The Stop

Chapter 3

"Ma...my WIC  just ran out and I am strapped for cash." Asia plead.
"I can't help you the Pastor need money for the lights at church..." Ma informed. Asia sucked her teeth.
She always giving her last to that storefront church! Asia thought.  "Asia, you need to do better...you decided to bring Maya in this world. You are a mother now. This is serious DSS will take your child these days..." Asia was adamant.
"The reason why Delphine is telling DSS on people because she's jealous. She mad cause her Nigga always in somebody face. He come asking me for a cigarette. She and her crew of chicken head Bitches need to sit down." Asia cried. Ma looked at Asia angry.
"And it's the company you keep. That man know what Peaches is. You have these girls and they mens to your house, partying...that's why these people be talking." Ma never cared for her own niece Peaches.
Peaches was a 'down for whatever' type of chick. Aunt Mary raised her or half raised her.
"You need to get it together, Asia." said Ma as she walked at the door. Asia picked Maya up. There was some milk left in her container. She can stretch it with some water. There was some cereal and a little apple sauce in the refrigerator so she mixed it up and fed Maya. Maya was a sweet child that didn't cry so much. She liked singing to Maya. Making a mental note to do some cleaning later, she took a dogged copy of a Bible story book and read it to Maya. Sometimes Asia believed the words. Maya who was six months with a belly full and a clean diaper drifted off to sleep.
Bam! Bam! Bam! Who the hell is that? Asia started. Asia opened the door to find Peaches arguing loud with LaTasha one of the snitches in the complex.
"Bitch...I will take you and mop your floor with that ratty ass weave you got on your bald head...Bitch!" Peaches cried.
"Slut!" cried the other woman. "You don't need to be around here..."
"Your Momma's a Slut." cried Peaches. Asia pulled Peaches in. " Goddamn, that Bitch and her crew trying to call DSS on me now...shit!"
Peaches was mental. She had colors of the Rainbow braids in her hair. She was wearing some short as get up. The shorts was stuck between her buttocks and she wore a crop top with JUICY on the front.
"You worrying about these crusty Bitches!" Peaches exclaimed as she sat down on Asia's couch. "I just put Maya to sleep and you all loud." Asia retorted.
Asia kneeled on the carpet to pat Maya back to sleep because Peaches noise stirred her.
She caressed her forehead and shushed her sleepy protest.
Peaches looked at her cousin soothing the child. She really never saw that with most of her friends and their kids.
"I don't care what they say you a good Ma..." said Peaches flattered. She didn't really wanted any children not in this world and they might cramp her style. " What style? You living with a Pimp.."replied Asia. "So...I heard Delphine gonna call DSS on you." answered Peaches trying to change the subject to Asia's woes.
Asia sucked her teeth. "She mad about a damn cigarette." Peaches laughed.
"No, she mad cause I let Tony eat me out in the front of Dibble and Shade. Asia was shocked and disgusted. "Peach...you really need help. Those two crackheads and that damn Tony is a hobo sexual...he just staying with Delphine cause she got a place." Asia explained. She can't believe this shit. But Peaches and her siblings been through somethings with aunt Mary after her Uncle James died. "Hell, that's how I got that dime bag we smoked, don't judge me."informed Peaches. "Dibble got a wide mouth!" Peaches phone went off. By the look on Peaches face and tone it was Nico.
She got off of the phone. " You got twenty dollars?" she asked. Asia sighed.
"Gurl, I need money because Maya needs milk until my WIC kick in... why he asking you for money?" Peaches looked down.
"Green D gonna hurt him or me because he's forty dollars short of product..." replied Peaches. Asia couldn't help her.
"Well, tell Nico to get a real job and you need to leave that place or you will end up died, Peach." It was so easier said then done. If she ever leave that was her life because she knew too much.
"Hey, I got a way for us to make some money..." said Peaches as if she had an epiphany.