Reese Money (A Lil Reese Story)

Lean On Me

Lelani's POV

That night mama had told me to stay so that we could talk some more and 'catch up'. My mind was running and i couldn't even think straight after the got damned bombshell she'd dropped on me but i agreed nonetheless. We were sitting in the living room on the couch with Lester's nasty ass in the kitchen attempting to cook dinner. Ma and i were leaning into each other, my head on her shoulder but i wasn't even paying attention to whatever was on the TV. 

"Ma?" I asked her and leaned my head up from her shoulder. 

"Hm?" She answered while turning down the news to face me. I wasn't gon lie, i was scared to look her in the eye. Scared to face her at all for fear that she would break down right in front  of my eyes. 

"I saw you.. I saw you on the street.. on the corner the other day.. please don't tell me you was doing what i thought you were." I said and i felt her tense as she looked away from me. I bit my lip nervously as she started to cough and reach over to the table in front of us to grab a napkin, coughing into it. I watched her, scared shitless as she removed the napkin from her mouth to see blood all over it. I gasped, jumping up from the couch. I was scared shitless of blood and i'd always get lightheaded. Mama knew this. My throat started to close as i felt as if i couldn't breathe. 

"Lelani.. it's okay.. take it easy," She said while standing up to grab onto my shoulders. I shook my head back and forth with my extra ass hyperventilating. Lester poked his head out from the kitchen with some type of white sauce all over his lips and i gagged, his nasty ass making this shit even worse. 

"Fuck is her problem?" He said and my mom shot him a look. He raised his eyebrows before shrugging and going back into the kitchen. 

"Mama i'm scared," I said as my heart beat started to slow down. I took deep breaths as i spoke and she nodded while moving to hug me. A part of me was upset at the fact that she had kicked her own child out and left her to fend on her own for 2 weeks, or the fact that she had resorted to being a damn hooker.. But the other part of me had wanted this.. to hold her again and to have a relationship with her, wither it was good or bad. 

"I know baby.. come, sit." She said with a sigh and i nodded, sitting back down onto the couch now that i had calmed down. She looked down into her hands and sighed again. 

"Well..i got laid off." She said and i raised my eyebrows. 

"The hospital thought i was too sick and weak to be a proper nurse so they let me go.. They said when i get better i can come back.. but i'll never get better," She mumbled and i nodded, telling her to continue. 

"Lester told me about a way.. a new way to make money.." She said but i already knew what the fuck she was finna say.  I cut her off, standing up from the couch to mug the fuck outta her. 

"So are you tryna tell me Lester's yo pimp?!" I said yelling for him to hear from inside the kitchen. My mom grabbed onto my arm tryna pull my back down but i yanked away from her, getting angry asf. 

"Nah, fuck that! So you're tryna tell me- this big fatass Pennywise lookin ass mothafucka is pimping you out?!" I yelled turning around to grab the flower vase from the table and stomping towards the kitchen. Lester had his back turned to me as this nigga tried to fry some chicken with no damn flour or seasoning on that shit. I slammed the vase into his back and he yelped, dropping onto the floor. 

"Nigga fuck you!! You tryna dog my mama out damn well knowing she sick and can't defend or support herself!" I screamed down at him and he mugged the fuck outta me while his fatass tried to stand back up from the floor.