8. Kayori #2
Meshalay was so damn animated and dramatic.
Her slender frame leaned on the entrance of my room door.
She had no makeup on as her skin glowed.
Her shoulder-length hair was messy all over her head which indicated she just had some good sex.
Every time she and Stone got done fucking, he would fall asleep for hours.
She would put on his big ass white tee then come bother me.
I didn’t mind because we needed to catch up.
We both had been so busy, her with her new shop she was getting ready to open.
Me with my new job with Mattea, it’s like we both were coming and going.
I missed her, things were different than what they used to be.
We would see each other every day since we worked together.
I realized I needed to start setting me up a plan.
My best friend and Stone were getting real serious, which was fine with me.
This roommate thing wouldn’t last that long.
It could last forever if I left it up to Lay.
I just didn’t see myself imposing on her life forever.
Plopping down on my bed she got comfortable as I filled her in on everything except Brian.
“You did what?! Oh my Gawd Kay I can’t believe you got that fucking bold on him! Stone was saying how Praise been mentioning you more and more when they be out handling business.”
I wanted to ask her what was he saying but thought it was best if I did not know.
“I wish he didn’t mention me at all.”
I said lowly as she smacked her lips followed by her eyes rolling.
“I wish you would live a little like you did when you let him play in that pussy! Praise is a hard man to capture and from what it looks like to me… you captured his attention!”
She was so excited it showed in her body language.
“Look Lay, I only did what I did to make him back the fuck off of me… I don’t date guys like Praise, it would be too contradicting of me.”
“Girl please, Praise isn’t even illegal like that from what I see they're into real estate.”
She argued, now it was my turn to roll my eyes at her. Meshalay could be so damn gullible at times.
“If that’s what they want you to believe so be it, but I’m not bending on that. I don’t want Praise and soon as I find a decent-paying job, I’m quitting. It’s too much drama even if I wanted to deal with him starting with his baby momma.”
“I know that bitch ain’t got you shook? You know I’ll beat a bitch up behind you Kay.”
I know she was right, but Laquanna was a different type of crazy.
She was the type of chick that would get her ass beat over and over and still would come back for more and more.
I was too old and handicapped to be out here fighting a bitch like high school days.
I had metal in my hip and knee from the accident.
I didn’t need no more problems concerning my health.
“The point is, I’ll be open to dating again when I get my life in order Lay trust it won’t be with Praise though.”
“Whatever, so what else has been up with you?”
“I ran into Brian earlier…”
Her eyes got big as she picked up my cup of apple juice and took a couple of sips. My face frowned up at her, she knew how I felt about my apple juice, especially if I had ice cubes in it.
“Just keep it bitch! You been sucking dick and all then put your lips on my shit. Ugh.”
I cringed, I walked in plenty of times on her and Stone in the living room. One-time Meshalay was on her knees giving off pornstar vibes. She was sucking him so hard they both never noticed me walk by them. After that, I stopped letting her taste my food from the same fork and drink from my cup.
“Bitch I brushed my teeth!”
She laughed as I rolled my eyes at her nasty ass.
“Like I said I saw him and gave him my number, I could use another friend you know. Nothing will be serious; he got a baby and a girl out here… she’s a nurse and he’s a doctor. Brian still looks good as hell. You can tell he’s still nerdy too though.”
We both shared a laugh together.
“I wish I could’ve seen him too. Brian was my boy. He was so in love with your ass. Glad he was able to recover and move on and do good.”
I nodded my head in agreement, one thing about me and Meshalay is we didn’t have not one hater bone in our bodies.
We were happy to see our own kind doing good and making big moves even if they were well off than us.
That’s why we clicked on a close level. We had some good hearts at the end of the day.
“Well just don’t dive too deep into the past. Brian is good people, you don’t want to sidetrack him with his girl, focusing on you now.”
“I totally agree which is why I’m going to keep it very platonic.”
I said seriously I had no intentions of getting an old thing back. The past was just that for me.
“Yeah well, you need to drop them drawers for Praise!”
Changing the subject I asked her questions about her shop.
I think I was more excited for her about it.
Since we were kids it was a big dream of hers.
I was just happy it was finally coming to life for her.
We chilled, ordered pizza until she told me she was going out with Stone.
She offered me to come and I refused. I needed all the rest I could get before Monday came back around and I had to be on my feet working with Mattea.
She kept me busy and when I got off work with her I was tired.
It felt like I was a new mom. I also felt for her because her parents were always busy or gone.
She would have random tantrums and cry out for her mommy or daddy.
I would calm her and she would be back normal.
When her mom came in from lord knows what, she would beg for her attention.
Sometimes, Laquanna would cater to her then send her on her way.
Most of the time she would head straight to her room smoke a blunt and fall asleep leaving me to work overtime with her daughter which reminded me again that I soon enough needed to talk to Praise about all the overtime I had been working.
I’d wake up at six o’clock in the morning start work at seven-thirty am and get off at five pm some days it would be eight pm.
I only did it on the days Laquanna didn’t want to be bothered with Mattea.
I would just feel sorry for the little girl, so I would bathe her read her a story until she was out for the count.
Then leave to go home, all to wake up and do it again.
I needed to figure out a way to talk to Praise without getting Laquanna upset. I was not for drama at any cost.