Chasing Reality [sequel to Autistic Innocence -J.M]

Chapter 31

Chance's P.O.V

"Come on man, it's time to wake up." I say sleepily as I see the clock on the ceiling say it's six thirty in the morning.

Deejay groans but turns around. "It's Saturday Chance, I ain't got school." He whines.

"I know but I gotta go run some errands and you know you can't stay here by yourself with mama. Get up." I nudge his arm before bringing my feet over the side of the bed and standing up, Deejay doing the same thing.

I go and use the bathroom and as I wash my hands, Deejay relieves himself as well before coming to wash his hands to.

We go into the kitchen where I fix us both a bowl of cereal and we hurry up to eat it.

After we finished I told him to get dressed while I cleaned the dishes. When I was done with that then I went to get dressed as well.

Then we brushed our teeth.

Then I grabbed the plastic bag I had hidden behind the refrigerator while I made sure he wasn't looking.

"Alright let's go," I gently grab his shoulder and push him out the front door.

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"Why can't I go with you?" Deejay whines as I lead him up to Mrs. Richards house.... only to see that she's not there.

"What I say about whining man? You ain't no baby." I groan as I grab his hand and rush across the street where the drug store was.

I go in and see Russell at the front just like always. He smiled big when he sees us enter.

"Aye! My favorite two customers! What can I do for y'all on this fine wonderful morning?" He says.

"Aye can you watch Deejay for me for a couple minutes? I need to run by the big house real quick." I look at him.

"Man, I can't I gotta watch the store and I don't think-"

"Please Russell? I ain't got no where else to leave him right now," I beg. He sighed and looked down at Deejay who's hand was still in mine and was looking around the store innocently.

He sighed again before nodding slowly and a smile forms on my face.

"Thank you man, I owe you one, for real." I sigh.

"Don't worry about it dawg, just don't be going over to that house no more, you know it's just trouble." He says.

"Yeah I know, I don't be going over there unless I really have to though. I'll be a couple minutes then I'll come right back to get him." I then turn my attention to my little brother.

"And you better behave goof, or else you know what's gonna happen when you practicing." I warn him and he nods.

"Alright, go on over there." I push him gently to where Russell was waiting for him.

"Alright little man, you ready to work?" Was the last thing I hear before I stuff the bag under the waistband of my shorts and exit the store.

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"Dawg, I know that ain't Chance! I just know that ain't Chance!" I look up and see my friends on the porch of the 'big house.' I playfully flick them off and laugh when they do the same to me.

"What's going on bro? I haven't seen you in a minute!" Trevor comes up to me and we do our handshake.

"Yeah, the last time we seen you was at-" Jacob starts off but is cut off by TJ who slapped his head.