3 days later ( Spanish will be translated in italic font)
January 31st, Saturday
Kimani POV -3:45pm
I just got back to work after my break and there was two people in the waiting area. I didn't even know if they wanted tattoos or piercings so I asked my boss at the front.
"They getting tattoos done?" I asked.
"Nah they waiting for Fred for piercings" he replied.
I nodded my head. "Ohh okay" I said then walked to my station and sat on the chair.
I went on my phone until someone came in, today was kind of slow but I did a bunch on small tattoos earlier this morning and I got a total tip of $657 so that's good. Every two months I get paid and it's because I get tips so it's not needed for me to get paid every week cause I get paid everyday technically.
Matter of fact, once I do hit my two month mark. I can finally start looking for small buildings to buy so I can start my tattoo shop finally.
Everything is coming together well, no hiccups in my career path so far and I'm getting good money. By the time I'm done with everything, then I can forgive Jacy. Last night I decided to just forgive him when I'm finished with my whole career and in a good spot.
Just in case we get into anymore problems, I don't want to lose focus in my work so I think it's best to get my job out the way first then forgive him later.
As I was watching a video on my phone and then a new dm popped up on the screen so I clicked on it.
boujeeste_: Bonjour! My names Celeste and I saw your page and the tattoos that you've done and I wanted to know if your mobile? I live in Paris at the moment.
Me: Ohh okay, well I'm not really mobile anymore those were either at the shop I work at or from my training course. I only did in the states as well not really other places.
boujeeste_: Well can you make an exception? My birthday is on Valentine's Day so you don't have to come right away, but I'll pay you $1,000 for your visit and $700 for the actual tattoo just please 🙏🏼
I didn't even know how to respond to that. This girl just offered me $1,700 just to come over there and give her a tattoo. Her birthday is coming soon and I wouldn't even wanna disappoint her like that so fuck it.
Me: Okay, I'll come. So what day did you want the tattoo? On your birthday or the day before?
boujeeste_: I would like it on my birthday so I would suggest booking the flight the day before
Me: Okay I'll see you then
I went back to watching my video and relaxed until another customer would come in.
Jacy POV
"Giovanni! Bring yo ass downstairs!" I yelled walking to the stairs.
I heard his door open and then I heard him running down the hall way and was coming down the stairs.
"Yes?" He replied.
"You ain't hear me callin you boy?" I asked.
"No, I was on my iPad" he said.
"That damn iPad shouldn't be that loud, you did your homework?" I questioned.
"Yeaa I finished it a few minutes ago" he said.
"Ight bring it down here so I can check it, you needa bring up your math grade" I said.
He nodded his head and ran back upstairs, meanwhile I sat on the couch and waited for him to come back down.
I heard him coming back down with his paper and he sat next to me with his pencil in his hand.
He gave the paper to me and I looked through it. He got most of them right except for 4 out of the 10 questions.
"Gio look at number 3. It says, Tony wants to buy a toy car for 86¢. He has three quarters and two dimes, does he have enough to buy the car? So how much it's a quarter?" I asked.
"25 cents"
"Good, now how much is a dime?" I went on.
"10 cents" he replied.
"Ight so how much is three quarters?" I asked.
"75 cents"
"And how much is two dimes" I continued.
"20 cents"
"Okay so 75 plus 20 and what do you get?" I asked.
"Ummm 95 cents?" He questioned.
"That's right, so how you get 80?" I chuckled.
He shrugged his shoulders and Erased his previous answer and put the right answer down.
We went over the rest three questions and and I just helped him correct them and when we was done he went back upstairs to his room.
I rolled up a blunt and smoked it cause I was in the mood for some weed. While smoking my blunt, my mind ran off to the meeting I had with sage. I was still thinking about whether or not, I wanted to go.
Paris was a long way and a whole different language, I already knew Spanish and I don't have the time to learn French, matter of fact, I didn't want to learn French.
While I was thinking, my phone went ahead and rang and it was my grandma rose.
"Hello" I spoke into the phone.
"Ayy spañola recuerda" she said through the phone. Spanish , remember.
"Los siento abuela" I replied. Sorry grandma.
"Llamé porque tu abuelo y yo necesitamos ayuda para organizar este encuentro y saludo desde su nuevo trabajo" she explained. I called because your grandpa and I need help setting up this meet and greet from his new job.
"¿Desde cuándo consigue un nuevo trabajo? él fuera del negocio de las drogas?" I replied. Since when did he get a new job? He out the drug business?
"no completamente" she went on. Not entirely.
"entonces qué está pasando" i said. Then what's going on?
"La policía lo detuvo ayer, así que lo forcé a conseguir un trabajo de verdad antes de que tenga que retirarse." She said sounding irritated. The police stopped him yesterday so I forced him to get a real job before he retire.
"¿Qué? le había quitado hierba o algo?" I asked raising an eyebrow. What? He had weed on him or something?
"Ahora ya sabes que tu viejo abuelo ya no fuma ese desastre, solo eran policías racistas en su trasero porque sacó una gran cantidad de dinero en la tienda, así que ahora sospechan que es uno." She continued. Now you know your old ass grandpa don't smoke that mess anymore, it was just racist cops on his ass cause he pulled out a big stack of money at the store so now they're suspecting him to be one.
"¿corrió su número de placa? los federales no deberían detenerlo por esa mierda." I answered. Did he run his badge number? Police not supposed to pull him over for that shit.
"No tuvimos la oportunidad, pero volvimos al tema. ¿vendrás y ayudarás a configurarlo muy rápido?" She said brushing off the topic. He didn't get the chance to, but back on topic. Will you just come over and help set up real quick.
"Sí, pasaré en unos 20 minutos" i agreed. Yes, I'll pass by in like 20 minutes.
"bien, gracias pero tengo que colgar ahora así que te veré y luego te amo, adiós" she said finishing the conversation. Good, thank you but I have to hang up now so I'll see you then, I love you, goodbye.
"Yo también te quiero, adiós" i replied then hung up the phone. I love you too, good bye.
I sat my phone down and went upstairs to go tell gio to get dressed and then I did the same thing after.
Kimani POV- 3 hours later
I walked in my house and shut the door behind me. After putting my keys on the counter sage had called me from her room.
"Yea?" I replied to her.
"Come in here, I have something to show you" she smiled looking at her laptop.
I sat next to her on her bed and she showed me flight tickets. "Uh whats all this?" I asked.
"Weellll, Von and I had planned out a little Valentine's Day vacation" she smirked.
"Why? Valentine's Day not until like two weeks from now" I went on.
"I liked to plan shit early. But him and I were thinking about going to Paris or the Bahamas and I wanted to ask you which one you preferred" she explained.
"Soo what your saying is.. ima be a third wheel?" I asked.
"Not exactly, I have someone for you but we'll discuss it later so pick one" she said to me.
I looked at her and shook my head. "I have a tattoo to do out Paris anyway so we might as well all go there" I answered.
"Paris it is!" She smiled and turning the computer back to her and going to book the flight.
"Make sure it's the day before and who's this person you have for me? Ion like surprises" I admitted.
"Trust the process, I wouldn't set you up with somebody ugly." She chuckled.
"Mhm, well I'm boutta take a shower and cook something later. What did you feel like eating?" I asked.
"Spaghetti" she answered.
I nodded my head and then left her room to go do what I said I was going to do.
I went into the shower and after I cooked up dinner for us.