How Do I Get Him Back?

Chapter 3

      Hours went by and Anthony was really, really drunk. 12 a.m. was on the clock and Amina came in. Anthony was sitting in the dark and saw her after hearing the door. “Where were you? Why weren’t you answering your phone?”, he asked. Amina noticed the tone of his voice. “Anthony, are you drunk? And I’m grown, I don’t need to tell you anything!”, she responded. When he heard her response, it just added more fuel to his fire. “What the hell do you mean you don’t need to tell me anything? You’re my woman. We tell each other everything”, he yelled. He got up and moved closer to her. “Ant, you smell like alcohol. What were you drinking?”, she asked. He started grabbing on her. “Get off of me! Stop!”, she yelled. “Where were you? Why weren’t you answering your phone?”, he whispered in her ear. “Why does it matter? You’ve been hanging out with your other girlfriend. Go be with her!”, she said. She started getting angry all over again. Her and Troy decided to catch a movie and go out to eat right after. 

       It was a last minute thing. She figured Anthony was gonna lie, make up an excuse or play dumb, that’s why she left it alone at first. But when he mentioned them supposedly telling each other everything, she started getting pissed off. She kept quiet. “What other girlfriend? Amina, you’re my one and only. So what are you talking about?”, he asked. He was so confused. He backed up and gave her space so she could answer him. “We’re about to sit here and play dumb? You got bitches texting your phone saying how much fun they had with you. Like what the fuck? Anthony, I refuse to let another man hurt me and think it's okay”, she told him. “Where’s all of this coming from? That text you probably saw was from my cousin, Kyra. She’s going to college soon and wants to spend as much time with me as possible. You haven’t met her yet because she doesn’t like you. She thinks you’re just like the rest of the girls I’ve been with. I’ve been trying to tell her that she’s wrong. Amina, I wouldn’t cheat on you no matter the circumstances. I love you. You’re my rider and I wouldn’t trade you for anything in the world. And no, this isn’t the alcohol talking”, he reminded her. 

       Amina listened to her man talk. She loved him and she believed him. “I love you more Anthony. But question? Why were you drinking so much?”, she asked. “No, the real question is where were you? And why weren’t you answering my calls? Who were you with?”, he asked. He noticed that she kept avoiding his questions. That made him angry all over again. Her hesitating was making it worse. She didn’t wanna tell him that she was with Troy because she knew how he was going to react. It was a guy and it was Troy. “Amina, what the fuck? You just gave me a whole speech and accused me of cheating on you but you’re looking guilty yourself. Don’t hide anything from me. Be honest”, he told her. “I was out with a friend”, she said. “Amina, what friend? You don’t even like people. So who were you with? Don’t lie again”, Anthony said. Amina figured that he knew she was lying but she felt like if she told the truth, she would lose her boyfriend and all hell would break loose. “I went to high school with her. I forgot her name”, she lied. “How the fuck did you forget her name? That also doesn’t explain why you didn’t answer my calls. Yo seriously, Amina stop playing with me and stop fucking lying. Matter of fact, give me your phone!”, he yelled. “I’m not giving you my phone. Why don’t you believe me? What happened to us trusting each other?”, she asked. 

       “Don’t feed me that bullshit. You’re giving me every reason to not trust you. I’m not dumb. GIVE ME YOUR PHONE!”, he raised his voice  and he was getting more and more angry. When she took too long to give it to him, he snatched it. “Anthony, is this really necessary? You can’t just trust my word? “, she asked, getting nervous. “Stop asking me questions. You’re annoying me”, he told her. He unlocked her phone  and looked at the call log first and then the messages. He saw what he needed to see. “So, you were with what female friend? I’m sure her name isn’t Troy. The only Troy you and I know is your lame ass best friend. What the fuck were you doing with him tonight? He’s the reason why you lied and didn’t answer my calls, huh? You had the audacity to accuse me of something and assume but you lied to me Amina. You gave me that stupid ass speech but you can’t even be honest with me. Been mad at me all day for nothing! Not gonna lie, I don’t wanna hear anything you gotta say, I probably already know your bullshit ass excuse. When I needed you the most, you wanted to be out with a nigga that had feelings for you for years. My dad died hours ago and where’s Amina to comfort me? Nowhere to be found”, he said.