One Saturday night Ricardo was fed up with Onika always making up excuses as to why she couldn’t spend time with him. The excuses were always the same. She would say she had already made plans to hang out with Maya and it would be rude to cancel them on such short notice. “Why is she avoiding me? I’m her boyfriend! Does she not wanna be my girlfriend anymore? Does she not love me anymore or something?” these thoughts were constantly running through Ricardo’s brain. He chugged a beer to help clear his mind. He grabbed his keys and headed to his car. He had a plan. A plan to stop Onika’s foolishness once and for all. Ricardo gulped down another beer and headed for Mayas apartment.
Ricardo arrived at Maya’s apartment around 9:00 pm. He drank 2 more beers on the drive to her apartment. He stumbled out of his car and called Onika. She picked up and spoke “Hello” with a little annoyance in her voice. “Baby come down stairs ijusswanna talktoyou.” Ricardo slurred into the receiver. Maya studied Onika’s expression and asked, “Is everything okay?” “Yeah its just Ricardo he’s downstairs and wants me to talk with him.” Onika stated with a sigh. “Do you want me to go with you?” “No I think I’ll be okay, its just Ricardo.” “Okay, well, be safe!” and with that Onika was out the door and down the stairs. She spotted Ricardo and put on her hoodie that matched her Pink sweatpants. “Youlookin gooooodtoday shawty.” Onika could smell the bud light on his breath. “Are you drunk Ricardo?” “No baaabe jussafew drinks that’s all.” “Whatever Ricardo, what do you want?” “Babewe neeedto talk. How come younevaa wannaspend anytime withmee anymore?” “I’ve been busy Ricardo, sorry.” “How come youalwayyss ditchinme to hangout with that bit-.” “Excuse me?” Onika asked with an attitude as she crossed her arms and stuck her hip out. “Baaabe you knowwhat I meeean.” Ricardo took a large step closer to Onika. “Oh do I?” she looked at him disapprovingly. “Whyyou you makinthings difficult Onikaaa?” He stepped closer to her until he was only inches from her face. The stench of alcohol crept up her nose. He pulled he in for a hug and began planting kisses down her neck. “Ricardo please stop” He didn’t listen. “Ricardo I said STOP!” Onika pushed him back as hard as she could but since he was so much bigger than her he only moved back a foot. She swiveled around and started for the stairs. Ricardo grabbed her arm and jerked her back towards him. “Don’t you ever walk away from me!” “Ricardo! STOP! Let go of me! You’re hurting me!” Onika shrieked. Ricardo tore off her hoodie and ripped off her shirt, scratching her chest. She screamed in pain. Ricardo might have been headstrong but so was she. She clawed and kicked at him to try and escape. Nothing was working. Onika heard a gun cock behind her. Ricardo froze. He loosened up his grip and she was able to squirm loose. She turned around slowly to see Maya holding up a gun pointed at her. “Onika. Move, NOW.” Maya said firmly. Onika hurried behind Maya. Maya advanced toward Ricardo and stated, “You have 30 seconds to get in your car and get as far away as you can or I will put a bullet in your brain. Do you understand?” Ricardo may have been intoxicated but he understood. He shook his head up and down. He peeked around Maya and asked Onika, “Maybe we can talkabout this laater?” Onika spit in his direction and stated with disgust, “I never want to see or hear from you ever again!” Maya began counting down from 30. Ricardo got the hint and ran to his car and sped off far into the night. Or so they thought. Maya put the gun on safety then ran to Onika. She surveyed the damages and saw that her chest was scraped, but nothing to bad. Onika grabbed Maya by the shoulders and stared into her eyes. “That was the most brave thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you so much Maya.” “You’re welcome Onika but its not that big of de-” Onika leaned in and kissed Maya as she was talking. A jolt of electricity shot through the girls’ lips. And for a few seconds everything else seemed to disappear, and it was just them in their moment of tranquility. They pulled apart, and then studied each other’s faces for a minute. “We gotta get you cleaned up” Maya whispered not taking her eyes off Onika’s lips. “Yeah, that’s probably a good idea” Onika answered then giggled. They scurried back up stairs, their fingers intertwined. Little did they know that Ricardo hadn’t actually driven home. He came back and witnessed everything the girls had just done. His blood was boiling. This time he really did speed away into the night. Plotting his revenge.
