Terminal 1

Blessing on Blessing

"Cart coming through, CART COMING THROUGH," Zac calls out to the customers as he drives through the crowd on his luggage buggy.

He stops at Gate 7 for the passengers to get off and board their flight.

Helping the elderly ladies out of the buggy, he also helped them with their carry-on bags.

One of the women starts to pinch his cheek, "Aweee Tasha, he's so sweet." She coos, squishing her face, a little too close within his bubble space.

"Well that's a first," Zac thinks to himself because he's never been pinched on the cheek before. Not even by his grandmother.

"He sure is Monica. And just for the good ride.." Tasha says, digging into her handbag. "Here's a hundred dollars." She said passing him the cash.

Zac's taken aback. "Uhhh, no thank you ma'am." "Awe Sonny gowon take it. You deserve it for working so hard." Monica insisted.

"Yeah." Tasha agreed. "And besides, you're too fine and sexy just for a forty dolla holla."

Zac starts to chuckle as the ladies start to giggle. Like their two private school girls. "Ohhhh Tasha, you're so bad." She told her friend, while slapping her wrist playfully.

"Well an old lady needs some type of entertainment." She said still holding the money out.

At this point, Zac doesn't know if he should be flattered or offended. "Honestly Ms. Monica. I couldn't, my grandmother..."

"Would be proud." Monica said, shoving the hundred into his chest, giving Zac an assuring look.

Zac takes a hold it, "thank you." He utters softly. "I really appreciate this." He said, thinking of the blessing he just received considering he had no way of getting home because his car broke down the day before.

He placed the hundred in his wallet, then helped the ladies with their bags to the plane. He makes sure they're straight then heads back to buggy...

"Lord, I just wanna say...."THANK YOU!" A woman uttered, snatching his wallet from his back pocket then taking the hundred from him.

"YO DANNI, what the fuck?" He yells, to his used to be work bestie.

"What nigga you owe me?" "Danni!" He mumbles, brushing his hand down his face to calm down.

"What the hell do I owe you for now?" He asked out of frustration.

He starts trying to grab his wallet from her, but she's jerking it away from him. "Pain and suffering." She says, "WHAT?!" "Yup AND putting money on your books." "I didn't ask you to do that..." "And all the food you ate and MY WEED you took..." "that's not fair Danni." He interrupted, pointing his finger, "We had the munchies and I paid for half the groceries and the weed."

"Oh and let's not forget you used up all my damn water..." "you tripping." "You ran up my light bill AND my gas bill." "And I PAID that shit. Com' ON Bro." He said trying to grab his wallet again as she jerked it back, "Oh and let's not forget about the horrible sex.."

"Now I'm gone stop you right there. First of all, we were drunk and high as hell. Plus it was cold in the damn house Danni..." "Yeah whatever." Danni mumbled looking Zac up and down suspiciously.

"NOPE! We not doing that!!!." He said sternly, "As a matter of fact, how in the hell was I supposed to...you know what never...mind." He mumbled, throwing his hands up.

"I don't have time for this." "And don't." She spat, throwing him his wallet back, with the hundred still in her hand. "Because what you need to do is finish your shift and come to get your stuff out my house, ZAC!" She yelled.

"Fine Danni." He yelled back, in complete frustration, getting into his luggage buggy and driving off.

A couple hours have passed and Zac's finally off work with no way home. He asked a fellow employee to drop him off half way but they asked for gas money which he didn't have.

"FUCK!" He yells standing outside of Terminal 1 entrance, taking his phone out of his pocket, then placing it back because he observed the time and knew his grandmother would be sleeping. He didn't want to wake her because he knew she needed her rest after watching his daughter all day. "What the fuck am I gonna do now?" He asked himself as he stood dumbfounded in defeat.

Thoughts clouded his mind of should've, could've, would'ves, to the point where he wished he would've stood up for himself when it came to getting his money back from Danni. But guilt clouded his judgment of doing so after everything that happened between him, Danni, and the "Sista Circle". So he just let it be.

Finally not being able to stand any longer, he makes his way back inside, deciding to work another shift, praying that someone would at least give him a $20 tip because that's all he needs to get home.

Bump, "Uh!" "Damn." "Oh my God. I'm so sorry." A woman says, apologetically. "Are you ok? I swear I didn't mean to bump into you."

"Uhhh," Zac mumbles, completely stuck.

She gives him an inquisitive look, "Uh...o...k." The woman utters, not getting an answer. "Again, I am so sorry." She apologized again, as she turned walking fast toward TSA.

Just as Zac took a step, he looked down because he stepped on something. "Oh shit." He whispers to himself, looking at the pink Chanel wallet. He picks it up, opening it to see a nice amount of cash, credit cards of all sorts, along with a business card, and a driver's license. He glances at the picture, surprised because he's never seen anyone have a decent drivers license photo "Damn." He mumbled for multiple reasons, as he took out his phone dialing the number on business card.

Meanwhile at the TSA counter...

"Shit, shit, shit." The woman mumbles as she scavenges through her belongings. "I know...I just had it." She cried, as her phone buzzed for the 5th time.

She took the phone out of her pocket, because a part of her can't concentrate from the continuous buzzing and vibrations from her pocket. She huffs, "Fatima Wilson, speaking." Trying to sound professional through her irritation.

"Hello Fatima. My name is Zac..." "Mmhmm." She mumbled, still looking through her purse and carry-on. "We just bumped into each other at Terminal 1 entrance, you dropped your wallet, and I'm letting you know that I have it in my hands."

Fatima stops looking through her luggage in shock. "Oh thank God."

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This is a teaser. I don't even know if I want to take it further than this but I had to get it out of my head so that I can finish the chapters for "It's a Love Thing." and "Contagious"

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