Journée 4
" So is that what happened?" He asked giggling with the court joining him. " How in the world did you get them to do this?"
" Just like my boy said, took off my belt and beat their narrow asses." I shrugged.
" That's domestic violence, abuse and assault."
" But it was okay when the white people did it blacks back in the day, right?" I asked hearing light gasps. " They'd beat disobedient slaves to get them to do what they wanted right? For respect, well they were going to respect my house, themselves and each other."
" Well I guess, but they must've hated that being treated that way right?"
" Nah, it wasn't that way at all." Tim spoke from the stand. " They'd treat us like their own kids and we loved them because of it. They'd make us do chores, get good grades in school and work our asses off. I appreciated it, like one day I had an actual family."
I smiled remembering the day.
May 2, 1997
" Did you do the dishes like I told you too?" Lisa asked Foh standing infront of the tv.
" Yes Ma, I did the dishes earlier the first time you asked."
" Then why are there dishes in the sink?"
" Because Tim left them in the sink after he used them." Foh snitched making Tim suck his teeth.
" Man why you gotta be a snitch all the time!?" Tim asked hitting him in the arm.
" I'm not finna get in trouble for you! That's not how that go!" Foh yelled.
" Maaaaaan." Tim sung rubbing his head.
" What did I tell you about doing that, Timothy? How many times am I going to have to tell you that when you use a dish to wash it instead of leaving it in the sink to make more dishes?"
Timbo kept his head down and looked at his nails. " Sorry Mama." He dragged.
" Get your behind up and wash them dishes!" Lisa snapped grabbing him by his ear forcing him into the kitchen.
" Let me find one spoon still left in that sink and we gon have problems. No videogames, no company, no shopping and no going out."
" No videogames or no shopping!?"
" No no Timothy, I said AND not OR."
Tim sucked his teeth and started whining. " Maaaaa."
" Boy, you better wash these dishes then."
Tim sighed and started to wash the dishes, at started get late around dinner time. Everyone was here but had yet to show up. Just when they started to worry he walked in the door.
" Oooh, what's for dinner?" Pac asked with a smile as everyone came up to greet him. " Aaah, get y'all fake asses away from me!" He chuckled mushing everybody.
" Pac, you don't have to be all loud." Lisa giggled as he pecked her lips then mushed her.
" Urt!" He yelled walking away from her to see Aaliyah holding Katelyn. " Hey Katie!" He smiled playing with her ultimately taking her from Aaliyah.
As of this very moment, Pac saw Katelyn as his little girl. Katelyn loved him just as much as she loved her own Daddy. Often nights, she'd cry just to lay in the room with Pac and Lisa which was funny.
