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, but he was so happy

school, and selling a little bit of illegal things was nothing to him. Marijuana was

unch of student loans, he could do bigger, better things. Last year, he realized he needed more than the basics to get by in college. Most other students had parents that were sending them cash for necessities and food and

. So he would take some of his earnings, head to St. Louis and meet with the corner dealer, and bring bags of weed to s

a high roller lifestyle, because he only made enough to get by and stack a bit in case of emerge

still looked at a little marijuana as a hardcore drug, when in fact it

te was broke as a joke like me, we used

st year, so now that he was able to buy the basics, he took care of his things. He sat his laptop on the desk. Also,

make it bec

y time you want, no

sure, he never said a word to him last year even though he saw him around the building

sing? I know it's ju

..ye

man, stop

s a pastor, he didn't

ed to some. No Breezy, no Drake, no Lil Baby. Come on man, help me

Music app on his phone and played Wild Side by Normani. "T

uld tell he was a cool guy. He made a lot of friends last year, but only guys that wanted

anyone feeling

for watching half-naked women wriggle around in a sexy wa

not exposed to much outside of the church, talked real proper, he was defini

head. "Do I look rich t

d anymore. Went to Soldan. I would have been valedictorian, but my ass lazy and wasn't trying to be a nerd either, so I sl

okay in

ing accepted into Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society. I'm on a mission to

boys he grew up with barely made it out of high school, and those that did were not doing much of anything right now. He and Manny stocked up on supplies they woul

girls loading themselves down with boxes from their car. Hi

help them and

look like t

gentlemen,

the girls. They were cut

ke you ladies

e had naturally curly hair, she

e got

I told

hort, tapered, straightened hairstyle pushed her box toward Manny who fumb

day?" he asked, grabbing a box

at's what it is," again, the cur

her face perfectly. No make-up and clear butterscotch skin, she wore a bright pink tank top and cuto

. Good thing it's coed. This is

nice," Ms.

studied the ladies while they waited for the elevator. The other girl, who seemed

e you tw

led her eyes. "W

ssume that," the other one said. "I'm Market

hit the jack

, tell them

ince we're all going t

he girls are on different win

appy family so let's just start things off right. Roomie, we

boxes and lots of mismatched bags with clothes. At least they had a car, so they were

e do," he said, speaking of Manny's TV, not his.

ny stood by the door. He was not ready to leave them. "Thanks, that sounds coo

didn't matter, they both were cute. He took her number

e may have an in, helping them out. Fres

they were int

tly. One thing he knew for sure, he n