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had given her.
“Me too!” Treasure said, disgusted at the mention of
his name. “But anyways, peek game, Ice been coming
around here looking for you,” Treasure said, changing
subjects. “He rolling a tight ass Escalade on some twenty
sixes too, so don't fuck up and luck out on ya money,
honey. You already got Larry sewed up, so you might as
well shake him for the night and come handle yo
business, and see what Ice talking about. You know
Larry ain't balling like that, boo,” Treasure said in one
breath.
Disregarding Treasure's last comment about Larry
being broke Bright tried to recall the unfamiliar name.
“Ice?” Bright asked, confused. The name didn't ring a
bell. “Terrence, Bee!” Treasure said, refreshing her
friend’s memory by giving her Ice’s government name. “Oh, that nigga...eastie eastside Ice!” Bright said,
instantly seeing dollar signs. Terrence was not only a
reputable Crip from the eastside of Long Beach, but he
was also fine, a baller, and had a collection of clean-ass
low riders that Bright loved.
“Yeah the one and only Ice,” Treasure laughed.
“What other Ice do you know?” Treasure asked. “Girl
please, you know I don't be calling these niggas by they
nicknames. I call them by the names they mama's gave
'em,” Bright said with her hand on her hip. Other than
her looks, being privileged to call guys by their government names made Bright feel more superior than
other females.
“Bright, Bright, Bright,” Treasure laughed, nodding
her head. She always had to do things to make herself
stand out more, or be different from other females. Bright stood there and weighed her options. Damn
she thought to herself, Ice is a big nigga on the block, he fine
as fuck too and he got that real dough! But on the other hand,
homie is known as a big time playa, and he got too many
bitches! But fuck that, his money runs as long as the Hudson
River and I can definitely use some of that, she thought. “So what you gone do, Bee?” Treasure asked
impatiently.
“Bitch, I'm ‘bout to come get my money!” Bright
laughed. “I'm just thinking on how he used to have ole
girl, Netta, shining back in the days before she started
smoking that dope!”
“And she was just one of his females.” Treasure
added, hyping Bright up. “It's yo time to shine, girl!” Pumped up, Bright said, “I'm main chick status too, I
know I can come up.” She was thinking of a way to break
her date with Larry.
“Well come on, Bee,” Treasure said excitingly. “He
said he was gone be back in an hour, and that was about
forty five minutes ago,” she said.
“A’ight, good looking, Treasure, I'm on my way!”
Bright said, ending the call.
Then she dialed Larry up.
“Hey baby,” Bright said after Larry answered the
phone.
“Hey boo-boo, I'm on my way to pick you up in
about five minutes,” he said, assuming that was the
reason for her call.
“That's why I called you, baby, I can’t go. My auntie
on my father’s side is in the hospital, and my dad is
coming to pick me up. They say it’s not looking good
either,” Bright said losing her train of thought and the
original story that she planned on telling him. It was odd,
but for some reason it was hard for her to lie to Larry. “Your dad is picking you up?” Larry asked in a
surprised but confused tone.
“Yeah, my dad, baby,” Bright answered.
“Bright, I thought you told me that your dad passed
away?” Larry said.
Bright began to stutter, “I meant to say my
godfather, baby, my bad. My biological father has been
gone for a long time, and for years I've called my
godfather my dad.” She laughed, hoping he believed her.
The truth was that Bright didn't even have a godfather. Larry laughed, “You had me worried for a minute
there, boo-boo, I thought you were lying to me. I hope
your auntie gets better though, call me and keep me
updated on her status. I'll probably be here for a little
while,” Larry said. He was really looking forward to
spending the evening