down and let me explain!”
“Fuck you Scooby and get the fuck off me! We are through!” I yelled trying to release his grip on me.
“Just let me talk to you!” he yelled.
“I don’t wanna hear any of your fuckin’ lies! I caught you with your dick all up in that hoe so there’s no need to explain! Now let me go!” I yelled.
As Tabitha got up and came around the car, I knew she was gonna try and get a lick off me if Scooby didn’t let me go. Just as I thought she started coming for me but I wasn’t about to let that bitch hit me so when she came at me I lifted my legs off the ground as Scooby held me and kicked her in her fuckin’ stomach! Scooby let me go and I jumped on that bitch again, pulling her hair and swinging her around like she was a dishrag.
“Let me go Bitch! I’m pregnant!” she yelled.
I let her go and she fell on her ass.
“You’re pregnant?” I turned my attention to Scooby and asked, “You got this hoe pregnant? How long has this shit been going on?” I asked.
At this point I was in tears because I had gotten pregnant for Scooby last year but he said he wasn’t ready for a kid so he took me to the abortion clinic. And now this bitch was claiming to be pregnant by him.
“I didn’t know that hoe was pregnant! If she is that ain’t my baby!” he yelled.
“What you mean it ain’t your baby? Muthafucka it sho is your baby, especially since you the only nigga I been fuckin’ for the past three months!” Tabitha said.
Her nose was bleeding and her right eye was swollen and I had busted her lip. I didn’t know if she was still pregnant after the kick to the stomach I gave her but I sure hope she lost that bastard baby.
“Three months? You been fuckin’ this bitch for three months?” I asked Scooby.
“I know it sounds but we ain’t been fuckin’ every day and that ain’t my kid!” he said.
“This is your baby and when she or he is born I will prove it! You better hope I don’t lose my baby bitch because I will send your ass straight to jail!” Tabitha said.
“Bitch? You calling me a bitch but your ass was just caught fuckin’ MY man in his damn car!” I yelled.
“Newsflash Bitch he ain’t ya man if he been fuckin’ me for the past three months!” Tabitha shouted which got the crowd excited.
“You know what? You can keep his bitch ass because y’all deserve each other,” I said as I mushed Scooby in the head.
“Baby! Baby wait! We can work this out!” Scooby called after me.
I turned on my heel and looked at him, “Fuck you Scooby! You been fuckin’ that hoe for three months and you wanna work it out now that I busted y’all? And to top it off the bitch is pregnant! Kiss ma ass!”
Shania was waiting for me by her car and we got in so she could take me home.
“You okay Girl?” she asked.
“No I’m not! I love that muthafucka and this shit hurts but I’ma be alright. I can’t believe that nigga was cheating on me all this time and I didn’t even know it! Like how could I not know?” I asked.
“He did a good job of hiding it so it’s not your fault!” Shania said.
Scooby called me trying to get back together for three weeks after that but then he finally gave up. I was not going to get back together with him after he cheated on me and he had been cheating on me.
I hadn’t realized how much my relationship with Scooby stressed me out until I ended it. He always said he had to work but never wanted to tell me what he did. I guess he was working; on other chicks. I was happy to not be with him anymore but I missed the sex. Even though Scooby was only working with eight inches he knew how to work it and his head game was off the chain. What he lacked in inches, he made up for with his head game.
My mom finally made it home and I couldn’t wait to go to my room and close the door. All that noise she was talkin’ bout earlier was getting on my nerves. As soon as I got comfortable in my room my phone rang. I didn’t recognize the number but picked up anyway.
“Hello,” I answered.
“Hey Caramel, this Shine,” he said.
I did a quiet little scream because I was happy he called. His liking of me seemed really genuine so I wanted to see what he wanted.
“Hey wassup,” I said.
“Chillin’, chillin’, I just wanted to see what you was doing? I haven’t been able to stop thinkin’ bout you since you left this afternoon,” he said.
“I was just laying her chillin’. To be honest I was thinkin’ bout you too. Thanks again for the handbag,” I said.
“You’re welcome. Hey I was wondering if I could take you out some time?” Shine asked.
“On one condition,” I said.
“What’s that?” he asked.
“You have to tell me your real name,” I said.
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sp; “So I tell you my real name and you agree to let me take you out?” he asked.
“Yep,” I said.
“It’s Christian, Christian Andres,” he said.
“That’s a beautiful name so why do you go by the name Shine?” I asked.
“It’s a long story, maybe I’ll tell you about it someday,” he responded.
“I’ll hold you to that,” I said.
“So when can I take you out Sexy?” he asked.
“When did you wanna take me out?” I asked.
“How bout tonight?” he asked.
“Let me ask my mom and I’ll get back to you,” I said excitedly.
“Okay cool,” he said.
We hung up and I went to ask my mom if it would be alright if we went out. I hoped and prayed she wouldn’t go off the way she normally did.
“Hey Mom,” I said.
“Hey Mel, what’s up?” she asked.
“I just wanna know if I can go to the movies with one of my friends?” I asked.
“What friend?” she asked raising an eyebrow.
“His name is Christian; he’s the one that bought me that handbag earlier. He’s really nice and cute Mom and I think that you would like him!” I said trying to convince her to let me go.
“As long as he comes in and introduces himself before y’all leave. I need to know who you are going out with and where y’all going. Understood?” my mom asked.
“Yes Ma’am! Thanks Mom!” I said giving her a tight hug.
I couldn’t wait to tell Christian as I dialed his number.
“What’s good Sexy?” he answered.
“She said I could go but that you have to get down and come meet her!” I said.
“Okay cool! So where you wanna go?” he said.
“Well I kinda told her we were going to the movies but you can surprise me!” I said.
“Okay I can do that. I’ll be by around eight, that cool?” he asked.
“Yea okay, I’ll text you my address after we hang up,” I said.
“Cool, see you then,” he said and we hung up.
