Lacey

7

Chapter 7

I'm riding to Columbus, Ona's in the back. I'm going to meet Yukon, about the baby.

I pull up to a gas station. It was a moderate amount of people here.

I had to take Ona out the car. Damn, I need somebody riding with me. I go into the store, baby carrier in hand. 'Shit. I can't buy a black with a baby in my arm. Shit.'

I look around for someone. Anyone. I instantly become frustrated. 'This is exactly why I need it!'

I go outside the store and put Ona back in. Ain't shit I can do here. As I'm bending over, I hear "Damn bruh, you see her ass!" I turn around, and see two idiotic teenagers looking at me. Shouldn't they be in school?

"Bet you won't..!" one of them mumbles to the other.

"Shidddd. Twenty bet!"

At that moment im crossing the front of my car, when one of the boys comes up to me. He had on the Gamma 11's , black Levis & a light blue shirt. 'ameture attire!' I thought.

"Yo. Ma. Can I get yo-" he starts before I interrupt.

"Let me see yo' dick." I say.

He wide eyed me. "uh, did I st-stutter?" he stayed silent, unsure about what to do.

"Check a bad bitch? Na. Fuck. Stay in school." I laugh.

I get in my car and drive off. My attire, though.

I'm wearing a black, short sleeved, fitted dress, with nude, strap ankle wedges.

Why I get cute? Ugh. What am I even doing?

I drive off, into the sun.

I pull up ten minutes later, to my house. Well, fuck, yeah, my house. Its in my name, shit.

I get out of the car to retrieve Ona. When she's settled, and I have everything, I walk to the door and knock.

A half naked girl comes to the door.

"Yeah?" she says. She MUST be from Hampton Park.

"Where's Yu?" I ask.

"Who?" she says. Unbelievable.

"The person who owns this house!" at that moment, he appeared.

"The fuck you doing answering my door? You keep fucking up! Get yo' shit & get out man." he said angrily to the female.

She went to the back & he came to the door.

"Lace, hey babe. Come in."

I step in, the place, its changed.

I sit on an all brown leather coach. I sit Ona next to me.

"Is that her?" he says to me.

"Yeah. Look at her.. She has your eyes."

He looks at the baby. He looked as if he wanted to cry.

"Can I... Hold her?" He says.

I motion so he can. He held her, she giggled.

She is, her fathers daughter.

We were talking. About? Everything. Our conversation bought back hella memories. Memories that gave me reason to love him.

Ona was sleep, it was just me & him.

"Lace. Why can't -" he started, then a loud thud came from the back.

His head snapped back, I didn't say anything, I didn't do anything. I grabbed Ona, placed her securely on the couch,

I put a pillow in front of her, to drown out the sound.

I look back over to Yu, he was gone, toward the back.

Next thing I know, he's coming back, smirking.

This motherfucker!

"Its nothing. Just O' girl. She finna jet though."

I look at him & smirk.

The girl from earlier comes from the back, half naked, hair fucked up, running, full speed out that bitch!

And while all this us happening, this nigga just looking me dead in my eyes!

"Nigga. You scare me!"

He giggles. "Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why the FUCK do I scare you?"

I burst into laughter, he says "fuck" with so much emphasis.

"I don't know. You just do! But, look, its time to go." I grab Ona & put her in her carrier.

"When ima see you again?" he asks.

"I don't know. I'll let you know tho. Ok?"

"ok." he says blankly.

I walk towards the door, he opens his arm for a hug. I walk past him, "I really missed you Lace." he says.

I just leave.

The moment I close the door to my car, I burst into tears.

An hour & a half later, I'm at home. I get Ona & decide to go inside.

There, right when I walk in, is Jay.

Oh shit.