Chapter 8

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This chapter is dedicated to my momma.

"Mama what are you doing up?" She said to her mama, all worried, why?
"I got called in, sweetie." She said sadly. Damn I'll be honest she looked exhausted. My shorty ain't look to happy neither.
"Mom no. You been working for days. Back to back. Stay call out sick." Shorty damn near begged her to.
"I'm sorry baby, but I have to go and get paid. It's just us and your bottom less pit of a stomach." She smiled. "Pack me some food, I love your cooking." Pushing shorty toward toward the kitchen and outta sight.
I cleared my thraot " ma'am" she inturupted me.
"Call me Mama M." She told me wit a smile. Aight then.
"Mama M. Where do you work?" I asked already reaching for my phone.
"MTA, Transit. You know it?" She asked me smiling softly. Man I neva felt so nervous an soft at the same time befo'.
Transit. Hell yeah I knew it.
"My cousin owns it. Mama M go back to bed. I got chu. I'll callem up
And get you reasonable hours an a dan-g raise so high you be through the da-ng roof." I told her tryna nota curse. I started dailing my cousin's numba.
"You serious?" She asked. Man she looked so damn hopeful it almost brought me to my knees.
"Hell yeah" i said right when my boy answered. "Aye yo man. Yeah I'm solid. Yo listen, it's time for that favor ta be cashed in man. Yeah." I paused to ask Mama M her name.
"Monique. Monique Downes." She said nervously. Damn if shorty was anything like her moms, she'd have my dick on a damn leash.
"Monique Downes. Yeah know the name? Good. Your gonna buy her on school hours during the week days, and call ins on the weekend. Oh an here comes the favor. Nah nig-man." Shit almost cursed again. "the favor is I want her paid betta then John's nephew. Hell yeah man. You owe me pri-man. Good man. Night send the fam my love. Bye." I hung up and looked at Mama M. "Go to bed".
She smiled fully an ran up on a nigga hugging me tight an shit. "Thank you thank you." She let me go an turned to Nick who stood there shocked as fuck. "Tell Veronica to come to my room." She went to her room and closed the door, still smiling.

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