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Knock Knock

"Who is it" Ms. Shirley said on the other side of the door

"It's Mekhi Ms. Shirley"

She opened the door " oh I'm sorry baby" she said to me as I closed the door behind me

"It's alright"

"You know you have to be careful these days with all these youngsters running around with there crazy minds" she sat on the couch and I sat next to her "how you doing baby"

"I'm fine how are you"

"Oh I'm alright my hand bothers me every now and then but I'm alright I think it's just the old age you know I'll be 67 in a week"

"67 could've fooled me you dont look a day over 40"

She smiled and laughed " oh baby stop it look now I made some cakes for you, zeke and Clifford" she talked as she headed towards the kitchen

"Thank you Ms. Shirley"

"Oh your welcome baby oh how's that pretty your seeing what's her name"

"Aaliyah"

"Aaliyah thats it she's so beautiful"

"Yeah she is ain't she" he looked around her house "Did you need help with anything around here"

"Oh no baby I'm fine you know I'll call on you or Clifford if I do"

"Yes Ma'am I know I just want to be sure but I have to get going I'm supposed to take Aaliyah out today and she'll be pretty mad if I'm late"

"Well have fun and oh tell my zeke I love him"

"Alright Ms. Shirley call me if you need me ok"

I walk down the hall to the mangers apartment and knock on the door

"Oh hey Khi"

"Hey Alicia you know why I'm here" I reach in my pocket with my free hand and grab my wallet "can you hold these for me" I hand Alicia the cakes and count 1000 dollars out my wallet "here you go that's Ms. Shirleys rent and electric money please make sure it gets down there today before they close"

"You know I got you Khi and tell Meth to come see me okay"

"I got you see you next month alright" I felt my pager go off and it was liyahs number. I rushed downstairs to a phone

"Hello Khi where are you you promised you wouldn't be late"

"I know baby I just got done paying Ms. Shirley rent I just gotta drop these cakes off to zeke and I'll be right there I promise"

"Ok well hurry" she hung up

"Yo Khi wassup with the cakes man you must ran into Ms. Shirley" Meth said

"Yeah matter fact here's your Clifford"

He chuckled and took the cake "you know that lady is the only person I let call me that" he ate some icing off the cake " mmph you must just paid her rent"

"Yeah I did and um Alicia said come see her you tapping that"

"Mannnnnn it ain't even like that"

"Nigga is you hitting or what"

"Yeah man"

"I knew it but look drop these off to zeke tell him don't eat my cake" I walked off in the other  direction

"Bro your building right here" meth questioned me

"I know I gotta get to liyah she already paging me" I hoped in my ride and headed over to liyahs building she was outside talking to Monica

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