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i began closing up shop. nobody was coming in anyways so, i began doing the count and my mind somehow slipped to dreka. she has been fine since forever, every guy in the hood wanted Dreka, but Quan wife her up he was the smoothest nigga around. the old heads use to call him olive oil. i chuckled at the thought.
Dreka was bad but a good girl all in the same breath she was every man's dreams even mines. i asked her to our 8th grade prom, but she ended up going with Quan he was new to town and all the girls had fallen head over hills for him. when we were in high school i didn't have the look like Quan, he had hoes but once i hit 10th grade and joined the football team let's just say i wasn't Quan funny looking homeboy anymore. i watched him play with Dreka heart over and over again and right before 12th grade prom Quan had just dumped Dreka i thought it was finally my time to shine and show her, but once i went to ask her she had already gotten back with Quan. so, i was always left with that what if. i hadn't really seen much of Dreka other than the pictures Quan would show me. but seeing her today and knowing he was getting married to someone else made me burn on the inside. seeing her sad for the 200th time hurt me so much. so, i had to pay my old friend a visit just to get a couple more details before i made a move.
i had texted Quan telling him i was stopping by. i know it had been a minute since we had seen or even talked to each other. to be honest we weren't really close after high school. he just came to me when he needed jewelry. he had dropped his address, and i made my way to him with the ring Dreka had just sold back to me. i had finally arrived at his house.
'Knock knock'
he came to the door in his gym shorts with the biggest grin on his face.
"Boy it's been too damn long," he hugged me i gave him the same brotherly love in return because it has been too long.
"So why did i have to hear on the streets you are about to get married," i asked him to get comfortable on his couch he chuckled handing me a beer.
"Man, i came to you for the ring what are you talking about."
"Yeah, but i thought it was for Dreka not a new miss,"
"ahhhh yeah," he chuckled.
"I'm getting married to this fine ass chick i met about a year ago she is smart polite man she is everything,"
"i thought Dreka was everything to you man,"
"She is she gave me a son she is not going anywhere," he shrugged he had this thing where he just knew Dreka was going to always be around.
"Man, well i saw her today she seemed pretty sad," i told him.
"ohh word... i did just break the news to her," he huffed i looked at him shaking my head.
"So, it's safe to say she can date anyone now," i asked.
"Duh she been doing that anyways she just thinks i don't know about it... but she gone always be mines remember that" he gave me a cold death glare " i know you always wanted to push up on her and if this is your way of asking my permission then i say go ahead my boy, she is a hand full though."
"Maybe your hands just weren't big enough my boy," i chuckled "but thanks for that tip but i really came by here to give you this. she came by today and sold your ring i thought i would give it back to your bro," i told him putting the ring in his hand and the look on his face was priceless. like his heart had just been broken into a million pieces.
"Damn she really pawned the ring," he voices cracked.
"You okay bro,"
"Me?? of course, I'm about to get married in a couple of months so you know I'm good i hope she finds happiness you know."
"Yeah, me too" "I'm going to head out i just wanted to drop that off to you." i told him getting up heading for the door.
"Thanks bro," he smiled i left his house i couldn't get the thought of finally being able actually be noticed by Dreka. i had to get my plan together i didn't know.
weeks later...
tank
i had rushed to the hospital my son had been in some type of accident at school and was rushed to the hospital. they said he an asthma attack. this was every parent nightmare i ran through the halls looking for Monica, but she was nowhere to be found. i rushed the halls trying to get to my son.
"Can someone please help me find my son!!," i shouted in some nurse face.
"Omg sir please calm down,"
"i can you please help me find my son Elijah Tate he was rushed in here. about thirty minutes ago can you please point me in the right direction.
"Follow me sir I'll get you to where you need to be" she replied. we both jogged down to where Monica was, she was crying frantically. cursing the front desk lady out i grabbed her up trying to get her to calm down but she kept hitting my chest screaming about her baby.
"Monica calm your country ass down," i snapped making her compose herself. she was falling all out just yelling at the top of her lungs. my baby mother was so extra, which was one of the main reasons i stopped messing with her, but she didn't make not messing with her easy.
"Tank why our baby," she sobbed i lead her to the chairs about to go check for updates on my son.
"Hey, you said Elijah Tate right," the nurse from earlier asked and now that i was looking at her she was fine as hell, but this wasn't time for that.
"Yeah, what are they saying,"
"That he had a very server asthma attack, but they have stabilized his breathing." she told me.
"Can we see him,"
"Yeah, right this way," she told me i went to grab Monica and when she saw him hooked up to all of the different machines, she lost it again. i quickly grabbed her before she fainted again.
"Well, I'll leave you two alone," the nurse said.
"Thank you so much for helping me find my son,"
"Just doing my job," she smiled before walking away it was something about her i smiled more to myself before Monica voice snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Can you stop checking out the fucking nurse and at least act concern about our son." she cried i rolled my eyes going to sit beside my baby boy. and deal with his pain in the ass momma
