The Plug's LifeLine

Chapter 1: The Beginning

"Girl, will you get yo ass tf up out of this bed!!.." I heard my momma voice booming from the door of my room..

"I don't care if it's Saturday, we got too much shyt to do at this point!!.." She continued as I threw the blanket over my head attempting to drown her out and doze back off to sleep..

"Girl, I know you hear me CASSIDY!!.."

"Jeesh momma ok, I'm up!!.." I exclaimed as I sat up in the bed, tired of hearing her mouth this early in the morning!!..

Momma was right though, we had entirely too much on our agenda today since we are moving to a completely different state.. Momma decided that since I had graduated from high school and already had my Associates degree from being in gifted programs in school.. She felt like a change of environment was due for the both of us.. Momma wanted to leave because she wanted me to pursue my music career and get more serious about my craft..

"This small town is not going to get you to where you need to be as an Artist and I just want the best for you my love!!.." She stated after seeing the disgruntled look on my face..

"I know mama.." I replied.. "I'm just soooooo tired!!.." I explained..

"Well the sooner we get the rest of this stuff packed, you can get some rest while we are on the road.." She stated in an attempt to make me get with the program and listen to her..

"Ok Ma, what you need me to do first??.." I asked so that she would just leave me alone..

"You can start by acting like we are moving, you don't have ANYTHING in your room packed!!.." She chuckled a little as she made her statement..

I looked around and noticed that she wasn't lying at all.. I still had my room set up like we weren't moving at all.. Nothing around my room indicated that I was going anywhere, anytime soon..

"Ok Ma, bring me some boxes and I'll get started!!.." I groaned..

"That's more like it!!.." she exclaimed as she walked out of my room to retrieve some empty boxes..  

I got out of the bed and went over to the window.. I have lived in this house for as long as I can remember and I am honestly just a little sad about leaving.. The only good this about the move is that my bestie Raquel will be coming along because her and her mom have been getting into it and my mom gave her permission to move with us..(Like she really needed permission we are both 23 yrs old.. lol) 

As soon as she crossed my mind, I heard her ringtone blaring from my phone..

"Yoooooooooo, what it is my G??!!.." I answered 

"Yooooo, coolin homie, what you up to??.." Raquel asked..

"Bitch, Ion know why you ask dem slow ass questions!!.." I laughed

"Like you don't know we gotta hit the road tomorrow!!.." I continued..

"Duhh, but I know my friend and I bet you ain't packed up a single fukkin item!!.." she said in a chastising tone..

I looked around the room again and just burst out laughing!!..

"Hoe get off my trail!!.." I said as I disconnected the call, hanging up in her face..

" I gotta get my shyt together.." I said to myself looking around the room dreading the task at hand!!

I grabbed a box from the door that my mom brought in and started packing up my small dresser.. Throwing away things that I know I have no further need for because I'm not taking all this crap with me.. I opened the top draw and saw a old school picture of my 5th grade class.. I smiled when I saw how tiny me and Raquel looked in the picture.. We have been best friends since we were 4 years old and our mother's are very close as well.. That's why Momma had no issues with Quel tagging along..

Since my birth father passed away, Momma has had a hard time with men, especially because we are in a very small town, she didn't have many options for dates.. The men in our town are either Married, got way too many baby mama's or they are just trash!! Sad, but true.. So I feel like this move isn't just to tap into my career as a Rapper/ Singer.. Momma trying to get her groove back on the low!!

"Cass, have you seen my hot comb iron, they don't make em like dat no mo and I needs mine!!.." Momma said yelling from her room to mine.. 

"No Ma'am, I haven't.." I answered

Ion kno why she always asking me about her hair stuff when I have locs and don't use that same products as she does..

"Well where the hell it's at??!! she exclaimed

"Ion know Babi, but I haven't touched it.." I responded..

"Call Quel and ask her if she bothered my shyt!!" she said..

"Will do!!" I answered..

I picked up the phone and Facetimed Quel..

"Girl wtf you want??.. Didn't you jus hang up on me??.." Quel laughed as she answered the phone..

"My momma want her shyt hoe!!" I said laughing because I know for a fact if it aint here, Quel got it!!

"Tell Dukes I got her!!.." she responded, knowing exactly what I was talking about.. 

"Ok, I will.. How much more packing you got left??.." I asked, hoping that she was over there looking like me..

"Girl, I'm done.. I told you I'm ready to get away from this house and this demon!!.." she said talking about her mother..

"Don't talk about my dear old Auntie like that!!.." I said as we both burst out laughing..

"Aight, well you need to come help me 'cause I'm struggling hoe!!.." I told her.. 

"Yo ass jus lazy asf!!.." she said laughing

"I'm on my way witcha slow ass!!.." she said before disconnecting the call..

I sat by the window folding clothes and thinking about the time I spent in this little ass town..

"Yeah, I guess I'm ready to get out outta dis shyt.." I said to myself 

"Ain't shyt here fa me anyway!!.." with that being said I put some pep in my step and started separating what I was taking with me and what I was donating to charity!!..

After getting my 3rd box packed and sealed, I heard Quel knock at the front door..

"Heyyyyyy Momma!!" she said as she greeted my mom at the front door..

"Wea my sus at??.." she asked momma

"Wea she always at, in dat damn room.." I heard momma say to her..

"K, Luv ya ma!!.." Quel said as I heard her footsteps coming to my room..

She knocked on the door and I said "We ain't got no mo Flips!!"

A joke we used to play when we didn't wanna answer the door for eachother..

"Well hoe, make sum!!.." Quel said as she entered the room and we both started laughing..

"Damn, you've been putting in sum work homie, you aint had nothin boxed up when I talked to you earlier!!.." she said like she was just too surprised.. 

"Girl is you helping or spectating??" I asked her with a chuckle because she was still looking confused..

"Hoe stfu, and wat you want me ta do??.." She asked sitting on the bed where I had the clothes separated..

"Well for starters, you can get yo funky ass off my clothes that I'm trying to get right!!.." I said pushing her to the side off of my clothes..

"Urgh, you get on my nerves witcha slow ass!!.." she laughed..

When we finally got everything packed, we laid back on the bed and just started reminiscing about the past when we were kinds..

"Remember you had a crush on Chris cockeyed ass.." I said to her laughing because she was head over heels for the ugliest dude in school..

" Girl, Ion kno wft was wrong wit me.. his ass had dem big ass glasses and lips too just messy!!.." We both laughed at her comment because she knew that she couldn't deny liking him, I am her best friend and know all her secrets and she knows all mine!!..

"You ready fa dis lil road trip tomorrow??" she said..

"Hell yea!!" I responded..