"See son. I told you...I told you...what I tell you?" Vanetta shook her head, as she continued to watch her youngest and only son, rock back and forth on her couch.
It had been a few hours since their big, early morning showdown.
Heru took a moment to cease his rocking, leaning his head back and closing his eyes. He immediately regretted even calling and coming over in hopes that she'd calm him down.
"I told you she was way too green. Too green. She's too nice...too easy going, and women like that, will fall and do anything if anyone is nice to them...or shows them the least bit of attention. You guys shouldn't have even moved in together anyway."
"I know ma....I know...I'm realizing that now."
Heru shifted his shoulders.
"And you still have no idea where she is now?" Vanetta asked.
"No ma."
"Well, what are you gone do son? And what if this lil girl calls the cops on yo ass. Den what?" Vanetta tilted her head to the side, awaiting her sons response.
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"She not gone do that," Heru muttered, resuming his rocking, as he brought his head back up.
"Oh...and what makes you so sure? You put your fucking hands on her. You fucking choked her....talking bout you just put ya hands on her a lil bit. Choking someone, especially a female, will get you in deep shit. That's assault, Heru. You don't want that on your record. I damn near had to kiss ass to get your other assault charge dropped."
Vanetta's already loud voice, grew even louder.
"She's not gone call the cops ma...I'm telling you."
"Why you talking so fresh? You really believe that she's gonna forgive you after this?" Both Vanetta's perfectly arched eyebrows rose up.
"No...I'm not. And I don't mean it in no cocky way...I just know...just like I would never call nobody on her."
Vanetta squinted her dark brown eyes at her son.
He was still dressed in his beater and shorts. Barefoot, both his bandaged feet rested on her brown coffee table. He had the most confused, yet concentrated look on his dark face.
"You really love this girl, don't you?" She questioned.
He rolled his tongue deep into his right cheek.
"I thought I did."
"So how you feeling now? Right in this moment son? Because if you're thinking about, what I think you're thinking about, you cannot."
