Single Mother

Chapter 24

........Rhonda sat up watching tv in her new apartment. She moved out from her parents a couple of months ago.

Cierra was supposed to come over and have drinks with her for the night to catch up on some old times, but she hadn't showed up yet.

"Mommy??" Lisa asked, walking down the hallway with her bear in her arms.

"Hey, what are you still doing up sweetie?"

"I can't sleep!! I keep thinking about daddy!"

"What about him!?" Rhonda asked.

"He didn't come to my party today and he promised he would."

Rhonda knew all alone he came, she just did what she thought was best for her daughter at the time.

"Come here sweetie! As long as I'm here for you, and know that I love you, that's all that matters. Ok!?"

"Ok mama!" Lisa replied softly.

"Ok, now go back to bed, I love you!" Rhonda kissed Lisa on the jaw and walked her to her room.

"Goodnight mommy!" Lisa turned over and closed her eyes.

"Sweet dreams pumpkin!" Rhonda closed the door and turned off the light.

      -20 minutes later-

Knock knock knock

"Who is it!?"

"It's Cee! Open the door!"

Rhonda opened the door.

Cierra bussed in with a liquor bottle "Its party timeeeee!!"

"Girl hush, you gone wake Lisa up!" Rhonda said, hugging Cierra as she walked in the front door.

"So, how's life been treating you!? I see you've got your own place and doing dam good for yourself now!"

"Yea, I can't complain! Been doing it all on my own for a while now."

Rhonda got a job as a teller at a local bank down the street. When she finished high school , she had to find somewhere to work to support Lisa. Luckily , her dad knew somebody, that knew somebody. After all, Bennie wasn't even trying to help.

"What is Bennie doing!? Have you seen him lately!?" Cierra asked, pouring her and Rhonda a drink.

"Bennie hasn't been to one of Lisa's parties since she was 3. All he thinks about is Casey, and his homeboys. Every time I call him, he's busy . It's always a different excuse."

"Well you know I never liked his bitch ass anyway!!" Cierra replied, sipping on her drink.

"Enough about me, what you got going on!? What have you been doing for the last couple of years?" Rhonda asked.

"Well, I have a new job at this place called Magnolia Farms! All I have to do is take calls and sit on my ass all day girl. You know, I been moved out of moms house. I just couldn't take it anymore. When dad left, she got so bitter and reckless. She would scream and holler about nothing." Cierra replied.

"So....how's your love life!? Is there someone special? Rhonda asked.

"Well, not really. I've been dating this guy name Micheal on and off! He doesn't know how to keep his dick in his pants and I can't be dealing with all of that! So, as of right now, I'm single, but, if I want some dick, I can get it!" She replied, laughing out loud.

"Oh God!" Rhonda replied, rolling her eyes.

"What about you? You're dating someone!?"

"Every guy that has tried, they remind me so much of Bennie. They're like sweet tarts, first they're sweet, then they turn sour ! Besides, I don't need to be bringing nobody around Lisa. She's so stuck in her pappy and he acts like she doesn't even exist. Even if I did want to be with somebody, that little girl wouldn't approve !" Rhonda replied, giggling.

Cierra took a deep breath "Ahhhhhh, im glad we back to where we was in the beginning! After all, we share the same blood! And Lisa looks just like me, she has my nose and everything!"

"Girl please, my baby looks nothing like you!"

Suddenly, Rhonda's phone vibrated, alerting a text.

She picked it up. It was Bennie.

"Ughhh, I'm sick of him!! He texts my phone every night! I'm about to get my number changed on his ass!"

"I'm being nosy, who is that!?" Cierra responded, sipping on her drink.

"Bennie's ass! "

"Umm...what he say!?"

"Dang bitch you nosy!"

"And!? What he say?"

"Talking bout hey."

"Let me see your phone!"

"No, why!?"

"Just let me see your phone dam!"

Rhonda passed the phone to Cierra.

She responded " this her nigga, what you want?"

"Can I get my phone Cee!?"

"Nope! Wait a minute!"

"Ughhhh!" Rhonda rolled her eyes.

He responded "You better not be around my daughter nigga, I swear!"

She responded " I put her to bed every night, she's actually a beautiful young lady. Did you know today was her 5th birthday? She really enjoyed herself today ! Where were you!? Oh ok, I thought so! Goodnight ! Don't text my soon to be wife phone anymore."

Cierra looked up and smiled at Rhonda.

"What you done did !?"

"Nothing!" She said, handing her the phone back.

"You know, we should go out sometime."
Cierra said, browsing through her phone.

"Where though !?"
"I know this night club downtown that everybody goes to! It's always a nice crowd out there! We should go next weekend!"

"It's a date?" Rhonda asked.
"It's a date.....................