Chapter 12
Listen closely. Take everything in. And it wasn’t because I was shy.
Because anybody who really knew me could vouch that I was far from it.
I just didn’t really come alive, unless I knew that everybody around me was genuine.
And that was probably why I loved kids the way that I did.
The adults on the other hand…were mostly full of bullshit.
“Shit, I think that I might slide out there with y’all,” my neighbor, Casey mumbled, before taking a sip from her cup.
Casey was a thick, light skinned, heavily tatted, gold teeth having, red hair wearing, loud-mouth.
Since she’d been living next door, there’d been three times the traffic on the porch, because she was a social butterfly, who had no qualms about inviting herself places.
Just like she’d often invite herself to hang in my apartment, especially after I’d cook.
“Yeah, I think that we should roll out around ten,” Chell added, as she took a sip from her double Styrofoam cup. I could detect a slight slur when she spoke, indicating that she was sipping lean aka codeine.
A lot of people liked sipping drank around 790.
Personally, I’d occasionally indulge, but only when I just needed some good rest. Outside of that, I didn’t like anything that would potentially have me incapacitated.
And I never understood why they’d want to stumble through their day, half out of their minds.
“Neighbor, is you going out?” Casey glanced my way. Soya snickered. “Girl, Babi’s ass aint going nowhere.”
Casey hooded her eyes. “Why not? You a gorgeous girl, Babi.
Why you always stay in the house?” Before I could respond, my cell rang.
“Cause of that, right there,” Soya spoke up. “That nigga.”
I rolled my eyes, while listening to the automated prompts. “To accept this call, press one.”