A Hustler's Pride

Part 3

"They wonderin why u wasn't at Toni's funeral," Freddy said lookin at the people who were starin.

"And some people talkin mess about ur Daddy had somethin to do wit it cause he looked pretty messed up at that funeral. They had to close the casket cause people was runnin out and throwin up," Kelis said lookin at Giselle feelin real sorry for her.

"So people are talkin bad about me now?"

"No they just spreadin what they think they know," Freddy said walkin away. Kelis walked Giselle to first period and tried to keep her head up throughout the day. Giselle had decided to call her dad to come pick her up the last thirty minutes of school. When her Dad's car got there she wasn't really expectin to see him in it. She got in and didn't say one word.

"Hey G how was everythin today?" She sighed and pretended not to hear him. "U deaf or somethin?"

"Why did u hafta ruin my life?"

"What? How did I do that?"

"U got everybody in that f***in school lookin at me like I'm some murderer!"

"What did I tell u about watchin ur mouth? Now explain what happened."

"I went into that got-"

"Giselle!"

"I went into that school and as soon as I step a foot in there all eyes are on me."

"That's always though."

"This wasn't a good thing. People talkin about why I didn't go to the funeral because u killed.......U murdered my friend," she said lettin tears fall from her face. Matthew felt really bad for what he had done but as far as he was concerned that lil boy was his enemy and he didn't realize that pain his daughter felt.

"Look G, I'm really sorry baby. I have no words to explain how bad i feel. I messed up and i realize that. And i know those are kids back there but u let me know if one of them motherf***a step out of line and say some raw shit to u." Giselle looked at her dad and smiled even though she didn't want too. He had been raisin her ever since her mom left them when she was only seven. "I love u G. U know that I would never do anythin to hurt u intentionally. i wanna protect the only thing i have left in this world. And look," he said pullin out a pink locket with light blue and white diamonds on the chain and around the book shaped locket. "I called Jacob up today and told him that I wanted somethin special for u and he came up with this." Giselle took it and opened the silver locket. Inside the locket Giselle saw a picture of her and her Dad on her seventeenth birthday. 

And another pic of a lady.

"Is this....." He shook his head when he looked at her. She stared at the pic of her mother. "She looks like me." Matthew laughed.

"U look like her before.....u know." Giselle couldn't believe she was holdin a pic of her mother. She looked so beautiful.

"Do u think she still loves me?" Giselle said lookin at him.

"Why wouldn't she? She just has a problem that she needs to deal wit."

"I blame u," Giselle said laughin off her pain and puttin on the locket.

"Me? I didn't tell her to sniff coke."

"But u had it everywhere and U got her hooked."

"Don't blame Daddy baby. Don't do it," he said almost singin it makin Giselle laugh. He loved the way his daughter smiled. "I'm really sorry G."

"I know Daddy. I love u too."

After school the next day Giselle told her father about the basketball game that was bein held after school and she wanted to go. Matthew agreed and asked Hova and a security team to escort her. They all went up to get Giselle and they headed down the steps.

When Matthew saw his daughter talkin with Hova he got kind of suspicious but he didn't say anythin. He got even more agitated as he watched how his daughter smiled and looked at Hova. "Hey u two, I want ya'll to have a good time." Giselle gave her dad a kiss on the cheek.

"We will Daddy. Thanks." As Giselle walked ahead, Matthew stopped Hova just before he walked out the door.

"Don't try nothin with my baby," he said lookin into Hova's eyes makin sure he understood.

Before the game could end, Giselle wanted to leave to go get somethin to eat. There was still a line waitin to get inside. "Can i put on one of those jackets u have on," she asked Hova who was replayin what her father had said in his mind. He didn't understand why he let his daughter dress that way and didn't want anyone touchin or lookin at her.

"Yeahokay." As she put the jacket on she saw some girls she talked to in schooland they waved to her wonderin who that piece of chocolate was walkin next toher. And as they did, a whole gang of girls pretended to wave at Giselle sothat piece of chocolate would notice them.    

When they got into the car, Giselle laughed to herself thinkin how fake those girls were. "What's so funny?"

"I'm just thinkin about those chicks back there. I don't even talk to too many people cause they're so fake and yet when they see me with a dude that's cute they wanna 'Hey Giselle. Hey girl.' So f***in fake," she said still laughin. They ended up goin to IHOP. As the ordered and ate, the security team waited outside in cars makin sure the area was safe.

"Do u ever get tired of this? A security team followin u everywhere?"

"Not really. They don't do it at school or atleast I don't think so and that's fine by me," she said stuffin her mouth with salad.

"That ain't the only thing that's fine," Hova said lickin his lips at her as she blushed. He realized it and laughed. "Why u stop eatin?"

"No reason," she said wipin her mouth.

"U missed a spot," he said grabbin his napkin and wipin her mouth. "There."

"I don't think u should be doin that. U could get in a lot of trouble," she said smilin seductively.

"Really? Could I have gotten into trouble for u grindin on me the other day?" She looked embarassed for him bringin that up again. "Why u turnin all red and shit? What I say?"

"Come wit me," she said gettin up and goin into the men's bathroom. She made sure no one outside saw her. Hova did the same and followed her. When they got inside, Giselle walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I really like u."

"Really? How can that be when u was just cryin over some other dude?"

"That was just my friend."

"So am I."

"I don't recall us sayin we were friends."

"Really," he said puttin his hands on the back of her thighs and runnin them up into her skirt to feel her butt. She jumped a little. "What? U nervous?" Her heart was beatin so fast that she wanted to do him right on the floor. He leaned in to her so that their mouths were an inch apart. "I think u tryna get me killed," he said starin in her eyes and she looked at his lips anticipatin on a kiss.

"No, I'm not."

"I think u are." He moved his hands around to the front of her thighs so that he could place a finger inside her and she layed her head down on his shoulder cause it had been a while since anybody did this to her. "Look at me. U like this," he said fingerin her more and she moaned a little. He took his fingers out and kissed her makin her knees feel like jello. He stopped and looked at her. "How come u ain't no virgin?"