Love Lock Down

Chapter 3 (Leroi)

I see the rude girl from the store and cause I am a gentlemen I stop. "Yall need a ride? I think we goin the same way. I was expecting a smart reply cause she lowkey rolled her eyes.

"Um actually we do please."

I got out and put their groceries in and the little one smiled at me.

"What's your name cutie?" I asked the little one as I started pulling out of the parking lot.

"My name is Shaaaayla". She said in the cutest baby voice.

"Well Shayla my name is Leroi.

"Hi Leroi." She squeaked giggling.

"Miss attitude you got a name?' She rolled her eyes so hard I thought she was gon fall asleep."

"If you must know my name is Navette."

"Navette that's kinds old school, but it's cool. I turned my music back up cause I was not really digging the attitude." I kept stealing side glances of her and I realized that she was really pretty. the hazel eyes, the long curls, and the smooth skin, but that attitude was not becoming at all. I was glad we had a short ride. I pulled up to the projects and she wasted no time hopping out and getting Shayla.

"Yall gon need some help with these groceries let me help you."

"We got it!" She spat nastily.

"Look I don't know why you got a chip on ya shoulder, but you need to eat that muthafucka and keep it movin cause your attitude is getting real old!!!" She wanted to cuss me out and I was waiting for it, but she looked at me for a second when I saw tears forming. I had hurt her feelings. Normally I wouldn't feel bad for checking a rude broad, but she was going through something.

"Look mama I am sorry you just been flaky and I............"

"It's okay you are right. I am sorry. Can you just help bring the stuff to the porch and we will take it in."

"I got you." I said picking up all of the bags except the one Shayla wouldn't give to me. When we got to the porch I noticed her hands shaking as she tried to unlock the door. I could see something had her shook, but I just left it alone.

"Thank you Leroi, we really do appreciate this. I gotta get diner cooked for my daddy. See you later."

She started taking in the groceries when she noticed the extra bags.

"Hey you made a mistake you put our groceries with yours.

"Nah ma those are yalls courtesy of my mama." I said walking backwards in case she tried to give them back.

"Oh wow. Tell her thank you so much I....."

"Don't worry about it ma just get your dinner cooked. I live in apartment 15 if you wanna thank a nigga with a plate." I said half joking but half serious. She laughed and waved as I walked back to my house. When I opened the door mama was slumped over her sowing machine sleep. with this new medicine she was taking it seemed like all she did was sleep. I took the throw blanket she kept on the couch over her shoulders and went in the kitchen to raid the fridge. I was just about to make a ham sandwich when Curtis punk ass made his appearance.

"Hey Roi what you got there?" He asked standing over me.

"I am making me a ham and cheese sandwich, why you want one?"

"Nah, but your mom is cooking shortly so why don't you just wait?"

"I could wait, but I ain't crushed a crumb all day and I am hungry." I said grabbing the Miracle Whip and bread.