You Wanna Ride
It’s the first weekend of Barry’s freshman year in high school and
everybody is anxious to hang out at the movie theatre on Friday night.
That’s all everyone has talked about in school on Friday. How they will
get to say and do things that they can not do and say in school. And
you have to wear different clothes and accessories that you did not
wear to school during the week. This was tough for Barry because he
only has 3 new sets of clothes for the school year, which he wore all
this past week, and he has no extra stuff. After school the first thing
Barry does is call his mom to ask if he can go and can he have some
money also. She asks him who he will be with, and how will he get
there, and how will he get home. He says his friend Bo has a cousin Ba-
Bro, who will drop them off and can she pick them up after the movie.
She says no, and that she doesn’t know Bo from Schmo and she sure
doesn’t want him riding with nobody named Bro-Bro. She also told him
that she doesn’t have the money anyway cause pay day is next week.
When Barry tells her that everyone will be there she comes back with “I
don’t parent like everyone else cause I wanna know about the people
you are with and especially who is driving you around in their car!”
Barry is mad and disappointed, his moms is just too protective and wont
let him live. She still treats him like he is still in middle school. “I’M IN
HIGH SCHOOL DAMIT!” Barry doesn’t want to call Bo cause it would be
embarrassing to tell him that his mommie said no. Just then Barry’s
phone rings and its Bo: “whad up” says Barry, “I was just about to call
you dude”. “Hey dog”, says Bo, “Its time to jet, get yo chunky but
over here”. “Awwww man, I think I’m just gonna chill tonight”, says
Barry, I was at the plex almost everyday last summer”. Bo says, “I feel
ya dog, I’m kinda low of the funds too, but hey man why on chu come
on over and we can chill wit some movies or suntin. You know I got
dat big screen doooooooog”. Barry says cool and calls his mom to tell
her that he is over at Bo’s. She says okay and to call when he wanted
her to pick him up, and not too late cause she has to go to work
tomorrow. Barry goes over to Bo’s and they sit around watching TV
and eating chips and popcorn when Bo gets a call. During the call Barry
can hear that Bo is talking louder and louder and can’t wait to hear
what the fuss is about. It seems that someone that knows someone
knows how to open a side door without setting off the alarm. They
would just need to know exactly when Bo and Barry will be at the
door. Bo is thrilled because he was really bored at home and now he
gets to hang out, and Ba-Bro is just about to leave so he can drop them
off on his way. Barry is not too down with the idea because they need
to find a ride back because Ba-Bro is going to his girl’s house and they
need to get back so his moms can pick him up. “Don’t stress about that
B”, says Bo, “We just got the hookup to get in a happening set tonight,
It cant get no better dog, I got dis”. Barry really doesn’t want to go
but finally agrees after a few more “my dogs” and “we be downs”. Bo
gets in the front seat and when Barry opens the back door the car smell
hit him. It was a strong smell of feet, some dirty nasty feet. Barry tries
the seat belt after moving several things from one of the seats. It
doesn’t pull out far enough so he goes to the other side. Before Ba-Bro
starts the car he hands an open can of beer to Bo. Bo takes a swig and
asks Barry if he wants a hit. “Nah man, I don’t have any food on my
stomach”, says Barry. “Com on dog, its just a beer”, says Bo, “it aint
like you go tho up on one hit, ha. ha. ha.., so you like”.
“Hey Fools”, growls Ba-Bro, I just asked you to hold it, not pass it
around the ride”. Ba- Bro snatches the can and chugs the whole can,
then tosses it over his shoulder just missing Barry’s head. “Oh sar bout
dat man”, says Ba-Bro, then he lets out this monster burp so strong
that Barry could taste the beer. The ride over was going along okay,
there were no driving issues until Ba-Bro drove over the curb a little
when he dropped them off. The plan to get in worked perfectly and the
boys are having a good time going from movie to movie, bumming
snacks and drinks and they never sat in one movie long enough to know
anything about any of the movies. All of a sudden there were only two
movies playing and there was no one in the lobby, this joint was about
to close. It must be super late, not to mention they still don’t have a
ride to Bo’s place. They went out toward the street to see if they could
get a ride with anybody that looked familiar while they were piling in
and pulling off. They asked a few people but they were all packed to
tight. There was just one cleaner in the lobby, then they dimmed the
lights and Barry started stressing. He knew his moms would be
furious. Then out of the distance they could hear this chugging, like a
song that was stuck in their heads. They turned and looked to see Ba-
Bro’s car coming right at them. “I told you we was gon be straight…….
my main Cuz got my back” says Bo. “Hey dog”, Barry complains, “he
was just buzzing when he dropped us off, he’s gotta be crazy bent by
now, you see how he’s leaning”. Ba-Bro was leaning so hard as he was
driving you could only see the top of his head, and it was right under
the rear view mirror. “Nah man he’s cool”, says Bo, “He drives better
as the night goes on”. Just then the car stops right at them almost
perfectly next to the curb and Bo jumps in the front seat. The back
door opens and Ba-Bro yells out, “lezzzz be out dog, we got a lot mo a
stuff to go git to, naa leez be out”.
It’s the first weekend of Barry’s freshman year in high school and
everybody is anxious to hang out at the movie theatre on Friday night.
That’s all everyone has talked about in school on Friday. How they will
get to say and do things that they can not do and say in school. And
you have to wear different clothes and accessories that you did not
wear to school during the week. This was tough for Barry because he
only has 3 new sets of clothes for the school year, which he wore all
this past week, and he has no extra stuff. After school the first thing
Barry does is call his mom to ask if he can go and can he have some
money also. She asks him who he will be with, and how will he get
there, and how will he get home. He says his friend Bo has a cousin Ba-
Bro, who will drop them off and can she pick them up after the movie.
She says no, and that she doesn’t know Bo from Schmo and she sure
doesn’t want him riding with nobody named Bro-Bro. She also told him
that she doesn’t have the money anyway cause pay day is next week.
When Barry tells her that everyone will be there she comes back with “I
don’t parent like everyone else cause I wanna know about the people
you are with and especially who is driving you around in their car!”
Barry is mad and disappointed, his moms is just too protective and wont
let him live. She still treats him like he is still in middle school. “I’M IN
HIGH SCHOOL DAMIT!” Barry doesn’t want to call Bo cause it would be
embarrassing to tell him that his mommie said no. Just then Barry’s
phone rings and its Bo: “whad up” says Barry, “I was just about to call
you dude”. “Hey dog”, says Bo, “Its time to jet, get yo chunky but
over here”. “Awwww man, I think I’m just gonna chill tonight”, says
Barry, I was at the plex almost everyday last summer”. Bo says, “I feel
ya dog, I’m kinda low of the funds too, but hey man why on chu come
on over and we can chill wit some movies or suntin. You know I got
dat big screen doooooooog”. Barry says cool and calls his mom to tell
her that he is over at Bo’s. She says okay and to call when he wanted
her to pick him up, and not too late cause she has to go to work
tomorrow. Barry goes over to Bo’s and they sit around watching TV
and eating chips and popcorn when Bo gets a call. During the call Barry
can hear that Bo is talking louder and louder and can’t wait to hear
what the fuss is about. It seems that someone that knows someone
knows how to open a side door without setting off the alarm. They
would just need to know exactly when Bo and Barry will be at the
door. Bo is thrilled because he was really bored at home and now he
gets to hang out, and Ba-Bro is just about to leave so he can drop them
off on his way. Barry is not too down with the idea because they need
to find a ride back because Ba-Bro is going to his girl’s house and they
need to get back so his moms can pick him up. “Don’t stress about that
B”, says Bo, “We just got the hookup to get in a happening set tonight,
It cant get no better dog, I got dis”. Barry really doesn’t want to go
but finally agrees after a few more “my dogs” and “we be downs”. Bo
gets in the front seat and when Barry opens the back door the car smell
hit him. It was a strong smell of feet, some dirty nasty feet. Barry tries
the seat belt after moving several things from one of the seats. It
doesn’t pull out far enough so he goes to the other side. Before Ba-Bro
starts the car he hands an open can of beer to Bo. Bo takes a swig and
asks Barry if he wants a hit. “Nah man, I don’t have any food on my
stomach”, says Barry. “Com on dog, its just a beer”, says Bo, “it aint
like you go tho up on one hit, ha. ha. ha.., so you like”.
“Hey Fools”, growls Ba-Bro, I just asked you to hold it, not pass it
around the ride”. Ba- Bro snatches the can and chugs the whole can,
then tosses it over his shoulder just missing Barry’s head. “Oh sar bout
dat man”, says Ba-Bro, then he lets out this monster burp so strong
that Barry could taste the beer. The ride over was going along okay,
there were no driving issues until Ba-Bro drove over the curb a little
when he dropped them off. The plan to get in worked perfectly and the
boys are having a good time going from movie to movie, bumming
snacks and drinks and they never sat in one movie long enough to know
anything about any of the movies. All of a sudden there were only two
movies playing and there was no one in the lobby, this joint was about
to close. It must be super late, not to mention they still don’t have a
ride to Bo’s place. They went out toward the street to see if they could
get a ride with anybody that looked familiar while they were piling in
and pulling off. They asked a few people but they were all packed to
tight. There was just one cleaner in the lobby, then they dimmed the
lights and Barry started stressing. He knew his moms would be
furious. Then out of the distance they could hear this chugging, like a
song that was stuck in their heads. They turned and looked to see Ba-
Bro’s car coming right at them. “I told you we was gon be straight…….
my main Cuz got my back” says Bo. “Hey dog”, Barry complains, “he
was just buzzing when he dropped us off, he’s gotta be crazy bent by
now, you see how he’s leaning”. Ba-Bro was leaning so hard as he was
driving you could only see the top of his head, and it was right under
the rear view mirror. “Nah man he’s cool”, says Bo, “He drives better
as the night goes on”. Just then the car stops right at them almost
perfectly next to the curb and Bo jumps in the front seat. The back
door opens and Ba-Bro yells out, “lezzzz be out dog, we got a lot mo a
stuff to go git to, naa leez be out”.
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