She's Pretty for a Darkskin

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Josiah Davis

I walked into my house to see Claudia struggling with a large bag.

"Yo, where we going?" I asked. She looked up at me and she had tears in her eyes. I was worried. She turned around and was struggling to pull the bag along. She was so damn emotional she didn't notice the bags wheels were up and the fabric portion of the bag was dragging on the floor. She just broke down crying.

"Claudia the hell? Why are you crying?" I asked. She just sat on the floor bawling her eyes out. This lady had to be on something she was just fine when I left. I swear on everything. I walked over to her and lifted her to the couch. She just held her face in her hands.

"Claudia look at me tell me what's wrong!" I shouted she glared up at me. And I smirked.

"What do you care? All you care about is your damn self!" She shouted. I looked at her like she was crazy.

"You must still be on your period." I commented . She shook her head.

"No, but I can make be on yours." She said. I knew Spanish people were crazy as fuck but she never seemed to be the type.

"Claudia what's wrong with you man?" I asked. She looked at me and rolled her eyes.

"You are one lucky little shit! If you can't see you're the exact copy of your damn father. You cheated on someone who you claim to love and that person loves you back but it's like it doesn't affect you two because y'all could turn around and charm your way back in. Josiah your a fuck up! Just like your dad and you're fucking up Trinity's life. You cheated on that poor girl and possibly got someone else pregnant. Can't you see the pattern?" She spoke. I started to kneel listening intently to every word that came from her mouth, which was rare cause she's never said nothing...important enough for me to hear, until now.

"Trinity's way too good for you, just like your mother was for Engrahm(Josiah's Dad). And if you can't tell no matter what you Davis men, always end up happy. I'm stuck in this house feeling your cold shoulder and with my so called husband who's never home. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of seeing the bull shit unravel." She spoke to me. I was quiet. It was the first in my life Claudia had earned not one comeback from me. She was right.

"What no comeback today?" She asked. I shook my head.

"Nah you right." I stood up and scratched my head.

"You too good for my dad. And I'm sorry for tormenting you. I was just mad at the wrong person. Man Claudia I thought you was tryna replace my mom. I ain't realize that my dad was the fuck up, I foreal saw you as messing shit up, even ending her life faster. I'm sorry for being a dumbass. And as for me and Trinn, I didn't know what I was doing to Trinity. And I love her way too much to even put her through what I know my mom went through." I spoke. She stood up and opened her arms I guess offering a hug.

"I said I'm sorry not I forgive you." I said as I was about to walk away.

"Forgive me for what?" She asked.

"Being the temptation causing my dad to fuck up." I said. She sighed. I picked up the suitcase and pulled it back into the room my father and her shared. I walked out and decided to look in Jazzy's room to see her sleeping. I turned to look over at Claudia and chuckled. If she was foreal thinking about leaving. Jasmine should've been the first thing she'd take from my father and I.

"Claudia?" I called she looked over at me.

"What's that suitcase filled with?"  I asked.

"My clothes and shoes." She answered.