Heartbreak of a Hustler's Wife: A Novel by Nikki Turner

Author:Nikki Turner [Turner, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Contemporary Women, Fiction, Sagas, streetlit3, African American, UFS2
ISBN: 9780345526403
Google: i5kZUavDFxAC
Amazon: B004J4WK0G
Publisher: Random House LLC
Published: 2011-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck

Desember sat in Lava’s car, bent over at the waist, holding her head in her hands. She had a splitting headache. This can’t be happening kept running through her mind. That, and how was she going to get that damn coat back.

“You okay, girl?” Lava’s coat was also stolen and even though it was a present from Nasir, her dead fiancé, Desember seemed to be more distraught than she was. “The hoodlums in the big city shook you up, huh?”

Desember sucked her teeth at Lava. “Girl, not hardly. You don’t know the half of my bio. I’ve seen far worse than a damn fight in a club. Trust me.”

“I thought so,” Lava said, obviously expecting Desember to respond. After a few moments of silence, Lava reminded her, “But you gotta remember, it’s only a coat, and it can be replaced.”

Desember looked up, “I know that! But it belonged to Yarni and I didn’t even ask her permission to borrow it.”

“Oh shit,” Lava exclaimed. “Girl, that’s really fucked-up!”

“Exactly.” Desember shook her head from side to side, but she couldn’t shake the mess she’d gotten herself into.

“It’s already awkward enough that I showed up in these people’s lives on some ‘hello daddy dearest’ type of shit. Like, I’m the daughter you never knew about. Oh, and I’m gonna need a safe place to chill out because some people who almost tried to kill my stickup kid boyfriend may have a hit on my life on too.” She tried to make light of the situation.

“Damn.” Lava hadn’t looked at it from that point of view.

“But even though my entrance is bizarre and suspect, these people welcomed me into their world with open arms, giving me the run of the house. And as a thank-you, the first real time I’m out the house I betray their trust by borrowing a coat? And let some lames steal it.” She sighed. “Like, for real, is this my life?”

“Damn, girl,” Lava felt bad for her. “I don’t know what to tell you, but I know I damn sure wouldn’t want to be in yo’ shoes right now. I heard Aunt Yarni used to be on some ‘kick-a-bitch’s-ass’ back in the day. Don’t let the power suits and briefcase fool ya!”

Desember was stressed and confused at the same time.

Lava didn’t know how to help. “I’m not trying to be a bearer of bad news; I’m just giving you the real. I just want you to know what you’re up against.” When Lava turned the ignition, she saw the fuel level was low. “We gotta stop and get gas. If you want, we can go by the Waffle House too. Maybe some food will make you feel better and get your blood pressure down.”

“What should I do?” Desember asked, unable to think about eating. “Do I just keep it real funky and tell her the truth?”

“That you stole her chinchilla and now it’s probably going to be on the back of some D-boy’s bitch?” Lava took her eyes off the road for a split second to look at Desember.

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