No Matter What

CHAPTER FIVE

The next morning Marcus phone was going off every 2 minutes!

Bae! I said, tapping him on his shoulders. Yeah? he responded

Yo' phone keep going off, let me find out its ol' girl!

Man, thats probably some cluckers, quit trippin' he said.

Yeah ok. I didnt have a problem with Marcus selling drugs, I mean Hey you gotta' get it how you live it.

He never really had a father figure to tell him right from wrong, and his mother never around, so he had no choice.

Some random number appeared across my screen. I answered it, Hello? I said. Ryli where are you? It sound like it was my mother. Who is this? I asked. Its your mother! you've been gone all night, she said. And why are you concered? Look I need you to watch the twins for me right quick while I run to the store, Please! she begged. I sat the phone in my lap, who is it? Marcus asked. My mama! I said with an attitude. Hello? Ryli you there? she said yelling through the phone. Look I'm on my way! but dont be taking all day at the "Store" I said. Knowing she wasnt going to no damn store. Okay thanks she said hanging up the phone. Why you be acting like that towards her? Marcus asked. Look I dont ask questions about you and yo' family, so dont ask questions about mine! I said grabbing my purse off the ground. Chill Out! I'm just saying, thats yo' mother she may not be the best mom, but at the end of the day she still ya' O.G Ry! and dont forget dat. Here he go, always tryna' prove a point! Look I gotta' go watch my Lil bro' and sis' Ill catch up with you later I said. Yeah A'ight man! I grabbed my keys off his dresser and left.

When I pulled up to the house, I noticed that the truck that was over our house the other day is sitting in the drive-way. When I walked in the house, my mom and that man was sitting on the couch laughing and talking. Um' what is he doing here? I said pointing towards him. Dont start Ryli' he's taking me to the store she said. Yeah, I'm real sorry about what happend last time, that was a bad first impression, but me and your mother made up ever since then Earl said. yeah, were good now baby my mom said. Good? any man that put his hands on you and have the nerve to be in yo' face and your kids face like nothing ever happend isnt  "Good". Look Ryli' I said dont start, now he apologized for what he did, and I apologized on my behalf to, now lets look past that she said grabbing her purse off the kitchen counter. I dont care how wrong you was, No man should ever feel the need to put his hands on a women, thats some real disrespectful shit! and you know that Ma'. I said with my eyes starting to water. Listen lil' girl, how about you stay outof grown folks business, and worry about ya' pretty lil self. Earl said, rubbing his hand on my face. DONT TOUCH ME! I yelled. I aint my mama I'll beat yo ass! Do it then he said, standing right infront of me. I just stood there, wondering If I should head to the kitchen and grab a knife or use this mace Marcus got me last year, when my mama last boyfriend tried to put his hands on me. Stop it now you two! my mama said standing in the middle of us, Earl lets go, I'm ready he said.

When he put his hands on you again, dont come crying to me. I won't I'm a grown women, I know how to defend my self she said walking out the door, with Earl following behind her. You need to stay in a childs place, he said walking out the door. FUCK YOU! I yelled, and slammed the door behind them.

I was so worked up, I had forgotten the twins were here! Good thing they were in their room sleep. I cant wait until Renee calls me, so I can tell her all about what just happend.

I sat in the living room, and turned on the TV, I see she paid the power bill I said to myself. I turned on the music channel and Future, drake & lil wayne came on with "Bitches Love me". It remined me, that theres a party tonight, Bre was throwing it for her 18th birthday at Celebs tonight. I wonder is Marcus going?