Tears Of A Hustler

Chapter 3 : I Don't Think This Is Going To Work

“Only two hours left,” Nancy said to herself as she glanced at the clock, then at the long line of customers standing in front of her cash register. Nancy served two of her customers when she noticed Dave enter the restaurant. From the look on his face she could tell that he was drunk again and looking for trouble.

“Hey baby what’s up,” Dave shouted loudly as he skipped the long line of customers making his way to the front of the cash register.

“Look at you, looking all good and shit,” he said as he leaned over the counter trying to give Nancy a kiss.

“Baby you can’t do this while I’m at work,” Nancy said leaning back refusing to give Dave a kiss.

“What,” Dave growled looking Nancy up and down. “Bitch I’m your man. I’ll kiss you wherever the fuck I feel like it,” he snarled as he roughly grabbed the back of her neck and aggressively kissed Nancy on the lips. “Now let me get a double cheeseburger, some fries, and a sprite.”

“Okay baby I got you, but I’m gonna need you to step to the side so I can take care of these customers first.”

“Fuck these customers. You serve your man first. Bitch you must’ve lost your fucking mind,” Dave said loudly causing a scene.

Mr. Wiggins sat in his office in the back talking to his girlfriend on the phone, when he heard a loud commotion coming from the front.

“What the fuck is going on,” Mr. Wiggins said to himself as he took a look at the surveillance camera where he saw Dave acting a fool. “This mutha fucka must’ve lost his mind,” Mr. Wiggins said to himself as he headed to the front of the store to see what all the commotion was about.

“Excuse me brother, is there a problem out here?” Mr. Wiggins asked nicely.

“Old man this ain’t got nothing to do with you, so mind your business before you get knocked the fuck out,” Dave said with ice in his voice.

Mr. Wiggins let out a light chuckle before he spoke calmly. “Nancy your fired. Get the fuck out of here and take your broke ass man with you.”

“Mr. Wiggins how can you do this to me?”

“I didn’t, you did it to yourself,” Mr. Wiggins countered smoothly. “All this drama ain’t good for business.”

“What am I supposed to do now,” Nancy asked innocently.

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“Ask your big mouth boyfriend,” Mr. Wiggins replied feeling sorry for his best worker. But he had to do what he had to do.

“You ain’t right; I bust my ass everyday in this mother fucker for you. Now you’re just gonna fire me like I’m a piece of crap,” Nancy said as tears ran freely down her face. “You know what? I’m better than this, so fuck you and Ronald McDonald. Both of ya’ll can kiss my ass,” Nancy snarled as she whirled on her heels, and stormed out of the restaurant. When she made it to the train station, she saw Dave standing there waiting for her.

“Dave don’t even say shit to me right now,” Nancy growled as she brushed past Dave heading downstairs to the subway platform.

“Bitch who the fuck you talking to like that? I did you a mother fucking favor. I know you ain’t want to work there for the rest of your miserable life, now did you?”

“Dave a job is a job. I don’t care where I’m working, as long as I’m getting paid. But some people wouldn’t know shit about that now would they,” Nancy countered looking Dave up and down, before she turned to get on the train.

“Well since money means so much to you, then I’m gonna get back on my grind out here in the streets, and risk my life and my freedom again,” Dave said trying to make Nancy feel sorry for him like he always did.

“Dave honestly I don’t care what you do anymore,” Nancy said taking a deep breath. “You only care about yourself, what the fuck we gonna do now? I don’t know if you forgot, but I’m pregnant”

“Bitch I know you better watch your mouth,” Dave warned ready to put on a show for the rest of the passengers on the train.

Instead of arguing, Nancy just stayed quiet until it was time for her to get off of the train. She knew that arguing with Dave was a no win situation, so all she wanted to do was go home and take a hot shower.

“Why aren’t you talking to me,” Dave asked as he forcefully grabbed Nancy’s wrist.

“Because I don’t feel like arguing with you tonight, that’s why.”

“Oh what you mad because I embarrassed you in front of your old ass boyfriend, Mr. Wiggins?” Dave laughed as he staggered a little from all the alcohol he consumed earlier that day.

“Sometimes you can be a real asshole. You know that,” Nancy spun off and noticed Coco standing in front of the building waiting for her.

“Bitch what I told you about your mouth?” Dave snarled through clenched teeth.

“Same thing I told you about your temper,” Nancy shot back waving Dave off.

Before Nancy could take another step, she felt pain combined with a powerful force connect with the back of her head. It took everything she had inside of her to stay on her feet. Once Nancy regained her balance, she saw Dave charging towards her.

“Bitch you ain’t going to be shit, just like your mother,” Dave said as he stepped back, and hogged spit in his baby mother’s face. Tears ran freely down Nancy’s cheeks as she wiped the nasty spit mixed with phlegm from her face.

“You know what your problem is? You don’t have no respect for nobody but yourself, but I’m about to teach you what happens when you disrespect somebody,” Dave growled as he took his belt off, letting the buckle swing freely.

Before Dave got a chance to hit Nancy with the belt, Coco came to her rescue.

“If you touch her with that belt your ass is going to jail tonight motherfucker,” Coco said in an icy tone.

“Bitch you need to mind your business before you be next,” Dave warned with fire dancing in his eyes.

“Nigga please I wish you would touch me, my brother would be up here so fast you wouldn’t know what to do,” Coco huffed shaking her neck.

“Fuck your brother I’ll do him like I just did this bitch.” Dave said with ignorance.

“My brother just came home from doing five years behind the wall. Please don’t make me have to call him because it won’t be a pretty site…trust me,” Coco threatened.

“Fuck you and your brother. I ain’t hard to find,” Dave slurred as he staggered across the street, in the opposite direction.

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“You okay,” Coco asked as she helped her best friend back to her feet.

“Yeah I’m fine,” Nancy replied feeling shit on the inside.

“I don’t know why you don’t leave that fool alone, all he’s gonna do is keep treating you like a punching bag.”

“Yeah, but he won’t let me leave,” Nancy responded as the two hopped on the elevator of her building.

“What you mean he won’t let you leave? Bitch you better stop playing and get lost on that clown. He don’t do shit but whip ya ass, take your money, and blame you for all of his mistakes,” Coco said hating the way Dave treated her best friend, especially while she was pregnant.

The two hopped off the elevator, and headed straight to the staircase. After everything that had just went on the last place Nancy wanted to be was home, so instead her and Coco sat on the steps in the staircase and continued their conversation.