May 16, 2019
Columbia Hospital 📍
3pm
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"Aaliyah! Line number four is on hold for you says it's a Mr. Mayers!" My coworker Amanda shouts from across the hall.
I was the highest paid apprentice housewife in the building meaning I was my own boss and had my own office.
"Ms. Almanzar speaking," I say after pressing line four's call.
"Look at you all professional and shit excuseeeee me!" Rak laughs making me laugh.
"Boy whatchu want! You ain't call me since I left Miami!" I laugh holding the phone to between my ear and shoulder to finish typing on the computer in front of me.
"I know I'm sorry I've been busy but what time you get off work?" He asks.
"In like..two hours why?" I smile.
"So you gonna be free tonight?"
"Yeah."
"You wanna come to my show out in Brooklyn at Barclay's? You don't have to if you want to and if you do you can bring yah sister and yah brothers.You know because I want you to feel comfortable and I don't wanna make you feel like you're obligated to go."
"Of course I wanna come!" I laugh, "and i'm just gonna come by myself cause if my brothers come they gon act like some fools and my sister..whew don't even get me started," I say making him laugh a little.
"Good then, so ima put your name on the backstage list and let me know when you're on your way.."
"What time you want me to be there like what time does the show start?"
"Show starts at 8, doors open at 7.. so seven most likely."
"Alright well ima see you when I see you!" I laugh making him laugh.
I felt the nerves but for what? It was just this regular ass friendship building.Right?
After I got off the phone and got off work I headed home.When I got home, Malik and my mom were the only two home.
Now, just because we all lived together in New York didn't mean the place was small.We had a nice house in manhattan.
"Hey ma, when did you get off?" I ask looking through the mail.
"Just got home like two hours ago why?" She laughs.
"Nothing just asking," I laugh.
"So I just got off the phone with your buelo (grandpa) and buela (grandma) and they want us to come to the DR with them for the week."
"Oh word? When?" Malik says coming into the kitchen from the living room.
"Next month.They said your cousin junior is gonna get all the flights situated and everything and I already told my boss and he said I could get the week off."
My mom was always dedicated to her job.She worked at Maspeth high school as the spanish teacher for over five years and hasn't missed one day of work.
"Alright Ima talk to my boss and see if she'll let me."
"If she doesn't, make up an excuse like 'my family memeber is in the hospital' or something," My mom laughs.
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