Before I am Famous

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GI Blues Song Chapter 5

Posted on | August 24, 2005 |

After her last set, Daylene and Jason sit together in the almost empty club.

” So you wanna get some breakfast?” Daylene asks and drags on her cigarette.

” I hate doing this Daylene but I should get some rest. I haven’t slept since the other day.”

” You didn’t have to come tonight,” Daylene says.

” I wanted to see you again. What are you doing tommorrow after 5?”

” I have to be here at 8 but I have to watch Chantel’s kids until she gets home. And who knows when that is. You want me to call you when she gets home?”

“Hmmm, I’ll just come over. I love kids. You like pizza?” Jason says.

“Well if you want to. I love pizza.”

“OKay it is settled then.”

They both stand and walk out to his car hand in hand. The two kiss longingly and she gives him the directions to her house.

“See you tommorrow, Jason.”

“Good bye.”

The next day, Daylene rushes around before 5 to look great. Chantel is not home but Dionne is and watching the kids. She hears a car pull up in the driveway and kicks some toys and other clutter in the closet.

She opens and he is standing there holding 3 large pizza boxes.

“Hi.”

” I brought enough for everyone.” he says.

“Come in.”

“Hello ma’am.”

” Hi there uh ” Dionne mutters.

“It’s Jason, Dionne,” Daylene tells her.

Chantel comes in behind, ” Just what we need is a white boy in here.”

“Chantel,” her mother snaps, ” He’s Day’s friend be nice.”

” Yeah well he didn’t have to come here. It’s bad enough she lives with us.”

” I’m Jason,” he says to Chantel holding out his hand.

She doesn’t take, ” Yeah well I don’t care if you are the freakin pope.” Chantel goes up the stairs.

“Don’t you mind her. She don’t like white folk.”Dionne says, ” Well lets break into the pie before it gets cold.”

After the pizza, Daylene and Jason sit on the porch.

” It must be hard living with her.”

“Well it ain’t no picnic. But what are you gonna do? I love her becasue she can be a good person sometimes. She hates that I sing in a club and she don’t.”

“You have a great voice, why aren’t you singing on records?”

“For me this is my dream come true. I have a steady job that pays good and I love it. I love singing there.”

They sit quietly for a few minutes and Daylene says, ” What are doing this weekend. I can take off Saturday and maybe we can go away somewhere like New Oreleans.”

“Maybe next weekend Daylene. I am in the reserves and I have to go for my weekend fullfillment.”

“Okay. I didn’t know you were an army man.”

“It never came up I guess. But next weekend we can go to New Orleans.”

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