Street Soldier 2 (21 page)
Authors: Silhouettes
I closed my eyes, feeling so much relief inside. To know that Raylo confessed made me angry, but I felt as if so many heavy burdens had been lifted off me. To know that he was behind bars, that was somewhat of a good thing. I damn sure wanted to take care of him myself, but it was too late for that kind of thinking. I didn't expect for all of my troubles to go away, but this was a good start. I could have jumped out of bed and kissed Poetry all over. But the way my body was feeling, I couldn't get too excited.
Poetry folded her arms and tapped her foot on the floor. “Come on now, birthday boy, say something? Are you down with me, mister, or what?”
I smiled and let off a soft snicker, mumbling, “Yeah, I'm down.”
She moved closer to me and put her hand behind her ear. “I can't hear you. You gon' have to speak louder than that!”
“Yes, I'm down,” I said a little louder, but loud enough where it made my head throb.
“No Clint Eastwood, Scarface, no Billy the Kid ... none of that, right?”
I couldn't help but laugh. “No. Just Jamal Prince Perkins. Your Street Soldier who is no longer at war.”
“Yaaay,” Poetry said, playfully jumping around. “Prince got a girlfriend, Prince got a girlfriend, Prince got a girlfriend... .”
I sure did have a girlfriend. One I intended to someday raise my son with, who I counted on to keep me out of trouble, and one I would one day marry and love forever. She was the real soldier and I couldn't help but to be happy about Miss Poetry Wright coming into my life. Maybe all that stuff about guardian angels really was true, 'cause somebody around was damn sure looking out for me.
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