VOICES IN MY HEAD

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me company, you never left my side, I mean you literally never left my side, I wouldn’t have made it in there tw

getting somethin

ha

usual, my heart was beatboxing, we hugged and a

e she was just collecting her paycheck, we stood outside and

e house, I shifted away from Erica, she shouted, “I’m headed ba

r, have a

asked, “Are you

d on that aisle, before the day I got down on one knee she was already considered family, mama loved her, not only cause Erica is a lovely lady, but because anytime i wouldn’t budge, she knew just who to

my cheeks and neck, shaving in an attempt to feel and look young again, Erica love

cho speaker and shouted, “Alexa what time is it?!” Still, there was no response, my patience was wearing thin as I

’s not a very nic

mumbled, “Well, I’m not a

I did not hear that, cou

arphones to my ears, put tw

h…. that’s better.” The new neighbor a woman in her early 30 waved, I waved back, but began to admire a bit too much more than I was suppose t

lourishing, I never uttered any words but still got laughs. People’s eyes spoke louder than words they spoke, so eye contact was never a connection I made. The neighbors laughed i

back, he screamed out “Joshua!” My fingers increased the sou

colleagues walked up, male, female, five of them gathered around me asking “What’s up Josh, hey Joshua how’re you feeling? Where have you been? Was it

d to have

he people.” There we stood shaking hands; I had no clue what the

, “It’s not Sall

tion still playin

riend was walking by a few feet away from me. I exc

what the man standing next to me said. An

sor and said, “Susan! Susan! Bonjour

manque.” (Joshua

word at

T

d after h

ou

ou

, tu nous

ng my ton

rst of all, I’m sorry I

for it. Come to think of it here’s a gr

d my shoulder and a

g, got release

not to early to be strolling and wandering around th

oesn’t know w

arm. “You shou

t? I don’t plan on getting back to wor

do you

efore she could say anything I continued, “Come on, put on that French charm; I know yo

efore insisting, “Joshua w

cord”

Now, I don’t want you to worry but they told Erin having you work here is a safety hazard. Now listen, you’re a hard worker, it’s not that you’re not wanted, it’s just having you work here would become more of a liability to the company

he third seizure I had here last time I’m surprised they didn’t fire me then. I mean I woke up, woke up in my

tay home and file for

d my last days on this planet waiting for three hu

and I said, “I’ll pop in occasi

s always o

hi. Take it easy on her, she is probably just waiting for the right time to tell you.

ed. “Re

ha

are still

e has his flaws but

here will be heartbro

nger to her

ey walked away one by one, I got on my way back home, looked at the warehouse from the outside and began to slowly walk aw

give

but you already know that, that’s

ve me a heads up, I was

right time, I know. Did

My body

ork magic on you

d is co

sing f

my heart, please

working such a high energy demanding job

off. Please repeat the last

y you los

ow say it like

or greater things that don’t inv

n is walking to my office.” Before I got a cha

owner named Andre, who I called Dre and was a kind of a friend, I was rubbing my hands hoping that day he would consider being generous. The place was packed considering it was

graced us with his presence

ad an incident but there’s no place like

a factory down the street, so that’s why t

poured the whiskey, no

up, be right back

time I’m

ing from the place. Neither me nor the person

poke on the phone, so I looked around, he returned an

ure?” D

ea

lass of jack Dan

music as I hummed, patiently waiting for my drink. “

re walked away to get my receipt I groaned, “Damn wh

he ceiling he returned a

I would do with the place if I own

rted it, but now the more drunk I

e thirty, What? Their wi

my credit score is healed. The more issues for them the less

“I hear you

ck that guy over there, right there the one

I se

raw, lives alone, no wife, no kids,

ry or a sta

and

s a lotta rich married people in this neighborhood that can’t stand living with their old folks, you’re talking to

le. I pointed at another guy, “That guy o

customer, lives in a trailer, keeps making payments on a van he hardly ev

nd cooking, folding her food up right. Lunch time during the week she swings by the warehouse, By the way I just got fired, but as I was saying, at lunchtime you’ll find her stan

noisiest of them all, pointed at

s his

e, he comes in here gossips and

y gotta think outside the box, tell him to take a shower as well, hmmm

aid that came from behind me; it sounded familiar. My head fell to the table, befo

et lost on your

s is my w

upted me,

w I was here?” I

oulder and said, “I’ve got to ge

a dirty look, took the glass from my hands, I said, “Dr

time

Erica let me walk ahead of her. I glanced back to see w

alked out to the parking. Erica’s car stood out

uckled but kept walking. A few seconds later Erica walked out of the bar with no smile on her face, found me leaning on he

e hugged me, kissed my neck, tried to keep me warm and

back in, buy a bottle of Jack Daniels, hide it in my pocket and be on my way. So, I insisted, “Prince

, “Okay honey don’t take too lon

a bit tipsy so five mi

t a smile on her face a

ed straight to Andre and threate

and said,

e smiled and I said, “Give

you’re talking about. You l

I grabbed it furiously. He asked, “

give me a bottle fast befo

his hand. “

first? I’ve spent the

uench your thirst, han

ket to pull out my wallet, but it wasn’t there. I kept digging and se

d, “I don’t

’s, it’s gone, just pour

how many times a day they use

assured him, “Dre you know I’ll pay y

ey f

nd said, “I think I’v

most likely to be a suspect, until Dre with a smirk on

gs I admired and despised about her, so I pulled my phone off the sit and said “Dre I see she got to you.” He smiled and I sprinted back outside, folding my arms, but as I got back her car was nowhere to be found; she was gone. A