Thug-A-Licious by Noire

Author:Noire
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780345495440
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2006-08-28T16:00:00+00:00

Pimp mighta had Noojie fooled, but Carmiesha knew what that niggah was all about. He was tearing shit up in Harlem. Shaking down poor people just because his criminal ass was too gangsta to get a damn job.

It was a Friday afternoon and she was on her way to the mall to pick up some shop supplies. Usually she got Jahlil on a Saturday, but Ya-Yo was working tonight and she’d left Neicy in charge of the shop. She was feeling good and could spare a couple of hours to take Jahlil to buy a pair of sneakers, and maybe a few pairs of jeans.

But when she got to the Washingtons’ house all of the good feelings changed. Mr. Bert was sitting in a big chair in the living room. He looked real sick. His head was slumped to the side and a blanket was covering his legs. Jahlil was sitting across from him on the sofa, and for a brief minute Carmiesha wanted to scream. Just for a moment she had seen something ugly and familiar in Jahlil’s face. Something so hard and evil that she wanted to smash it. Ms. Jessie was standing over Jahlil yelling. She was quoting him Bible verses and telling him his soul needed saving.

“Hi, Ms. Jessie. Is everything okay?” Carmiesha asked, being careful not to jump in between them. She turned to the boy. “Jahlil, why don’t you go wash your face and change your shirt while I talk to your mother. Maybe she’ll let you come to the mall with me.”

When Jahlil left the room the older woman snapped her Bible shut and shook her head. “It just doesn’t make no sense to us, Carmiesha. We’ve given Jahlil the best life we could give him. He’s had everything we thought he needed and still…” She nodded toward her husband. “Bert is sick. He probably needs to be up in the hospital. All I asked Jahlil to do was give him his medicine. Just one pill. I come back here and Bert said Jahlil made him take three! He said that boy yanked his mouth open and made him swallow them damn pills! What’s wrong with that child, honey? Do you think he got some unnatural ways? Maybe he gets it from his father’s side of the family. You do know who his daddy is, don’t you?”

Carmiesha felt so bad standing there in front of this good woman. If they wanted her to take Jahlil back so they could have some peace, she would. She didn’t know how she would explain it all to Mere’maw, but she would do it.

“Ms. Jessie…I’m so sorry. I hate y’all going through all of this with Jahlil. I know he’s your son, but if you want me to take him back, I’ll understand. Just tell me what you want me to do.”

Ms. Jessie reached out to Carmiesha and hugged her tight.

“Baby, when we accepted that boy from you in the hospital, we accepted all of him. The good and the bad.

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