𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐭

When it rains it pours

Destiny rode the bus home in silence while the people around her remained noisy and talkative. She thought about what her mother would say about her losing yet another job. Destiny knew she'd never hear the end of it once Cherie found out. To her surprise when she got home her mother was nowhere in sight. Destiny felt a sense of relief. She wasn't ready to face her just yet. She needed to develop a plan or better yet find something new. Destiny figured that'll at least smooth things over with Angela and she wouldn't be so upset after hearing what happened.

The ringing of her phone caught Destiny's attention. She'd been trying to reach Tye since leaving her job but he hadn't picked up. Figuring it was him returning her calls she hurried to answer in the first ring.

" Hello"

" What's up, girl"

Destiny sighed upon hearing Miya's voice. She really wished Tye would hit her back. She hadn't heard from him in a few days. She was starting to worry.

" Uh, did I catch you at a bad time or something?"

" No you're good, '' Destiny replied sourly. " I was just waiting to heard back from someone but fuck it. What's up?"

" Nothing much, I was just calling to check in. You left so quickly we didn't get a chance to talk. What happened?"

Destiny's eyes rolled " Girl, Steve's punk ass finally grew a pair and fired me. Guess he calls himself using me as an example or something" She shrugged.

" Whaaat? See, I told you the corporate managers have been on one lately."

" No, he's just mad cause I cut his ass off that's all"

" What chu'mean cut off? Girl let me find out you been fucking Steve." Miya said playfully before laughing harshly into the receiver. It wasn't until then that Destiny noticed the slip of her tongue. She had meant to leave that part out. People speculated that something was going on between her and Steve but no one really knew for sure and they preferred it to be that way. Shit. Fuck it. Cat's out of the bag now.

" I ain't necessarily fucking him but lets just say enough was done to keep us both happy. After today he can kiss all of that good bye." Destiny quipped. She paused as reality sunk in. " Man, my mom's gonna flip when she finds out about this shit"

" You better keep it to yourself then. I'm sure your creative ass will think of something else to make ends meet while your between jobs. " Miya said.

" I always do." Destiny said somberly.

" Girl, you got this." Miya coached "You know i'm always one call away if you need me"

She smiled "Thanks, Miya. Look, I gotta go but we'll catch up later okay?"

"Alright, and remember what I said too," Miya said before disconnecting the call.

Destiny climbed the stairs and headed to her bedroom to change out of her uniform and throw on something more comfortable. The plan was to search the web for a new job when she was done. She figured she could lie about being out on PTO until something came up. If she was lucky she may be able to find a new gig within a few days before her mother noticed any changes in her schedule. Then, and only then would she tell her mother the truth about her being laid off.

Destiny removed her pants and shirt. She was just about to grab some shorts from her drawer when she heard the sound of footsteps at her door. It startled her because up until now Destiny thought she was home alone. Instead she turned to find Ray, her mother's boyfriend leaning against her door frame as he gawked over her body with a sly grin plastered on his face. Destiny hated him with a passion. He moved in with her mother a few months after she had moved out and got her first apartment.