The Hustle

6

Los Angeles, CA
Normani's House
10:23a.m.
2017

"You have to tell her." My sister said, and I rolled my eyes and continued to scroll on Hulu. "No I don't. Why?" I said as I looked her through the phone. She gave me a bitch really look.

"I can understand if this was something minor like a job changed or a new hair color, but this will determine if she really wants your crazy ass or not."

Me and my sister may haven't always seen eye to eye, but five percent of the time she was right. I sigh.

"Fine, I'll guess I'll tell her when I see her again. Can you watch-" She ended the face time call.

Bitch.

For about fifteen minutes, I had quietness, but that all soon ended.

"Mom!!" I sigh heavily, before throwing my covers back. "What Alex?" I ask as I enter his basketball players themed room. "Can you cook? I would do it, but I'm trying to play my game." I roll my eyes. He swear he's eighteen, and not eight.

"Where is Presley?" I asked as I pick up his clothes that were thrown everywhere."I don't know probably back in the living room or something." I sigh and throw the clothes in his hamper. "You see what I just did, I cleaned up your room. You're welcome." I smack him lightly upside his head, and he whined.

I stand up and stretch. I go downstairs and start on breakfast. Alex will eat just about anything. I decided on grits, eggs, and bacon. I didn't want to overdue it.

Just like I said it was done in thirty minutes. "A! Come eat." I yelled. I was too lazy to say his full name. Soon I heard light full steps coming around the corner. "Did you wash your hands?" "Yes ma'am." "Say your grace." Alex listens and when they're done, I let him dig in. A, was by me because even though she think she can, she needs me to feed her.

I look at him and smile as they eat. I have to tell her and soon.

.

"Man you gotta tell her." I blew out a puff and sighed. "I know, but I'm really feeling her and I ain't tryna lose that."

Arin nods and gesture for the blunt. "I respect that, but I also take into consideration her feelings. If you wait a long time, then this could really fuck it up." I nod he was speaking true shit and I was listening.

"Imma tell her, I just can't give you a time frame." We finish up the blunt before getting back to work. We had to finish making the dime bags along with other shit. "Count that up for me Dr.Phill." I tell him as I hand him a stack of money. He finished up his last bag, before tending to the money.

I hit the blunt as I heard Arin talking. "What she look like anyway?" I blew out some smoke, before looking at him crazy. "The fuck you need to know that for?" He shrugged. "Just need to know who's the girl that got you sprung out like that." I nodded.

He wasn't lieing though. Lil baby had me sprung. I bet if she was to call right now, and ask to hang, I would probably try to hurry up and finish this shit so I could see her. She's worth it. I do another dime bag before answering his question.

"Just know she bad." He chuckled and took the blunt from me. "Now let's get this money." We do our handshake and get back to work. I can't help but drift my mind back to our talk earlier.

I really did need to tell her.