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God, it felt good to hear her laughing again. I didn’t think that it would have ever happened again.
“I needed to release that steam. I have all of this pent-up energy inside me that I needed to release, so thank you for being my punching bag. That’s what best friends are for,” she sarcastically said with a smile on her face.
“You need to get help, Jashae, seriously. What if I wasn’t here? You know you would have died tonight?” I said in all seriousness this time.
“I know. Seriously, Mahogany, I swear I wasn’t trying to kill myself. Those pills will put you in a deep sleep, and the last thing I remember was putting my head back against the wall, and I woke up to you in here yelling and shit. As much as I miss Vonte, and as much as I would put up any amount of money to go and see him again, I realize that it’s not my time yet. I know I need help. I’m losing my mind. It don’t make the situation any better that his birthday is tomorrow. My baby would have been eighteen. I was supposed to get him his first car” she said, and her voice cracked. A lone tear fell from her eye that she quickly wiped away. “Signing day is next month, and I was supposed to have been there with my camera in my hands, waiting for my baby to make his big decision. Prom, graduation, all of that is around the corner. I wonder if this makes me weak? I can’t go a day without crying.
“Is there supposed to be a time limit on how long I’m supposed to mourn the death of my son? Because I still wake up every morning crying for him, and because it’s been a month since he passed, does that mean I’m overdoing it for still being overly emotional? I don’t think I’ll ever get over it, Mahogany. I still see that look of fear in his eyes when he was on the court telling me that he couldn’t breathe. I’ve never seen that look in his eyes before, and I can’t get it out of my head,” she cried.
I got up from where I was sitting and walked over to her, taking a seat right next to her on the floor. I pulled her into me, allowing her to lay her head on my chest, and I kissed the top of her head.
“That was your one and only son. There’s no such thing as a time limit on how long you’re supposed to mourn him. Fuck anybody who thinks that you’re doing too much. You can’t worry about what other people got to say about you, Shae. You gotta live life for your damn self,” I assured her.
I knew that I was getting through to her because she was nodding her head. For ten minutes, neither of us said anything.
“I’m hungry, like literally starving,” she let out.
“Shit, I am too. What do you have a taste for?” I asked, standing up from that cold ass floor.
“Five Guys. I want a burger. I haven’t eaten much of anything these days. I had soup and crackers last night, but I barely ate that,” she said, standing up too.
“Your ass needs to eat at least three burgers. You see yourself? You better not ever in your life call me skinny again,” I said, and she gave me the finger.
After I changed clothes and Jashae threw on some clothes, we headed in the direction of Five Guys. I drove, while she sat in the passenger seat staring off into space. The music was playing in the car, but it was really low. The Five Guys wasn’t that far from her house, so I pulled into a parking spot within another ten minutes.
“I’ll go inside and get it. What you want?” I asked.
After she let me know what she wanted, I locked the doors and headed inside the restaurant. For it to be so late at night, the restaurant was somewhat packed. A good four people were standing in front of me before I reached the cashier and placed my order. The whole time that I was ordering, I could feel a pair of eyes on me. You know that feeling you get when someone is staring at you? That’s how it felt. Like someone was sitting in a corner with their eyes glued to me.
I scanned the small restaurant with my eyes, and when I saw who was looking back at me, all I could do was shake my head and roll my eyes at this clown. Oh, and he wasn’t alone. I wasn’t sure if he was on a date with this bitch, but the two of them looked real cozy sitting on the same bench together. It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t go over there and speak. After all, I’ve fucked this nigga twice, so what type of etiquette would it be if I didn’t go over there?
With the ticket number in my hands, I made my way over to them. The closer I got to him, I could feel myself wanting to pick up the cup that was filled with whatever soda on a nearby table and launching it at his ass. I don’t know if I was madder about the fact that he was out with a bitch or because he was out with a bitch and didn’t reply to my message.
“How do I get lucky enough to get you to take me out to Five Guys, Bari?” I sarcastically asked him the second I got to the table.
As mad as I was with this silly nigga, I couldn’t deny how damn good he looked tonight. I had no idea where he was going after this, or even where he was coming from for that matter, but he was dressed nicely. He was in a long-sleeved denim shirt, with the first three buttons undone so I could see the tattoos that were on his chest. White jeans are what he paired the shirt with, and simple, tan boat shoes were on his feet. He wore an iced-out Rolex on his left wrist, and a small Cuban link was around his neck.
I wore black tights with a black tank top, and my curly hair was pulled up into a bun. He didn’t even try to hide the fact that he was openly staring at my camel toe that was showing through my tights. He boldly licked his lips right in front of his company, and I heard her suck her teeth.
For the first time since I’d been over there, I actually paid her some attention. She had beautiful chocolate skin just like Jashae, a thick ass, curvaceous body, some beautiful lips that were filled with lip gloss, and just like him, I didn’t know if she was coming from somewhere or on her way somewhere. The too little dress that she wore with the strappy heels that came all the way up to her knees were a little bit too much for Five Guys. She was cute, though.
“Why you trying to come over here starting shit, Mahogany?” he coolly asked me.
This nigga had no worry in the fuckin’ world. How dare he fuck me like that, eat me like that, and make me cum like that, and have the nerve to get caught in the streets with another bitch?
“I’m not starting nothing. I’m simply asking a question. You didn’t offer to take me to Five Guys yet, so what a bitch gotta do to get lucky?” I sarcastically asked again.
“Suck his dick, then maybe you’ll get a burger,” his thick ass date threw in.
No wonder the bitch was quiet for so long. She had some fucked-up teeth. I looked at Jabari with disappointment in my eyes and shook my head.
“I did that already, baby doll. That’s all your head game is worth? A burger? You couldn’t get the bitch a steak, Jabari?” I asked him.
He laughed while pulling down on his beard and shaking his head.
“You wild, shorty.” At the same time, a dude was walking by, damn near about to break his neck to look at me. “You good, nigga? Fuck you looking at her for?” he barked at him.
That little smirk he had was quickly wiped off his face when he saw the dude looking. He openly displayed how jealous he was to see another nigga looking at me, and I had openly displayed how jealous I was to see him with another bitch. My number was called out in the restaurant, letting me know that my food was ready. I could tell his little date wasn’t too fond of him checking another nigga for looking at me because she sucked her teeth so loud and rolled her eyes so hard, that I’m honestly surprised they didn’t get stuck.
