physical attack. The more he looked into her eyes, the more he realized that there was nothing there. Damn! She’s the walking dead… dead from the neck down.
“Since I caused you so much pain and heartache, I will gladly get out of your life. But look around. I’m broke! If I had access to my money do you think that I would be sitting here talking to you? No! I would be in the wind. So what do you need? You need me to sign something? Fine, I’ll sign something. I just need to get the hell out of here. So, are you going to help me out or not?”
“You are unbelievable!” He shook his head in disbelief as he got up from his chair and walked towards the door.
“When can I expect the money?” she asked, and continued eating. She didn’t even turn around to address him properly.
“I’ll see what I can do.” Poe opened the door and slammed it behind him. His walk to his car felt heavy he was so mad. He opened the glove compartment and pulled his gun out. Staring at the gun, he contemplated his next move.
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Mama Eloise walked into the rehab center where Bernice was staying. When she walked into her room, the Certified Nursing Assistant was trying to get her to eat. “Miss Watkins, if you don’t eat, honey, we’re going to have to put a tube in you, and you don’t want that. Please eat for me, Mrs. Watkins,” the nurse was saying.
“I see somebody is being difficult,” Mama Eloise said. She walked over and put the containers of food she brought on the tray.
“Yes, Ma’am, she is. They’re going to put a tube in her soon is she doesn’t eat.”
“Well, can she swallow?” Mama Eloise asked and squinted her eyes at her friend.
“Yes, Ma’am. All tests show that physically, there is nothing keeping her from eating. I just don’t know what to do. It’s like she’s giving up.”
“Baby girl, move on out the way and let me show you show you how it’s done.”
The nurse stepped aside.
“Bernice, I don’t have time for this nonsense now, you hear me? I didn’t come through a fire to bury my best friend, so any thoughts the enemy has put into your head about giving up has got to go, in the name of Jesus! A’ight?” Then she he turned to the young lady and said, “Baby girl, open those containers for me will you?”
The nurse did as she was told, and the delicious aroma of good old fashioned soul food filled the room. “Oh my Lord!” she sighed.
“Smells good, huh?” Mama Eloise chuckled. “There’s a paper plate at the bottom. Just put a little bit of everything on it.”
She then turned her attention towards Bernice. “Now friend, I love you dearly, and I’m about to get you right. But I can only do so much. Now, I heard you up here giving these good people hell. Stop it! Get it together! Have you come back from the brink of death to act a fool? Oh no, not on my watch! Now, I don’t know how it feels not to be able to talk, especially when running your mouth is a gift, and a curse.” She winked at Bernice, which made Bernice chuckle. “Now see? That’s my friend! We need you to get it together now. I personally need you back.”
She reached over and took the plate out of the nurse’s hand, and just like a loving friend, Mama Eloise spoon-fed Bernice a plate of goodness made with love as if she was a baby. And Bernice ate.
Mama Eloise turned to the nursing assistant and said, “See? Now that’s how it’s done.” She then looked the woman up and down and said, “Baby girl, you look like you could use a meal or two. Now there’s plenty, and there are some more plates at in the bag. Fix you a plate and maybe it’ll plump up that booty of yours. What’s your name, baby?”
“I’m Angie,” the nurse replied.
“Well, I’m Mama Eloise. Nice to meet you, Angie. Now go on and fix you a plate.”
“Thank you so much! It smells so good. I’m going to tear this at lunch.”
“Now friend, you’ve been missing the action. You know I got a little
“Since I caused you so much pain and heartache, I will gladly get out of your life. But look around. I’m broke! If I had access to my money do you think that I would be sitting here talking to you? No! I would be in the wind. So what do you need? You need me to sign something? Fine, I’ll sign something. I just need to get the hell out of here. So, are you going to help me out or not?”
“You are unbelievable!” He shook his head in disbelief as he got up from his chair and walked towards the door.
“When can I expect the money?” she asked, and continued eating. She didn’t even turn around to address him properly.
“I’ll see what I can do.” Poe opened the door and slammed it behind him. His walk to his car felt heavy he was so mad. He opened the glove compartment and pulled his gun out. Staring at the gun, he contemplated his next move.
________
Mama Eloise walked into the rehab center where Bernice was staying. When she walked into her room, the Certified Nursing Assistant was trying to get her to eat. “Miss Watkins, if you don’t eat, honey, we’re going to have to put a tube in you, and you don’t want that. Please eat for me, Mrs. Watkins,” the nurse was saying.
“I see somebody is being difficult,” Mama Eloise said. She walked over and put the containers of food she brought on the tray.
“Yes, Ma’am, she is. They’re going to put a tube in her soon is she doesn’t eat.”
“Well, can she swallow?” Mama Eloise asked and squinted her eyes at her friend.
“Yes, Ma’am. All tests show that physically, there is nothing keeping her from eating. I just don’t know what to do. It’s like she’s giving up.”
“Baby girl, move on out the way and let me show you show you how it’s done.”
The nurse stepped aside.
“Bernice, I don’t have time for this nonsense now, you hear me? I didn’t come through a fire to bury my best friend, so any thoughts the enemy has put into your head about giving up has got to go, in the name of Jesus! A’ight?” Then she he turned to the young lady and said, “Baby girl, open those containers for me will you?”
The nurse did as she was told, and the delicious aroma of good old fashioned soul food filled the room. “Oh my Lord!” she sighed.
“Smells good, huh?” Mama Eloise chuckled. “There’s a paper plate at the bottom. Just put a little bit of everything on it.”
She then turned her attention towards Bernice. “Now friend, I love you dearly, and I’m about to get you right. But I can only do so much. Now, I heard you up here giving these good people hell. Stop it! Get it together! Have you come back from the brink of death to act a fool? Oh no, not on my watch! Now, I don’t know how it feels not to be able to talk, especially when running your mouth is a gift, and a curse.” She winked at Bernice, which made Bernice chuckle. “Now see? That’s my friend! We need you to get it together now. I personally need you back.”
She reached over and took the plate out of the nurse’s hand, and just like a loving friend, Mama Eloise spoon-fed Bernice a plate of goodness made with love as if she was a baby. And Bernice ate.
Mama Eloise turned to the nursing assistant and said, “See? Now that’s how it’s done.” She then looked the woman up and down and said, “Baby girl, you look like you could use a meal or two. Now there’s plenty, and there are some more plates at in the bag. Fix you a plate and maybe it’ll plump up that booty of yours. What’s your name, baby?”
“I’m Angie,” the nurse replied.
“Well, I’m Mama Eloise. Nice to meet you, Angie. Now go on and fix you a plate.”
“Thank you so much! It smells so good. I’m going to tear this at lunch.”
“Now friend, you’ve been missing the action. You know I got a little
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