her mother to say hello.
âHello,â Tessa said.
âAnswer me this; how you get my number?â Simone asked.
âTrust me, it ainât hard to get when youâre into the type of shit youâre into.â
Stefan leaned over and yelled into the phone, âTell that bitch, fuck her!â
âTell that punk to get on the phone and tell me his damn self.â
âI donât talk to the less fortunate,â Stefan said.
âLess fortunate? I ainât the one selling my ass for money,â Tessa said.
Simone clapped her hands to applaud her mother. âYouâre right; youâre such an upstanding member of the community. You make me so proud, I wanna go out and cop you a gigantic needle full of dope.â
Stefan burst out into laughter, almost hitting the wall as he pulled into the parking deck.
âFuck you; you always standing up for that fucking faggot. Iâm your goddamn mama.â
Simoneâs face turned red.
This bitch has got nerve, saying sheâs my mother
, Simone thought. âAnd Iâm the nappy-headed girl you tossed in your motherâs lap for her to raise.â
âYou know what? I ainât worried about yâall; carry it however yâall want.â Tessa sighed. âAnd you tell that damn Stefan I know what the fuck he did.â
Simone looked over at Stefan, noticing how red his face had become. âWhat did you do, Stefan?â
âHe called the police on Tony that day at the house, accusing him of trying to rape him, but get this; now he running âround fucking him,â Tessa said.
Stefan pounded his fist on the steering wheel. âThat bitch is crazy. She knows damn well I donât fuck junkies.â
Simone giggled. âWhat are you trying to say, Stefan?â
âThat heâs a fucking junkie,â Stefan answered.
âHey, Tessa, you heard that, didnât you?â Simone asked.
âHis punk ass is lying,â Tessa said. âBut I ainât worried; paybackâs a bitch. His foolish ass did something to spite me and heâs fitting to die behind the shit and heâs too dumb to even realize it.â
âWhoâs gonna kill him, you?â Simone asked.
âI donât have to lay a hand on him and as dumb as your ass is, youâre probably gonna join him. God knows what you two do together. And who is he to be calling my man a junkie when heâs a fucking abomination.â
Stefan took a deep breath. âHere we go with the religious shit.â
âDamn right, âcause thatâs what the fuck you are; running âround craving dick at a young age,â Tessa said. âThatâs why my sister killed herself; she was tired of dealing with your faggot ass.â
âWhatever! If you were so concerned about it, why you didnât come to the funeral?â Simone asked.
ââCause she was too busy selling her pussy so she could score,â Stefan answered.
Tessa paused for a moment to think of what she could say to get underneath Stefanâs skin. âHey, Simone, did Stefan tell you that he used to peek through the keyhole of his mama and daddyâs bedroom so he could watch his daddy undress?â
âBitch, Iâve never done no shit like that,â Stefan said. âDonât make me jump through this phone and bash you in your damn face.â
Simone decided it was time to end the conversation. It had gone too far and it was obvious that her motherâs accusation had pained Stefan. âBlah...blah...blah... Take your delirious ass somewhere and score; thatâs if you ainât done so already.â
âYeah, Iâm surprised you ainât nodded off by now,â Stefan said.
Simone hung up the phone, looked at Stefan, and took a deep breath.
Stefan got out of the car and shut the door. âSee, I told you it would be fun,â he said, before making his way into the building for his