Page 35 of I Heard It All Before

“What’s up Ma?” Cam said when he answered the phone.

“You tell me!” Nora yelled.

“What’s the problem now Ma?” Cam sighed in aggravation.

He loved his mother to death, but Nora could be a true drama queen at times. He hated whenever she had to go to court with him because her sobbing could be heard throughout the entire building.

“My sister Nadine just called me and said that she saw your name in the newspaper,” Nora replied.

“In the paper for what?” Cam inquired.

“That’s what the hell I want to know. I just feel like you’re hiding something from me, Camden. Why would someone put an ad in the paper trying to locate you? This just makes no sense to me. Your father is gone and I can’t afford an attorney for you,” Nora rambled, angering her son.

“I don’t need an attorney and I keep telling you that I’m not doing shit! I’ve never lied to you about my wrongdoings and I’m not about to start,” Cam replied.

“First off, you better watch your damn mouth,” Nora fussed.

“I’m sorry, but you call me with the same thing every other day,” Cam replied

“That’s because you act like you don’t care, while I’m sitting over here losing my mind. You tell Randy that you’re gonna be late coming in on Monday. I’m going with you to straighten this mess out.”

“Going with me where Ma?” Cam chuckled.

“I don’t find anything funny Camden. There’s an address in the paper and we’re going there Monday morning. I’m losing sleep behind this mess.”

“I don’t know why. I told you that I’m straight,” Cam assured her.

“You’re my child, that’s why. You won’t understand how I feel until you have kids of your own. You need to pick me up at nine Monday morning and don’t be late,” Nora said before disconnecting their call.

Cam already knew how his mother was. Nora wouldn’t rest until she knew that he was straight. Truthfully, he was a little curious about everything himself. He wanted to purchase a newspaper to make sure what his auntie said was true. He also wanted to call Demi and ask her about it too. She had been in court a lot lately, expecting to hear a verdict on a case that she was working on. Demi had planned to spend the entire weekend with her husband, but she would always text him back. Cam knew that he hadn’t done anything wrong, but that didn’t stop him from wondering.

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