Untitled Chapter
Soya was a year younger than my twenty-eight years.
She was a medium built, copper-penny complexioned, cute girl.
She had one little boy, Cass, who was seven, and they’d been living with me for about six months, which I totally didn’t mind.
She worked at Jack in the Box, just down the street, walking distance.
She still received food stamps, kept the fridge full, paid a few of the utilities, while we split responsibility for the household necessities. Which made my life easier.
To keep the two-bedroom, I had to have my mama on the lease, which means that her income was included in the pricing of my rent.
Therefore, I paid about five hundred a month, although I technically didn’t have a job.
Knowing how to work the system, I kept a hustle, and would just get paid under the table.
I would babysit, clean houses, and braid hair.
The money I made from braiding alone paid all my bills, including my car note.
The other hustles kept extra money in my pockets, which I would stack, because I didn’t live a very glamorous life.