Looking back over the years, it's sad the amount of peers I've lost over the years that are no longer here.
Going back to 2001 when I was 14 and pretty much dirt poor, at the time, (way before the money, exotics and houses) me and the homies were always skipping class to go to the mall and and hit up the arcade and holla at some hoes. "We gotta go, the newest episode of dragon Ball z is coming on" ( back in the day when Dragon Ball Z was all the rage). We all rushed back to someone's house and gathered around the TV to see how Goku was going to beat perfect cell. I remember all of us went absolutely crazy when Goku did that instant transmission Kamehameha only for perfect cell to regenerate. The episode was over and we were all quiet while watching the previews of the next episode. then after the episode was over, we would all sit there and debate what was going to happen in the next episode. The only problem though is that the next episode didn't show up, because Cartoon Network had a tendency to replay a saga all the way from the beginning, so come Monday afternoon, a lot of us were left disappointed.
So while chilling after an episode and it was getting dark, most of us went home, while some of us stayed and played some Grand Theft Auto 3 on the ps2 while some toked up.
"Let me borrow your pair of Air Jordans," one of the homies said. "I need to be fresh when I go see this girl I've been talking to."
I get tired after a while and also head back home. Mom is busy working late as usual and as you already know, dad died a long time ago. I go ahead and check the voicemail only to find that the school said that I didn't show up for a couple of classes. So like always, I always hit the delete button. Look in the fridge and as usual nothing is in there. but that's okay because I call up one of my homeboys and tell him if he can fix me a plate, so I run over there.
Head back to the house with the plate and since there is no cable TV at my house, I see what's on public television. Just in time for some Married With Children and a little local news as well. I'm getting tired and about to fall asleep when I realize that I have some homework to do. I said fukk it and went to sleep.
Damn....... Those were the days