Broke Luxury (A Jacquees Short Story) #Wattys2016

(7) How It Really Is

Kale

"I remember one time I put a cricket unda' Jade pillow and she ran out da' whole house." Cal said laughing. Everyone sittin' around the table busted out laughing.

"Fuck you, Cal!" Jade said throwin' a grape at him. He laughed and rolled his eyes.

"That's why pops beat yo' ass when he got home from work." I smirked. Everybody laughed and Jade high fived me. Cal kissed his teeth and flipped me off.

I looked over at Sasha and she was quiet. She ain't talked since she got here and she kept starin' down at her phone.

I couldn't stand to see my sister like this. Sasha was my first love. We were always close as hell and I took up for her more than I took up for any of my otha' siblings. When she was hurtin', I was hurtin'. She's generally a happy person, always smilin' and laughin'. When she didn't smile or laugh, that's how you know somethin' was wrong. If she cried, somebody had to die.

I walked over to her and pulled ha' into my lap and she instantly started to cry. I wrapped my arms around ha' and rested my chin on ha' head.

"Stop it baby twin." I said feeling a lump form in my throat.

She gripped my shirt and cried into it harder. "What did I do to deserve this?" She sobbed. "I thought I was doing everything right. I thought he loved me and Malika."

I was speechless because the lump in my throat was unbearable and I silently cried with Sasha. I felt like a bitch, but I loved my sister more than I understood and she was hurtin' right now. The room was silent by then. Everyone was looking at us. They didn't know what to say or do.

"Tell me how to fix it." I whispered to Sasha.

She looked up at me, still gripping my shirt. "You can't." She plopped her head back on my chest.

"Sasha," Kerrie said standin' up and bitin' her lip. "Can we talk?"

"You can say whatever it is out loud. I ain't lettin' her go." I said restin' my cheek on her head.

"She wouldn't want me to." She said carefully.

Jade sat next to me and wiped my tears. She put ha' arms around me and Sasha. Sasha lifted her head.

"It's fine Kerrie. You can just tell everybody, I'm sure it can't be that bad. Can't be any worse than I already feel." She sobbed silently.

"Uh-" Kerrie stuttered. She sighed and put ha' head down, fuckin' with her nails and shit. "Quee may have gotten another girl pregnant with triplets and he couldn't tell you so he left."

Sasha locked eyes with Kerrie, and if looks could kill, the room would look like a damn slaughter house.

"Hol' tha fuck up. How long have yo' ass known?" Cal said furrowing his eyebrows.

"About a month." Kerrie's voice shook. "I'm sorry, Sasha. He said that he would tell you."

Sasha cried all over again. "Yo' K, yo' ass is foul for that man." Cal said shaking his head.

"Shut the fuck up, Cal. You gone fuck around and say tha' wrong shit and get chopped up." I said as I clutched Sasha tighter. Cal raised his hands in surrender and shrugged.

"I'm so sorry, Sasha." Kerrie said quietly.

"Just go." Saphire said from behind her. "Sorry won't fix it, so just go."

Kerrie looked at Saphire, and then at Sasha. She grabbed that lil purse shit women be holding and left.

I held Sasha as she cried for the rest of the night.

Somebody gone pay for the fuckin' pain she feelin'.

Sasha

I couldn't believe this shit. I'm usually a strong person, but this just takes the cake.

Why didn't Jacquees tell me? Why didn't Kerrie tell me? We been down for each other and we're supposed to protect each other. I just couldn't understand why.

My eyes stung the next morning. I was still in Kale's arms on the couch. His head was tilted back with his mouth hanging open.

I love my brother so much.

I eased out of his arms and I turned around to see everybody else knocked out on the couch or floor. They didn't leave and that made me smile.

I took a long, hot shower.

I can't believe Quee cheated, but when? He was always working or with Malika and me. This whole time all I've been wondering is what have I done to deserve this? I thought I was being the best girlfriend I could be, but I guess that wasn't enough.

Here I was thinking that I could surrender myself to Quee again, even after everything we've been through and then this shit comes up.

Like I always say, Malika and I will be just fine.

Kerrie

"Why didn't you just speak up when you first found out?" Peaches asked. She was livid. Not only at Quee, but at me for keeping this a secret.

"He said he would tell her." I said quietly as I messed around with stuff around me.

"I'm about to knock yo' ass out if you don't quit messing with that stuff. Do you think S is gonna forgive you for this?" She shook her head.

"Peaches, I said I was sorry."

"If I push you off a cliff and you die then go tell your mom I'm sorry, will she accept it?" She snapped and I looked down at my shoes. "Exactly."

"We have to find him and tell him to come fix this. Sasha's a mess." I said thinking about how she cried all night long.

"I don't even think it's about him anymore. I think it's because you kept this from her. We're all bestfriends, sista's from other mista's. We protect each other and tell each other the truth no matter how much it hurts. She just feels betrayed."

I sighed and walked to the door, opening it for her. "Leave." I said abruptly and she looked at me with fire in her eyes.

"What?"

"I didn't stutter. I don't need you making me feel any worse than I already do. So leave. Get the fuck out."

She walked to the door and before she walked out, she looked at me. "You gone pay for this but ain't no telling who you owe by now."

"Boo hoo." I said making a face and slamming the door when she left out.

I plopped down on the couch.

Dammnnnnnnn! Forreal Kerrie?

You think Kerrie gone get hers or everybody gone let it slide?

Who do you think Kerrie is gone owe after all this is over?

Where the hell is Quee?

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- toodles, jp!