1 | Gangsta's Paradise ( marcel gerard )

01.

❝You better watch how your walking and how you're talking.❞

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I turned my car engine off, taking the keys out the car engine getting out of my car. I looked up at the sign that read 'Katherine's' beauty shop. Smiling to myself, I entered the shop that had I known since I was a child. Memories of myself and my cousins begging our aunt to give us money to buy ice cream from the older gentleman who rolled around in the neighborhood with a cart full of all the ice cream favors a child could think of. Immediately as I stepped into the salon, the aroma of hair protectant gel, and freshly pressed hair filled my nostrils.

"Oh my, my, my! Is that my niece ovah there?" I heard the thick New Orleans accents seep the a voice that I knew so well

I turned to my mothers sister sashaying over to me tossing her long box-braids over her shoulder. Her warm brown eyes peered at me, and her strong arms welcomed me into a strong embrace. I wrapped my arms around her squeezing her sides. After a brief moment, we let go of each other while she cupped her hands around my face.

"My chile, my have you grown, so beautiful and so skinny," She said jokily poking at my hip

"You need more meat on dem bones chile. Get some mac n cheese, and fried chicken up in that stomach."

"Leave that poor girl alone, Katherine you know she need to stay fit for the force, all that Will Smith runnin and shootin'." A lady the my aunt worked with for years interjected

"Thank you Mrs. Jones." I replied throwing my hands in there air

Laughter erupted from both the customers and the hair stylists, my aunt lightly pushed my shoulder as she returned back her customer in the salon chair.

"So whatcha doing here chile, just visiting little o'l me?"

"Actually, I'm going to be staying here permanently," I said twiddling my fingers

"Surprise!"

"Chile what did you do?"

She looked at me setting down the comb on her station and began braiding the woman's hair.

I sighed, she knew me all to well.

"I've may or may not punched my partner in face, so they transferred me here....permanently." I replied back to her

She sighed putting her hand on her hip after finishing the girls braid. I bent down looking at my watch realizing I had prior engagements.

"I have to go aunty, but I will call you tomorrow and we can go out for lunch after you help me move into my new apartment," I said walking towards her

"It's only a few boxes, everything else finished."

"You puttin me to work already," She shook her head while starting another braid

I placed on small kiss on her cheek, then headed towards the direction back to my car.

"Bye ladies." I announced before opening the shop door