Rehab..

 Richard was a large black man who made good money on the outside, had a lovely wife, kids, and a real sweet tooth for guns and crack.   One morning Frank and I were watching FOX News and a particularly smarmy African American woman was spewing the same old liberal lies.. Richard walked into the rec-room just in time to catch me flipping off the TV with both hands..

He said, “ Man, what’s up with you?” meaning what is your cracker-ass problem with my sista?  I told him he should mind his own business. I liked Richard but he was somewhat volcanic and I’d just lit his fuse.. He stared at me for a second then turned back out of the room..Then, he popped back in and asked, “What did you say?!”

I had said nothing, but we were going down the rabbit hole together and it was too late to turn around now..

“ I said Fuck You Richard!” Loudly..

Frank, an ex-con and even bigger than Richard got between us, looked calmly at Richard and said truthfully, “ Nobody said a word.”

It was over as quickly as it began.. I glanced at the closed-circuit camera and waved..In Rehab you are always being watched..

JBS Blackheart