Street Symphony | Omeeka

Chapter 9 | Priorities

Chapter 9
Priorities

The next day.

The sun woke Meek up around 11 am to an empty bed. He sat up , stretched his legs and ran his hands over his face. Eventually he eased out of bed and washed up. He made his way downstairs and found Nicki in the kitchen over the stove and Gold sitting at the table in her chair. He kissed her on the cheek then walked over to His wife.

She turned and smiled at him.

Nicki: "good morning sleepy head"

His long arms wrapped around her body as he pulled her in for a kiss.

Meek: (laughing) "good morning beautiful ... What you got for me Chef Dee?" (He joked)
Nicki: "lunch.."
Meek: "damn, it's that time already... (smacking her on the ass) ... I wanted some of your breakfast"
Nicki: (rolling her eyes) "stop it ... You hungry bae?"
Meek: "yea.." (Rubbing his belly)

He poured himself a cup of juice and sat down on a stool admiring her body in the fitted black dress she wore. There were hundreds of texts and calls he needed to respond to.

One from Coon that read:
// 8:34 AM: got to sign the papers today //

And another from Omelly that read:
// 11:18 PM: where you at Cuz??
11:26 PM: call me //

He quietly stepped into the next room to call Omelly who had been blowing his phone up. After trying him 3 times and not getting an answer, he began to panic. He peeked back in the kitchen and saw a preoccupied Nicki texting on her phone.

Then he called Coon. He answered on the second ring.

Meek: "coon was sup?"
Coon: "Fuc you been?"
Meek: "at the house sleep.... what time we gotta meet for that?"
Coon: "oh like 3... Oh yea ... I got you booked to get into the studio starting tonight"
Meek: "damn... (Peeking back at Nic) .. Okay ... You seen O?"
Coon: "have I? Nah cuz"
Meek: "nigga ain't answering his phone"

Coon stopped to ask the people in the background if they'd seen him. They all answered no.

Coon: "You think he good?"
Meek: "I don't know.."
Coon: "Ima push past his spot.. I'm out this way"
Meek: "cool let me know"

He disconnected and made his way back into the kitchen. Nicki was already seated at the table eating the basil Mozarella and Ricotta pizza she cooked. Meek sat across from her, she finished typing a text and then looked up at him.