RUDE BOY

Hidden despondency

Jay Paris p.o.v

I was at work only had about 30 minutes left until my shift ends. It was about 6:30 pm, I'm tired of working. No one comes into Hipster's during this time of day when it's almost closing time. I still had to put up mew shoes on the shelves. The new ones come out on Friday. That's major pay day. We'll be having a long ass line just like every year all the way the throughout the whole mall. I get almost like $350 on days like that. This particular week it isn't even exciting anymore. It's like the old days when I never had anybody to spend money on, when I'd just automatically transfer the money into my savings. I would buy my mama things like gifts every now and then to show appreciation and that I love her, but it wasn't the same. I would give it to her when she didn't have it and on her worst days. I'm just the adopted son that she loves dearly because I show her that I appreciate her for taking care of me when my father left. She's very important to me because she didn't have to keep me, or feed me, or buy me a whole new wardrobe, or take me to school, and everything else that my father never did.

6:48 pm.

I leaned over the counter with my face in my hands. I'm about to just leave. There were two more people still here in the back just chillin' and eating Chinese. I'm gonna hit Ruby Tuesday once I'm out this fucker.

I heard footsteps enter the store and two girl voices. I looked up with my eyes slowly opening. My vision was blurry at first. Once girl was light skin with pretty hair up in a bun the other was dark skin with long burgundy hair. They were looking on the wall with Nike's and Jordan's. Well, since I'm single and shit I guess I could get me some pussy.

I walked towards the two girls and asked if they needed any assistance.

The light skin girl turned around while the other kept looking. "Hey, we're just looking for something to match with", she said.

"I could help you with that. What is this for a special occasion?", I asked.

"Yeah, we're models and we're heading to the Orlando resort tomorrow for two weeks or so."

"Oooh, that sounds nice. Well I don't believe I'm doing anything."

"Oh?"

"I could follow or something and just call in sick and have someone cover my shift."

The other girl quickly turned around and I stood in shock because I recognized her face.

"No thank you we don't want you to come with us because it's totally suspicious that you could be a stalker or any kind of potential pedophile attracted to my best friend. I would appreciate if you would keep your distance and do your job and not try to run game and hustle us, Jay!", said Nakita.

I began to walk towards her but her friend stepped in the middle of us both defending her.

"So your that abusive guy?", said her friend.

I put my guard down and immediately calmed down and backed up. "I'm not abusive", I said.