Take Me As I Am: Book Three

Monstrous Discovery

Atlanta, Georgia

Kastynn

I sat down on a cold, silver bench outside of Golden Corral.  The wind was heavy and I needed to quickly get out of the wind before I caught a cold.

My phone vibrated in my purse and pulled it out to see a text message from my favorite person... Chezz.

-We're goin to Burlington tomorrow and Babies R Us. Yeah, it's a new store. Be ready by nine.

Him and my brother are just the sweetest they can be at wanting to help me and Ti'Ron out, but he claims he has things all under control as of right now.  I left him in New York redecorating the second guest room into our baby's room.

I'm destined and determined to give my child the best care and love he/she deserves.  I'll be five months in two weeks, and I can't wait to learn the sex of my unborn love.

Texting Chezz back, I respond a simple 'okay' and place my phone back into my purse after calling an über to pick me up and take me to Riah's house for the night.  She has clothes that I can fit, and would welcome me with open arms.

I called Riah's phone in hopes she'd answer, luckily she does.

"Hey babes." She answers. "You here love?"

"Hey, and yeah I'm here. Just went out to eat with them but shit went left and now I'm waiting on an uber to come get me."  I tell her.

I hear a gasp and I could tell her face was beginning to then red at what happened.

"What happened?"

"So, of course I'm pregnant and gotta eat at some point in time. And that's all the time. So you know I crunched down on the buffet in here, we're at Golden Corral, and Kris and Krissy in here makin' jokes and shit. Talkin' bout I'm eating too much and I need to stop. And then she bursts out says that I'm eating like I'm pregnant. I slam my hand on the table and say 'well, maybe I am bitch' and walk out."

"Dumbasses... where are you catching the uber to? And where is Kiki?"

"To your house and she's in there probably cussin' them out as usual whenever they say some dumb shit."

"And the fact they haven't even come to check on you says a lot."

"I'm not expecting it, never did. They know when I'm truly pissed to leave me the fuck alone. I may have changed my ways, but my attitude remains the same about dumb shit and stupid people. Oh, here's the uber." I tell her as I stand up and walk to it.

"Okay boo. Call me when you get here."

I respond 'okay' and hang up.  Just as I get open the car door it slams shut and I look back to see Kris hovering over me, his tall shadow making a blockade over mine.

He knocks on the window and the man rolls down the window.

"Nah, she good. Drive on." And the driver does just as he says.

I look at him, fear raging inside and send a powerful slap him right into his chest.

"Asshole." I say then walk away back to the bench I was sitting on.

Kiki and Krissy soon exit the restaurant, carryout trays lying in their hands.

Krissy approaches me and I shake my head while backing away. 

"I'on fuck with that, take me to Riah's house like I was plannin' to do." I tell them and they all look insanely at me.

"Hell no. Look Kay we sorry for what happened in there. Shit we didn't know you was pregnant by some other nigga. Who is he anyway?" Kris asked me, apparently annoyed by the fact that I am and it's not his.