A Promising Prayer ( ON HOLD)

Part 1

"I remember you loved me" he said after he nutted. He climbed off of me, taking the condom off dropping it on the floor. "I remember how you dogged me" i mumbled as i watched him put back on his clothes. I got up and put back on my clothes,"i miss us being together " he told me looking for his shoes. "Don you remember last time we were together, you played me" i said as he kissed my forehead, he took $200 out his pocket and put it on the dresser and left.

{I was only 12 when I got pregnant with his child, im 25 now. Our daughter is 13 her name is Alexia , shes my only child. Me and her live in the run down part of the Bronx, i am able to provide for her by a part time job at McDonalds. Alexia's father Don went back to his doggish ways after being faithful for a few months . I been on my own every since i got pregnant my momma died when i was 5 so i was put in a group home for girls. Once i got pregnant i left the group home, and stayed with Don. He was all the family i had. Once I found out about how he was being un loyal i left him, i was only 12 i wasnt even old enough to get a job. So i slept at a homeless shelter, once i save up enough i bought my own apartment in the projects. It wasnt 5 stars but it was better than nothing. Alexia was everything to Don unlike me she came before any hoe, nigga or even any amount of money, she was his only child so of course she meant the world to him. Even tho i slept with Don occasionally when I was horny, I still wouldn't take him back. I know he still had hoes, he was no good i just wish i knew it when i was younger. }

Once i was finished getting dressed, I grabbed the $200 Don left me and headed to my car. Its was almost 3 O'clock and Alexia was finna get outta school. I got in my car and drove to Alexia school 4 blocks over.

"Hey momma" Alexia said getting in the car.
"Hey baby, how was school?" i said as we pulled off.
"Good, Mrs. Jackson gave me a F for my project " she told me showing me the paper.
"Why?! We stayed up all night doing that damn project!" I yelled stopping at the red light looking at the paper.
"She talking about we ain't use the correct formatting" she said with a attitude.
"Imma have to go up there and slap that bitch." I told her pulling up in our parking lot.
We both headed out and went in our apartment we had a town house. She ran to her room as soon as we got in the house, i had a part time job at McDonalds. So I changed in to my uniform and got ready to go to work, "Alexis lets gooo!" I yelled, Alexia stayed next door with the neighbors while i was at work she had a daughter a little older then Alexia . Sometimes I would bring her to work with me when they couldn't watch her. "Stop yelling ma" she said grabbing her phone and her charger. "You gonna make me late sweetie come on" i told her rushing her out the house. I lock the door and walked next door, once they opened the door for her i walked to the car. I drove to work and made it just in time, "you were almost late again" the shift manger Dave said being funny. I clocked in and grabbed my head set for the drive thru, Dave handed me a draw to count down. I counted down my draw, and told Dave i was ready. He logged me in "bye Promise" Stacy said as she clocked out. She was on the drive thru for morning shift, i waved bye to her she was cool people. I stood around for a min or two until my head set beeped

"Welcome to Mcdonalds, May I take your order"
"Yeah Ma I want a #3 with a sweet tea to drink. Large size it to baby"
"Yes sir, will this complete your order?" I asked
"Yea Ma"
"10.31 is your total drive around for me" i told him fixing his tea.

He was driving a Benz, it was so clean. He was cute as hell to but ignored all of that. I opened my window
"hey, how are you? You had a number 3 large with a sweet tea to drink?"
"Yea ma" he said counting his money, he didn't look up at me yet.
"$10.31" i told
He finally looked up handing me a twenty, he looked me in my eyes and smiled.
"Here you go ma" he said looking at my name tag.
I put his money in the register, counting his change out.
"Keep it, ma" he said as i turned to to give him his change.
"Just give me your number instead" he licking his lips.
He was cute but I really ain't looking for a relationship.
"I grabbed a pin and wrote a random number on the back of his receipt. And gave it to him along with his tea and food.
"Bye Sweetie" he told me pulling off. I worked a 12 hour shift that day with no break. I was tired asf, so soon as i went home I got Alexia from next door and went straight to bed. Before i went to sleep i said a quick prayer.

Dead God,

Thank you for waking me and my daughter up this morning, thank you forgiving us a place to stay and food to eat. Also Give me the strength to continue to raise my daughter. Lead the way for me to guide her in the opposite direction that I went in growing up. Help her to know opening your legs can't make a man stay with you, or solve your problems. Because alot of women dont know that. Help her to be better then me.

Amen 👏🏾