Maurice
Maurice
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My boys and I walked into Dave n Busters after having football practice.
"I swear, everytime I come here, those white children can't stop staring at a nigga," Derrick told us.
"They prolly wondering why a shadow got eyes," I joked.
"You know what, for a lightskin, yo ass mad ugly," he told me.
"Nigga I ain't even light-"
"Hello, welcome to Dave n Busters. How many is there?" The worker ask. She was a dark skin joint with that long ass curly hair. She was lowkey bad tho.
"Four," Derrick told her. She grabbed our menus and utensils while leading us to our table. We sat down and looked through the menu.
"A nigga bouta FEST on them buffalo wings," LuQuan said.
"Someone try that Super Hot wings wit me," Keith told us.
"Nigga, the last time you had some hot wings, you looked like you went swimming," LuQuan told him.
"Nah, no way them wings were legal. Nigga was crying and shit," he said, I laughed and looked at Derrick. He was staring at something.
"Ayo what chu staring at?" I ask.
"Is it just me or does she look mad familiar?" He ask. I looked where he was looking and there was a waitress cleaning off the table. I couldn't see her face because she was facing her back towards us.
"That's Nae friend's mother, me and her mad close. Her and her son are the funniest people man," Keith said, "Thats her son right there playing on that tablet,"
"I'm bouta go over to her. She might be cute," Derrick got up and walked over to her.
"This nigga gon embarrassed himself," I said. We all watched him go up to her. He taped her shoulder and she looked at him. His face got so damn wide, I was pretty lost on what's happening. He must know her because they hugged.
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Aneis
"Yoooo how's it been, what chu been doing?" Derrick ask. I'm still confused and shocked that I'm seeing him right now. Derrick is one of "the father's" friends. They were like brothers!
"Good. Just tryna make a living. Hey please say..Maurice..isn't here," I said looking around.
"He is. Come, we can go see him-"
"Hell no! Please Derrick, don't tell him you saw me," I told him.
"Come on Aneis, stop hiding from ya damn problems, you gon see him soon anyway,"
"Why yall here anyway? At of all states,"
"We playing college football for Florida State," he told me. Wow. Right when things are going great, more shit comes, "I heard chu had a son," he said sitting down, telling me to sit too.
"Yea, Dominic. He sitting over there," I told him.
"Is Maurice the father?" He ask. I looked down and nodded slowly.
"Derrick don't tell him! Please!" I begged.
"Aneis, tell him. When you left, Maurice started to do drugs, won't get out the house, it was like that nigga was tryna kill himself," he told me.
"How's he now?" I asked
"He's doing fine now. He been single ever since and only focus on football and school," he answered me
"Ok. Good. Now why would I wanna ruin his grind? Him seeing me, and just founding out he has a 4 year old son would fuck up what he doing. I just wanna do me and he do him," I told Derrick.
"You gon run into Maurice one day, why not do it now. How bout at least say hey and tell him your fine, you don't even have to tell him about the child," he told me. I nodded.
"When did chu get so smart?" I joked.
"Well," he smiled feeling on his chest while making a face I can't even described.
"Yo ugly ass. I gotta head back home, got work tomorrow allllll day. Nice seeing you Derrick," I got up making him get up to. I hugged him.
"Lemme get your number real quick," he ask. I gave him a worried face, "I promise I won't tell Maurice m,". I nod my head and he gave me his phone then I saved my name is in Aneis.
"Hope to see you more," He told me.
"Byee," I said. He went back to his table and I went to kitchen. I gathered all my stuff and signed my ass out. I walked out and went to look for my child. I saw Dominic talking to Keith, while with Derrick and got damn Maurice.
"DOMO! COME ON TIME TO GO!" I yelled out. They all looked at me...but dumbass Dominic didn't.
"DOMINIC!" I yelled again.
"Yes?" He ask.
"If you ont bring yo ass here. We gotta go, got work tomorrow," I told him.
"Wassup ma, don't know how to say hi?" Keith said. Great, now Maurice is looking at me.
"Hi Keith. Dominic, ima give you an option because I'm tired. Either you come with me or you stay here and I'll call Lizzy to come get chu then. Cool?" I told him.
"YUP!" He cheered.
"Keith, can you watch him please?" I ask.
"No problem,"
"Thank you," I said. I looked at Maurice and he was staring..hard. I walked out and went to my car only to felt the vibration of my phone in my back pocket. I took my phone out and saw a text from Derrick already.
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Derrick: You failed shawty
Me: O shut up, I'll do it one day
