You Can Trust Me (Keith Powers Story)

10

A nigga sexy huh?

Manhattan, NY

• November 4, 2017 •
• 5:30 pm •

Fuck butterflies,
I feel the whole zoo
when I'm with you.

__________

"Would you guys like any dessert?"

I looked across the table at my brother to see if he was up for any dessert cause I sure was.

He laughed, "Yeah what y'all got?"

"Strawberry cheesecake, zeppoles, a fudge brownie sun-"

"I'll take the brownie." I said excitedly.

You could never go wrong with brownies in my eyes and obviously Ezra already knows that as he's shaking his head while the waitress writes down my order.

"And for you sir?"

"Lemme get the cheesecake."

"Alright those will be right out for you guys." She smiled politely and walked away.

"Yo ass ain't change huh?" He asks while sipping from his Coke.

"Hell nah, you know I'm always gon love me some brownies."

It was my brother's twenty fifth birthday today and since his fiancé, Michelle, planned a mini trip for the both of them for the rest of today and tomorrow, this was the only time I could get with him. My mom and Damari just left since she's taking care of him for the time being. I offered to babysit but my mom wasn't having it. Any chance she gets, she's taking care of him whether I'm available to do it or not.

Unfortunately, I'm led to believe that she does that because she had a miscarriage a few months before the divorce was final and no one knew she was pregnant except for her. It broke everyone's heart and that's another reason why she's been almost completely to herself since then.

"Fat ass."

"Shut the fuck up. So where's Michelle taking you?"

"Ion know dawg, she not giving nothing up for shit. She always gotta surprise a nigga, can't never tell a nigga nothing."

"You needa be grateful she doing something for yo stupid ass. That's what you needa do."

He stuck the bird up at me and I laughed.

"You mad or naw?" I asked while tilting my head to the side and picking up my phone to check the time.

"Man whatever. What you got goin' on for the rest of the day?"

I immediately tensed and almost dropped my phone from my hand. What do I say? He knows I can't lie for shit so I guess there's no running around this.

"Is that any of your business?"

He scrunched his face up, "Hell yeah it's my business. Lemme find out a nigga tryna creep and you ain't tell me. Lemme find out Venus."