𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐔 ৎ୭

LXVIII

Mercedes April Harris
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

"I know, thanks for telling me allis. Bye." I hang up.

Like clockwork D and my sisters come back. Him carrying the big box and them carrying bags.

"Where y'all went?" I ask, pushing the conversation I just had to the back of my mind.

"We went to the dollar twenty five sto." She smiles pulling candy out of the bag.

"Ridiculous the dollar sto ain't even a dollar no mo." He shakes his head.

"Daddy said once he finish at the shop he gone pick y'all up." I tell them.

"I hope he don't finish soon." Keke frowns.

"What are y'all naming the baby?" Toya asks us.

"We ain't agreed on nun yet." He shrugs.

"Ion feel like naming my baby just anything." I roll my eyes.

"Yo feet hurt?" He asks.

"Yea they keep swelling." I complain.

"Awww." He coos, sitting down at the end of the couch.

"That's sus." Toya squints at us.

"Lil guhl-"

"What I tell you bout talking to them crazy." He mugs me.

"I can't do shit." I roll my eyes.

"And can't." Keke smiles.

I lay down on a pillow so D can massage my feet. We was all watching Family Feud.

"Babe." He says.

"Hm?" I hum.

"You talk to yo friend about the thing?" He mumbles.

"Yea, she said she'a do it." I whisper back making him nod.

"Why are we whispering?" Toya tilts her head to the side.

"Cuz y'all is the NOSIEST people I know." I mug her.

"Tuh she must not be talking bout me." Keke crosses her legs.

"Shoooot sheen talkin to me neither. She must got scafrania." Toya rolls her eyes.

"Schizophrenia? I know you ain't calling me schizophrenic." I shake my head.

"Well if the straight jacket fits." Keke says under her breath.

"Defend me." I look at D but he looks away, pretending to watch the TV.

"Oh that's how it is." I nod.

"Huh?" He plays dumb.

"You ain't heard them bullying me?" I ask.

"All I heard was Steve Harvey." He shrugs, looking back at the TV.