Bruised Peach

A Good Time Pt.2

"Get it sexyyyy! Get it sexyyyy!" Me, Toya, and Jayda hyped up Ricky as he twerked his little ass off.

"Don't get me too turnt up!" He said breathing hard from the shots, floating around the pool. We were having the time of our lives, we were three Marco Polo games deep, have already demolished the veggie tray right along with three backwoods. Honestly I was feeling so good right now and just happy to be around friends.

"Okay bitches! Time to tell tea!" Nessie came back outside with a big bowl of chips and dip making us clap.

"Girl you must knew." Jayda pregnant self said taking the bowl from her hands as she sat next to her making us laugh. She had a little cute bump and was only three months so she wasn't watermelon size just yet. She was so beautiful and she carried it well I can't lie, I just hope this baby open Mike's eyes up but you never know.

"Okay. I know y'all been on my ass all fucking week! So let me go ahead and just say this." I said clearing my throat as everyone put on their listening ears making me laugh.

"So y'all already knew there was no way in hell I was traveling to Philly with Salem without Scoop having my head. So Salem played it off and sent him on a run in another state for a few days so that I could go." I said making Ricky and Jayda look taken back. Toya already knew since I had told her at lunch previously and Nessie knew cause she was just nosy as fuck!

"Wait! Wait wait! When did he start working for Salem? I thought all of them just ran together and made money, I never thought it was giving boss and employee!" Jayda said making Ricky nod cause he wanted to know too. "Girl don't ask because I didn't know until later on like everybody else. Apparently they get their work from Salem since he's the most connected and honestly the most money out them broke ass niggas." I said being straight forward on the last part making them bust out laughing.

I innocently shrugged my shoulders taking a chip and dipping it. "So when we fucking land in Philly my phone starts going crazy! I'm talking FaceTime after FaceTime, call after call! My heart in my ass!" I explained. "'Me missing in action for eight hours had this nigga like that!" I said so they could really understand the type of crazy I was dealing with. "Oh my God, hell nawl. Bitch mine would've been too the fuck." Nessie said gasping.

"But wait I gotta rewind cause I feel like it's only right that I tell y'all." I said taking a deep breath, telling my business really took a lot out of me. But I was blessed with a group of friends who understand life and sometimes out of control things do happen. Sometimes you do fall into the not so safe, toxic environment. "What is it girl? Spit it out!" Ricky fussed making us laugh.

"So the night he was leaving for his little errand, I went through his phone and seen that he was meeting a bitch there!" I said making everyone's eyes grow wide. Ricky stood up running circles in one spot, Nessie "passed out" while Toya fanned her with the paper plate. And Jayda's mouth was left hung open.

"Okay so bitch not only did he deserve it before you told this story but he definitely deserved it after that! Why is Mr. blowing you up when he's laid up with some thing!? I'm a man but I'll never get the two faced shit like that!" Ricky said disgusted making me agree. "The same question I've been asking myself for years. Y'all know me and this nigga toxic but if I told you half the stories yall would be ready to check me into a hospital to make sure I wasn't swapped out!" I said making them laugh but I was serious. Scoop wasn't completely to blame, I take accountability for not leaving sooner when I knew better. I take accountability for the relationship with my family and how distant I slowly became in the name of a man. And so much more.

"Okay so what happened once you landed? Cause I know you had some words for his ass too about that phone. I'm knowing you played it cool till he left." Toya said making me snap my fingers and point to her. Sis knew me like the back of her hand almost, they all did and I loved that for me. I wasn't a sneaky person but once I'm crossed I move accordingly and have my best interest when the other person is obviously looking out for themselves. The older I get the more I understand the whole "eat or be eaten" phrase and you can interpret that in whatever way you see fit, it goes with almost anything.