Michael's P.O.V

The Company Burger
4600 Freret St, New Orleans, LA 70115

"Come on Michael, we needed order number three five minutes ago." My boss Ralph hassled me. I flipped the patty over as I used the sleeve of my arm to wipe the sweat from my forehead.

"I only got two hands Ralph and it's only three of us in here,we can only go but So fast yo." I exclaimed as I started to fix up the burger.

"Well work like you have six." He snapped walking off to tend to customers. I shook my head and sighed.

"It's alright bruh, Ralph is going through a withdraw." My co-worker Sean joked patting my shoulder and I did a light chuckle.

"Ayo, Tony drop them fries yo." I shouted .

"Gotcha."

I swear if I didn't need this job I would not be putting up with Mr.Ralph's bullshit yo, but you gotta do what you gotta do. Today was hella busy,which is why he on edge,but yo get of my dick for real. I take a peep at the time noticing my shift will end in another hour. I get a wave of relief.

"Looking at that clock,ain't gon cook them burgers faster." Turning around ready to cuss Mr.Ralph bitch ass out, I drop the spatula and took a deep breath.

"Aye man get off my..." I pause as I see bey cracking up like shit was funny. "Yoo you play to much." I said as turned back around flipping the burgers.

I made up two cheese burgers and drained the fries out the oil. I then put em on two trays. Giving them to bey as I shouted to Ralph.

"Aye Ralph I'm taking my last break of the day."

"Alright." He said slightly not really wanting to let me go on my break, but had no choice. When he took over the grill,I took off my apron and walked around the counter area sitting next to bey.

"Hey you." She said pinching my cheek. I hate when she does that.

"Hey bey, how you doing? You alright?" I questioned, she looked down at her fries and played with them. I swear I knew this girl like the back of my hand.

"Why something gotta be wrong with me." She snapped ,finally starting to eat her food.

"Bey you had your food for five minutes now and you just started eating." I chuckled. "Plus you only come up here when you need to vent." I explained .

"That's not true Mike, I like to come see you too."She defended as I cringed at that nickname. People always think Michael can be shorten to Mike and I hate that shit, but since she was my bestfriend I made an exception. For her that is.

" Yeah yeah yeah, whatever. " she chuckled lightly as I smirked.

"Why you looking at me like that?" She asked as she sipped her drink.

"I'm waiting for you to tell me wassup. My break won't last forever."

" All you need to know is I'm crashing at your place tonight. " she shrugged eating her fries. I snatched the tray away making her look up at me.

"Hey." She drugged out.

"It don't work that way ya know. You can't just crash at my place and not tell me wassup." I exclaimed .

"Why not? You got your hoes coming over." I shook my head.

"Really Bey? You know I don't even have that type of time on my hands."

"Mhmm."

" why you so stubborn?

"And why can't I just crash at your place!"

"Why can't you tell me wassup with you!" I shouted back. We paused and then started laughing. Calming down from our laugh she began to speak.

"Well I just..."

"Michael I need you back on the grill, breaks up." Ralph interrupted.

"Ralph can't you see I'm..."

"I only ask once." He snapped walking off. I clicked my teeth and turned back to look at bey.

"You gon be here when I get off." I questioned.

"Yeah, I got no where else to be." She smiled as I sighed.

"And you will tell me wassup,before you step foot in my house." I demanded before walking off.

"Yes sir." She said laughing as I chuckled.
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"Alright Sean,Tony,I'm out!" I shouted to my coworkers before walking up to bey.

"You ready to go?"

" Yeah. " she said grabbing her phone and keys.

"Wait how you expect-- never mind." I started but stopped and she laughed.

Walking out of the company burger, we walk to my Nissan Altima getting in.

It wasn't much, but it was enough to get back and forth. Get me to my destination ya feel me. My uncle had gave it to me before he passed. He used to call it "Tasha" because the car was black and beautiful. He always said "Take care of Tasha or she gon be your living nightmare,just like a wife if you don't treat her right." I chuckle to myself thinking about my uncle. Man I miss him, things were so much better when he was alive.

"Hey what you grinning about?" Bey said interrupting my thoughts.

"Nothing,just a memory popped in my head." She nodded understanding. One thing about Bey and I we get each other very well to the point that sometimes a lot don't have to be said.

"So you going to tell me wassup." I said taking a quick glance at her. She was fidgeting with her fingers and I let out a calm but frustrated sigh.

"Bey stop acting like I'm some New nigga, we're best friends. You can tell me anything yo." I explained lightly. I watched as she pressed her lips to speak,but nothing came out and I was about to say something until I heard her finally speak.

"My grandmother and I got into it again. " She said calmly. I shake my head slightly,knowing what this was leading to. This isn't the first time this happened.

"Continue." I said as I continued driving.

"She basically was getting on me for getting kicked out my last school. "

"Full story bey." I snapped not taking my eyes off the road and she sighed finally spilling everything.

"I just feel unwanted." She said shaking her head. I stopped at the red light and glanced at her. Wiping the tears from her face with the pad of my thumb I spoke.

"It's not that bey, she don't know what to do with you anymore and she damn near 60. She don't know what to do but hope you change." I explained taking off after the light turned green.

"So that gives her the right to get rid of me like something that gets stuck to your shoe." She said throwing her hands up in frustration.

"She won't get rid of you bey, if that was the case she would of never took you in, in the first place."

" Something she probably should have done. " bey whispered to herself folding her arms.

"So you rather be in the system." I stated as she looked up shocked. "Yeah I heard you." I snickered .

"Prolly would be better." She retorted .

"Doubt it. I'll choose living with family over a stranger any day. You never know what people are about,and to much shit goes down in foster homes." I explained

" If you say so. " she snapped.

"Keep being stubborn and a smart ass, Im'a fuck you up." I snapped .

"Yeah mhmm." She rolled her eyes laughing.

"Alright you owe me one."

"Boy bye."

" I'm not playing. " I said seriously and she laughed. "But for real tho,what makes you think she gon throw you out?" I questioned .

"Cause she always talking like she don't want me there. Everytime I screw up she says 'you can't be living under my roof acting like that '. I haven't even been at this New school for a week yet and she already on me." She explained .

"I understand. Y'all just need to talk things out because it's a lot of miscommunication going on. But any who how did you like the new school. I couldn't make it today to show you around, work stuff you know." I explained simply and she nodded understanding.

"It was good, I made some friends and acquaintances." She said with a smile.

"Oh oh I know that look who is he." I asked

"His name is Chris,I don't know the last name,but he just was staring at me all day,trying to spit game he cute tho." She said .

"Hmmm."I said thinking

"What Mikey?"

"Nothing just hope it's not the Chris I'm thinking of and that it's a different one." I shrugged pulling up to my apartment.

"Hmmm okay." She said as we both got out the car.

I locked the doors before walking up to my apartment door. Once she walked in I closed the door behind her and locked it.

"Where momma PJ." She asked .

"Prolly working an extra shift." I said simply . That's all she ever do.

"She won't mind me.."

"Bey."

"Your right." She laughed . She really treating me like a new nigga.

"Ok so I'll give you some clothes, since clothes wasn't apart of your runaway plan." I joked . "And I think you still have some of your other stuff still here." I spoke as we walked in my room.

"Top drawer?"

"Yep." I said laying back on my bed to take a nap before I had to go get my mom. She found her some stuff to wear and headed to the bathroom.

"Aye mikey." She said popping her head back in

"Yeah." I said opening my eyes slightly.

"Thank you." She said smiling before walking off leaving me to go back to sleep.

Chapter 5✔
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