Shorty Got My Head Gone (10 page)

In front of the shop at the first station, I see Dee cutting a little black boys hair. Seeing me approach them, he put his comb in his right hand with the clippers and greeted me with a dap with his spare hand
"what's up man, what's been good with you bro," dee asked dapping me up.
"Everything’s all good, just living'," I said sitting down in the chair at the empty station next to his.
"Yea living well, I see that," He said looking at my car in front of the shop." Stunting on em' with that Bugatti parked out front huh" He said continuing to cut the little guy hair.
"You already know, Ha but naw that's just one of my babies I got to show off from time to time."
"That bitch bad too, need to let me test drive that thang."
"Yea me too," the little boy said.
Everybody who heard it laughed. I giggle "naw I don't know about little man, and I definitely don't know about Yo ass." I said pointing at Dee.
"Aww, so it's like that" Dee asked giving me a head nod.
I start laughing “nigga just like that". We all started laughing again.
Dee finish up the little boy hair and I got in his chair so he can cut me up next; cutting in front of everybody that was the waiting to get their hair cut by him.
"Yo ass finally made it to my shop," Dee said placing a cape around my neck. I usually have him come to my place or somewhere to cut my hair since I was always busy.
"Yea figured since I ain't too busy I stop by and check out the spot, you hooked it up in here, this shit fresh," I said as I held my head down while he started to cut my hair.
"Thanks, man, it’s been a long time coming to get this joint up and popping."
"I see you doing well, business looks good," I say as more and more people walk in.
"Yea man, since I opened up four months ago business been booming."
Dee had been cutting hair since high school. One thing about him was he can cut some hair and was the neighborhood barber. He been cutting my hair since I was 17 and since I been back, he was the only person I let touch my hair. That’s how tight he is with a pair of clippers.
After he finished fading me up, I stayed back to chop it up a little more and to kill off time until Ashley called me to come pick her up.
"Where the hell yo bro E ass at? Last time I spoke to him was the night of the grand opening of my club" I asked Dee while he was cutting some light skin dude hair.
"He was supposed to stop by the shop today, but shit ain't no telling, he probably' deep in some pussy right now, knowing his ass. "
"Right! Like always" I said shaking my head. E was Dee's brother that's also was like a brother to me.
"You know yo pussy ass homeboy just got out of jail about 3 or 4 days ago," Dee said turning to look at me.
“Who the hell you talking about," I said raising up one of my eye brows. I don't know none of my homeboys I ever fucked with ever being a pussy nigga.
"Cboii punk ass, he been locked up for about a year, and just got out a couple days ago," he said then turned back around.
I chuckled because him and Cboii never got along. Cboii was another homeboy of mines that I grew up with. Other than Dee and E I knew Cboii since the preschool right along with Baby. I fucked with those guys the long way and Us 5 were out running the street together since high school and was on our way to taking over the whole game before Baby died.
"Man y’all ain't never got along" I shook my head side to side.
"You know I don't fuck with dude like that, something I don't like about dude and I don't trust him."
"Why? He ain't never gave you a reason not to."
"He don't have to, it’s just his ways man I don't rock with him like that," He said keeping his eyes on the boy's head while cutting the back.
"Well I never understood y'all issue, But I want to see bruh tho, haven’t seen him since I left. Why he went to jail?" I asked
"I think on some drug and burglary charges." he said.
"Damn" I mumbled. I guess some people don't change. I cracked a smile.
I was sitting there for a couple more minutes until I got a call from Ashley telling me to come pick her up.
I got out the chair " Aye bruh I'm about to jet, but Imma holla at you, I want you and yo bro to come through the crib, later on, tonight" I said dapping him up.
"Aight hit you later," he said while dapping me back.
I left pulling out the parking lot on my way to pick up Ashley. I picked her up and dropped her off back at the house.
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later on that day.
Ashley
I was in my room bored taking pictures of myself. I thought I was real cute with my new weave in my hair. I took some pictures and posted one on Instagram. I see a couple people commenting under my picture asking me where I was at and saying that they been worried about me. I told them obviously I was fine, and they don't have to worry about me because I was good. I already know they was just being nosey tho'.
After I took pictures I was bored so I decided to see where Poppi was at. I walked out the room and went to the living room seeing him and 3 other guys sitting down on the couch. When I walked up everybody stopped talking and looked up at me.
'Well damn,’ I thought to myself. All three of their faces looked familiar to me.
I waved my hand, "Oh hey guys" I said awkwardly. I notice Poppi looking at me with a frown on his face.
I wondered why the hell he looked at me like that.
"Damn bro this yo Fiancé," A dark skin guy asked with dark green cargos.
"Hell naw fool his Fiancé in Germany in the army," A white boy said.
"Damn what he doing with a little hottie walking around looking like that in his crib then" The guy with the dark green cargos.
"This Ashley, Baby little sister" Poppi said. All the guys said ohhh in unison. I finally remembered who they was.
The first one I remembered was white boy Dee and his brother E with the green cargos. The other guy was Cboii. They all used to hang with Poppi and my brother back when Baby was alive.
"Damn little Ashley done grew up," Cboii said licking his lips.
I fake chuckled “I guess you can say that," I said knowing what he meant by that.
"How old are you, 18 now," he asked.
Right before I could answer Poppi answered for me. "Naw nigga she's 17 so don't even think about it," Poppi said mean mugging Cboii.
E and Dee started laughing and Poppi turned around looking at me up and down giving me this look. I knew what that look meant so I said my goodbyes before heading back to my room.
"It was nice seeing you guys again," I said then left out the living room and into my room.
I went to my room and got on my laptop. About an hour later there was a knock at the door. I answered and Poppi stood in front of me.
"What's up," I asked turning around to sit back on the bed.
"Yo shorty you really can't be walking around the house with those little ass shorts on."
I smacked my lips "What's the problem, these the same shorts I had on the other night just different colors."
"The problem is they too damn short," he said walking in my room.
"No they not, you just tripping," I said getting annoyed.
"No I ain't tripping, you seen how those niggas was looking at you."
"So what, if I had jeans on I bet they will still be looking. I grew up, I'm a women and men going to look."
He shook his head. "You not even 18 yet," he said.
"I will be soon in a couple more months."
"Whatever, you still a little girl in my eyes."
I rolled my eyes "Oh wow.... you really tripping" I mumble.
"What was that," he asked not hearing me.
"Nothing Poppi is that all you wanted." I asked
"Naw I also came to bring you this," he said handing me a pack a blunts and some weed. "Roll up" he sat down on the bed next to me. I grabbed the blunts and weed cheesing hard.
I was breaking down the blunt while Poppi was breaking down the weed.
"So if you ever going to' to tell me where you got that dope from because I know it wasn't yours," He said looking at me.
I had forgot all about that, and glad he brought it up to remind me.
I looked at him and said "Rocko from the projects."
He nodded his head ending the conversation. I finished rolling up and we smoked and chilled. After we finished smoking, he got a call from his Fiancé and left out the room.
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2 weeks later.
It’s been two weeks and all I been doing was sitting in the house all day everyday bored out my mind. It's really relaxing living here but I'm really about to lose my mind living in this big ass house not doing nothing. I'm always home alone because Poppi always gone to work or somewhere. I hardly ever see him.
While sitting in the media room looking at movies on the movie screen, I got a call from Kieara.
"Hello," I answered.
"Hey girl what you doing," she asked
"Nothing watching movies, bout bored as fuck."
"Girl If I was you I would never be bored living in that mansion."
"I mean it's cool and all but a bitch get tired of sitting in the house all got damn day, I thought y’all was going to come by and see me," I asked pouting my lips like she can see me.
"Aww boo we was but Teeko ass got busy doing something and I had to stay home and catch up on my work for school."
"ugh y'all be lying."
"Girl ain't nobody lying, just because yo ass not in school anymore don't mean I don't got work to do. Don't forget we are seniors in high school" she said.
I sighed "yea whatever y’all can make time to see me," I said missing my girls.
"Don't act like that, that's why I called you in the first place," she said.
"What you talking about," I asked
"Well you know tomorrow my birthday and I wanted you to come to school with me," she said.
"Hell no girl are you crazy" I yelled through the phone
"I know but bitch it’s my birthday and I don't want to be at school hanging by myself for my birthday, you know I don't fuck with the Washington bitches at school. I been a loner and shit without you there with me.
"I understand Keke but I ain't trying to show my face like that and get caught by the police. I already got a warrant out for my arrest I'm just trying to lay low."
"Come on Ash, I already talked to our teachers and they said they actually want you to come because you been missing out on a lot of work."
"So, “I said not caring because I was thinking about dropping out of school anyways.
"So that mean they ain't gone be tripping when you come to class."
"Keekee I'll just go to your dinner party tomorrow night but I don't know about going to school with you.
"Pleeeeeease" Kieara begged through the phone. "It's my birthday man, one time for the one time," She said begging.
I sat there to think about it. I guess since she talked to the teachers and they don't have a problem with it I'll be good.
I gave in. ''Ok ok, one time for the one time," I said then hung up the phone.
Later on, I was in the living room watching t.v. I always catch myself moving room to room because I be so bored trying to figure what else I can do.
As I'm, watch Law and Order SVU Poppi walks in sitting down on the couch.
"What up, how was your day?" He asked.
I looked at him from the pt. and rolled my eyes” boring" I said dryly.
He gave a small chuckle and got up to walk to the kitchen. I got up to follow him.
"Poppi I been thinking" I sat down at the counter top table.
"Thinking about what," he asked grabbing a bottle of beer out the fridge.
"I might go to school tomorrow," I said
He gave me a weird look "are you sure about that" he asked
"yea it's my home girl birthday and she want me to be there for her."
"That’s good that you want to go to school because you need to be in school, but I'm not sure if you should if they got a warrant out."
"I know, that’s what I said" I mumbled looking down at the table. "I was thinking about dropping out."
"I can help you lay low for however long, but how long you think that's going to last. You can always just turn yourself in and I can get you the best lawyer to get you off whatever charges they pin against, but one thing you're not going to do is drop out" he said in a serious tone.
"I don't know tho I have to think about that."
He walked toward me. "Well, whatever it’s your choice I got your back," he said caressing my arm with his hand. "Just be careful if you do decide to go to school tomorrow, I'll have Mike drop you off." He was about to walk out the kitchen.
"I'll be going, so make sure he's here by 7:30," I said before he walked off.
The next morning I got up to get ready for school. I got out an outfit for today and went to go take a quick shower. I got out the shower, brushed my teeth, washed my face and put on a little make up.
I got dressed and curled my hair. Since it was going to be a nice sunny day out I decided to wear white high waist jean with a white cross top showing off half my stomach and a little bit of jewelry to compliment my look. I originally picked out some heels for this outfit but I just decided to wear some all-white strappy sandals since I didn't like wearing heels to school.
My outfit was plain but very sexy. I grabbed my Gucci bag and my phone and left out the house.
School started at 8 and I got there 5 minutes before the bell rang. When Mike dropped me off, Kieara was standing in front waiting for me.