The Kids In Gold

Everybody Loves Cuda

"Are you okay?" someone says to me. I don't say anything or look up hoping they just leave me alone. "Ma" the male voice echoes.

"Just leave me alone" I mumble.

"That wasn't cool, when she saw you crying she should've bailed you out" the voice says.

I look up and see a tall, brown skinned boy with amber colorer eyes and a short haircut and waves flowing through hit. He's wearing a short sleeved Rick and Morty shirt and veins showing from his forearms. He opens his mouth to speak and his silver grill flashes from his bottom row of teeth. "Are you okay?"

I just nod and he sits beside me on the bench looking down at my bag. "I got those today too" he says as I look and see the same shoes on his feet. "I'm Chance, but I go by Cuda" he says reaching his hand out to me. I shake it and look at the rose tattoo he has down his thumb.

"Zamani" I spit out.

"I just wanted to check on you, that wasn't cool in there, you know. Kind of upset me" he says pulling out a pack of Cigarillos and dumping a perfectly pearled blunt into his hand. He pulls out a lighter and looks at me. "You smoke?"

Once again I nod and he lights it handing it over to me. I place the blunt between my lips and take a deep hit immediately feeling a chill of relief come over my body. I exhale and watch the smoke fly into the air, handing it back over to him. He takes it and takes a few hits. "Was that your girl?" he asks looking over at me.

"Nah. It was stupid, don't even matter" I respond looking around.

"I'll respect that" he says handing it back.

"Well look, if you want we can sit here and smoke all day. I'm here by myself anyways, not much of a people person" he adds to the conversation.

"Was enough of a people person to come up to me" I say as he chuckles to himself.

"You're right. But I don't do this often and I definitely don't share my weed, feel special" He says nudging my arm.

Akira's POV

Baby hasn't said a word all car ride. I look over at her and she isn't crying anymore but her eyes are bloodshot red.

"Why you crying over that bitch?" I spit out without thinking.

"She's not a bitch" I barely hear her mumble out.

"She tried to ruin us"

"No. She really didn't. Just shut up" she says irritated. "Fucking stupid"

"I'm not stupid. Stop calling me that before I .."

"Before what?" she says cutting me off. "That's what I thought" she says. I just pull over to the side of the road.

"Get out" I demand. "Go on"

Baby looks at me confused.

"Get out" I insist. "You're not going to keep talking to me like that"

"I was joking man. Drive Akira" she says slapping my arm.

"Don't touch me" I say pulling off and driving home.

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Baby rushes inside and slams the front door before I get in.

"The fuck is your problem" I scream opening the door.

"Why can't you be better!" she yells back starting to pound on my chest over and over. "Why the fuck are you so dumb" she screams again still hitting my chest.