She was not enthusiastic about it at all. In fact, the more I did the more it seemed to make her angry. But I couldn’t just sit around and besides, who else was gonna help out to pay these bills. Not her. She had made it clear,‖
I decided that we needed to have a business relationship and work together, no longer could she reap the benefits in this relationship without helping in some way. She had made up in her mind what she was not gonna do and most nights, I was left with dirty dishes to wash after working all day and going to school at night. So I continued on doing odd jobs and going to school, making money on the side, my name had gotten around, and if you needed your car fixed and for a reasonable price I was the one to come see.
I was approached that morning to come take a look at a car. It was similar to the one that I had at the time, a Ford Crown Victoria. I was familiar with the repair, so we made arrangements for the young lady to drop off her car and I would work on it. She and I along with her boyfriend talked about the problems that she was having, the shocks sounded like they were bad and the suspension was sagging up front. No problem. I knew that the control arm bushings had worn out and normally they will split and your wheel could fall off, or worse.
I made a list of the deficiencies while under the car. The gentleman had left the car with me and let me know that his girlfriend would be back later to retrieve the keys and pay me so I could get the parts and fix the car. I went through the car’s undercarriage with a fine tooth comb, noting the problems and most important issues, the girlfriend showed up while I was under the car and began to ask me 18
questions about the car. Once I was done under the car I came out to introduce myself and go over the cost of parts and repair.
And then it happened!
I turned around and my baby mama and her girlfriend pulled into the parking lot; she jumped out and motioned for me to come to her and I motioned back that I was busy with the car up in the air, but her face said that she was pissed. When it was all said and done I had worked on the lady’s car for free. Baby mama had made a scene and scared the lady away, which was bad for my business and my pockets. I ain‟t nobody‟s slave, I almost died having these kids for you.‖
