'Til We Meet Again Book 2

Chapter 71

April 2006

Since I left Marshall after getting together I haven't heard from him in a month. I'm happy I don't hear from him because all old feelings and emotions will come rushing back, during the last three years without him have been good for my mental health. I don't need or deserve the kind of toxicity Marshall was letting off. I know he loved me just as much as I loved him but love is not enough, you need respect, understanding, trust, and loyalty. He failed at being loyal now all of those elements are gone.

I no longer trust him, I no longer understand him, and I no longer respect him but I'm always going to love him and that will never change. Some things weren't meant to be and I have to live with it. Marshall seems fine, I don't think he's hurt, and I don't think he feels an ounce of guilt for ruining a good relationship. It is what it is.

I'm around Kristy's house since she needed some company. Chase went to work and she was bored. She doesn't have any friends here besides Naomi. When Kristy was in college, she was the popular girl, she had a big group of friends and was invited to the most fabulous parties on campus, not to mention she was in a sorority that helped her increase her popularity. She was also a great student, with all A's. I couldn't have been any prouder. All things came to a drastic end for Kristy, as soon as she mentioned to her so-called friends she was relocating to Michigan, they stopped talking to her right after graduation. She only keeps in contact with only three of her friends but they are all busy and have their own lives, I know one of her friends is about to have a son in a few months.

"You never mentioned what Chase is doing for a living" I'm sitting around her white marble island "He works in real estate" Kristy smiles at me "That's amazing" I'm so proud of her "Don't kill me but has Chase popped the question?" I ask her with a smirk "He hasn't and I'm not rushing him into marrying me" Kristy takes a sip of her coffee "You've been with him for six years, I thought he would have popped the question by now" I take a sip of my coffee that Kristy prepared for me "I thought so too" She sighs "Just last week he took me out to this expensive restaurant because he had something special to tell me, I thought for sure he was gonna propose to me but he ended up telling me he landed a job as a real estate agent with a huge salary bump and benefits" She explains "I'm sure he will" I nod "It was a missed opportunity and when I tell you the restaurant was expensive, I do mean expensive" She sighs.

"found anyone special?" Kristy asks me with a smirk "Nope, not planning on getting in a relationship, and don't ask me why" I arch my brow "Is it because of Marshall?" She asks me rolling her eyes "No, my last so-called-relationship with Issac went to hell but I mean, I didn't have any feelings for him but he had feelings for me" I tell her "Yeah what's up with that" Kristy shakes her head "I still can't believe you went for Issac, what were you thinking?" She looks disappointed and I sigh "I don't know, I guess Marshall sleeping with Taylor made me act out of impulse, all I wanted to do was hurt him by getting with his high school bully" I look down at my coffee "Issac and Clive were his worst bullies in high school, Taylor didn't do half the stuff they did to Marshall and sometimes to you" She says "Do you even remember when Issac got Anna to toss all your books in the toilet?" She asks "Or how about when Clive spread that nasty rumor that you were having sex with Marshall in Miss Jenkins classroom?" I put my hand up for her to stop "I get it okay" I glare at her "But people change, Clive changed and we are friends now" Kristy is looking like she doesn't buy any of this bullshit.

"People don't change, you learned that the hard way with Marshall" She points out "That's why I'm keeping my distance from Clive and Marshall" I wink at her "Like that's gon-" She gets interrupted by my phone ringing in my purse "Hold that thought" I pick up my phone "Who is it?" Kristy asks me "Deshaun" I smile at her and answer the call, I place the phone up my ear. My heart sinks when I hear crying on the other end of the line "Deshaun" I get worried. I hope nothing happened to Naomi or Shanice "It's Marshall, Deshauns dead" I can barely make out what Marshall is saying, why does he have Deshauns phone? "Marshall, what's going on?" I ask him "Deshaun" He is crying so much, my god I hope nothing happened to Deshaun "He's dead, some motherfucker killed him last night" Marshall is screaming crying.

My whole world stops and I hang up the phone "Amanda" Kristy furrows her brows together. I burst out in tears "Oh my god, Amanda" Kristy quickly rushes over to my side and hugs me as I cry "What happened?" Kristy asks me "Deshaun's dead, he was killed last night" Saying this feels like someone daggered my heart. My best friend is dead, he's gone.