Ball Don't Lie
“All through the time Mico was hanging around the apartment.She’d high-heel through the bedroom door frame like a movie star, creeping slow-motion like a cat sneaking up on a mouse. Black skirt riding high, slits on both sides. Or the sequined pink deal with the silver zipper down the front. Legs shooting out six laps around the track when she plopped down on the couch with makeup and a mirror.Sticky couldn’t take six-year-old eyes off his mom when she dressed like that.On the way out the door o...ne Saturday night, the day Mico moved all his stuff in, Baby butterfly-kissed Sticky on the cheek. Like she always did. Fluttering eyelashes that tickled his skin. Mommy’s gotta go to work now, she said. My little Sticky Boy. She squeezed his shoulders and smiled so big her eyes almost shut. And no matter how uneasy Sticky was about staying with some random guy again, he couldn’t help himself: when she smiled, he smiled. Even if they were just playing it as a game, see who could keep a straight face longest, he was always the first to fold.Bye, Baby, Sticky whispered when she hugged him.Bye-bye, little boy.MoreLess
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