Recovery Road [Completed]

Chapter 21: We Like To Party

"No." Beyoncé said.

"What? Why?" Mya asked turning slightly to her mother who was driving.

"Your guest are not getting goodie bags." She said.

"And why not?"

"I'm not buying these kids anything. They got parents." Beyoncé said. "And what they need goodies bags for anyway?"

Mya shrugged. "It seemed cool."

Beyoncé rolled her eyes. "Well you can cancel that. You're getting everything else you wanted and that's it. I'm not going over budget for a fifteenth birthday party."

"Aight Ma."

"What you got an attitude for?" Beyoncé asked.

"I don't have an attitude. I just said aight."

"Be happy you're getting a party. You could've only got cake and a balloon."

"I'm very grateful." Mya said dryly.

Beyoncé glanced at her.

"Don't make me cancel, there's still time."

Mya sat quietly looking out the window.

Beyoncé pulled up to the beauty shop so she could get Alexis's. They got out and walked in and over to Alexis who's hair was finished.

"Hey pretty." Beyoncé said kissing her forehead.

"Hi mommy."

"You like your hair?" Beyoncé asked looking at her braids.

"Yes, it just took too long though." She said.

"What you expect?" Mya said. "I wanna cut mine."

"No." Beyoncé said.

"Why not?"

"You have pretty hair. No."

"It'll grow back." Mya said laughing.

"I don't know about all that. Wait till you're sixteen or something." Beyoncé said.

"Aight."

"Bey! What's up?"

"Hey La." Beyoncé said hugging her friend Lala.

Lala was actually Kelly's best friend and that's how her and Beyoncé met. Lala was a hair stylist and did everyone's hair.

"How much?" Beyoncé asked.

"A hundred."

Beyoncé handed over one forty knowing anyone else would have charged her more. Alexis got up and they began walking out.

"Bey!" Lala yelled finally seeing it was more than what needed to be.

"It's called a tip. Take it!" Beyoncé yelled and walked out the shop.

"Mommy, where we going now?" Alexis asked.

"Y'all do know it cost money to go places." Beyoncé said.

"Yeah." Alexis said.

"Aight, where your money? We can go wherever." She said.

Alexis looked at Mya.

"Don't look at me." Mya said laughing. "I'll go back in the house and go to sleep."

Alexis sucked her teeth.

"Okay, can we at least go to lunch. I'm hungry." Alexis said when they got to the car.

"Yeah, I'm hungry too." Mya said.