Fallen

2.

The Next Morning

I woke up with the scarf damn near off my head and just decided to take it off. I walked over to the window overlooking the city, the sun was slowly rising and I watched it until it was fully up. That was my cue to start the day. I peeked my head out my door to see if the lovebugs were gone so I can fix myself something to eat before my run at exactly 7:32am. I seen that the coast was clear and checked the clock, 7:12am. I searched the fridge and I seen that one yogurt was gone. I knew I had two left because it was only Thursday; one for today and one Friday, then I would be a junk food binge all weekend if I wanted to. I decided to close the fridge door and open it after saying some magic words but my yogurt was still not there...That damn Patrick, he knows not to touch my food. I must've spoke him up because he walks out the room cheesing hard as hell.

Patrick: Hey sis!

Denise: Hey my ass! I know Tamera told you to stay out of my food.

Patrick: But I bought them. I thought I could at least have one.

Denise: You buy the tampons too nigga that mean you use them

Patrick:...Only the pearls one, the cardboards one are too rough.

I threw my spoon at him but he ducked it.

Patrick: Ill pick some more up later and drop them off with Tamera.

He came over to give me a kiss on the cheek goodbye and left out. I looked at the clock, 7:16am. I took out the 6-ounce yogurt and 1 peach. I cut the peach into 4 exact slices. There were exactly 16 spoonfuls of yogurt so I had four spoonfuls of yogurt and then one peach. I let my food digest while I got dressed in my Nike running gear: a pair of shorts and a tank top. While I stretched Tamera came out of her room cheesing hard as hell too.

Tamera: Can you believe this? He dicked me down so good I fell asleep in the middle of it*she laughed to herself*

Denise: Its sad to be you *eyeroll* Lucky bitch!

Tamera: You could get the D too if-

Denise: Dont say it*I covered my ears and headed for the door*

Tamera: If you dusted the codd webbs off that cooch*she yelled*

I slammed the door and heard the laughter behind me and down the hall from Rosey the noesy neighbor.

I headed to the steps and made my way out the building in the crisp Philadelphia morning air. I jogged in place for a seconds and checked my watch, 7:32. Right on time! I began my run like I always do, headphones in ears and the let the music blast as loud as I can take it. As loud as my music was banging, I could always hear the old perverts I passed by every morning making kissing noises and wolf whistles. Halfway through my jog I stopped at a Protein Shake truck that I got my shot of wheatgrass from. But today, something else caught my eye.

Denise: *I read the sign aloud* A New yogurt shop... Delightful Sins...Grand opening tomorrow.

Two younger boys approached me with a flyer attached to a coupon. I politely took one and proceeded to take a shot of my wheat grass but before I could swallow my drink, I was wearing it.

Denise: What the hell man? *10,9,8, breath 2,1*

An older guy, maybe 27, looked at me after looking up from his newspaper. He was also adjusting himself, straightening up his tie against his security guard uniform he had on. The nerve of him not even asking if I was ok.

Denise: Um hello Negro, excuse you!

Negro: Its Sammie and Im sorry Ms...

Denise: *I hesitated a little* Denise