Sometimes people are placed in our lives and we have no idea why. What happens when two people from totally different backgrounds meet? Are they placed into each other's lives to be a blessing or a lesson? Only one way to find out...
I do not own an...
"Morning Boss" Selena my receptionist said. I own one of the most well known tattoo shops here in the South. 'Dirty Ink' opened back in '99 when my Father was in charge, but I took over when I graduated college and he got sick. He'd been battling Lung cancer for almost 3 years and na' the doctors is telling him to take it easy. My old man's dream came to life almost seventeen years ago and I'd be a dead man walking if I didn't take over and honor his name. He built this shop from the ground up and it's been making money ever since. That man right thea' is my role model, he did everything for his family to make sure we didn't want for anything.
"Wassup shawty, what's on the menu today?"
"Your day is booked out again, you have 2 leg pieces, a chest tattoo and two/three others who's gonna just let you freehand." I was used to full days, the money had to be made somehow. I had ta' work so that I could provide for my family, it was my duty to and I couldn't do that if I wasn't workin'.
"Aight thanks, ya mama was able to see tha' docta' right?"
"Yeah thanks again, he said that she should take two weeks off but you know mama doesn't believe in days off. So I sent her to Houston to visit my sister." I laughed at that, Mrs. Harris sounded a whole lot like me. My employees were like family to me and I felt that it was my duty to make sure they was straight. If I'm eatin' they eatin' too.
"It's no problem, Imma make sure call ha' before the weekend is done. Alright tell me when my first client comes in."
"Okay.." Selena was a girl I messed around with when I first hired her, but she a lul crazy so I had to end things with ha'. It's all love doe
I made my way ta' my office in the back of tha' shop and prepared myself for the day ahead of me. I also put a reminder on my phone to remind myself to take a lunch break. If I'm workin' all day sometimes a nigga be forgetting to take care of himself too.
"Wassup man" Donovan my homeboy said as he entered my office.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
Donovan above 😍🤧.
"Gettin' ready fa' a long day. Wassup witchu' ?"
"Bro, I'm so exhausted. I didn't leave here til' after 2 a.m." Donovan was also one of my homeboys who I graduated wit. He's talented and a beast when it's time to ink, he even did a few of the pieces I have on me.
"That's what you get for takin' a two hour lunch break" I joked with him, this nigga the only man I know that eat anything they want and still fit.
"Whatever it takes good food to look this good"
"Mayne you gotta ease up off tha fast food too, I see a lul' pudge is coming in"
"Boy get outta here" And with that he left my office, he think I didn't see him peek a look in the mirror too. I laughed at him and seen my phone started ringing and it was my sister lil sis Danielle.
Wassup baby sis?
Nothin I'm just checking on you, you had breakfast?
Yeah mama, I stopped for IHOP before work
Hey did you know IHOP stands for International House Of Pancakes?
I rolled my eyes at this girl, she probably just woke up and had nothing to do.
Dad's having a good week surprisingly and Ma is right there taking care of him. She good. How's school?
School is good, my classes are earlier this semester so I've been dying. Danielle is in her third year at the school I graduated from, Clark Atlanta University and I couldn't be more proud of my lil sis.
We all have had em' before you'll live
Okay now about this belly piercing..
Get off my line Danielle.
You know what I'll just get it donesome place else
Die if you want to..
She laughed hard at that for whatever reason. I'm dead serious 20 or not.
Whatever brother, see ya later love you
Love you too Dani, rememba' what I said no boys.
I knowww..
They gon tell you, they love you but they don't.
What if I want a sugar daddy?
See now you playin' you know I gotchufor whatever
I'm just kidding, luh ju'
Luh you too now bye
My little sister was my heart, her and my mother could have anything they asked for. Everything but a belly piercing that is..I'm 24 so that means we grew up pretty close being that she's 20 years old. I'd kill for that one and I mean it, ask em' about me. Her and mama were the only two females in my life right now, I didn't care for the partying and the endless amount of females that threw themselves at me daily. Until I find the right one, Imma be doin' me until further notice.
