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NADIA

“Mama,
I told you that I’m going to think about it. I can’t just up and move anyway. I’m
still going to court,” I yelled into my speakerphone.

I’ve
been on the phone arguing with her for the last thirty minutes. She’s been
stressing me out about moving to Virginia, but I’m just not ready. I’ve been to
visit more times than I can count, but I don’t know about moving there.
Virginia is okay, but it’s just something about New Orleans that I can’t
explain. Even the food here is worlds apart from anywhere else. I can’t walk
into a corner store and get boiled seafood in Virginia like I can do here. They
might sell it, but I can guarantee that it won’t be the same.

“I
don’t know who the hell you think you’re yelling at. It’s not like you go to
court every day. You can fly back when you have a court date.”

“I
already told you that I can’t take care of your house and mine. This is my last
time sending your ass money. Either you come live here or get a damn job. I’m
sick of this shit,” she fussed right before she hung up on me.

I
hate having to call her for money. I’ve already used up most of my savings on
bills. I ended up having to get a public defender to help me fight my charges
because I can’t afford a real attorney. He’s fresh out of law
school,
so he’s trying to prove himself to his
colleagues. He’s been working hard to ensure that I only walk away with
probation. I’ve already had two court dates, but they keep pushing it back.

Kevin
said that he was going to help me, but he’s been acting kind of distant lately.
I’ve barely
seen
him since the
altercation with Dominic. He came over a few times, but once he got what he
wanted he was out the door. A few times he ran off right after I gave him oral
sex. He said he knew that I didn’t have anything to do with it, but his actions
were showing otherwise. Even now, I’ve been calling and texting him for over an
hour,
and he still hasn’t responded or
answered his phone. I’m pissed, but there isn’t much I can do about it.

Even
Shannon has been acting shady lately. She’s so far up Tiffany’s ass that she
barely answers when I call her. She always tells me that she’ll call me back,
but she never does.

It’s
times like these that I really miss my friendship with Candace. She always made
time for me no matter what. Just thinking about her made me want to see what she
has been up to. I sat down on my sofa and pulled up my Facebook page. Candace
had unfriended me when we had the fight, but David didn’t. He’s never on here,
but I’m still able to keep up because Candace tags him in all of her posts.
That’s how I was able to see Brooklyn and Dominic’s daughter. After scrolling
through my timeline, I typed in David’s name. I almost died from shock when I
saw Brooklyn and Dominic’s picture with the caption, “Mr. & Mrs. Roberts,”
right above it. I scrolled through about twenty more pictures of them on the
beach with their family and friends or with their kids. I was in shock by the
fact that they’re actually married.

In
the beginning, I thought that maybe it was just the sex between them. Even
after she had his son I didn’t
think,
it
was that serious. Obviously, I was dead
wrong,
and the pictures in front of me proved it.

When
I looked on further and saw their
house,
I was livid. It’s beautiful inside and out. I couldn’t take
it,
and I didn’t want to see anymore after
that. I logged off and resisted the urge to toss my phone across the room. How
that dumb naïve bitch managed to get Dominic to do all of that for her is
beyond my comprehension. I felt myself getting
depressed,
and I didn’t know how to stop it. I picked up my phone to call Kevin, but it
started ringing right when I did.

“Well
damn, it took you long enough to call me back. I guess your new friend don’t
want to be
bothered
with you no more,” I
snapped when I answered the phone for Shannon.

“Let
me find out you’re jealous,” she laughed. “What are you doing?”

“Nothing,
I’m bored out of my mind,” I replied honestly.

“Come
get me and
let’s
go somewhere,” she
suggested.

“Where’s
Kevin?”

“He’s
probably with one of his bitches. I haven’t seen him all day,” she replied.

I
got heated hearing that. I guess that’s why his dog ass didn’t answer the phone
when I called. He’s not my man so I shouldn’t be mad, but I am.

“Where
do you want to go?” I asked her.

“Somewhere
quiet so we can talk and drink,” she replied. That’s music to my ears because I’m
definitely in need of a drink.

“Okay,
let me put on some clothes and I’m on my way.”

“Wait,
I didn’t even tell you where I am,” she yelled.

“You’re
at home right?”

“Yeah,
but we don’t live in the same place anymore.”

“Damn,
y’all
moved again?”

“Yep,
but I’ll meet you somewhere. I don’t want any drama with Kyle. You can pick me
up in front of the Walmart on Bullard.”

“I’ll
be there in a few minutes,” I said before hanging up. Since I’d just taken my
shower, I found a pair of leggings with a matching shirt to put on. After
putting on my tennis shoes, I touched up my straight hair with the flat iron
and made my way out the door. The Walmart where Shannon wanted to meet was
about fifteen minutes away from my house. She claimed they moved, but I think
that’s a lie. Tiffany is probably
there,
and she doesn’t want to cause a scene. She doesn’t have to worry about that
though. I’m no longer interested in Kyle. It’s her man that I want.

As
soon as I pulled up to the store I saw Shannon standing out front
on
her phone. I turned my head and laughed when
I saw the leggings that she wore. Shannon has the worst shape that I’ve ever
seen in my life. I can’t believe she even feels comfortable enough to wear
tights. Then she had on a short shirt calling attention to her flat backside. I’m
still trying to figure out what the hell Kevin saw in her.

“Hey
girl,” I said when she hopped into my car.

“Hey,”
she said dryly like she didn’t feel like being bothered.

“What’s
wrong with you?”

“Nothing,
I just have a lot on my mind,” she answered. She sounded happier when I talked
to her a few minutes ago. She probably got into it with Kevin. That always puts
her in a bad mood.

“So
where are we going?” I asked her.

“Get
on the interstate, I’ll direct you,” she answered.

“Okay,
let me get some gas first.” I drove a few blocks down and pulled up to the gas
station. When I got out to
pump,
I saw
Shannon texting on her phone. A few seconds later I heard her on the phone
arguing with somebody who I’m sure was Kevin. I can’t make out what she was
saying, but she was mad about something.

“Are
you alright girl?” I asked when I got back
in
the car.

“Yeah,
I’m fine.”

“Don’t
let Kevin’s dog ass stress you out.”

She
looked at me like I was crazy, but she didn’t reply. The rest of the ride was
quiet with the exception of her giving me directions on where to go. When we
got to the drawbridge downtown, I had a feeling that I knew right where she was
taking me. We’re headed to the same bar that Kevin and I went to not long ago. It’s
the same place where we saw Dominic and Brookly
n’s
brothers. There isn’t any other place around here that we could be going to. I’m
curious as to how she knows about the
place,
so I try to pick her brain.

“Where
are you trying to go? It looks deserted around here,” I said.

“It’s
a bar that Kevin took me to. It’s
quiet,
and not many people go there,” she replied.

I
wanted to scream when she said that. I showed that bastard my little getaway
spot and he had the nerve to bring Shannon’s trifling ass there. I’m surprised
that he even went back after the beat down that Dominic gave him. I couldn’t
wait to see his ass just to tell him off. Shannon was talking, but I was so mad
that I tuned her out. I’m too busy focusing on how I want to handle her man
whenever I see him.

“Nadia,”
Shannon called out shaking me from my thoughts. We were in front of the
building, but I’m in another world.

“I’m
sorry friend. What were you saying?”

“Friend?”
She questioned with raised brows.

“Yes,
I’ve always called you friend. So that’s a problem now?” I asked.

“It
wasn’t before, but it is now. Especially since you’re sleeping with your so
called friend’s man,” she snapped.

“What
the hell are you talking about?” I asked nervously. I tried to be extra careful
when dealing with Kevin, so I wondered how she knew. It really doesn’t matter
because I’ll never confess to anything no matter what she says.

“I’m
talking about you sitting on the phone with me while I cried to you
about
my man. You knew where he was the whole time
because he was in your bed. Please don’t play yourself and lie to me. I already
know everything that happened including you bringing him here. You set him up
for Dominic and Brookly
n’s
brothers to get
at him,” she said.

“I
don’t know what Kevin has been telling you, but that’s a lie. I didn’t have
anything to do with him getting beat
up,
and I’ve never slept with him,” I lied.

“So
whose voice is this? And whose lips are these wrapped around my man’s dick?”
She asked angrily.

Silent
tears crept down my cheeks when she pulled out Kevin’s phone and played a
video. I remembered that day clearly. It was the same day that Dominic beat
Kevin up. I thought he was on his phone playing a game, but he was recording me
the whole time. He recorded when I talked on the phone with her and when I
talked about her to him. If that wasn’t embarrassing enough, he even recorded
me giving him oral sex. I felt like a damn
fool,
and I’m sure I looked like one too. The way I’ve been behaving for the past
year is not like me at all. I let a man take me off of my
square,
and my life has gone downhill ever
since. Now I know why Shannon called me out of the blue all of the sudden. The
only thing I could do at that point was apologize.

“Shannon,
I’m so sorry. I swear I never meant for any of this to happen. I got into a
fight with Kyle and
Tiffany,
and Kevin were
there. He kissed me first, but I shouldn’t have let it go as far as it did. It’s
over,
and it’ll never happen again,” I
cried.

“If
that’s true then why are you still calling and texting him? Why are you begging
him to come see you? At one time, I considered you my only friend. I told you
everything about my past and my family. You knew all about me being hurt in the
past, but you turned around and did the same thing. No apology you give me will
ever be good enough for how you betrayed me. I should have known that you
couldn’t be trusted when you started sleeping with Kyle behind your best friend’s
back. But unlike her, I’m not letting you have what’s mine,” she said as she
punched me in my face.

It
wasn’t just a regular punch. She had something in her hand because it felt like
a bone or something in my face cracked. She tried to hit me again, but I
slapped her hand
away,
and a silver
padlock
fell out of it. That’s when I realized
that Kyle and Kevin were
right.
This
bitch is really crazy. When she reached down to pick it
up,
I started swinging
on
her
like I was just as crazy as she was. She shook the licks off and still managed
to pick up her lock and hit me again. My nose
snapped,
and blood started pouring from it like a hose. That still didn’t stop her
because she kept swinging. I turned my head and got most of the
licks
to the back of my head. I was so scared,
but I refused to give up. I tried to open my car door to get out, but she
grabbed me back by my hair. This time when I swung I hit her in her right eye.
The lock fell from her hand again, but she didn’t try to pick it up this time. This
crazy bitch pulled a blade from her bra and started swinging it at me. I raised
my arm to block her from cutting my face and ended up getting my arm sliced
open.

“Ahhh,”
I screamed as the pain shot throughout my entire body. It’s like my entire life
flashed before my eyes. I know if I don’t do something fast I probably won’t
make it out of this alive. Kyle, Kevin or any other man was worth me losing my
life. Shannon had a crazed look in her eyes that I had never seen before. I wasn’t
about to let her cut me again, so I shifted my entire body to the side and
lifted my leg up to kick her. Thankfully the kick was hard enough to shake her
and allow me to open my door. The interior of my car was full of blood, but that
was the least of my worries right then. I needed to make it out of this
situation alive and get some help before I lost too much blood. There are only
two other cars in the parking
lot,
and I
prayed that someone was
in
the bar that could
help me. I felt the swelling in my left
eye,
and I could barely see out of it. As soon as I got out of the car I saw Shannon
rushing to get out as well. I tried looking on the ground for something that I
could use to defend myself. She wasn’t fighting
fair,
and neither would I. I couldn’t even make it to the door of the bar before she
ran up on me again.