Paris (Pov)
I Woke Up To My Alarm I Turned It Off And Got Up I Had To Be To Work By 7am. I Looked In The Mirror As I Made My Way Into Our Small Bathroom I Lived In A 2 Bed Room Apartment With My Mom I Turn 17 In Two Days June 7 Was My Birthday. I Was Half Black Half Rican My Mom Was Black While My Dad Was Half And Half His Dad Was Black Mom Rican. My Mom Was A Drunk And I Had To Work To Fend For Myself I Jumped In The Shower And In Less The 10 Mins The Water Began To Get Cold I Rinsed Off And Jumped Out Wrapped In A Towel Ran Into My Room And Locked The Door My Mom Usually Had Someone Over. I Lotioned My Body And Slipped Into My Under Clothes I Threw On Some Black Pants And My White And Black Footlocker Uniform Shirt. And A Pair Of All Black Jordans. I Put My Hair In A High Bun And Got Into My Car My Grandma And Dad Got Me For Christmas. I Made Sure I Had Everything I Needed Before Pulling Off. I Skipped Breakfast Today Knowing Later I Would Regret It But I Needed The Extra Sleep I Stayed Up Late Doing The Last Bit Of Homework I Had For The Weekend It Was Sunday Tomorrow Was Pay Day And I Put In Extra Hours Did Doubles And Still Worked The Next Day Out Of 2 Weeks I Worked At Least 60 Hours Per Week And I Got A Raise Last Month So I Was Getting Paid 8.50 A Hour . I Got To work on time clocked in and began my shift Some Boy And His Friends Im Guessing Walked In "Nah Man Ayee Yo Miss" He Said I Walked Over "You Need Help" I Asked "Let Me Get The New Lebrons The Jordan CP3 Jawns In Every Color For Men And The Nike Air Max 360 In Grey And Blue" He Said "What Size" I Asked "11" He Said I Nodded And Walked Away To Get It "Her Ass Super Fat" One Said I Just Kept Walking I Was Used To It. I Got All The Sneakers He Asked For In Rung Them Up For Him "832.24" I Said He Handed Me 12 Hundred Dollar Bills I Looked At Him And Raised One Eyebrow "The Rest A Tip Lil Mama" He Said "Uhmm Thanks" I Said When He Turned Around To Talk To His Friend I Put The Change In Tip In His Bag I Aint Need His Money "Paris Ya Lunch Break Is At 11 And I Might Need You To Do A Double Ill Make Sure It Goes On Your Check Tomorrow" My Boss Said "Iight Mr John" I Said "Heres Ya Bags" I Said To The Boy "Ayo Lemme Get Them Nike 360 Jawns Blue And Orange Tho" One Of The Boys He Was With Said "And Grab Some Black And White Ones To Sizes 10 N. Half And 12" His Friends Spoke I Went Got The Sneakers And Rung Them Up They Left After That I Made Sure Everything Was In The Right Places Until Costumers Started To Come In Once 11 Came I Went On Break I Headed To McDonald's And Got A Chicken Nugget Meal I Saw The Boy And His Friends Again "Why You Aint Keep My Tip" The Boy Said "Cause I'Ont Need It Thanks For Being Nice Tho" I Said Dismissing Him "Damn Paris Its Like That" He Said "I Dont Even Know You For It To Be Like AnyThing" I Smilled "You Pretty Paris" He Spoke Smilling "Thanks Ughh" I Said "Lil" He Said "What Ya Momma Name You Boy" I Asked "Khalil" He Said "Iight Khalil My Break Over I Gotta Head Back To Work" I Smilled "Damn I Was Enjoying That Smile Can I Get Ya Number" He Said I Grabbed His Phone Put My Number In And Saved It "See You" I Said As I Threw My Trash Away He Nodded And Walked To The Table With His Friends My Day Flew By I Was Now In My Car On My Way Home From A Long Day I Ended Up Doing The 2 Extra Hours Because My Co Worker Had Problems Getting To Work. Shit More Money For Me I Got Home Washed And Got In Bed "Paris When You Get Paid" My Mom Asked "Why" I Said "I Need To Borrow Like 200 Dollas" My Mom Said "For What This Time" I Said Frustrated This Was An Every Two Weeks Thing "Paris I Need To Repay Somebody I Borrowed Something From" She Said Rubbing Her Nose And Scratching "Mom You Doing Crack" I Asked Her I Was blunt About It Straight Forward She Avoided The Question "Paris Just Please"She Said Almost In Tears I Wanted To Cry But I Knew It Already By Her Habits I Just Never Asked "Ill See Mom" I Said "Please P They Gone Kill Me If I Dont Have They Money" She Said I Reached In My Bag In Grabbed My Wallet I Gave Her The 200 Dollas She Smilled And Left I Knew She Wasnt Gonna Repay Me But Thats My Momma I Wasnt Supporting Her Habit I Just didnt Want Her To die When I Coulda Helped I Checked My Closet In The Floor Where I Had Hid My Money My Dad Said If I Could Save At Least 1500 For Furniture He Would Buy Me A Little Apartment The Rent Was 450 A Month I Paid My Own Gas Electric They Paid For Water My Grandmom Said She Would Go Half With Me On Bills Every Month But She Would Pay The First 4 Months Off I Picked Up My Phone And Called My Dad "Daddy I Had The Money But I Loaned Momma Money Again" I Said "Iight Its My Friend Apartment Building I Got The Rent Down To 300 A Month Ya Grandmom Said Youll Pay Ya Phone Bill And Cable And Gas She Will Pay Rent And Electric For You Monthly" He Said "Ok Thanks" I Said "When You Ready To Move In" He Asked "Now If Thats Cool" I Said "How Bout Tomorrow After School" He Spoke "Dad I Have To Work After School." He Said "Call Out You Work Almost Everyday Im pretty Sure You Can Miss One" He Said I Sighed And Gave In I Couldn't Deal With My Momma Crack Habit After I Got Off The Phone With My Dad I Put My Sneaker Boxes On Top Of The Crack Where My Money Was Took A Shower And Laid Down I Turned On Paper soilders My Phone Viberated Indicating I Had A Text
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HoodTales Some Love Never Fades Or Do It ?
General FictionCOMPLETE Paris Has The Life Of A Teenage Girl Just Tryna Make It Out The Hood She Has A Crack Addicted Mother And A Father That Spoils Her Even Though Hes Not With Her Mother Khalil Is The Average Hood Teenager At Age 19 He Has Everything But It Di...