Toxic paradise

Chapter 20

As i sat in my room thinking wbout what went down a couple days ago with Jay and Ashton, I just don't feel comfortable putting Ashton in the mist of my mess anymore. I've been contemplating on if i should break up with ashton or not. I know that if I do, it's only because I care about him a lot. I love Ashton and i don't want him to get hurt because of me. Just then, my phone rang.

"Hey love", i said.
"Hey bae. What you up to?"
"Nothing", I said with a sigh.
"What's wrong?"
"I miss you, that's all."
"I miss you too, boo but I'm working alot. It's what I signed up for. Gotta be here til closing time."
"I know but I haven't seen you since Saturday and it's now friday", I whined.
"I know bae. Tell you what, you wanna sleep at my crib tonight?"
"Yeah."
"Alright I'll pick you up after I close the store up."
"Okay."
We said our goodbyes and I hung up. I layed down staring at my ceiling. I shifted to one side of my bed and and thought of what I should do in the meantime. Just then, Alez came strolling in my room with kira on her hip. "Hey you", she said sitting on my bed.
"Hey."
"Don't sound so depressed when you see me", she said chuckling.
"Whatever."
"Look at the this child's head", she said touching kira's hair.
"What's wrong with her hair?"
"It's all dirty and stuff", she said.
"Then unbraid her hair and I'll wash it and restyle it."
"Okay."
"I don't get why I gotta do kira hair all the time."
"Girl you know you the only one who knows how to do hair. I'm just waiting on jasmine to grow some more so you can do her hair too."
"Well you need to start learning. Youtube videos help."
"Nah, I don't have the patience or time for that."
"Right cause you stay being gone with Malik all the time."
"Nah. Not as much as you with that Ash boy."
"Ashton. His name is Ashton", I said with a straight face.
"I guess. Where his sexy self at anyways?"
"Work."
"Why you say it like that?", she said laughing.
"Cause that's all he does. We barely have time for each other anymore."
"Well he's a hard working man and he's doing it the legal way unlike jay so what's the problem?"
"I don't even know", I said getting up to start the water running.
"Well I'm hungry. I'm about to order some chipotle."
"They deliver now?"
Dang. I don't think so. I'll order chinese instead. You want somethin?"
"Nah I'm good."
"Sure?"
"Yup."