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                         Rian Solanè Banks

I hit the blunt again before I ashed it

I started coughing

"Shit" I said under my breath

I turned my car off

I hit the blunt again

This is like my fourth one within the past three hours

It's helping me stay sane

I rested my head on the head rest & closed my eyes

I sighed & hit it again

I listened to the rain as it hit my car

There's was a knock on my window

I shot my eyes open & looked over at my passenger side window

It was Flo

I unlocked the doors

He opened the door & got in the car

"What's poppin lil nigga" he said lowly

I didn't feel like talking so I didn't say anything

We just sat there in pure silence as rain was our background noise

"Where that nigga Riley come from" he asked me

I looked over at him "whatchu mean?" I asked with a scrunched up face

"Like that nigga came outta nowhere where he come from" he said

"Um... Louisiana why you worried about it"

" gotta make sure you straight that's why"

I looked back over at him

We just stared at each other

I rolled my eyes

" you & that attitude" he said to me

I ignored him

I ashed out my blunt & put it back in my little weed tin

I put my tin back in my armrest

I started coughing

"Why you in my shit?" I asked him

He mugged me

"You bout to lose that attitude wimmie I ain't do shit to yo ole overly sensitive ass" he said raising his voice

I just stared at him like he was stupid

"Why is you raising yo voice cuh" I asked him

He put his hand around my neck

& pulled my face closer to his

"Cuz ima have to fix that shit you need to dead it ri I ain't playin witchu" he said to me with a low tone

He licked his lips & just stared me dead in my soul

My eyes started to water because fuck him

I removed his hand from around my neck & rested my back on the seat

I stared straight forward at my papi's house

"Get out my car" I said as my voice started to crack

"What's wrong ri? Why you crying mamas?" He asked me

" get out" I said as tears started running down my face

"You gotta talk to me mama I'm right here talk to me" he said