Dialogue for Tough Love Pt.1

Gemari: What it is?

Camilla: I’m aight but I’m running out of ideas. Like, I dont know what to do.

Gemari: Maybe I go one for ya.

Camilla: What chu talkin about?

Gemari: Shit, let me take care of ya. If you let me, i can come up there and get you right for a bit.

Camilla: I could never ask you to do something like that, even if you was serious. I just need a job.

Gemari: Aight. I thought you might think I was playin so I already done got a ticket up there.

Camilla: Up where? Here? Maine?

Gemari: Yea, im saying though, Quisha already done filled me in on how you need to get a place for your son to come live wich ya. I know you aint in the house with all them people no more. You in Maine looking for yo mama.

Camilla: You know too much.

Click. I hang up the phone. My palms sweating and heart thumping, i dial quisha.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

Quisha: Hey girl! You aight?

Camilla: No the fuck i’m aint alright! You got this negga calling me talking about you told him all my business...like, whats up with that? I thought I could trust you?

Beep.

Quisha: Girl calm down you know I got your back! He’s cool, he gave me the money for your B&B and told me not to put you in a hotel.

Beep. “prepaid number”

Camilla: What the fuck is you talking about girl? I mean, I thought your peoples gave you that money…

Beep.

Quisha: Yes! And Gemari is my peoples.

Camilla: Oh god. He keep calling with his no number ass yuck.

Quisha chuckles.

Quisha: Just trust me on this one and call him back.

Camilla: That shit aint funny girl bye.

Click. Shaking my head.

Ring. Ring.

Camilla: Hello.

Gemari: You hung up on me fa sho shorty? Damn mama it’s like that?

I chuckle at his accent.

Camilla: Mari Im sorry. I didnt mean to.

Gemari: Aye that shit aint funny lil mama. I’m fa sho tryna look out fa ya and you hanging up in my damn face like. Where they do that at?

I can’t stop chuckling.

Camilla: No for real I was like scared. For real I thought you was gonna help me get one of them jobs you got making web pages. Not migrate up here.

Gemari: Chill lil mama I aint no little boy either. I know what to do with it. You gotta trust.

Camilla: Ok. Ok. I believe it when I see it.

Gemari: Just believe it.

Camilla: Yeah Yeah Yeah. I’m bout to go look at these jobs. You good?

Gemari: Yeah. I’m bout to moderate this room for a bit.

Camilla: Aight. One.

Gemari: Aight.

Click.

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