One Shots

neighbors | j cole

"Mama, do I have to go over there?" I groaned. My mama so lazy. She always want me to do everything.

"Yes honey, and take this cake." She handed me the vanilla cake she just made about an hour ago. She put it on one her good china plates and handed it to me. "Come on, me and ya daddy will come witcha."

I put the cake on the counter and slid on my house shoes that were by the front door. I had on a pair of khaki shorts and my Kroger shirt. I had just gotten off of work and now I gotta do this. I picked the cake up and led my parents out the door and across the street to our new neighbors.

My daddy rung the doorbell. A few seconds later, a tall guy came to the door. He had a fade and was about my mom's complexion, lightskinned.

"Hey, y'all our neighbors?" I nodded and handed him the cake. He smiled at me then at the cake. "Mama, the neighbors here!" He yelled.

A lady came down the stairs. She was pretty. Looked like she could model.

"Hello, I'm Kay. This is Jermaine." She smiled at us while thunder cracked behind us. "Oh where are my manners, come inside." She invited us inside. Their house was very nice despite them moving in just a week earlier.

"You tryna come play NBA Street with me?" My brother used to play that before he went to college so I was familiar with it. I nodded. He led me upstairs to his room. It looked like an average guy's room. Messy bed, posters of half naked girls, clothes everywhere on the floor.

"My bad, I haven't unpacked yet, don't see a point in it." He sat on the floor and slid a controller my way. I sat next to him and started the game.

"Why not?" I asked while looking at the screen. He glanced over at me then laughed.

"My dad is in the military, so yeah you know how that goes." We built a conversation off of that. It was very deep and intellectual. He seemed smart. I liked him already.

My mom called my name from downstairs.

"Well, I'll see you soon." I put the controller down and walked to his door.

"Maybe tomorrow? Let's go skating or something."

I smiled and nodded. "Yeah, I think that would be fun."

He got up and hugged me before I walked out.

It's crazy how I'm attached to him already.