{"id":1054,"date":"2005-06-11T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-11T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beltdrivebetty.com\/wyzwmnsworld\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2010-09-29T18:31:03","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T01:31:03","slug":"i-deampt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wyzwmn9444.live-website.com\/?p=1054","title":{"rendered":"I deampt…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I dreampt I was young and slender again
young slender and still hot
with waist long thick thick hair
and eyes so brown they are almost black<\/p>\n

I’m wearing a beat up old brown leather jacket
10 year old trim fitting jeans and a white razor back T
and well fitting comfortable boots<\/p>\n

I am a thug
er rather
I am a descendant of street thugs
I am one of the 6th generation
of people that have migrated to this country
to have a better life.<\/p>\n

I walk into the store close to closing
I bypass the owners holding court for their many admirers
I take the stairs and narrowly miss being caught by the cameras
Security rides the elevators and the maintenance lifts<\/p>\n

I wander around the third floor
racks and racks of name brand coolness
designer clothes to appeal to men and women
with time on their hands and money to burn<\/p>\n

I know only the hard core rider with money comes up here
and I\u2019ve already seen the crowds around the likes of Paris Hilton
and Lindsay Lohan on the first floor<\/p>\n

I stride past the racks of Hilfiger and Harley Davidson clothes
I disappear into the ladies washroom and use my knife to
slide open the lock on the door to the supply closet<\/span>

I nestle into a niche
between the boxes of toilet paper and tampons
relocking the door from the inside
I hunker down for a wait<\/p>\n

At 9 PM the store closes
I hear the security announcements
and the teams of radio operating security guards
roving back and forth across the floors
making sure no one is left behind<\/p>\n

Security even comes into the Ladies to check
that no one is sitting on the john <\/span>
with their feet pulled up <\/span>
they are smug in their thoroughness<\/p>\n

by 10 PM all is quiet and I exit the closet
and head for the office
I stretch out on the leather couch in the Owner’s office
and go to sleep<\/p>\n

I awaken at 4:30 to the sound of the alarm on my watch
and I slip behind the wall the into the hidden closet
that I’d helped the Owner design when we were kids
from behind the wall, thru a peephole
I watch the custodian clean the Owner’s office
under the watchful eye of 2 gun toting security guards<\/p>\n

When they are done and leave
I head back to the third floor Ladies
knowing that it’s already been cleaned and I can
safely lock myself back in the closet
I hunker down again and go back to sleep<\/p>\n

I wake again at 7:30
this time on my own
and step out of the closet
I stop and smile as I realize that at this time
there is no one in the store
not even the crack security team
there is just me
and the camera’s<\/p>\n

I wander through the rows of merchandise to the escalator
silent and waiting to move the day’s patrons
I slide down the handrail to the second floor
and lengthen my stride as I head for the grand staircase
to take me to the main floor<\/p>\n

I know the cameras are missing me
it’s the computer program that one of the Owner’s and I designed
it receives sensor signals from objects that move where they shouldn’t <\/span>
and how they shouldn’t
but the isles and grand staircase aren’t picked up <\/span>
as they are too obvious
unless the person using them <\/span>
is running or skulking<\/p>\n

I walk down the grand staircase with confidence
and stride to the front door of the store
I spot 3 people walking by the front of the store
so I push open the double doors
bringing on the urgent sound of the alarms<\/p>\n

I saunter along on the sidewalk
looking for all the world like one of a group of 4 people
headed home after a long night of partying
while police cars descend from all directions
to aid the crack security team
find the culprits
the thieves
the people trying to ruin the dynasty<\/p>\n

Hours later I come back to the store
I enter with no problem
and climb the main staircase to the 2nd floor<\/p>\n

There I spot Greg and Derek the Owners
holding court…<\/p>\n

I grew up with these men
Greg – young lithe and muscular
the life of the party and the hard core brains
the moneymaker<\/p>\n

Derek – older, quiet reserved,
bald and well built, muscular
wrap around shades and a white goatee
rarely speaks and when he does his voice is like gravel<\/span>
the brawn<\/p>\n

Greg and Derek have grown up to open this 4-story empire
it’s a motorcycle shop the likes of this world has never seen
one large city block, 4 stories high
all chrome and shiny
miles of leather
and every kind of high-end part
a body could want on his ride<\/p>\n

Greg has prided himself on having the highest paid
crack security team on the planet
he’s made his money dime by dime <\/span>
fighting every step of the way
and nobody is getting nothing for free<\/p>\n

Derek sits on the sidelines and quietly watches
he understands what drives Greg
and he supports and upholds Greg’s decisions <\/span>
they have, after all, made him rich<\/p>\n

they are celebrities now…
often surrounded by celebrities and paparazzi
They don’t often have time for old school
for the thugs and family they once were<\/p>\n

I wiggle thru the crowd surrounding them
and bring myself to the forefront
Camera\u2019s flash as Greg turns to me<\/p>\n

“Little Bit, what are you doing here?”
I shrug
“I ain’t got time for games today girl….
I’ve got meetings with the board of directors
and Trump is coming by for lunch” <\/span>

I glance over at Derek all tanned and strong
sitting slumped and unhappy
on the seat of a 2005 VRod…<\/p>\n

“I suppose you don’t have time either?” I ask
He just shakes his head no…as Greg answers
“he’s after that ghost again…you know? the one in the news?
something sent the sensors and the cops
into a whirlwind at dawn again this morning”<\/p>\n

he shakes his head as he turns away from me…<\/p>\n

“that’s the 25th day in a row…and them high dollar suits in security
can’t figure out what the f….just what are we paying them for?”
he says, as he turns to walk away<\/p>\n

Derek stands to join him<\/p>\n

“I was in the store last night”
I say,as they continue to move away from me
Derek stops mid stride
and they both turn to look at me incredulously<\/p>\n

“you what?” Greg says
as Derek growls…”L’il bit?”<\/p>\n

“I was in the store last night” I repeat
“actually…I’ve been sleeping in your office for over 3 weeks”<\/p>\n

silence broken only by the pop pop of camera flashes
“I popped the front doors open at 7:51 this morning when I left”<\/p>\n

“come with me” Greg mutters as he grabs my arm
Derek moves to my other side
and they begin to escort me
out and away from the reporters<\/p>\n

a smile begins to dawn on Derek’s face
“it was you?” he growls
“who else?” I smile<\/span>

and I awaken.<\/span>
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