Opposites Attract

J-Rock

When I left Kylah's class I headed to the other side of the school to kick it with my best friend. I know she was going to trip on me because since I met Kylah I had been spending all my time with her and been ignoring pretty much everybody else but she understood that a nigga was in love. When I arrived at her class she was nowhere to be found so I wrote a note and left it on her desk. I hopped in my truck and headed to Davieon's Apartment. When I pulled up to his apartment I looked inside and all I could say is 'What the fuck'. His apartment was empty. I headed to the Apartment office to talk to someone. When I got there I was able to sit down and talk to the Apartment Manager. I learned that Davieon had lost his Apartment almost three months ago. I couldn't believe it, what the hell was he going through that he couldn't keep up with his overly priced apartment. I needed to talk to him and so I had him meet me at one of my Apartments in the city.

When I opened the door I could see the stress in my son's face. I just wanted to hold him like when he was a baby and tell him that everything was going to be alright. I took a seat across the room from him and we just stared at each other for about five minutes with the same expression. It felt like I was looking in the mirror.

"Davieon what the fuck is going on with you?" I asked breaking the silence.

"Dad what are you talking about?"

"Why do everybody keep playing dumb with me. You know what the fuck I'm talking about boy."

"No I don't Man." He snapped. This boy was about to make me choke the shit out of him. Why was he sitting up here fucking with my intelligence?

"Davieon you got something you need to tell me?"
"I don't pop."
"Davieon don't fuck with me boy." I said in a grim whisper. " I went by yo' apartment today, you know the one you once lived in but is now empty."

Davieon jumped up and we stood face to face with the same grim look. Was this lil' nigga trying to test me. "Why you in my business pop." He hit me with the same tone. I be damn if this boy temper was as short as mine. What he didn't know was that I would fuck him up like any nigga on the street. He could try me if he wants to.

"Dave don't fuck with me boy. I'm in yo business because you all up in my shit now you got some explaining to do little boy." I knew calling him dave and a little boy was hitting a nerve. I was really testing his temper for real now.

"Jayson don't call me Dave. I hate that shit." I looked down and noticed that he had one fist balled up and right then I swung on him busting him dead in the mouth. What he thought aint no hoe in me. He staggered back and acted as if he was about to charge me but stopped when he seen the look in my eyes.

"Pop why the fuck would you swing on me. You busted my damn lip." He said holding his mouth.

"Davieon don't try me I brought you in this world and I would take yo' ass out in a heartbeat. Ball yo' mutha fuckin fist up at me again." He knew to back off then because he seen I was about to whop his ass and not think twice about it.

" I lost my job and then I lost my apartment and then my girl left me, look I'm going through a lot right now. I'm sorry."
I stood there silently as I digested everything he just to me. "Damn Davieon why didn't you come to me?" I asked as I sat back down.

" I can't ask you for shit. I got into it with my boss and they fired me. Then I was able to use my credit cards for a couple of months but I couldn't handle the rent anymore and my girl wasn't buying the shit she was out. I fucked up pop."
I wanted to hug him and tell him that it would be alright but I had to let him be a man and find his way.