Hustlin' by L. Divine

Author:L. Divine [Divine, L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cookie429, Extratorrents, Kat
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2011-11-29T13:00:00+00:00

8

Gold Digger

“Now I ain’t sayin’ she a gold digger/

But she ain’t messin’ wit no broke niggaz.”

KANYE WEST

It’s six in the morning and Rah is on his way. He must really love me to get up this early to take me clear across town on a Saturday morning. Jeremy wanted to come up after dinner, but I had too much work to do. When I got to my mom’s house last night, Shawntrese and Cedric were chilling on the steps, awaiting my arrival. I sent Rah a text to let him know I was in, but didn’t call him until I woke him up this morning. Rah hasn’t looked at me the entire drive from my mom’s to Compton. I know he’s pissed about me hanging with Jeremy, but he’ll have to get over it.

As we silently cruise down Greenleaf Boulevard toward the shop, the waning moon fading into the blue sky accompanied by the rising sun reminds me of relationships coming and going. Sandy and Rah, Tania and Jeremy, me and Rah and Jeremy. If it weren’t for the drama with his baby-mama, Jeremy and I would probably still be together. Rah and I have always had our share of issues, so I’m not sure what it would take for us to be together fully. But Sandy being back in the picture doesn’t help our relationship at all.

“How’s your baby girl doing?” I ask, this time being the first to chisel away at the ice. He looks like he had a rough night and I’m not totally unsympathetic to what he’s going through.

“Sandy wouldn’t leave her with my grandmother last night without me being there. It was just a ploy to see me,” he says, yawning as he cranks up the heat. The leather seats feel warm under my lavender Old Navy velour sweatsuit. With my gray Nikes to cushion my feet and complete my outfit, I’m all set to be comfortable for my long day.

It’s less than two weeks before Christmas, so I know the sisters will be up in the shop in record numbers today, and that means good tips for me. I could use them, too. I intend on looking for a car after the first of the year. By then, I should have a few hundred saved to bargain for a halfway decent ride. My holiday motto is New Year, new ride and new ways of escaping drama, especially if it belongs to someone else.

“Yeah, Sandy’s good at getting what she wants, no matter who it hurts,” I say, remembering how she used to bait Rah, leading him to believe he was going to see his daughter, only for Sandy to show up without her. Back then he couldn’t drive, so getting from one place to another was a struggle. Sandy would make Rah take the bus across town for nothing but an argument, mostly about money. I don’t know why Sandy tripped. Rah always takes care of his seed, and the mama, too, which was always my problem with the whole situation.

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