Favorite Rebound

chapter 25: Drunk text

Tamika's POV

Still in bed after ignoring the many calls from my mother telling me to come for breakfast, I stare blankly at the ceiling.

My mind is occupied by thoughts of the four voice note followed by the six messages I received from Dominic last night.

He sounded drunk as fuck, and that's the most surprising part.

He doesn't seem like the type to overdo it on alcohol.

Then again, things aren't always what they seem, because those text messages aren't making me feel like he just wants to be "friends."

I unplug my phone from the charger and go back to his WhatsApp chat.

The messages have now been deleted, so I'm guessing he's awake and aware.

But that's ridiculous because I've already seen the messages.

Remember your read receipts are off, so him wouldn't know.

"Woii." I silently shout.

I anticipated him deleting the messages, so last night I took full advantage of the new WhatsApp update that now gives you the ability to message yourself.

I open my chat and then play the voice notes one more time.

"Watch ya nuh my girl.. ya rule mi head, mi deh a party and a you alone deh Pon mi mind. Ere ma say Come Off."

"Yuh soulmate a idiot, as a matter of the bloodclaat fact! Him a nu idiot cause him a mi!"

"Yo yuh done know say if yuh gi weh my pussy a problem ino."

"Just watch ya.. nu pree wa mi say earlier, mi a mad man a you mi want and a you mi ago get!"

I read the messages after laughing at the voice notes.

*Wish you did a lay down beside mi suh mi can cuddle you while listening to your light snores.*

*Miss yuh ino my girl! Why you go Kingston? Yuh wa mi come fi yuh?*

*Nu ansa dat cause mi know yuh probably hate mi.*

*But I wasn't thinking and we never make anything official Tami, so what was I suppose to say?*

*Yo, mi just nu know how fi do this relationship thing again bredda, I've been broken before and mi a try protect my peace.*

*Mi nu wa yuh hurt mi Tamika and mi nu wa hurt you.*

Something about the last two messages gives me the impression that he's venting to me.

But he's drunk, so can I really take what he said seriously?

Because honestly, this is confusing right now. First, I was just a friend. Now, out of nowhere, he says he's my alleged soulmate. Then he's just trying to protect his peace, and I take that as an 'I don't want you" message.

And all of that is coming from the same man mi juss see Pon video a hop gyal.

Like.. wa mi suppose to believe?

Men love to say that women are perplexing; do they ever examine themselves?

I hiss, then walk to the bathroom with my phone still in hand.

The phone rings as I brush my teeth, and I answer it.

"Hey."

"Hey girl, sorry, mi just get fi talk to you." Tess says, she must've been drunk too.