This is Us

14. Shadows

   "So, Mr.Popular, how's life under those flashing lights, those flashing light?", Tinaje sings to me while we're eating at iHop.

  "It's okay, but you know, the camera makes you look 20 pounds heavier, everbody talking bout I gained weight, no bitch, no. Infact, I lost a couple pounds. Imma have to tell these hoes to not get it the fuck twisted!", I say, pouring some mapel syrup on my pancakes.

       "You better werk bitch!", she says while clapping twice. It was our thing. Go to iHop every week, make an update on how good life was, and talk shit, and tell each other we're pretty, and talk shit... did I mention talk shit? I feel like I have mentiod it.... hmmph.

       "Anyways, I have something to show you! Look bitch!", tinaje says while swiping through her phone,"look!," tinaje puts the phone on the table and slides it my way.

       The phone had a picture on it. It was blurry. Damn thing taken so long to load!

    Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting..... and waiting.

   Finally the damn shit loads, I'm mad as hell at this point, and I see who it is in the picture.

      Danielle. With Tinaje's boyfriend, all hugged the fuck up in somebody's bed.

     Immediately I register the fuckery I'm seeing in my face as bullshit. Blink. Then reopen them to see if it would go away.

      To no prevail, the picture was still there. To look at Tinaje killed me, because what she had already went through, not to mention she just gave birth to my darling granddaughter A'Zaria!

     "Alright, so when we gone beat her ass? Cause I'm tired of this shit. Why the fuck she always trying to compete with you? ", I say banging my hands on the table, drawing attention from everyone  in the restaurant.
      I know she knew I was serious, I don't fight girls, but when it come to Tinaje, bitches gettin hit too.

      "Baby, she supposed to be a Jodie's party tonight. You know I hate it when messy bitches fight and ruin parties, but who the fuck she think she is? I already broke up with Shawn,  but now this bitch is really trying me! So you coming?", she asks wiping her mouth with a napkin, always class; never trashy.

      "Oh, of course!", I laughed and put my napkin over the plate, educate for when you don't eatvall the food you order at a restaurant, manners hoe... manners.
    "Alright. Wear something.... black. And gold. ", she says.

  "Oooh, nice! Time to go ninja style on dis bitch!", I say throwing a couple karate chops in.

    "You too, much. Alright baby. Text me when you get ready to get her ass. Muah. Muah.", she says giving the double cheek kiss, le France bitch... le France.

    We left iHop and I went to go pick out an outfit.

  

I go through what seems like a sea of clothes, and finally chose something that goes. I pick out a black crop top, a white long sleeve, a black skullie with gold studs, white leather pants, with timbs that had golden spikes on them. I threw on my shades, and was out the door, or so I thought.

     "Where you think you going?", she asks, leaning against my doorway.

     "Out. To a party. South Trenton. Supervised. An police on standby. Anything else?", I say passing her the party card.

     "Hmmph. Have fun. You look... gay.", she says looking me up and down.

   And bitch you look... heavy!