Pledge

S e v e n

Rylenn

"Hello?...H-Hey baby I was wondering when you were gonna call me" I covered myself , I'm sure he could tell I was sweating bullets. Drunk as FUCK , I quickly tried to pull myself together.

"You know I was gonna call you, just busy you know.. where you at?". I looked over to Anthony laying in the bed , his arms behind his head, dick harder than a mug.

"Uh I'm just in my dorm, sleepy, I've had a long day"

"Yeah me too for real" he said rubbing his head. I then noticed his environment. Red lights were on, his shirt was off, his hair was wet like he just got out of the shower. "Oh yeah?" I furrowed my brow

"What were you doing today anyway? You usually call me or something—" "look baby you know it's my first week, I wasn't tryna ignore you I promise I just was backed up on work.. I love you"
I couldn't help but smile.

" I love you too... when you coming to see me again?"
I heard Anthony smack his lips behind me. I held my finger to my lips telling him to shut the fuck up " how about you come see me instead. I'm free this weekend"

"Um. I kinda got something to do with the girls this weekend. My first sorority dinner I can't really miss it—" "do you love me?" He cuts me off, of course my drunk ass started to get emotional " Of course I do Vince, but—"

"Then you'll come see me this weekend.. but I gotta go okay" his eyes dart up and down else were besides the camera. Just something to contemplate. "Oh.. okay. I'll see you—" call ended. I gulped anxiously feeling a pain in my chest.

"You really believe that nigga. Everything he say?" I heard behind me. My lips were dry. I turned around " Where's your bathroom?" He pointed behind me and before he could ask anything else I was throwing up in his toilet. I didn't know what was worse. The feeling of hot vomit releasing from my throat or The thought of Vince actually cheating. Or the fact that I'm leaving here tonight with no dick.
- - - -
"Are you really gonna call me ?" "Of course you know me"

My eyes open seeing bottles lined up on the wall, of course I'm in the damn tub, no top on, dignity stripped.

"Just make sure you bring that ass back, every time I want it you hear?"

I rose up out of the tub wrapping a towel around my top half. I opened the door slowly noticing Anthony standing there, bare top half, front of his jeans unbuckled . His hair soaked. Confused I exit the bathroom and knocked on the wall. He turns around

"Well if it ain't sleeping beauty." He laughed putting a cigarette in his mouth and lighting it.

"How the hell did you shower if I was in the tub"

"I had one of my girls come get me real quick, take me to her place" he walks toward the drawer taking out a white t-shirt. "And you didn't think to wake me up before you left?"

" What you need me to wake you up for? You lucky I picked yo ass ass off the floor love"  I'm confused ,you acting like you wasn't tryna fuck me" He rolls his eyes "Unfortunately instead I got an insight on your broken ass relationship" he says with a little laughter after.

Of course, leave it up to him to remind me of what I'm dealing with.

"By the way I wouldn't believe shit that come out his mouth. He fucking somebody else—"

"and who are you to tell me that, you don't even know him—"

"I'm toxic ma. Equivalent to rat poisoning. I'm tryna save you from the heart break so don't act dumb when you find out, you're too smart"

even though I already felt dumb as fuck for not thinking of it sooner, I felt like a complete mess hearing it from him. If anybody knew how to play games it was him. He was smooth with it, how could I stand here and not trust him.

"You gonna give me a ride back to my dorm?" I asked him "Damn you beg too much—" "It's like 5 minutes from here, I have an exam due, please?"

None the less he gave in sucking his teeth to add to the dramatics.

"aight fine, but I got some shit to take care of first" he said then going in his closet and pulling out a matching sweat set, throwing it on the bed "Cover yourself up, you ain't going nowhea with me looking like a whore"

I smack my lips "you liked it last night"

"A lot of niggas did, but nobody puts they fingers in my sugar bowl but me" he looks me up and down, keeping me mesmerized, I had to turn myself around and get in that bathroom before something happened, I wouldn't be mad though.
- - -
"What do you mean you can't come? Girl this is the biggest dinner of the year for new soro and frat members." Arielle exclaimed over the phone. I sighed

"I'm sorry, it's an emergency trust me I'm disappointed too, would you forgive me if I bring you a gift from Ohio?"

I could hear the rolling of her eyes. "Girl I guess, make sure it blings and it's pink" I laughed " I got you" I glanced over at the window noticing Anthony walking back to the car from the corner store. "Alright girl well I'll see you guys when I come back..mhm, bye"

He gets in the car " aight put your address in for me" he says counting money. I ignored it putting my address in his gps.

He puts the car in drive and proceeds to take me home. The whole time all I can think about is getting to Ohio, how the hell was I gonna get a ticket to Ohio in 2 days. I then began to think was this even smart? I looked over to him focused on the road. He side eyes me

"What chu need?"

"nothing..." I lied knowing I wanted something. I took back my lie in the middle of the silence "D-Do you think I should go see him? I mean you're the one saying he's a dog... I just want to know if I'm dumb for wanting to"

He looks at me and back at road, he shrugs

" I mean, I know how you feel for real. Me, personally if I suspected someone was doing shit behind my back, I wouldn't even waste time. But I know you got feelings so.. I won't call you a dummy but... you need to wake up for real you livin in a fairy tale, at the end of the day niggas will be niggas"

My mind wonders, knowing he's right again, why does he keep being right. It's really pissing me off "Yeah" I murmured. "Ion even have the money to go see him, and if I did I'd probably be wasting my time"
I looked out the window feeling my love life's crumbs turn to dust. It was gonna happen eventually, this isn't how I wanted it though. As I made my mind up, just then a hand full of twenty dollar bills appear in front of me.

I turned around to Anthony trying to give me the money. "I can't take this—" "you wanna know if I'm right or not? Take the money"
I hesitated, Ain't no way I'm taking his money so I can constantly have attachment to the nigga.

He pulls up out front of my dorm and parks , he still had the money reached to my side of the car. "Look I'm helpin' yo ass out. I wouldn't do it for anyone, Ion just give people shit.." he says in an assertive manner.

"you don't gotta pay me back, trust me. You're not dumb for wanting to"
I take the money from him "Thank you so much" I say. "Get yo fine ass out my car" was his response.

I get out the car with my bag in my hand shutting the door. "and don't slam my door again" he says out the window as I walk towards the front door.

I continue walking with a small smile creeping on my face.

Ain't no way he's making me smile like that