XL. The Secret. July 13, 2020

>driving Lyft

>get called to a Howard Johnson

>it is a shady place

>pick up a lady and her kid, who is four or so

>she says “He’s a boy’s boy. He will poot in your car”

>I say I do it all the time

>windows down anyway

>kid keeps putting his hands out of the window

>lady says “You put your hands back in this car, boy! You want an ass whoopin?”

>boy laughs, puts his hands out again

>”Like this mama? You mean like this?”

>”You gonna kill me boy you so bad”

>it is a two-stop ride

>first stop is some apartment complex

>lady and kid go in a door, come right back out

>I say “We going back to the Howard Johnson?”

>we are indeed

>Lady says “I can’t let my husband know I have money, so I give it to his brother, and he keeps it for me.

>”I’m saving to get us in a house, but my husband has a habit. If he knew I had money he would smoke it all up.

>”I’ve got a thousand dollars he don’t know about.

>”I told him I didn’t make no tips today, but I got $200 in tips.

>”He thinks I went to pay the phone bill.”

>don’t worry lady

>your secret is safe with me