Black and Gold (Mafia Series #1)

C H A P T E R 22

Thursday

11:25 a.m. EST

Mira awoke to hearing someone on the phone speaking. She looked around and saw Kenlee rubbing her eyes with a phone in her hand. She was speaking Italian and made eye contact with her. She pulled the phone away. "Sorry for waking you up."

Mira shook her head and smiled sleepily. "Nah you good. Is everythin' aight?"

She nodded. "Just my momma. Oop. Yeah? Si, l'ho sentito...ok mi dispiace." (Translation: Yes I heard it. Ok I'm sorry.)

This made Mira chuckle as she got up. She made her way up the stairs, into her room's bathroom. She made her to the shower, trying to calm her loud thoughts. As she scrubbed, her thoughts only became louder. The worst was that they were about Prince and the advice Layz gave her. Should I tell Prince how I feel?, she thought. She tried to find the bad in all this but only saw that it was just her uncertainty in his answer to it. She finished her shower on that note, making her way to the sink to brush her teeth. When she was done, she made her way to her closet, putting on a simple tank top and some leggings. Not wanting to do much, she just wrapped her hair instead of slipping a wig on. She departed from the room, going towards the kitchen. As she entered, she saw Torie settled on the island, head pressed against the cool surface. She chuckled at the sight as she passed her. "Good morning dear."

Torie groaned in response as Mira got ingredients ready to make breakfast. "My head hurts. I knew I shouldn't have had that whole bottle to myself. You was smarter than me on this one." She answered

Mira cracked an egg, smiling. "Surprisingly, I ain't feel like drinkin' this time. I don't know why."

"Anywhoo, the toothbrushes still in the same spot right?" Torie said, getting up.

She nodded in response and began cooking. By the time Mira was done, the girls had all gathered in the kitchen except for Olivia. Kenlee was telling them about her phone call. "She was just overreacting. She thought I was just here by myself wit Prince and 'em."

"I don't blame her." Torie said sipping her orange juice. "Prince name and face is a brand now."

"Swear." Andrea said. "I mentioned Dino at the grocery store and the clerk immediately took my groceries. It was weird as fuck to me."

Mira chuckled. "You think that's weird? Wait till you tryna do some business. Everyone knows me."

"That's cuz you made a name for yoself really Mira." Torie winked. "People can't picture Prince without you bein' there."

She squinted at her. "You make me sound like a purse."

They all laughed while Mira drank her juice. Olivia came in, a look of relief on her face. "Oh thank God."

"Wassup witchu?" Andrea asked, chuckling.

"I thought I lost my birth control girl." Olivia chuckled, entering in and making her plate. "I don't know 'bout y'all but..."

Mira became deaf to her words as she froze. Did I take my birth control? How long has it been? Oh my God!, she thought. She felt someone shake her and her eyes came in view to Torie's worried face. "You good sis? You dropped your glass and didn't even flinch."

She looked down, broken glass mixed with orange juice. She also saw that one had nipped her on her foot and blood was present. She ripped herself from Torie's grip, rushing upstairs to see her medicine cabinet. "Mira!" Torie called after her, but it was ignored.

She burst into her room and went straight to the bathroom, Torie yelling something that she was deaf to. She quickly made her to her medicine cabinet, almost ripping it open to see what she was looking for. She looked around frantically until her eyes focused on the empty carton. She reached for it slowly with shaking hands. There, was the empty slots and a small note she wrote herself, mocking her: Make sure to get some. No sex ;). Her already shaking hands shook even more and her vision became blurry. She fell to the ground, sobs raking her body. She felt someone grip her shoulders, 'waking' her from her pity party. She saw Torie's worried expression. "Mira? Miracle sweetheart what's wrong?"