Ivy
******"Slim why are you still here?" I ask waking up to him sprawled out over Ms. Angie's futon she has in her guest room.
He came to see me last night not caring that I still didn't want visitors.
"I told you I'm moving in. I'm not leaving your side."
"You're crazy boy." I said.
I got up going to the bathroom. I cringed seeing myself in the mirror. The puffy tear stained face, the red swollen eyes, I just didn't look like myself.
I turned on the shower before going back to the guest room so I could get some clothes, a towel, and a rag.
"Slim, where the hell are you at?" I heard his mom yell over the phone.
"If that ain't yo loud ass twin." I said.
"I'm at Ms. Angie's with Tink."
"Next time let me know." She said.
"She's... She's holding on." He said obviously talking about me. His mom reached out to me too, it's all appreciated, but i just wanna be left alone for the most part.
I skipped school the next week and Slim spent every night with me at Ms. Angie's right on the futon couch.
While I was in the hospital my friend Cierra would keep me up with my school work so I wouldn't fall behind. So has Slim he's also been getting my work for me.
I have to go back starting Monday though since they said I might not graduate in time if I miss anymore school.
•
"Tink, I heard you're single now. What's up?" Was the first thing I heard my first day back to school. I ignored it and kept going.
"What's wrong with you?" I ask Cierra when she walked into class looking complete over it.
"Bitch, my fingers are on fire. I broke four fuckin nails trying to stop Mike and Jigz from fighting."
"What?" I ask. "They were fighting?"
"Yes them two idiots were fighting because Mike was telling him about himself. And Jigz was telling him to mind his business. Then they were arguing which lead to them fighting, but it didn't get far because me and Slim were there and this man stepped in and helped us. It was just a fuckin mess."
"He's an idiot." Was all I said.
•
Today was the first day I made it without crying, but I knew the tears would be coming tonight. It's the only way I fall asleep.
"Yo bring my fuckin food." Slim said into the phone coming into my room.
Oh and Slim is still smothering me.
"Bring ya ass home I ain't no delivery man." I heard Deandre's voice over the speakerphone.
"Black, you're getting on my fuckin nerves." Slim said to him.
"Tell him bring us both food." I said.
"Tink said she want some food."
He sucked his teeth and said, "Bye." Before hanging up.
"He's gonna bring it." Slim said. "You know he pussy when it come to you."
"Shut up." I said.
•
"Take your brother home, he won't stop smothering me." I said when Deandre showed up with food.
"You can keep his ass." Deandre said.
