Best Friends

10

I grab the phone from Jody and end the call before handing the phone back to her. " Are you crazy?"

"I'm crazy for looking out for my bestfriend?" She ask pointing at herself.

"That's not looking out Jody that's causing unnecessary drama. Zahria and I don't get along so what? No one needs to know that."

"That girl can hurt you Ria and nobody would know. You cannot stay there with her."

"That's not your decision to make Jody. Why would you even think so far?"

"Cause I'm not stupid, how about that." She says then roll her eyes.

I take a deep breath before turning to her. "It's my decision and I say Zahria is not a threat towards me and I want peace in the house so no one will know we don't get along."

"You know what Ria, you do you and I'll do me. That girl is gonna kill you in that house."

Jody stand and I try to reach out to grab her hand but Nique's car pull up beside us.

"Why the two a unuh out yah suh? And why blood on Jody?" Nique ask mean mugging us.

I get in the front of the car and Jody take the back.

"We were fooling around and she got cut, on our way to get help we realised the cut stopped bleeding."

"You deserve a fucking oscar for this performance." Jody reply chuckling.

Nique glance at me and I just know I won't be hearing the end of this until she figures out what's going on.

"Nique I don't want to go back to that house, just take me to a bus stop and I'm good." Jody says.

I turn around to look at her but she has her attention locked on outside.

"A wah gwaan?" Nique ask pulling up at the gate.

"That b....."

"We had a disagreement and she wants to go home so just let her." I reply cutting Jody off.

"You soon know who have disagreement. You go gwaan till them kill you off."

"Yow Jody mi nuh know wah gwaan with you and Ria but me will fuck you up if you try style her or my family."

"Who you fi fuck up fi r none a unuh nuh si. As a matter of fact me we find my own way go a my yard. Fuck unuh." Jody exit the car and slam the door behind her before she head down the road.

Nique look over at me but I can't look at her right now because the tears are threatening to start roll down my eyes.

I never meant for any of this to happen. Zahria wasn't supposed to come to my room and Jody wasn't supposed to react how she did.

Yes I'm in the wrong for even letting Jody know in the first place that Zahria and I don't see eye to eye but I told her that in confidence.

Kahjeel can never choose me over his sister and I'll be an awful individual to even put him in a position where he has to choose. He is the only support system I have and if keeping a few things a secret keeps him close to me then so be it.

Jody will be fine within a day or two, I'm used to her by now anyway.

"What's going on Ria and don't lie to me." Nique ask pulling over on the side of the road.

"Jody got hurt making breakfast for me and we got into an argument. I wanted to help her so we left the house." I respond looking outside.

"You a try convince me or yourself seh a that happen?"

"If you don't want to believe the...."

"Ria, shut up! Your story makes no sense. Something happened between you and Jody and maybe Zahria. I'll eventually find out so don't worry."

She turn up the music and turn the car around. I close my eyes and block out everything including sound so I can be in my little bubble.

"We here"

I look at Nique then outside and realise I'm at the salon for my hair appointment. I was so focused on blocking the situation I didn't realise what was happening.

"Yeah, thanks. Can you take me back I don't feel up to it."

"I'll wait for you outside. We need to talk when you get back."

I nod, open the door and walk into the salon to see my favourite hairdresser chair empty and waiting for me.

Kahjeel introduced me to her a while back, she is the only person who I allow to touch my real hair.

2:45pm

I look at myself in the mirror one last time before I waive to the hairdresser and leave. One of the reasons I love coming here too is because it's more intimate and private.

The girls that come here are career girls, they don't have time to gossip and spread lies about people.

I'm searching for Nique's car but I don't see it anywhere. I pull out my phone to call her when two guys walk up to me.

"Yow gi mi a call nuh?" The tall dark one says licking his lips with one of his hand grabbing his crotch.

The other guy is just looking on with his hand resting on his hip. No one is close by that could probably help and I'm hyperventilating at this moment.

"How you look suh?"

"Please just go." I beg.

"You look good tho baby, like you could a live a mi Yaad."

I don't hear anything else except for seeing two of the same guy standing side by side Infront of me.

6:07pm

Busshead Pov

"Boss your phone." One of my security says before he hand my phone to me.

I look at the screen and it's Nique calling. I answer but continue to pay most of my attention to the meeting going on.

"Sup Nique?" I ask annoyed.

"Ria ina hospital....."

"Ria wah!" I disconnect the call, grab my gun and head out the door with Skull behind me.

I hop in the first car I see and speed out the gate and to the direction of the airport.

Skull is trying to book our private flight back since we can't wait for an available flight. Most likely to fly commercial I'll be in Jamaica two days from now and I need to reach by tonight the latest.

I don't know what's going on in Jamaica but when I get there I need answers.

The last time I spoke to Ria was last night and I haven't checked in with her since. I only hope she not in the hospital because of a fucking dare.

"A nuh yah suh, the next gate." Skull point out and I turn the car around and speed to the next gate.

"Wah gwaan with Ria?" Him ask.

"Me nuh knw yow, from me hear Ria and hospital me jump up yute."

"Me go shout Nique."

"Do that n tell her fi send smaddy fi pick we up."

We pull up to the airport and I grab my phone and head towards the gate leaving Skull behind to make the call.

As soon as I walk up to the security I remember the gun in my waist but it's too late because the security has also spot it and pull their weapons.

Fucks sake.

I put both hands up hoping Skull sees what's going on and head to Jamaica without me because the two of us cannot be stuck here.

Skull walk pass with his head straight and I watch him walk pass security and head to the private plane.

"Keep your hands behind you while we handcuff you." The big belly cop says.