Black Lies White Lies by Dranda Laster Read Free Book Online Page B

feed them dinner. “Mrs. Long, will you and Mr. Long be eating here tonight?”
    “No, tell the cook it’s just you and the boys. Lil Anthony, is there something you have to tell your father?”
    “What’s going on with him?”
    “Well he got into some trouble today and had to go to the principal’s office.”
    “Anthony, I have told you no acting out in school, didn’t I?”
    “Yes, Daddy, it wasn’t just me.”
    “I don’t care who else was involved, you are grounded, no games for you. Go eat and get ready for bed.” As Lil Anthony left the room I felt sorry for telling his father but what was done was done.
    I had to get ready for tonight. I went to get my bags from the car. I turned to leave and there was Anthony. “Sabrina, what the hell is going on with you?”
    “What do you mean?”
    “You know exactly what I mean. All this out all night nonsense. We have to stop neglecting the boys this way, Sabrina.”
    “And since when do you care so much about the boys?”
    “You know I love my sons and you.”
    “Well Anthony, you have a helluva way of showing it.”
    “I know and you know this partying is getting out of control.”
    “Well let’s talk about it later. I have somewhere to go tonight.”
    “And where do you think you are going?”
    “Lucinda and I are going to a party. I’ll be staying at her place tonight. Tomorrow is Saturday and the boys don’t have school.”
    “You think you can just run around here with your friends like I don’t exist? If you keep this shit up, you just might be staying with her permanently.”
    “You‘ve been threatening me all night. What’s your plan?”
    “There is no plan, but if this shit keeps going on I will put your ass in the street.”
    “And if you try that I will take my sons and you will never see them.”
    “Sabrina, before I let you take my sons, I will blow your brains out and spend the rest of my life in prison. So Little Sister, you better not push me.”
    “Do you think I’m worried about you hurting me, Anthony? I will do with my sons what I want.”
    “If you try to stop me from seeing my sons, you Conniving Bitch, you will see what I do to you. You are just like that whorish ass mammy of yours was, but let’s get one thing straight. I’m not your dumb ass father!”
    “You don’t have the right to say nothing about my mother!”
    “Right or not, I said it and I meant every word! So you go to your party with Lucinda, but I better not find out you are not where you say you going to be!”
    “I will be where I said, with Lucinda.” I hoped this thing with Stevie worked out.
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    I went upstairs to change and shower. Who was he to threaten me? I put on my new butt hugging red dress, diamond hoops and six inch, rhinestone studded, Louis Vuitton heels. I ran a brush through my long, black, freshly done hair and felt ready for anything. I was not going to let this fool mess up my night.
    I grabbed my bag and was on my way down as Anthony was coming up. “Where are you going all dressed up in everything my money bought?”
    “Get the fuck out of my way, Anthony.” I could smell the alcohol.
    “Get out of your way? Bitch! I made you. The only reason you have what you have is because of me.”
    “Anthony, I’m not up for this shit tonight so just move.” Anthony grabbed for my arm but lost his footing. He fell down the flight of stairs. I just stood there, in shock, not knowing what to do. He must have landed hard because he wasn’t moving. Kim came running out of the next room.
    “Call an ambulance, Mrs. Long! I don’t think he’s breathing!” Things were happening so fast I didn’t have time to think.
    The boys came running in. “Daddy! Momma, help Daddy!” I snapped out of the trance I was in and dialed 911. It felt like it took forever for the paramedics to arrive. They started working on him immediately. He must have hit his head on the bottom step. They kept saying they couldn’t get a pulse. I didn’t want