Letting Go

Sixteen

Reginald's Point Of View

I sighed watching A'taya go in the house. She is an amazing, special girl and I can't lie I want her, I want her real bad, she different. She what I want.

I just got to know how to work her. She's different, and usually I don't approach women, especially not women like her. The good girl type.

It's never been my thing no matter how much they say opposites attract. I always wanted a hood rich princess type girl. The type to walk around with her long weave and body on display. It always seemed to be my type. I mean, my life style hasn't ever been for a cool as a cucumber kind of girl like A'taya.

She's way different and I ain't gon lie when I first saw her I was disappointed. She wasn't what I thought she would be the polar opposite of almost all the thing my brother told me about Karen.

Granted, all he ever said about Karen was she was a dope chick, and that her sister was the same way I assumed based on his track record she'd be exactly what I thought I wanted, a girl with that ghetto booty, long hair and ass for years but that shows you how much Karen changed my brother.

I decided to play it cool though, thinking that she'd give me some and I'd steady get my rocks off. I didn't speak because I'm really the type of man that let my actions do the talking and not my words. She wasn't saying anything either, and the quiet, timid embeds seemed to intrigue me other than all the times before

"Hello." I said picking up my phone and getting out of my car.

"Boy! I was calling you for forever!" My mom yelled

"Sorry Mama. I was busy." I told her.

"Busy doing what? Better yet doing who?" She asked

"Ma." I sighed finally reaching up the steps to my bedroom going in.

"No, don't ma me little boy. You keep sticking your junk in these women and it's gonna fall off!" She ranted.

"What you need mama?" I asked her.

"I need for my sons to love me."

I sighed. "What you talking bout?"

"I ask my sons to come on down here and see they mama and daddy. The two who made them just two Sunday's out of the month and I can't get that." She told me.

"Mama I am so sorry."

"You are sorry because you had all day to get here." She said upset. "You know I cooked your favorite. I even put a little more pepper in the greens than usual. Just like you like em'." She told me sadly.

"Aw ma I'm sorry. I just got caught up."

"This is what happens when your mama leaves for a few months away huh? You just forget about the woman who raise you?" She asked

My mother moved to Chicago from here in Detroit to be with my eldest brother. His wife just had his first child, so my brother and sister in law asked my mother to come down and stay with them until they are used to the new addition.

"Mama, you know it's not like that. I've just been handling things. You know." I said hoping that she would give me a break.

"I know it better not be like that." she said.