Post by Sweet Meat aka CC on Apr 19, 2005 21:55:31 GMT -5
“Say hey Cousin Chelle!”, I bellowed when Michelle opened the door for me and Shemari. Shemari is Shelina and Omari’s one-year-old daughter that is spoiled ROTTEN by everybody! I agreed to keep her for them until tomorrow afternoon so they could enjoy each other’s company for a change.
“How come she’s my cousin, but she gets to be YOUR niece?”, Michelle huffed before laughing as she took the baby away from me as we walked inside.
“Because I’m the oldest and I say so…now deal wit’ it!”, I smirked.
“Is that Glow’s loud mouth I hear?”, Mark chuckled as he stuck his head inside the den from the kitchen where he was TRYING to fix the dishwasher.
“Anyway!”, I replied with a suck of my teeth while waving my hand at him.
“Hey, Bookie Pie!”, he grinned when he saw Shemari sitting on Michelle’s lap. He immediately walked over to them and scooped her up into his arms before tossing her into the air a few times which she loved judging from the way she was laughing.
“Okay, miss her if you want, but it’s your life that’s gonna be in Shelina’s crazy hands when she gets a hold of you!”, Michelle warned him.
“Yall know I could never hurt my girl because Mark luh da kids, doesn’t he sweetie?”, he smiled before placing a kiss on Shemari’s cheek. He then announced to us that he was gonna take her out back for a while so they could play with his Rottweiler puppy that he had recently bought.
“That boy loves him some babies. You betta go ahead and have one for him.”, I grinned at Michelle.
“It ain’t like we don’t be tryin’. Sometimes, he has to ask me for a break!”, she joked with a sly smile.
“Not that I asked to hear all of that, nasty-butt.”
“Anyway, this is between you and me only because I haven’t even mentioned this to Ma or Daddy, but I think you might have a niece or nephew sooner than you think.” With that statement, Michelle proceeded to lightly touch her stomach.
“Get outta here! Are you serious!”, I giggled as I jumped up from the armchair to sit next to her on the sofa.
“Calm your happy ass down, girl!”, she laughed with a roll of her eyes. “I said I THINK. There is a difference you know. I’m 2 ½ weeks late and since I don’t really trust those home tests, I made an appointment for next Thursday afternoon to find out for sure. So don’t go open your big mouth about this to nooobody.”
“Okay, I won’t. But the minute you find out that you ARE, I’m takin’ my baby sis shoppin’ for her baby.”, I proudly grinned.
“You’re silly, but you already know that right?”, she laughed as we hugged one another.
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Mario had just stepped into a pair of sweatpants after his shower when his doorbell began to ring. He had come in a few minutes earlier from playing basketball with some of his boys as well as his roommate, Cassidy, since this was a rare Saturday afternoon that he had off from his part-time job at Blockbuster Video. That’s why he thought it was strange that anybody would be coming over to visit him since Cassidy and the rest of the guys were out cruising around.
After making his way over to the door, he looked through the peephole and saw that it was his mother. A big grin spread across his face as he quickly opened it.
“Hey, sweetie!”, she grinned as they proceeded to hug one another.
“Hey, Mommy! What are you doin’ here? I wasn’t expectin’ you to come out this way.”, he grinned back as he closed the door while she walked inside. However, instead of opting to take a seat, she started picking up stray pieces of clothing lying around the living room.
“Well, since I was out this way visitin’ one of my co-workers that’s not feelin’ well, I decided to drop in. And I’m glad I did; when is the last time you and your roommate cleaned up this place?”, she huffed while continuing to work.
“C’mon, Mommy. Between work and school there ain’t enough time to do anything around here.”, he smirked while watching her.
“But how do you plan to bring a young lady over to a place that looks like this?”
“Like I said, there’s no time for anything like that for me. As far as Cass, he spends all of his time over at his girls’ places…place.”
“Mmmm hmmmm. Well I hope you’re not like that because I raised you to treat women with respect.”
“I know and I will once I find the right one to place all of my attention on. But guess what?”, he proudly grinned.
“What?”, she asked as she placed the dirty laundry she had collected into a nearby clothes basket that already had some dirty clothes in it.
“I’m gonna possibly get the big break I’ve been dreamin’ of!”
“No.”, she calmly stated while turning around to face him.
“I haven’t even told you what it is yet.”, he replied with a shake of his head and shrug of his shoulders.
“You don’t have to tell me. I told you that I want you to complete your education first and THEN you can go off and do the music thing. And anyway, you know how I feel about the music biz. All they want to do nowadays is pimp artists and I’m not about to let that happen to my baby.”
“But what about gettin’ the things you want for a change instead of havin’ to work your fingers to the bone to get them? I wanna be the one to get us both the things that we’ve always wanted without us havin’ to struggle to do it.”
“Mario, I said no.”, she sighed with a shake of her head.
“Well it’s too late because I’ve already agreed to an audition on Monday mornin’.”
“Well, you’ll just call and cancel.”
“I’m almost 19-years-old. Don’t you think it’s about time that I do things on my own?”
“Look, as long as I’m payin’ your way through school, you’re gonna go by what I say. Is that clear?”
Mario took a deep sigh while lowering his head as he shook it.
“I said is that clear?”
“Yeah, but I thought that if no one else would be supportive of my dream, then at least I could count on you.”
“You know that I’ll support you in whatever it is you wanna do, but you know how important your education is.”
“Mommy, I know all of that, but…I don’t know how to explain it; it’s like I get this unexplainable feelin’ when I sing for people and they enjoy it. It’s a feelin’ that I’d love to experience for as long as I live. Please say you’ll support me with this.” The look Mario gave his mother let her know that he was sincere in what he had just said to her.
“Okay, I’ll go along with you this ONE time only under this condition…if this singing thing doesn’t work out, you WILL go back to school and WON’T stop until you graduate.”, she faintly smiled.
“Thanks, Mommy!”, Mario exclaimed while picking her up in a big bear hug and spinning her around. “I promise that I will!”
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“How come she’s my cousin, but she gets to be YOUR niece?”, Michelle huffed before laughing as she took the baby away from me as we walked inside.
“Because I’m the oldest and I say so…now deal wit’ it!”, I smirked.
“Is that Glow’s loud mouth I hear?”, Mark chuckled as he stuck his head inside the den from the kitchen where he was TRYING to fix the dishwasher.
“Anyway!”, I replied with a suck of my teeth while waving my hand at him.
“Hey, Bookie Pie!”, he grinned when he saw Shemari sitting on Michelle’s lap. He immediately walked over to them and scooped her up into his arms before tossing her into the air a few times which she loved judging from the way she was laughing.
“Okay, miss her if you want, but it’s your life that’s gonna be in Shelina’s crazy hands when she gets a hold of you!”, Michelle warned him.
“Yall know I could never hurt my girl because Mark luh da kids, doesn’t he sweetie?”, he smiled before placing a kiss on Shemari’s cheek. He then announced to us that he was gonna take her out back for a while so they could play with his Rottweiler puppy that he had recently bought.
“That boy loves him some babies. You betta go ahead and have one for him.”, I grinned at Michelle.
“It ain’t like we don’t be tryin’. Sometimes, he has to ask me for a break!”, she joked with a sly smile.
“Not that I asked to hear all of that, nasty-butt.”
“Anyway, this is between you and me only because I haven’t even mentioned this to Ma or Daddy, but I think you might have a niece or nephew sooner than you think.” With that statement, Michelle proceeded to lightly touch her stomach.
“Get outta here! Are you serious!”, I giggled as I jumped up from the armchair to sit next to her on the sofa.
“Calm your happy ass down, girl!”, she laughed with a roll of her eyes. “I said I THINK. There is a difference you know. I’m 2 ½ weeks late and since I don’t really trust those home tests, I made an appointment for next Thursday afternoon to find out for sure. So don’t go open your big mouth about this to nooobody.”
“Okay, I won’t. But the minute you find out that you ARE, I’m takin’ my baby sis shoppin’ for her baby.”, I proudly grinned.
“You’re silly, but you already know that right?”, she laughed as we hugged one another.
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Mario had just stepped into a pair of sweatpants after his shower when his doorbell began to ring. He had come in a few minutes earlier from playing basketball with some of his boys as well as his roommate, Cassidy, since this was a rare Saturday afternoon that he had off from his part-time job at Blockbuster Video. That’s why he thought it was strange that anybody would be coming over to visit him since Cassidy and the rest of the guys were out cruising around.
After making his way over to the door, he looked through the peephole and saw that it was his mother. A big grin spread across his face as he quickly opened it.
“Hey, sweetie!”, she grinned as they proceeded to hug one another.
“Hey, Mommy! What are you doin’ here? I wasn’t expectin’ you to come out this way.”, he grinned back as he closed the door while she walked inside. However, instead of opting to take a seat, she started picking up stray pieces of clothing lying around the living room.
“Well, since I was out this way visitin’ one of my co-workers that’s not feelin’ well, I decided to drop in. And I’m glad I did; when is the last time you and your roommate cleaned up this place?”, she huffed while continuing to work.
“C’mon, Mommy. Between work and school there ain’t enough time to do anything around here.”, he smirked while watching her.
“But how do you plan to bring a young lady over to a place that looks like this?”
“Like I said, there’s no time for anything like that for me. As far as Cass, he spends all of his time over at his girls’ places…place.”
“Mmmm hmmmm. Well I hope you’re not like that because I raised you to treat women with respect.”
“I know and I will once I find the right one to place all of my attention on. But guess what?”, he proudly grinned.
“What?”, she asked as she placed the dirty laundry she had collected into a nearby clothes basket that already had some dirty clothes in it.
“I’m gonna possibly get the big break I’ve been dreamin’ of!”
“No.”, she calmly stated while turning around to face him.
“I haven’t even told you what it is yet.”, he replied with a shake of his head and shrug of his shoulders.
“You don’t have to tell me. I told you that I want you to complete your education first and THEN you can go off and do the music thing. And anyway, you know how I feel about the music biz. All they want to do nowadays is pimp artists and I’m not about to let that happen to my baby.”
“But what about gettin’ the things you want for a change instead of havin’ to work your fingers to the bone to get them? I wanna be the one to get us both the things that we’ve always wanted without us havin’ to struggle to do it.”
“Mario, I said no.”, she sighed with a shake of her head.
“Well it’s too late because I’ve already agreed to an audition on Monday mornin’.”
“Well, you’ll just call and cancel.”
“I’m almost 19-years-old. Don’t you think it’s about time that I do things on my own?”
“Look, as long as I’m payin’ your way through school, you’re gonna go by what I say. Is that clear?”
Mario took a deep sigh while lowering his head as he shook it.
“I said is that clear?”
“Yeah, but I thought that if no one else would be supportive of my dream, then at least I could count on you.”
“You know that I’ll support you in whatever it is you wanna do, but you know how important your education is.”
“Mommy, I know all of that, but…I don’t know how to explain it; it’s like I get this unexplainable feelin’ when I sing for people and they enjoy it. It’s a feelin’ that I’d love to experience for as long as I live. Please say you’ll support me with this.” The look Mario gave his mother let her know that he was sincere in what he had just said to her.
“Okay, I’ll go along with you this ONE time only under this condition…if this singing thing doesn’t work out, you WILL go back to school and WON’T stop until you graduate.”, she faintly smiled.
“Thanks, Mommy!”, Mario exclaimed while picking her up in a big bear hug and spinning her around. “I promise that I will!”
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