I heard a knock at the door and I slowly lifted myself off of the couch and started to walk towards the door. I opened it and that monkey I had on my back suddenly disappeared and I felt a little bit of relief. It was Mariah. She smirked at me and laughed. "Hey stranger" she said. She pulled me into a hug and I hugged her back as I took a deep breath. "You smell like a Onion patch" she said through laughs and I laughed a little and let her go. "My bad" I said and She smiled and walked in the house and I closed the door behind her. We walked to the living room and sat on the couch and she looked at me. "So" she said. "How are you" she asked and I shrugged. "I'm ight" I said and she nodded. "No your not" she said and I nodded and laid back. "It just don't seem real you know. All this shit is gettin old to me. This drug life, this beef, losin people, all this shit man" I said as I shook my head. "I understand that. And I'm sorry. But you can't let this hold you back, this should actually help you move forward. I'm sure that's what he would want you to do anyways. But I'll stay here with you for as long as you want me to, jacari had this crazy idea that me coming over would help you get back on your feet but I don't see how." She said through laughs. "Your still sitting" she said and I laughed. "That was the corniest shit you ever said" I said through laughs and she laughed. "Come on" she said as she stood up. "Where we goin" I asked. "Your gonna go shower, and I'm gonna make an attempt to cook you food" she said. I nodded and stood up. "I love you ma. I appreciate it" I said as I looked at her. "I love you too" she said and I looked away from her and walked towards the stairs. I got upstairs and walked in my room and went in the bathroom and turned the shower on and I undressed and got in. I stayed in there for about 30 minutes then I stepped out. I wrapped the towel around my waist and walked into my room and the door opened. I looked at her and she turned her back towards me. "Um it's almost done" she said. "Ight" I said. She walked out the room and I laughed and shook my head. After I got dressed I headed downstairs. I walked into the kitchen and she looked at me. "It smell like you burnin somethin" I said. "Yeah right" she said and I laughed. "Feel a little better" she asked and I nodded and sat at the island. "I'm coo" I said and she nodded and sat my plate in front of me. She came and sat next to me and I started to eat. I looked up at her when I felt her starin at me. "What" I asked. "Nothing" she said and I nodded. "How you and yo dude doin" I asked. "I don't know" she said through laughs. "I mean, we've been you know. Kind of distant. Like you know how it is when a relationship is about to end. Somebody stops trying, then they don't do the things they used to. That's us right now" she said and I nodded. "Talkin helps" I said. "We tried that. We even tried a little bit of counseling" she said through laughs and I stopped eatin. "Counselors don't help. If I was to get married, and me and my wife was goin through some shit, we gone be our own counselor. I wouldn't let a muhfucka I barely know tell me what's best for me and my significant other. Words of advice babygirl. Just take some time and think about what you might be doin wrong, tell him the same thing. And when yall find out, talk about how y'all can fix it ight. I'm seaton, I'm ya guy. I wouldn't stir you wrong" I said through laughs and she smirked and I started to eat again. "He cheats. What do you have to say about that" she asked. "I mean The food was good" I said and she laughed. "Yeah I don't know what to say either" she said. "You been in this position before. So that should tell you what you gotta do right" I asked and she nodded. "Yeah I know" she said. "You smart. You a figure somethin out" I said. "You were hungry" she asked and I laughed. "Hell yeah, I ain't ate in two weeks. Well I ate but you know" I said. "Not no food" I said as I arched my eyebrow and she laughed. "Your disgusting" she said and I laughed. "Your with somebody" she asked and I shook my head no. "Nah. You know er, jessica" I said and she nodded. "It was just for the moment" I said and she smirked and nodded. "You think being with somebody will make you happy" She asked and I laughed. "Bein wit somebody is too much. Maybe chillin wit somebody a keep me coo" I said and she smiled and nodded. "Maybe not even that" I said. "Hey promise me one thing alright" she said and I nodded. "This time. Like for sure you won't disappear" she said. "I ain't goin nowhere" I said. "Said that the last 2,000 times" she said. "Nah I'm here for good ma. I'm not goin nowhere" I said. "Good" she said. She kissed my cheek and I smirked.
