Dream Girl | Omeeka

Chapter 17: Rock Paper Scissors

Chapter 17
Rock, Paper, Scissors

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Last Evening of Rehearsals

Nicki: "First of all, I just want to thank you guys from the bottom of my heart, you are my babies , you know I adore you guys and I couldn't do any of this without each and every one of you. You really mean so much to me to show up everyday, with all we've been through with the smiles and the love, and I know I can be extra sometimes, but you guys know... "

Dancer(s): "Awww, Nicki, We love you too"

Nicki: "and on dat note (ghetto voice) that's a MUTHA-FUCKIN WRAP!! "

Dancer(s): "ayyyyyy"

Nicki: "I will see you babies in stock HOLM in a week, buhleedat!"

(Today was the last day of Philadelphia tour rehearsals. Nicki has been giving Meek the cold shoulder for days now. He continues to be persistent without being pushy, calling and sending flowers to her hotel)

Laurieann: (kissing her on cheek) "love you honey, great work today!"

Nicki: "thank you, we gotta tear Stockholm DOWN!!"

Laurieann: "Oh definitely, we will" (hugging her and walking away)

Nicki: (putting on her coat) "you ready?"

Sherika: "yea... don't forget to get your bags from you know who before we leave tomorrow"

Nicki: "yea i'm going to send security to do that... you know I can't.... ill get there and forget why I'm mad.."

Sherika: "You can't what? you being mad cold for no reason..."

Nicki: "I'M being cold? ... how?"

Sherika: "just last week It would've taken a scalpel to separate you from him and now you don't have the decency to at least go say bye to the man..."

Nicki: (silence)..."well that makes me feel a whole lot better"

Sherika: "it's not like that I'm just saying I think you're being heartless"

Nicki: "I wouldn't have known about the letters had your nosey ass just got the got damn towels!"

Sherika: "Oh no, im not taking the blame for that... you doubled back on your own"

(They walk down to the street level of the 3-story studio and get into Nicki's black Mercedes sprinter van)

Nicki: "what street is that? Logan square? ...Yes the hotel..." (talking to the driver)

Sherika: NO! NO were not. We need to go to The Sayer first...that's in Washington Square"

Nicki: "I JUST TOLD YOU, I'm sending security to handle that.."

Sherika: "no your not, were gonna go now, you need to say bye to that man, and then if you want to move on then you can"

Nicki: "I don't know what's gotten into you..... Driver... hotel please"

Sherika: (speaking louder) "Ignore her! The Sayer, Washington Square THEN the hotel, thank you! "

(The driver pulls off into the suburban Philadelphia streets and heads toward the city center. The sound of Nicki and Sherika bickering rang through the partition. 15 minutes or so into the ride they come to a stop outside the street level lobby floor of Meek's condo. Nicki had only entered that way once or twice)