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Chanel | Mari viewpoint; saturday night
"You look good" Vex told me as we walked into this restaurant located in Downtown Atlanta.
"Thanks" I said, as he held the door open for me and I walked in.
"Hi, how many?" The host asked.
"Just two" Vex said. The host nodded and escorted us to a booth.
We sat down and she handed us the menus, "I'll be back in just one moment" she said.
I opened my menu and started looking. I had my own money to pay for my meal but Vex offered to pay for both of ours, but me being me, I didn't like others buying me things that I could buy on my own.
"What 'chu think you wanna get?" He asked.
"Uh, I think I want this steak right here with the mashed potatoes" I said, still looking.
"I know what I wanna eat, too" he said.
"What's that?"
"You"
I- umm.
"Boy, stop it" I said, chuckling.
He laughed too, "So tell me 'bout you" he put his menu down.
I sat mines down as well, "What do you wanna know?" I asked.
"Your life story. How you got to this point"
For him to be a hood nigga, he sure do got a way with his words.
"I lived in Atlanta for about 2 years, after I graduated high school. I used to live in Florida before my mom and my brother died" I cleared my throat.
"Damn, I'm sorry" he said, scratching his head.
"It's fine. I just wanted to get out that house because it was filled with so many bad memories. Right after graduation, I bought a ticket and I been here ever since"
"Yo mama and brother died together?" He asked
I shook my head, "My brother died 2 years after my mama in a shootout" I said, "My mom died in her sleep".
"You don't even seem fazed by it or nun" he said, staring in my eyes.
"I still think about them a lot. But life goes on, I had to keep moving forward" I shrugged.
"You ain't got no other family besides them?" He asked.
"I do but they all live in Florida and I rarely talk to them at that, besides my cousins out there"
"Mm. You strong doe, living out here on yo own. Making yo own moves. ATL ain't even safe to be honest. It's always some shit going down out hea" he said.
