His Ghetto Flower

Richmond Avenue

We all happily jumped into Paco's car to head over to Richmond Ave. It was barely 9:30 at night so 'bout time we get there, majority of everyone will be getting there too. We just had to take the 25 minute drive.

I sat in the back of Paco's 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. The car may have been old, but it always took us where we needed to go and it was fixed up in a Lowrider style. With a nice dark blue paint job, shiny rims, and a bumping music system. What more could you want? With Paco driving, Carol in the passenger seat, I was behind the driver, then Sylvia and Vic. The windows were rolled down and the breeze was nice.

Sitting there with my eyes closed, listening to the music, I was just thinking about how tonight would go. Hoping there wouldn't be any fights even though that would probably happen anyway, I couldn't help but wish for a peaceful fun night out.

"Crap!" I could barely hear Sylvia say with the loud music in the background.

I looked at her and bobbed my head to ask her what was wrong without having to try to yell it at her.

"I have to pee!" She shouted.

What the hell?

I leaned over as close as I could get, to say in her ear. "Why didn't you pee before we left the house?"

"No duh genius! I didn't need to go then, that's why!"

All I could do is shake my head at her. She and I both know that now she was going to have to wait till we got there. So all I could do was laugh at her when she started shaking her leg up and down. Then she was crossing her legs. It wouldn't be the first time she's peed herself. 

Another ten minutes passed and we were finally getting close to Richmond Ave. When we got to the stop light right before getting to Richmond Ave. Paco turned down the music.

"Imma stop at the store and get something to drink, y'all......."

Sylvia screamed out before he could even finish what he was going to say. "YES! Oh my God, I have to pee so bad!"

"What the F*&$ Sylvia, why didn't you tell me before that you had to pee? You better not pee in my car!" Paco was giving her the stink eye through his rear view mirror. Again, this wouldn't be the first time she's peed in his car. 

"Oh, just shut up and please HURRY!"

Finally, we pulled up in front of a gas station and she bolted out damn near stepping all over me just to get out before he could even stop. Paco got off and followed her in the store.

I turned around and saw that Carol was fixing her make up in the mirror.

"Hey chick, when you're done with that, let me see it ok."

When she was done she handed me the mirror and I took out my eyeliner from my back pocket. But before I could even take off the top of the eyeliner. Sylvia busted inside the car with Paco following behind her, again.

"Oh my God Paco hurry up!" She shouted.

"What? It's not my fault you didn't use the restroom." He replied.

Vic turned towards her "You didn't use the bathroom?" and gave her a look.

Paco started up the car and made it out to the road again.

"Hell no, the restroom was nasty. I think someone could catch an STD just by walking in there." she shuddered.

Richmond Ave was a very long street, but there was only a small part that you were actually able to cruise down. Which was the part where all the night clubs were at. So where the clubs began on the street and ended, was where you could drive and then park later on in the night.