The Woes of a Wilted Flower

22 - Drowning In Problems

-2 weeks later-
I looked at my clock that read 3 o'clock in the morning. My phone was ringing loudly in my ear. I saw the screen that read "bitch". I answered after a few rings.

"What Hasan?" I said half asleep.

"I ain't even think you was gone answer. Wassup. " I hung up the phone and went back to sleep. From there on out I kept drifting in out of my sleep ... I can't believe he gone wake me up on a Wednesday night talking about wassup.

After 5:30 I decided to just stay up because laying in bed doing nothing was making me salty. I sat up in my bed and picked up my phone. I looked at the notifications. Hasan texted me saying "😐😐" over and over again. I really don't care if he want to talk for all I care he can suck my dick.

I got out of bed to use the bathroom and saw there was no tissue. I walked out into the hallway to go get some. The light in Nathan's bedroom was shining. The door was creaked open. I peeked inside and saw Nathan sitting on the bed hunched over. He was breathing hard and sweating.

"You can't sneak up on me. " his voice caught me off guard cause I thought I was being quiet.

"What's wrong with you. " I walked in the bedroom but kept my distance.

"Nothing. Go back to sleep. "

"I can't sleep. " he didn't say anything but kept breathing hard.

"Nathan you cool ?"

"Do me a favor. Grab the black bag in my bathroom. " he whispered. I went into the bathroom and grab the bag that sat in the cabinet. I gave it to him and he opened it. All the pill bottles were empty. He closed it and threw it against the wall. I back up from him.

"I'm out of them. I need them. " he kept whispering I need them over and over again.

"Nathan it's okay. Calm down. " I inched closer to him. I put my hand on his shoulder and seconds later he pushed me to the ground. He was past me grabbing his keys and later hearing the front door close. I got off the ground and saw his phone sitting on the bed. It starting ringing. The screen said "Bean" on it. I answered it.

"Bean?"

"Who the fuck is this? Give Nathan the phone. "

"It's Lotus. I don't know what's wrong with him. He just left with his car keys. "

Bean didn't say anything but ok. Then he hung up. I thought to myself why don't these niggas say bye.

I went back to my bedroom and laid in the bed. Even though no matter how hard I tried I couldn't go to sleep. I looked at the clocked that read 6:55. I'm pretty blew, I gotta go to school and work today. I'm not up for it.

I got out of bed and went to the bathroom turning on the shower. I stripped naked quickly and hopped in. I did my basic cleaning and nothing extra. I went to my closet and pulled out some jeans, a tshirt, a utility jacket and some black converses. I threw that on and went in the kitchen turning on the stove. I put some sausages on and put some English muffins in the toaster. I went in to mani bedroom and woke her up. She ain't a morning person either so she definitely had a attitude. After I got her dressed, we went into the kitchen. I took the sausages out and the English muffins out and made sunny side up eggs.

"Lo where is Nathan ?"

She don't usually acknowledged him or ask about him which is weird.

"He is out right now. How we gone get to school then ? " lately he been taking us.

"Uh I'm driving us today pooh. "