Cinderella- How It Should Have Went Down

After showing and getting relaxed I decided to cook some dinner. I whipped up some chicken and dumblings with homemade lemonade on the side. Just when I was about to sit down to eat I heard a knock on my door. I checked the peephole and I saw Merce standing there so I opened the door.
"Hey bae." I said while wrapping my arms around his neck.
"What's good boo?" He said kissing me.
"Just in time I just cooked dinner."

"I think imma need some liquor. So did you get yours done?"
"No he didn't even go to a tattoo shop."
"Where the hell he go to somebody's house?" Merce laughed.
"Yeah."
"Oh damn I was just playing."
"I don't know his play cousin or somebody but she didn't even have cleaner to give him. She you don't need to clean it."
"That's trifling."
"Right so I took him to the tattoo shop to get cleaner before his whole stomach falls off. I swear he is just too much for me sometimes."

"Oh that sounds nice." I said off to the side.
"Why you be actin' that way?"
"What way?"
"Every time I talk about my shorty you act like you be hatin' or something."
"I'm not, its cool."
"Nah like what you mad or something?"
"I'm not trying to argue Merce."
"Neither am I. I just want to know are you feeling some type of way?"
"No its cool. That's your buisness so I can't be mad."

I really didn't want him to do all that, but since he insisted I guess I couldn't say anything. After chilling with Merce for most of the night he decided to leave about midnight so I could get some sleep for school.

When I exited the door I saw a familar truck sitting in front of my building and Merce got out.
"Goodmorning Bae." Merce said giving me a kiss on the lips and opening his car door for me.
"Goodmorning. What made you pick me up?"
"I was over this way plus I had to go take my shorty to day care so I figured I'd introduce y'all."
I turned around and the cutest little girl was sitting in the car seat.
"Hi." I said waving at her.
"This is Ja'Zada. We just call her Zada." Merce said.
"Hi Zada." I waved again.
"Hi." She said shyly.
"How old is she?" I asked.
"How old are you Zada?" Merce asked.
"Three." She said quietly.
"She is too cute." I looked back again and she was looking out the window. Zada pretty and brown skin with soft curly hair pulled in a pony tail with a bow.

When I went inside I looked for Tracey to see what he was up to, but I couldn't find him. I figured he was just running his mouth, but then I remembered I didn't go to the bus stop with him like usual. I took my phone out and quickly dialed his number, but I got no answer. I even called his house phone and still no answer. I started to worry a little then I decided I would just go see about him during lunch. I went through half my day and still no sign of Tracey. I also asked around for him and still no sign. When the lunch bell rang I left school and caught the bus to Tracey's house. I knocked on the door a few times and no one answered. Then I went around the back of the house and threw a rock up at Tracey's window until he answered.
"Yes?" He whispered loudly.
"What are you doing? Are you sick or something?"
"No, I can't leave the house."
"Why, you have school today?"
"Yeah, but my dad found out about my piercing."
"And?"
"He put my on lockdown for the rest of the week and he's thinking about putting me in military school. He says he wants me to toughen up."
"Tracey that's crazy."
"Tell my dad that."
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah fine, just mad. Get back to school before your too late."
"Okay, but call me if you need anything."
"Okay."
"And keep cleaning that piercing."
I waved and ran down the street just before the bus was about to take off. I made it back to school just in time, but I was hungry. I grabbed a bag of chips from the vending machine and ran off to class.

She knew I was right and she just gave me a funny look. It wasn't like I was always late to her class so it didn't matter. As a way of me getting smart with her, Ms. McClarkson kept calling on me for answers. To her amazement I was getting them all right so it was more of a kick in her face. After my last two classes I decided to walk to get some food. I grabbed my messenger bag and walked down the street to the Applebee's and got carryout. I took the bus back home and chowed down before starting my homework. I went to the kitchen to grab some ice cream when I got a knock on my door. I looked and I saw it was Merce holding Ja'Zada and I opened up.
"Hey baby." He said leaning in to kiss me on the lips.
"Hey." I kissed him back. "And hey pretty girl." I said as Zada smiled.
"Say hi." Merce said.
"Hi." She responded softly.

"That's so cute."
"So I guess you cool with everything." Merce said.
"Huh?"
"You know at first you seemed scared. I feel like you accepting that fact I got Zada more."
"I mean I wasn't hating before it was just awkward that's all."

"You promise?"
"Have you had any problems?"
"No."
"Okay then."
I smiled and I joined Zada on the floor to play with her toys. Merce stayed with Zada most of the night, but left before eight so Zada could get home and get to bed.
"Bye baby. You want me to come back around here?"
"But you have Zada."
"I'm dropping her off at her mother's house."
"Okay, yeah come back so I won't be lonely."