Posted by Mo Justin [on the phone with his brother]: So whatcha doin, dawg? MV: I just got home from Malloy’s house. We were watching a movie. Why? Justin: Just asking. I wanted to tell you something. MV: What’s up? You sound drunk [pause]. Tell me you aren’t driving. Justin: Don’t worry, James. I’m following someone. James [a bit annoyed]: Ok, what do you want? Justin: Well, I think I’m in love, man… James: Are you saying that because you’re intoxicated or are you being serious? Justin: I’m being serious, dawg. James: What’s her name? Justin: Angela. 5’8”, caramel skin, green eyes, curly honey brown hair, a smile that would light up the world, and Janet Jackson’s body. James [tries to get a mental picture]: Nice…[changes his clothes and gets into bed] I bet she’s a site to see. Justin: You have to come down here and see her. James: I guess so [turns over in the bed]. So where did you meet this Angela girl and how long have you known her? Justin: I just met her yesterday. She’s the Assistant Manager here at the South Beach store. James: Ok, now I KNOW the alcohol is talking. You can’t be serious. I know you don’t believe in that love at first site crap! Justin: No, I’m serious, man. I’ve heard so much about her. You should see how she runs the store. She’s all about the work but she knows how to have fun too. We workout at the same gym. And, she even taught this white boy how to Latin dance tonight at a Salsa club. James [shocked]: No way? You? Justin: Yeah. James: Well, maybe there is hope for you after all. Justin: Maybe. But you have to come down here and see her. When do you have a few days off? James: In a few days. What’s today? Justin: Saturday. James: I think I have next weekend off. I’ll try and drive down. Justin: Perfect. Bring Mallory with you. James: She might have to work. She’s coaching basketball right now. Justin: Oh yeah? James: Yeah. She’s a boys varsity coach. They have a good record too. There’s a game on Tuesday and Thursday. Ima try and see both. Justin: Well, on the real, you should bring her down. You know my place is always open. James: I know. Thank you. Justin: No problem. James: Well, I’m going to bed now. I’ve got a busy day later on. Justin: Alright man. Call me and let me know when you’re coming. James: No doubt…love you man… Justin [watches Angela get in his car]: Love you too, dawg. Peace [hangs up]. Angela: Are you cheating on me already? Justin: No, that was my brother. I was telling him about this wonderful girl that I met. Angela: Oh…how many siblings do you have? Justin: There’s my 30 year old bother, Josh, them my 28 year old brother James, then me, the twins Jeremy and Jason who are 18, and my 2 adopted sisters Jasmine and Janessa who are 16. Angela: Wow, you’re parents must love kids and have a lot of money. I mean, that’s 7 of them. Justin: Yeah. My dad owns a few Lexus dealerships in Malibu. He grew up there and inherited a slew of money. So now he wants some of his offspring to run the place after he dies. Josh will take over in a few months. My dad will be retiring and my other siblings, including me will get a whole lot of money. So we are all covered for the rest of our lives. Angela: Nice. I wish it was like that for me. I had to bust my ass for everything I got. Justin: Oh, don’t get me wrong. I did too. The only thing I didn’t have to pay for was college. I got a scholarship for that one. My dad had me working for him when I was 10. I only did little things but I got paid for my work. He had put a whole bunch of money away for me to go to college. Angela: Where did you go? Justin: UCLA. Did you go to school? Angela: Yeah, I took a few courses at Tallahassee Community College and a few at FSU. Justin: Did you graduate? Angela: Yeah. I did dual enrollment in HS. I started as a freshman with 7 classes, sophomore year with 6 because I had DCT, junior year I had 4 because of DCT and dual enrollment, and my senior year I did dual enrollment, DCT, Saturday classes, and internet classes, and I only had 4 classes again. Justin: Damn, you were busy. Angela: Yep. I also was a manager at Guess since I was 18. I worked at the Tallahassee store after I graduated from HS. Justin: How did you pull that off since you didn’t have enough hours? Angela: Well, I was Stock Management at first. I did that on the weekends. I had to learn how to run the floor during the week. I had school so I learned how to work the floor on my school days. I worked at Forever XXI when I was 16. I was the head Cashier over there 2 weeks after I started working. I left there because of Benn and the job was pissing me off. And then I started working at Guess as a stock girl until I thought I was ready to move onto the floor. When I turned 19 they gave me Assistant Management duties. I fulfilled them and became Assistant Manager like a week later. Justin: Well, I didn’t think you could do that. Angela: Well, I didn’t think so either but someone pulled some strings for me and got me in. I had saved all the money I made from Forever XXI and finished HS at 17 years old. I packed up my stuff and moved to Tally so I could finish school and graduated at 20. And the rest is history. Justin [thinking]: Damn, she’s so determined. That makes me want her more… [outloud] I don’t think I’ve ever met someone with so much drive. Angela [thinking]: I didn’t either [outloud]. Well, I wanted to get out of my parents house. So I kept myself busy. Considering the fact I HATE school, it was near impossible to stay focused and not screw around. I never was the brightest crayon in the box but my personality was what landed me the job. Justin: [pulling in a parking spot at Angela’s apartment complex]: I bet your parents were proud of you. Angela [thinking]: Whatever [outloud]! Well, my mom was. I didn’t really give a shit what my dad thought. I was never good enough for him. My little sister is gonna go through hell with him when she gets older. I feel bad for her. Justin: What’s that supposed to mean? Angela: Well, he’s a hard ass on us all the time. So I stayed away from him as often as I could. Justin: That sucks. Sorry to hear that. Angela: Well, it happens. I used to live with my mom for a while when I was younger and then they moved back together. From there, it was like all hell broke loose all over again. It’s like that man is never happy. Justin: Well, my mom used to be that way but I guess having all those children changed her mind. She really didn’t have a choice. She remained stern and all but she calmed down some. And she didn’t turn out half bad. My sister in law loves her. Angela: Josh’s wife? Justin: Yeah, her name is Sarah. She’s very pretty. Angela: How long have they been married? Justin: 6 years. Angela: No kids? Justin: Not yet. She’s only 24. They met when she was 14. Like I said earlier, Josh is 30...Sarah just finished her masters degree. Now, she’s a dancer. She wants to keep that body as long as she can. So they’ve been thinking of adoption. Angela: That’s cool [looks at the clock in his car]. Well, it’s like almost 4am. I need to get some sleep. Justin: Yeah me too. I should get going. I had a blast though. Thank you. Angela: Me too. Thank you for coming out with us. Good night [kisses his cheek]. Justin: At least let me walk you to the door. Angela: You don’t have to. I’m a big girl. Justin: I want to [gets out of the car and walks her to the door]. It’s the polite thing to do [walks up the steps]. Angela [unlocks the door]: Thank you… Justin: You’re welcome [kissed her cheek and gave her a hug]. Sleep tight. Angela [feels butterflies in her stomach after he kissed her]: Thank you, you too [opens the door, goes inside and smiles with satisfaction].
on 5/4/2005, 9:30 pm, in reply to "Re: AgE AiN't NoThIn BuT A NuMbEr [Revised Version]"
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[In the car with Justin]