Just as the word Pimp leaves Java’s mouth….His mother Lucy Ellis walks into the kitchen.

“Boy I just know I didn’t hear you say ‘pimp’ in here in front of this child” said Lucy

Java tried to speak…”Mama I…”

“Mama I nothing…I don’t care if you are 24 years old and paying most of the bills around here….I am still yo’ mama”

He tries again….”But….”

“But nothing you don’t speak such language in this house…I don’t care if you bought it….I will still slap yo head back nappy….do you understand me?”

He gives it one more shot…”Mama I was just…..”

“Boy didn’t you hear me just ask you a question?”

“Yes Mama…”

“Well do you plan to answer it?”

“Yes Mama…”

“Well boy gone and answer it then…do you understand me”

Java is now calling his mama all kinds of bitches….in his head of course…he ain’t no fool.

“Yes Mama, I understand and I am sorry”

“Alright then, that’s what mama likes to hear.  Now you drink that medicine I made you last night, that’s my Great Grand mama’s home remedy.  I know it don’t smell to good that why I keep it in the basement…but it will take care of that cold and fever by tonight.  You probably caught that cold from one of them hookers that call you all hours of the night”

Java thinks…”ok I get cussed out for saying pimp but she can say hooker all day long…she’s lucky shes my mama or she’d get put out”

Lucy is still rambling..”…Esther Franks husband Elmer died two nights ago… Boy how’d you let me talk all this time I need to go open up your place…now drink that medicine like I told you cause I can’t be working for you all the time…me and Nu Nu need to keep up on our stories….don’t we Nu Nu?”

Lucy Ellis leaves to head to the store.  Javaronte Holmes is the owner of Java’s Fried Chicken, Laundry and Coffee house.  It’s been open for three years and business is bigger then ever…who knew people got so hungry when washing clothes.  Yes if it’s been open for three years, so that means he opened it when he was 21…we’ll actually 20…but we’ll get to how all that happened som other time.

After his mother leaves, Java rushes to the phone to call his boy Jose…..

“Yo Jose…”

“What up Holmes…?  Ha Ha Ha”

“Man that ish wasn’t even funny in High School…anyway listen I got a fever an ish so I need you to get in touch with all the girls and tell them not to got to the shop today cause my moms gonna be down there…aight”

“No prob Java…I’ll handle that for you….”

“Cool…  preciate it Jose…I’ll hook you up with some Taquitos and ish from QT tomorrow…Hahahahaha”

“Whatever dude….I’ll Holla”

Java hangs up the phone and breathes a sigh of relief….He could never let his mother in on where his start up money REALLY came from and that the shop was just a cover up for a much bigger operation.

Come back soon for the next episode of As The Avatar Turns