The Curse of 1977 (Book 2)

Chapter 5

Like a brazen thief, Lynnette snuck her way ever so quietly into the second story window of her parents' house.

With her brown paper bag tucked securely underneath her right armpit, the young woman carefully closed her bedroom window before taking off her sneakers and dropping her bag onto the desk that sat next to her rocking chair.

Before anything else, Lynnette tip-toed over to the door and listened for any sounds coming from the other end. It was still the early morning and she was well aware that her mother would be stalking about preparing breakfast.

Once she felt that the coast was clear, Lynnette went back over to the desk where her bag was resting and ripped it open like a Christmas present. What spilled out onto the desk's wood grain were tiny, white rocks that Lynnette hurriedly collected into her hands before they could fall onto the floor.

From there, she sat back in her seat and pulled out a drawer from within the desk. Inside the drawer was a rubber band that she immediately snatched out.

She then pulled off her jacket and exposed her boney arms that revealed needle marks all up and down before taking the rubber band and wrapping it tightly around her right arm.

"Lynn, are you in there?" A woman's loud voice shouted from the other side of the bedroom door.

At the snap of a finger Lynnette gathered every rock from off the table and scooted them into the drawer. She then put her jacket back on before shooting up from the desk and running towards the door.

"What's up, Ma?" Lynnette huffed.

Her mother bobbed her head up and down and from side to side just trying to peek inside Lynnette's room.

"Are you just now getting home?" Her mother asked in an annoyed manner.

"Yes, Ma'am," Lynnette answered surprised.

"Why didn't you come in through the front door?"

Lynnette thought for a moment and said, "Uh...I didn't want to wake anyone."

"Let me in there!" Her mother tried to barge in.

Lynnette only slid through the door's crack on her way out of the room and into the brightly lit hallway, quickly shutting the door right behind her.

"What do you need in there?" Lynnette looked perturbed.

Lynnette's mother, clothed in a brown robe and curlers in her head, just stood and stared at her daughter as though she were looking at a total stranger.

you till

Walking down the stairs,

Following in behind her, the woman said, "You've been away for the past two days! What kind of job keeps their employees away from home for so

she immediately went for the kitchen in the hopes

months ago, they need me to watch over

never heard of a job that keeps a person away for nights on in like this! You've been doing this nonstop for

Rolling her eyes, Lynnette pulled out a carton of eggs from the refrigerator and

stays out all night and you never

is a night watchman, he has to be

Spinning around, Lynnette asked, "Why are you on me like this? I've been coming in at

fell down the steps yesterday morning because

paused, but only for a brief instant before turning and attending to

got a big ole' knot on his head," her

teach him to keep his little butt in bed." Lynnette shrugged as she took out three eggs before placing the

"And why do you keep on wearing that jacket? It's

"What's wrong with me wearing my jacket?" Lynnette threw up her hands. "I've been at work for the past few days! I'm doing all I can for me and my son, and you come

they live in their own place! They can do whatever

mother. "Then give me till the end of the month, and I'll have myself a brand new place to live!"Lynnette then stormed

"And what about

"What about

"How is he going to live while you're away at work for days? Because I'm sick and tired of taking care of all these kids

to move back in here months ago! But like I said,

short, bearded, black man dressed in a blue guard's uniform came in through the kitchen with a metal lunch pail in

"Dad, can you please tell mom to stop jumping on me?" Lynnette

"Don't go running to your dad! Your little behind is out

"How am I out

"Lower your tone when you speak to your mama!" Her father firmly

and saying, "I came in this morning, like I

"That's because I don't trust this

the couch before sitting his exhausted body down

The man scratched his beard and calmly said, "You're mama and I have both been questioning this job of yours for quite some time now. I can understand you being away all night, but you've been away for days,

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