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CHAPTER 11

PRE-GRADUATION SHOPPING

Laylonie stretched and grumbled, then yawned when she heard her mom shout,

"Latrice, Lance, Laylonie!!!" Angela shouts, while frying bacon, placing cheese eggs and grits on each plate. "Get y'all butts up, breakfast is almost ready," Angela hollered once again as she began buttering the biscuits. She heard one set of foot steps, and a ball bouncing, she automatically knew it was her one and only son Lance, then heard a fast moving 2nd pair of footsteps; which she knew was Latrice bounding down the steps. L entered the kitchen while bouncing his ball.

"Good morning my babies." said Angel while placing a jar of jam on the table. Latrice ran in right behind him. "L stop bouncing that darn ball in mommies house, Last time I checked, this was a home, not a basketball court." hissed Latrice with an attitude.
" Good morning Mommy." Latrice, replied as L kissed his mom Angel on her cheek. "Morning Ma." Replied L then looked at Latrice as he scrunched up his face with such a look of disgust on his face and said, "Shut up Treec. You don't run nothing round here small bald head." Replied L as he pointed his finger at her then continued to say, "That's ya problem, you always trying to be grown, running your mouth all the time. last I checked you weren't my mother." Retorted L as he placed the ball down in the corner of the kitchen. "Now y'all quit all that arguing, Its too early in the morning to be bickering." Angela smiled and said. "What do you have planned for today. I hope your not gonna sit up in the house, and play video games all day; when its so nice outside." As she looked over at L who picked up a biscuit, then grabbed the jam and put some jam on it, he was about to take a bite as he began to grab a plate.

"Don't forget to wash your hands." Said Angel. "Yes Ma'am" replied L, As layla entered the kitchen. "Good Morning momma, Treecie and L" said Layla as she smiled and kissed her mom on her cheek. "Morning Layla, I was thinking bout running some ball with my boy's later." Uttered L while eating his breakfast. "Good morning baby." Angela responded while smiling at Layla then look back over towards L then continued on to say, "Ok, that's good to hear, at least you're not spending most of your day inside playing on that damn game. How was the Prom? Did you two have a good time last night?" asked Angel.

"Yeah ma, we had a good time. It was okay" replied L.
"It was just like any other party we go to, except we wore suit's & gowns." said Layla. "Well, I heard from my home girl Erica, that there was some kind of fight, and some guy got his butt handed to him." said Latrice while putting jam on her already buttered biscuit. "Is that true? Did a fight really break out at you're prom???" Angel asked with a concerned expression as she looked between L and Layla.

''I don't know, it must have happened after we left." said L. "Yeah mom we left kind of early. It was pretty dry there, so we went to this after party Alley told us about " lied Layla.

Hearing Layla say Alleys name, brought back all the hurt he felt last night, that he was trying his best to bury pain and anger that still is bubbling up inside of him; as he tried to put up a straight face, but the truth of the matter is he had real deal feelings for Alley. His feelings was so strong for her, that he really was going to propose to her that night at the prom.
Had he found out from her instead of hearing it from Chads dumb ass in front of his entire graduating class, he and Alley may still have had a chance, but since Alley chose not to tell him about being blackmailed by Chad and chose to continue to sleep with Chad and him at the same time, he is lucky he didn't catch no STD in the process.

L was pulled from his thoughts by Layla changing the subject as she asked L, "Do you know what you're going to wear to the graduation?" L looked at Layla and was grateful for the change of subject and was relieved to be pulled from his thoughts of what could have been had Alley kept it 100 with him; then went on and replied,

"Naw, I kinda forgot about graduation. I was to busy focusing on looking tight for prom. Do you know what your wearing to graduation?" asked L. "No, which is why I wanted to ask you to go with me downtown, to help me look for something. I can also help you find a tight outfit for you big broskie." Laughed Layla. "You know, I have impeccable taste." she smiled and said. "Is your crazy home girl Nyra coming too?" asked L. "Yeah, I think so . . . Why?" asked Layla with a raised brow.
L. "No reason." said L, trying to cover up the fact that he really digs Nyra. "Let me find out, you like Na'na. " Layla said then laughed. "Don't play with me Layla." said L pretending to be annoyed then said, "Ard, I'm down. What time we going?" L asked to get off the topic of him liking Nyra. "How bout we go around 12:30 or 1 O'clock. Nyra and I have to get our run in first. How else are we going to keep our bodies tight." Layla replied with a laugh. "Lay lay" Latrice interjected, as Layla rolled her eyes. She knew Treecie only called her Lay lay when she wanted something from her. "What do you want Treecie." said Layla

"Ouuu Please . . . May I go downtown with y'all Lay lay? Pretty please?" asked Treecie.
"No" said L "Don't bring Ms. 15 going on 21 with us. All she gonna do is ear hustle, and be a pain in the a--." ( L catches himself as he ducks down hopen he don't feel his momma hands because can't nobody curse in her house but her) "butt." L Replied.

"Shut up L." retorted Treecie as she scrunched up her face as if she had a nasty our sour taste in her mouth as she looked at L while crossing her arms over her bosom as she continued on to say, "I didn't ask you, I asked Lay lay." Treecie stuck out her tongue at L and rolled her eye's at him. "Don't listen to him Lay lay." Treecie replied as she got up from her seat, then walked over to Layla, as she began to play in her hair as she commented, "Plus I need help picking out a outfit too, please let me go with you Lay lay." Begged Treecie. "Okay." Layla said. "As long as you promise not to work my nerve's, Okay. . ."

"Ok, I promise Lay lay." Treecie replied with a giggle as she gave Layla a hug, then kissed her on both cheeks, then stuck her tongue out at L givin him a red raspberry as she ran out of the kitchen, then ran back in the kitchen with her hand out as she asked, "Mommy. . . can I have some money please?"

"How much money you need Latrice" asked Angela.

"$150.00." said Treecie. "I don't think so" said Angela while shaking her head. "You must've bumped your head little girl. . . Ain't no way I'm giving your little behind $150.00." L laughed & pointed at Treecie while grabbing his ball then left the kitchen.
"Hey, you can't knock a girl for trying." Latrice said while laughing. "How about $70.00 then." asked Treecie. "That's more like it." said Angela as she handed her $80.00, Treecie count's the money, smile's with excitement then say's, "Thanks mom." Aa she kissed her mom on the cheek then ran out the kitchen and up the stairs to her room to get ready.

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