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get a good job.”
“You don’t need to lecture me, man. I ain’t trying to hear all that.”
“You need to listen to somebody. It’s when you don’t listen that your life gets screwed up.”
“Here we go. You ain’t my daddy.” Scottie’s voice breaks. I can hear the hurt in his words. His eyes look so sad, I want to hug him. But he throws his hands in the air.
“I’m done, Neil. Hey, Mariah, you follow me. We can go to my room.”
Scottie looks at me like he expects me to obey.
I grab my purse and stand. He extends his hand and leads me from the den.
But I walk toward the front door and not upstairs like he wants.
“This is too awkward. I’d rather hang out at my place,” I whisper to Scottie.
“That’s cool. I’m gonna go upstairs and get some music I want you to hear. Be right back.”
I go stand next to the door so I can wait and think. But Neil enters the foyer and pulls no punches.
“Dani, what do you think you’re doing?”
“Do you really have the right to question me?”
Neil is eerily silent. Even though it’s obvious Neil still loves me, I can’t help but feel upset about everything. Let’s face it, Neil chose and has the woman he wants. I’m still waiting to get everything I want.
And now I want to be the one who gets chosen in the end. I want to be somebody’s wife one day.
— 5 —
L A N ECIA
Gotta Get My Face Time
It’s the last weekend
in August, an entire month since Scottie made LaNecia a promise. Ever since then, she’s waited for Scottie to call and set up a date, but she’s sick of wondering what’s the big holdup.
On this Tuesday morning right before the lunch hour, the skies are so clear it looks like an endless stretch of blue. The sun sparkles with a brilliance that makes the day feel perfect.
A new multimillion-dollar elementary school is being built on the north side of Houston. It’s almost noon by the time LaNecia and her best friend, Karetha, arrive at the construction site of the upcoming school. The last time LaNecia was lucky to catch Scottie on the phone, they spoke briefly; he mentioned how busy he’d been because he’d finally secured a new job as a construction foreman for the school district. He’s been on the job a little over a week and sometimes works ten hours a day. By the time he gets home he’s tired and funky, and that’s the excuse he’s given LaNecia about why he hasn’t been able to hang out with her. LaNecia figures that since he can’t come to her, she’ll go to him.
LaNecia’s wearing a colorful floral-designed maxidress.Because funds are often low, she’s been spending time painting her own toes and nails and has gotten pretty good at it. Today she feels she looks her best, and she wants Scottie to notice.
LaNecia frantically knocks on Scottie’s construction trailer door, but no one answers.
“Step away from the peephole, fool,” Karetha warns.
“Shut up,” LaNecia says, and keeps tapping loud.
“Girl, why did I ever listen to you? It isn’t a good idea to just show up on this man’s job. Nobody’s here, plus we’re supposed to be registering your ass for school. And on top of that, need I remind you I’m on my lunch break. An
hour
lunch …”
“If you were my real friend you’d …”
Karetha rolls her eyes even though she doubts LaNecia can see her, because the girl is too busy banging her fist against the door. They’re huddled together in front of the Bayou Town Construction trailer and LaNecia is getting angry.
“Is he trying to hide from me?” she asks Karetha. “I see his car big as day sitting there,” she says, keeping watch on the tiny gravel parking lot.
“Hold up a second.” LaNecia leaves Karetha standing next to the trailer while she rushes over to Scottie’s SUV. She touches the hood of the Escalade, then walks back to LaNecia.
“It’s colder than a subzero freezer.”
“Humph, he’s not answering my knock, but his car is here. I wonder where he is.”
“Girl,
“You don’t need to lecture me, man. I ain’t trying to hear all that.”
“You need to listen to somebody. It’s when you don’t listen that your life gets screwed up.”
“Here we go. You ain’t my daddy.” Scottie’s voice breaks. I can hear the hurt in his words. His eyes look so sad, I want to hug him. But he throws his hands in the air.
“I’m done, Neil. Hey, Mariah, you follow me. We can go to my room.”
Scottie looks at me like he expects me to obey.
I grab my purse and stand. He extends his hand and leads me from the den.
But I walk toward the front door and not upstairs like he wants.
“This is too awkward. I’d rather hang out at my place,” I whisper to Scottie.
“That’s cool. I’m gonna go upstairs and get some music I want you to hear. Be right back.”
I go stand next to the door so I can wait and think. But Neil enters the foyer and pulls no punches.
“Dani, what do you think you’re doing?”
“Do you really have the right to question me?”
Neil is eerily silent. Even though it’s obvious Neil still loves me, I can’t help but feel upset about everything. Let’s face it, Neil chose and has the woman he wants. I’m still waiting to get everything I want.
And now I want to be the one who gets chosen in the end. I want to be somebody’s wife one day.
— 5 —
L A N ECIA
Gotta Get My Face Time
It’s the last weekend
in August, an entire month since Scottie made LaNecia a promise. Ever since then, she’s waited for Scottie to call and set up a date, but she’s sick of wondering what’s the big holdup.
On this Tuesday morning right before the lunch hour, the skies are so clear it looks like an endless stretch of blue. The sun sparkles with a brilliance that makes the day feel perfect.
A new multimillion-dollar elementary school is being built on the north side of Houston. It’s almost noon by the time LaNecia and her best friend, Karetha, arrive at the construction site of the upcoming school. The last time LaNecia was lucky to catch Scottie on the phone, they spoke briefly; he mentioned how busy he’d been because he’d finally secured a new job as a construction foreman for the school district. He’s been on the job a little over a week and sometimes works ten hours a day. By the time he gets home he’s tired and funky, and that’s the excuse he’s given LaNecia about why he hasn’t been able to hang out with her. LaNecia figures that since he can’t come to her, she’ll go to him.
LaNecia’s wearing a colorful floral-designed maxidress.Because funds are often low, she’s been spending time painting her own toes and nails and has gotten pretty good at it. Today she feels she looks her best, and she wants Scottie to notice.
LaNecia frantically knocks on Scottie’s construction trailer door, but no one answers.
“Step away from the peephole, fool,” Karetha warns.
“Shut up,” LaNecia says, and keeps tapping loud.
“Girl, why did I ever listen to you? It isn’t a good idea to just show up on this man’s job. Nobody’s here, plus we’re supposed to be registering your ass for school. And on top of that, need I remind you I’m on my lunch break. An
hour
lunch …”
“If you were my real friend you’d …”
Karetha rolls her eyes even though she doubts LaNecia can see her, because the girl is too busy banging her fist against the door. They’re huddled together in front of the Bayou Town Construction trailer and LaNecia is getting angry.
“Is he trying to hide from me?” she asks Karetha. “I see his car big as day sitting there,” she says, keeping watch on the tiny gravel parking lot.
“Hold up a second.” LaNecia leaves Karetha standing next to the trailer while she rushes over to Scottie’s SUV. She touches the hood of the Escalade, then walks back to LaNecia.
“It’s colder than a subzero freezer.”
“Humph, he’s not answering my knock, but his car is here. I wonder where he is.”
“Girl,
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