Nola No. 6

New Orleans, LA

10:34PM

NP: Little Brother - Dreams

Her long dark lashes shone like rayon above her eyelids. She wore bright red lipstick and box braids, adorned with silver cuffs. The register closed and right before we walked away, I decided to pick her brain. 

"Can I ask you something?" 

"Yeah.."

"How do you feel about Beyonce's video?" 

"Oh I haven't seen it." 

Her shoulders gave a couple shrugs, signifying her disinterest. 

"I don't care about them." 

"What do you mean?"

"They don't do nothing for me. They spendin' money on stupid stuff when we need real things. I 'on care about them. I'm doin' what I gotta do out here."