Lucky Number Seven

Seven 71

"Drama that's all I've been dealing with the last few weeks. Whenever I'm with Tyson, Gabriel's blowing up my phone, and whenever I'm with Gabriel it's Tyson blowing up my phone. Zay this shit is getting crazy I thought that they could honestly respect the fact that I want to be friends both of them but they're making it extremely difficult. Then on top of all that I still haven't had a chance to talk to Tion. Man I don't know what to do." I said to Izayah. I really needed to talk to somebody about this I was slowly going insane. Izayah just kept looking at me like a was a funny show he was watching, which was pissing me off.

"Seven my nigga you stupid." Izayah said with a straight face.

"What how am I stupid?" I asked.

"Nigga you couldn't be more oblivious to the fact the they both love you and they hate each other. You can't be with one without hurting the other one, they both have there flaws but truthfully that's whats so good about them. Seven you need to stop looking at who's the better person for you and start looking at who's going to make you the better person, if that makes sense." I sat back and listened to Izayah, I understood perfectly I couldn't have both of them it wasn't going to work. I needed to pick the person who was going to make me happy.

"Yeah I get what your saying, but who do I pick? I'm happy with both of them, they both put a smile on my face when I think about them. But at the same time they both hurt me. Tyson by fuckin my brother even though I forgave him that shit still hurts. And Gab kissed yo water-head ass just because he was pissed at me. Why can't I just be single and keep them both as friends?" I asked.

"Because you got that nigga Fabian trying everyday to stick his dick in Tyson, then you got Derrick who's trying to get back the nigga he think you stole from him." Izayah said with a slight smile on his face. Then I remembered what I saw a couple weeks ago.

"Speaking of those niggas, remember how I dropped Tyson off after Tion's first game.............."

"Which pissed Gabriel off to the max." Izayah added.

"Yeah well after I dropped him off on my way home I rode pasted that nigga Fabian's house and I saw that nigga Derrick leaving. I was thinking how the fuck these two nigga know each other?" I said to Zay.

"Well maybe they fuckin." Izayah said.

"Nah I don't think that, what if they plotting on me Zay?"

"Then me, you, and Iran will handle it. Jackson and Gino too. Matter fact nigga you talk to Jackson for me yet?" Izayah asked.

"Nah not yet I really don't know how to approach that nigga. What am I supposed to do walk up to him and be like 'yo Jackson dat nigga Izayah said what's up.' Nah it's going to take a little more finesse than that don't worry bro I got you calm yo ass down."

"Seven you gotta let one of them go dude." Izayah said looking me in the eyes. I sat shocked, where the fuck did this come from.

"Zay I................"

"Sev if you love them as much as you say you do then it they shouldn't have to keep fighting for your attention. And if they love you as much as they say they do then they shouldn't keep tearing you in half. Just think bout it Sev. Don't keep leading them on your only going to end up hurting yourself in the end." I sat back and absorbed everything Izayah just told me, and he was right. I had to let one of them go.

ONE WEEK LATER

I avoided all contact with Tyson and Gabriel for a week which was extremely difficult, with Gabriel going to the same school and Tyson and Tiana always together. Sometimes I wish she was still pissed at him. After a week long debate with myself I finally figured out who was better as my friend, the shoulder I need to lean on and cry on if need be. And who was the one I couldn't go another day without calling them mine. I pulled up in front of Tyson's house listening to 'We Can't Be Friends' by Deborah Cox. I felt like after today everything in my life was going to change. I walked up to his house and knocked on the door. Ready to tell Tyson my decision and praying to God that he understood, that I was burning out. Tyson open the door and smiled.

"Tyson we need to talk." I said looking him directly in the eyes.