Chapter 19 Ava #2
Turning my computer off, I headed to the teachers’ lounge so that I could heat up the pasta that I cooked last night.
When I was done, I headed back to my office to wait for Kevin.
I didn’t want to sit in the teachers’ lounge to eat because I didn’t want anyone to be all up in our business.
Sometimes our conversations had a lot of tea and what we discussed needed to stay between us.
As I sat and waited for Kevin to get to my office, my cellphone started ringing.
Checking to see who it was, I saw that it was Shane.
I really didn’t want to be bothered with him, and even though I wanted to hear him out, I just wasn’t ready to talk to him yet.
But, since he was being relentless and calling me multiple times in a day and seeing that he had called me already four times today alone, I went ahead and answered to see what he had to say for himself.
“Oh my God! Honey, thank you so much for answering my call. I’ve been calling and calling—”
“You can chill on all of that honey shit, Shane. I think it’s pretty obvious why I haven’t been answering your calls.
Because of you, my marriage is over, so to be quite frank and honest, I really don’t have shit to say to your ass.
You keep blowing my damn phone up that’s the only reason why I even answered. ”
“I get that, Ava, and I’m so very sorry for what I did. I promise you that I will explain it all to you.”
“Okay, start explaining,” I replied as I rolled my eyes. I wanted to scream and cuss his ass out, but I had to be mindful of the fact that I was still at work.
“I promise I will. I just think that’s a conversation that we should have face to face.”
“Aht, I’m not ready to be face to face with you just yet. I wanna kick ya ass to be truthful.”
“Aye, mama, I know, and you have every right to feel that way. I want to kick my own ass for betraying you like that. I was hoping that you would be available today when you get off of work. I really need you right now,” Shane cried.
“I wanted to know if you could come over and pick me up. I’ve been here sick to my stomach.
Ion know what’s going on with me, but I feel awful, and I really need you right now.
I went to the doctor last week and had to get some tests ran.
I truly believe I might have some kind of cancer or something.
My doctor called me back today. My results are in, and they won’t give them to me over the phone which has me stressing like hell.
I have to go into the office for my results, and I really don’t want to go alone. ”
“Are you fucking serious right now? I’m sorry you’re going through whatever it is you’re going through, but you have a lot of fucking nerve. You betrayed our friendship and now you have the gall to ask me for a fucking favor? Go to hell, Shane, real talk!”
“Please, Ava, I need you! I really think something is seriously wrong with me. I know that I fucked up and you probably hate my guts right now, but I truly feel that this is a matter of life and death. I don’t have anyone else to call! You’re my only friend!”
“We aren’t friends anymore. Let’s be clear on that!” I scoffed.
“I don’t have anyone else—”
“Why don’t you call Justin?” I interrupted. “You guys seemed pretty close last time I saw y’all!”
“Okay, I deserve that. Please, could you please find it in your heart to come with me?”
“I don’t know, Shane. I’m really not feeling you or what you have going on right now.”
“I know, and I totally understand. But please, I know your heart and you have a heart of gold. Please, please, please just come with me this one time, and I promise you won’t ever have to talk to me again after this,” Shane continued to plead.
“I’m still sitting here trying to figure out why the fuck you callin’ me with this shit. We’re not friends anymore. What’s going on with you is no longer a concern of mine.”
“Ava, please,” Shane cried. “I really think it might be cancer. I have been sick and in excruciating pain. Something is terribly wrong with my body… I just know it,” Shane boohooed.
“You know how cancer runs in my family on both sides. I’m terrified, Ava, please!
I can barely walk! I’m in so much pain!”
In all the years that Shane and I had been friends, not once had I ever heard him cry about anything like he was doing today.
He was right, cancer did run on both sides of his family.
Over the years, he had lost quite a few of his family members from cancer, so I could see why he was so concerned.
As much as I wanted to tell his ass to go play in traffic during rush hour, I couldn’t.
Plus, if nothing else, I wanted to hear him out.
I needed to know why he betrayed our friendship like he did when I had done nothing but be the best friend I could with him.
“Ugh! What time is your appointment? Because I have an important appointment scheduled for today that I cannot and will not miss for anything or anyone.”
“My doctor’s office is open late today, but the earliest they could get me in is at five-thirty.”
“My appointment is at three. If I’m done by then, I’ll come pick you up.”
“Ahhhhh!” Shane screamed out. “Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you.”
“Don’t go getting yourself too excited ‘cause if my appointment runs late, you gon’ be shit out of luck.”
“Okay, okay. I would really appreciate it if you come. If you can’t, I understand. I’ll just have to take an Uber or Lyft.”
“Yeah, whatever.”
Just as I was hanging up with Shane, not giving him a chance to keep begging me, Kevin walked into my office.