Halo #4
While my brothers were dating, having sex and being regular teenagers. I let all that pass me and I never thought I would be with any woman. That night of my auntie and uncle’s anniversary party.
I blew your phone up and then you did not answer. I assumed you were ignoring me and I started overthinking. Story, I apologize for what I did. On my parent’s grave, if I could take it back I would. I’m still not over you and I never will be.” I have been sitting on those words for three years.
Story picked up a clean napkin and wiped the corner of her eyes because she was crying.
“Halo, you tore my heart out my chest when you cheated on me. Then you did not tell me, but you were caught. Was that your only time or did you cheat---
“Oh God, that was the only time. I never flirted or even kissed anyone but you. Even now, I’ve still only kissed you on the mouth. Your pussy is the only one that has been in my mouth.”
Her eyes bucked wide.
“Real shit.” I added.
“Have you fucked Dallas since?”
Shit!! I did not think she would ask me that. My instincts were to lie but all that would do is come back and bite me in the ass.
“Last summer at a kickback I let her suck my dick. But before then, there was nothing. I don’t even go to Lazy Daze even now. But from time to time, I’ll bend her over.”
Story started laughing while she ate. “You know what, I’m not surprised. Dallas has wanted you by any means necessary. She’ll be pregnant soon.”
“No, the fuck she won’t!” I turned my nose up and spoke louder than I should have been. “I have never and I mean never been in anyone raw but you.”
“It’s okay Halo, you don’t have to explain to me. I’ve moved on too and had somewhat of a relationship as well.”
I got jealous as all hell when she shared that with me.
“Don’t look at me like that Halo. It’s been three years.”
“Do it look like I give a damn.” I said through tight lips. “What’s his name?”
She found my reaction funny, but I had yet to crack a smile. “His name is none of your business. We aren’t even together anymore for good reasons. Actually, and I can’t believe I’m telling you this but. I had an abortion a month ago.”
On my entire life, I wanted to burn the restaurant down with us inside of it. I never would have thought she was about to tell me that information.
“You let a nigga cum in my fucking pussy and get you pregnant.”
Story put her margarita down and wiped her mouth. “It hasn’t been your pussy for three years Halo. We are talking and catching up. You have no right to be mad when you just told me that you’ve been fucking the same bitch you cheated on me with.”
“I ain’t tryna hear…Story, that’s always gone be my pussy and…I swear to God. When I find out who it is I’m killing him. You hear me, he’s a dead man. Quit fucking laughing Story, ain’t nothing funny.”
She was laughing so hard that she snorted. “I am about to crack a rib laughing at you. Listen, you can make all the treats you want. I’ll never tell you his name and like I said, you have no right to be mad.
The good news is that I did what was best for me because I was not ready to be a mother. We are not together, if you kill him then add Dallas to the list.” She picked her fork back up and finished eating.
Story thought I was playing games with her. But I wasn’t, I was going to use every trick I had to find out who she got pregnant by. He was dead, and I was getting her back.
“Say what you want but I promise you my threat won’t go empty handed.
And that pussy, just like you, will always be mine.
You won’t be getting away from me again.
You can move as many times as you want. Get another car and block me all over again.
I bet I’ll show you how it won’t be another three years of us not being together. ”
I picked my fork up too and started eating. Then I looked at Story, who looked like flies could fly in and out of her mouth.
“How has your parents and siblings been? Pixie nineteen and Jesse is sixteen now, right?” I smiled and asked her.
Story was still stunned and she nervously answered my questions. After a while, she settled herself and relaxed. Spending this unpredictable time with her was like a completed New Year resolution that I had no clue I’d fulfil.
We parted ways without exchanging numbers or even speaking of hanging out again. But I wasn’t worried. I took my ass home and went to sleep with the biggest smile on my faced.
**
Today was long, the job me and my brothers just finished took three days.
Thaddeus came with us on this one. Which meant him and Greek going at it.
This time it was on the plane ride back.
At least I was able to put my headphones on and tune them out.
Our auntie wasn’t there so they had to end the bickering on their own.
The steam from the shower I took filled my bathroom up. After I dried off, I put on a black t-shirt and matching sweatpants. It was time for me to text my braider and get my hair done. Since Story dumped me, I had this new braider I found on Instagram.
She was good but I missed my boo doing my hair. Speaking of her, we had not talked since we went to eat. But I could not wait to see her at the housewarming party. I planned to have us exchange numbers and get back in touch.
Getting Story’s contact information was easy but I wanted her to give it to me willingly.
She missed me as much as I missed her, I just know it.
All I thought about was Story like we never had broken up.
I planned on sitting Dallas down and letting her know the hookups we were doing were over. I wanted Story to be my girl again.
I walked into my kitchen and opened my refrigerator. “Hell yeah.” I was happy when I saw the ingredients to make me a corn beef sandwich.
I wish Greek was cooking but I know all of us were tired from the job we just did. A knock came to my door and I became alert. Nobody pops up on me. I looked in the keyhole and saw Golden on the other side of it.
“You cool?” I asked when I opened the door.
“Mind if I holla at’chu for a minute?”
I moved and let him in. Me and Golden really don’t say much to each other. Since the fight, we barely say more than one word. We speak through Greek, Thaddeus, auntie Imani or even Blake. We went to my dining room. He sat on the chair on the right and I sat at the one on the right end.
“I’on like how things are between us and I don’t need Greek, or anyone else here to fix it. My brothers and I wanted to come to you on my own. Truth is that you changed when we were ten and I did not know why.
You used to laugh, play with us and we were locked in.
Kids started calling you weird and although me and Greek would beat anyone ass who teased you.
I started believing that you were weird.
When mama and daddy died, you got worse and shut down even more.
Then you never dated, didn’t show any interest in women. ”