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call her, eh? I mean, she is always on the go! Always! She is on that damned nursing uniform of hers twenty-four-seven. I tell you something girlfriend, l have never seen her in any other damned fucking cloth ‘cause she works every minute of her life. I think she also goes to school or something ‘cause I see some kind of a name of one of those nasty colleges scribed on some of those damned old fashioned Nursing Uniform she flags all over the places. Does she have time for any other stuff in her life? Like when does she eat, sleep, poo or even get some loving, get what I’m saying. She is a workaholic and I can’t just do myself like that. Damn!
    Girl! Quit running your mouth like hell, okay? Isabel continued. To get some you need to do some, alright? I see she shop a lot and I heard she is moving to her own house at the end of this month ‘cause she bought her own home. Oh yeah babe, she bought her own home and she can’t do that if she can’t pay that little thing called mortgage, okay? That’s how it works babe?
    That’s not right though. How can she pay for all that on a CNA check?
    She works every minute of the day, remember? I tell you again, to get some, babe you got to do some!
    Isabel I don’t understand you sometimes. I don’t even think I’ll ever understand you. Are you taking sides with the lady next door or what? You don’t even know her that much, so what’s your problem, eh?
    Stop! Don’t even go there Carissa? I’m trying to help you here, okay? You never seem to get anything right and I’m sick and tired of that shit! Isabel said, visibly angry now.
    You’re right. I’m a dumb asshole! Carissa said in a low tune. I already know that so you don’t have to keep reminding me, okay? What time is it anyways?
    By Isabel’s estimate it would take another ten minutes before the bus comes around but she went in search of it with her eyes anyways. Surprisingly she found it approaching the last light before the Bus Stop where the girls waited so the announcement. She hardly finished her statement before the bus came to a halt right in front of them and they got in. It was almost full such that both were forced to sit in separate seats.
    The rest of the journey was made more with their eyes than with their mouth. Carissa couldn’t take her eyes off a baby Mama with her two kids sitting in front of her. She continued observing, recording and enjoying every single move that mama was making on that bus as the journey continued.
    As for Isabel she kept herself busy with the Magazine they found. She tried to look at each of the pictures of the one Hundred women achievers but one particular case was really outstanding, so outstanding that she gazed at it until their final stop on Crenshaw and Century.
    Carissa! Carissa! She called out twice at the girl who lost herself to the admiration of the baby mamas. Carissa, are you deaf? She moved close enough to give her a little nudge on her back.
    Startled, Carissa exclaimed, what’s up girlfriend?
    This is our stop. Did you forget or something?
    Oh! Yeah! You’re right Carissa said and sprang on her feet and both had to literally rush out of the bus that was almost carrying them along its journey.
    Do we need the 111? Carissa asked the moment they got out.
    I don’t think so. That’s Ross right there. It isn’t that far.
    You’re right smart girl. Ross is a little stroll ahead.
    Good! At list you noticed! Isabel said scornfully.
    Stop talking to me like that Isabel. I may be dumb but I see whatever I wanna see. The damn bus was jam parked with lots of baby mamas. Yes! I noticed. You didn’t miss that, did you?
    How could I?
    Good! There was this one sitting right in front of me and I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Carissa continued. You saw her with her two little cuties, right? I kinda liked the way she talked to her girl in a command sort of. Some-n like, sit down right there! And the girl sat down right away. That’s what I’m talking about