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As usual, Jas met my greedy demands, caressing his tongue against mine. His throat elicited a delicious moan, tempting me to pull his body into the water with me fully clothed. We kissed and through it, I tried conveying my anxieties, my need for him, my belief in his quest to protect me at all times. I wanted to express my appreciation for his innate thuggery I cherished.
That was until my throat thickened and nose tickled in an awful way. When I couldn’t breathe, faced with the threat of a sneeze, I pulled away.
What the hell?
Then the first sneeze shot from my nose, burning from the explosion. The second was just behind, at a speed that I knew I couldn’t expel through my stinging nose. I tried catching it with my hands, and that wet my face horribly. The third followed immediately and the fourth was just as harsh. My mind caught up, and I realized this could only be one thing.
Anger stirred in my belly and my head spun from the audacity. My eyes exploded only to be squeezed close by another violent sneeze. I was seething.
“Did you haveto—” Another sneeze. “—go over there? Aren’t your duties toher—”Sneeze. “—over with? You think I’m with that sister-wivesbull—”Sneeze. “—shit! You must be out yourfuck—”Sneeze. “—mind!”
Jas stood from the tub, face tight. “What’re you talkingabout—”
“Back—”Sneeze. “—away!” I screamed, sneezing again.
My nose began to run at this point.
“Ashira,” he tried.
“Don’t fucking Ashira me!”Sneeze. “You were with fucking Cynthia!”
“Ya—yeah. But I don’t get why…” He obediently backed away.
“Thebitch—”Sneeze. “—got cats!” I knew this from when Peach stopped by a few weeks ago. I was surprised I didn’t react to her cats the night I served them back in February. It could have been the outdoor, frigid winter temperature.
“She hit me up this morning saying her pops passed away. I stopped by to pay my respects on myway—”
Peach. He must’ve run into Peach!
“Do you know howembarrass—”Sneeze. “We’re together, Jas!”
“Okay…”
“You and me!We’re—”Sneeze. “—we’re together and you’re showing up and supporting a non-factor former contestant and my best friend was there towitness—”Sneeze. “—it! I’m fucking you andsucking—” Sneeze. “—and worshipping you to my friends, but you show up for that bitch?” I sneezed again, but managed to stand.
“Yo,Ashira—”
“Get the fuck out, Jas! You’re making me sick!”Sneeze.
“Ashir—”
“Fucking go!” I yelled at the top of my lungs feeling so betrayed and angry.
I felt bad for Cynthia, I really did. But her life didn’t intersect with mine. The ghost of her was impeding, not just on my life, but something very sacred to me.
He backed away with a stretched forehead, expressing his disbelief. This was all becoming too familiar to me. It was giving me Austin and Brielle vibes. Why couldn’t one woman be enough for these niggas? Why couldn’t I be enough? I’m sure my mother could answer that—would love to!
Jas disappeared and I was incongruently grateful for it. I stepped out of the tub and reached for my towel. Still sneezing, the act of drying off took longer than necessary and was an incomplete task. I had to go into my drawer for an antihistamine. When I’d gathered enough faucet water in the palm of my hand to swallow down the medicine, I felt a presence.
It was Ines, brow line tight. “What the hell was that?”
I managed with a runny nose, “Fucking allergic reaction.”
“To Jas?”
“To his fucking concubines.” I sneezed again.
“Now, you ought to stop it.” I threw her a nasty glare. “He left, Shi-Shi. Left.” Her head fell to the side.
