I woke up sobbing and crying. I checked the time and it read 02:47. So that was all a dream. Why the fuck did it feel so real?
"Maya?" Jabu called from next to me. "Are you cheating on me?" I cried and he sat up straight. "Why the fuck would you think that?" he asked. "Answer me," I pled.
"I'd never," he responded. "Get that rubbish idea out of your head," he added and laid back down.
He pulled me closer to him and gave me a kiss. "I love you," he whispered. "I love you," I responded and we cuddled to sleep.
*
We sat around the dining table around 10:30 to have breakfast. Brooklyn sat next to Jabu who was across me and she kept touching him.
Not just touching him, but her hand disappeared under the table. Billy who was sitting next to me dropped his fork and I went down to get it.
Jabu's hand was on Brooklyn's thigh and hers was on his. Are you fucking kidding me?
I sat up and Jabu's eyes met mine. Brooklyn's eyes rolled back and I instantly knew what he was doing to her.
My eyes began to water and I excused myself. I stood facing the pool and lit up a cigarette.
Billy stood next to me drinking coffee and I offered him the cigarette. "Smoking is bad for you," he said. "Keeps me sane," I responded and he looked back.
"Your boyfriend and that girl seem to be having fun," he said and I turned around. Jabu was licking his fingers and Brook had the biggest smile on her face.
"Let him do whatever," I said and faced the pool again. "Just like how you do whatever?" he asked. "What do you mean?" I ask him.
He pulled the cigarette from my fingers and took a very long pull. "You know exactly what I mean," he said after exhaling. "No, I do not," I said.
"He's not hiding the fact that he's cheating and that bothers you. A lot actually," he said and took another pull. I stared at him trying to process what he just said and nodded.
"What you don't know doesn't hurt you. Like how you cheat in secret and he isn't bothered," he said. "Because he doesn't know," I said and he nodded.
I turned around to look at the boy who is my supposed boyfriend and he winked at me. "Just don't say anything to him," Billy said and we locked eyes.
"Why not?" I asked him. "Let it consume him until he confesses," he said. "You sure?" I ask him and he nods.
"Trust me," he says with his voice lowered and I nod. "Now, let's go finish breakfast," he said after throwing the cigarette on the floor and stepping on it.
"You good?" Jabu asked me when I sat down and I nodded. I feel like I'm gonna lose my mind.
*
Before I knew it, it was time for us to go to the shooting range. I had a booking made for 12:30.
Everyone was downstairs arguing about how to get there. "Okay, since you guys are so undecided, you'll meet me there," I said and walked to the garage.
I climbed into my car and Thabo and Billy joined me. Well fuck. Billy sat in the front seat and Thabo in the back.
"That's my seat," Jabu said to Billy when he got to my car. "It doesn't have your name on it," Billy responded. Annoyance was very clear in Jabu's face and Billy looked like he was starting to boil.
"Just get the fuck out," Jabu said and attempted to pull him out. Billy chuckled and sat properly in the seat.
Jabu hit Billy in the chest lightly and Billy sat still doing nothing. "Are you fucking challenging me?" Billy chuckled.
The moment someone lets out even a little laugh, they're about to kill a bitch. This is the second time he chuckles.
"Get the fuck out," Jabu said and Billy stepped out. Billy was slightly taller than Jabu.
"Actually, no. You don't tell me what to do," Billy said and sat down again. "Are you leaving with this bitch or with me?" Jabu asked me from the passenger door.
"Bitch?" Billy questioned. His hand fisted Jabu's polo shirt and he fulled him closer. "I'm not a bitch," Billy said through his teeth. "Then stop acting like one," Jabu said provoking him.
I'm not having this. I climbed out of the car and into Billy's.
I reversed the car and drove to the shooting range alone. What the fuck was that?
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