Stay Down

Chapter 13-When It Pours

My Mama Use Always Tell Me When It Rains Its Pours And Boy Did It Pour Down On Us

We Had An Exactly One Week To Get The Money For Rent And Our Water Was Already Shut Off In Our Apartment Because We Haven't Paying The Bill

I Was Started To Stress Out Because This Baby Can Be Due At Anytime Now

It Was All Bad I Didn't Wanna Tell My Mama And Tell Her I Was On The Verge Evicted
I Didn't Wanna Hear Her Mouth And I Couldn't Ask Nicole Because I Already Owed Her  Money

I Was Fresh Out Of Ideas,Fresh Out Of Options But I Was Never Out Of Hope

In Fact All I Could Was Hope For That Things Turn Around

I Was Sitting Down With Donita At An Pizzeria

And I Was Sitting Down I Wasn't Really Even Eating I Wasn't Even Paying Attention To Anything Donita Was Saying It Was To Much On My Mind

My Feet Is Killing, My Back Is  Aching,My Head Is Banging And I Just Don't Know What To Do

"Girl Whats Wrong"Donita Asked Me

"Everything"I Said

"We Might Be Getting Evicted"I Said

"…Damn Girl"She Said

"Its Been Two Days And We Still Havent Got The Money…This Baby Is Coming And I Don't Know Whats Our Next Move"I Said

"Chris Ain't Hustling No More?"She Asked Me

"Not Every Since Somebody Robbed Us For Everything After That Happen… I Made Him Stop"I Said

"Look I Ain't Got No Money But You And Chris Can Crash At My Place For While You Know You Can Always Count On Me "She Said

"The Worst Thing About Being Broke Is Having Broke Friends"I Joked

She Laughed And Said "Fuck You..Look After You Drop That Baby Ima Hook You Up At A Job At Where I Work I Got You"

"Thank You"I Said

"You Gon Get Back On Ya Feet…Sometimes Our Downfall Is Our Come Up"She Said

This Was Definitely Our Downfall Desperate Time Call For Desperate Measures

And I Was Desperate So After I Left The Pizzeria I Went Over To This Pawn Shop

And I Was Going To Pawn My Wedding Ring

I Don't Need A Ring To Prove My Love To Chris

This Ring Is Just A Symbol Of Our Love

We Have A Baby On A Way,We Can't Evicted This Baby Is Due Any Week

Im Just Trying To Make Sure My Little Family Is Okay So I Was Attempting To Pawn My Ring

The Man At Pawn Shop Look At It And Said "I'll Give You 150 Dollars For It"

"A 150 Dollars Thats It"I Asked

"If Not Less"He Said To Me

"I Need More Than That"I Said

"Sorry Sweetie 150 Bucks Or Nothing"He Said

I Wasn't About To Give Up My Ring For No 150 Dollars

So I Put My Ring On And I Walked Out Of The Pawn Shop

I Looked Up At The Cloudy Skies And I Felt A Dropped Rain Splash On My Forehead

I Must Of Been Looking For A Miracle To Fall Down But It Never Did