Click here to Believe – Raheem Devaughn

The Secret Lives of Chocolate Girls

CHAPTER 1

        “Next time I’ll choose the restaurant,” belched Selisha. “I like fried food as much as anybody [belch] but damn…fried ice cream? I was waiting for the chick to offer us some fried iced tea!”

        Selisha threw her glittery beige ‘05 Lexus LS into gear while she reached into the pristinely-arranged glove compartment searching for some relief.

        Monica giggled at Selisha’s loud and strangely distinctive belch. It was the kind of belch you could hear in a crowd of ten thousand and still yell out “Selisha? Girl is that you?!”

        “Don’t laugh! I’m serious. I’m about to pop from all that grease” Selisha protested swinging a right out of the parking lot.

        “No, I wasn’t laughing at you,” Monica lied. “I mean I know it was a lot of grease but girl you know grease is a food group for Black folks,” she snickered.

        “My body just can’t handle that kind of food anymore. It was crying out STOP Selisha! You’re gonna regret this…and now I do” said Selisha munching on a half handful of fruit-flavored Tums.

        Monica, feeling wonderfully satisfied after the grease-laden appetizer, entrée and dessert, could only think of the titillating conversation she and Selisha were having while waiting for the waitress to bring the check. She knew Selisha had something loose and juicy to tell her. That’s the only time she ever wants to take me to my favorite restaurant, she thought

Chapter 2 to come…….

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