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Fantasia's POV
I was in Keziah's room having a tea party with her, Zion, and all of her stuffed animals when my phone started going off. Glancing at the screen and seeing that it was Taraji's mom calling me, I knew that I couldn't ignore it. Something could be wrong with Taraji. My heart started to race before I even answered my phone. I can't help but to assume the worst because I'm so used to the worst thing possible happening. I just hope that this time is different. I don't know how much more bad news I can take, and I know that my poor Taraji is at her rope's end.
Fantasia: Excuse me girls, I gotta step out.
Keziah: But mommy, your tea and scones are gonna get cold.
Fantasia: I'll heat them up, baby.
I stepped out into the hall, closing her door behind me with a soft click, leaning against the wall as I raised my phone up to my ear. I almost couldn't hear Miss Donna's voice because my heart was pounding so loud and nearly drowning her out.
Fantasia: Hi, Miss D. How are you?
Donna: Not good. I just left Taraji and she's in a really bad state. I didn't want to go and leave her like that, but she basically kicked me out. There was broken glass everywhere. She destroyed her own kitchen. I'm worried that she's going to do something drastic to hurt herself.
My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach. I was expecting bad news, but it still sucked to hear, especially since it concerned my fiancé. Isn't the universe tired of beating her down? I feel like I can't protect her, and it's the worst feeling in the world. With all this bad shit happening to her, I hope that she's not losing faith in me to take care of her.
Fantasia: What's wrong? What happened to her?
Donna: Tempest is a fraud. She only connected with Taraji so that she could take everything she's worked for right from underneath her. It's really tearing her apart. I don't know if she's already called you-
Fantasia: No ma'am, she hasn't told me anything.
Why wouldn't Taraji call me? I'm supposed to be the one person she can depend on to lift her spirit when it's broken down. I'm supposed to be her shoulder to cry on no matter the reason why she's crying. I'm supposed to be her rock. We aren't supposed to keep secrets from each other. If the situation is as bad as her mother says, why wouldn't she call me? Maybe she really doesn't trust me to care for her anymore. It hurts my feelings, and if I'm being honest, it hurts my ego, too. I should have been the first person to know. However, this isn't about me and I have to take a step back and look at it from Taraji's perspective. There's a reason why she didn't call me, and only Taraji can justify that reason. And as for Tempest, I never trusted that snake ass bitch from the beginning. I wish that I could have protected Taraji from her, but I suppose her deception is something that Taraji needed to see and learn from herself.
