Islan-Dise

Let it all Work out

Tre
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"I'm just a little nervous." Boon sits on my bed, while I get ready.

"You gonna be aaight." He extends his arms and legs to stretch.

"That's your response to everything."

"Cause, Wayne said 'Let it all work out' imma strong believer in that." He stands up and makes his way over to me. "Turn my way real quick."

I do as he says. He buttons my top button. "You got a chain?"

"Boon, I know how to dress."

"You wear whatever the mannequin got on..you gotta learn how to make that shit look good on yo own.

He just takes a chain off his neck. "Turn around."

I watch his hands come down over my face as the cold chain is put around my neck. He connects it. Then dust my shoulders off. "Tre, you ain't all black?"

"How long you been around me now and you just now noticed?"

"Ion be payin attention. But you right here in my face and um like, this nigga eyes look like he always a lil high."

We both chuckle. "My mom is Asian."

Then he gets really close squinting his eyes. "Ching Chee...nie to mee youu." He bows.

I push him. "That's messed up."

He laughs and grabs his keys off my dresser. "Come on, you bouta be late."

Once we're in the car, we wait a little from it to warm up. "Where are you staying at?" It just really be very occurred to me. He just shows up.

"My old baseball teammate lets me get the couch." He starts to drive off.

"You played baseball?"

"Yeah, and I was good as fuck at it but when things went south," he lays his head back. "I just wasn't into it no more."

"You only what?"

"Eighteen."

"You can still play." I try encouraging him.

"I love that you hopeful but it ain't happening. People were scouting for me but I just, I guess just gave up." He turns up the music.

I turn it back down. His eyes avert to me, giving me a death stare. "Keep yo hands off my shit nie."

I smile. "You can't shut down so fast."

He reaches over my lap into the glove compartment. He rummaged through it before pulling out a febreeze car vent, air freshener. He clips it onto his vent.

We both inhale as the scent feels the air. "Mmm, smells good."

"Look Tre, it ain't happening for me."

"Can we at least get a game in one day? I would like to see you in action."

He smiled and turns towards his window. "You would?"