Get It Together

Chapter 5

***trigger warning***

Kenji Ben'Ye

I was laying in the bed sick as a dog. I don't know how I got sick honestly.

I missed the last 3 days of school. I did my final project with Aniyah and then I started throwing up right after.

I've just been sleeping all day. I'm scared I'll never be able to eat again.

I've talked to everybody except my bestfriend nobody's seen or heard from her since we went to the waterpark.

I've been talking to Juju. She's a cool girl.

Speaking of her she was FaceTiming me.

She told me to hold on real quick. She was outside running on the track at school.

"Wassup? How you feeling today? you look and sound better than yesterday " she said drinking her Gatorade.

"Shit nothing laying down still sick. I do feel better, Thank you for asking. How you feeling? I thought you didn't play any sports?" I said sitting up a little on my bed.

"Dammmnn all on my body back up, nahh I don't. I'm at P.E right now and I'm good thanks for asking friend. that's good, you gotta get better ASAP! I found this new Barbeque place on the east side and I wanna take you with me real bad but i just might have to go without you." She said.

"NO! I'm getting better just give me a few days please" I begged her.

"KENJI!" She yelled dropping her phone scaring me.

"WHAT?" I yelled hopping out the bed.

"LOOK AT YOUR MESSAGES RIGHT NOW" she screamed.

I opened my messages and hit the link of the video. I couldn't believe what I was seeing my heart broke a million times.

We sat in silence for a few minutes.

I've never seen anything like it. I clicked off the video immediately after the first 6 seconds. I'm speechless at this moment.

Whoever posted that video was heartless especially at a time like this.

I started crying I'm in pure shock.

Neither one of us stopped staring at each other with so much sorrow and pain.

"MEAT FALLING OFF THE DAMN BONE" we both yelled into the phone.

I have never seen a rib that tender in my life. I could tell it was seasoned too well.

"This some bullshit, COME GET ME RIGHT NOW I'm sending you my location" I was sending her my exact coordinates.

I may throw up later but I can't wait.

"They having a sale. Lemme see lemme see ...okay they said you can get a rack of ribs your choice on the sauce, greens with the neck bone, baked beans, cornbread, roasted corn, house macaroni, coleslaw or potato salad, 2 rolls and a cup of banana pudding for 26.99 and they not stingy with the servings. WHEN WILL YOU EVER GET A DEAL THIS GOOD? WAIT AND A LARGE DRINK FREE" she said reading the flyer off instagram.

We both licked our lips. Honestly the drooling is necessary in this moment.

They know how to market.

"This can't be real. When you get out of school?" I asked trying to calculate how long I would starve.

I don't think my appetite was lost.

"30 minutes, alright how about I go straight there to pick up the food and bring it to you? You're sick so we can't eat in there and plus I'm pretty sure everybody and they momma trying to get a plate but only If it's cool with you and your parents. My uncle and cousin always know where I am so they don't have to worry" She said waiting for my answer.