Thug's Need Love

Chapter 8

It just hit me what my bestfriend was really telling me, she was pregnant? How could this be and in all actuality she was not joking. After several seconds, she'd noticed that I had quieted down and she finally said something to me. "Ke, what's wrong?" I stared at her with a blank face, and never had she ever seen me that way,.. 

This was the one time in all of her critical problems, I was lost for words. Tears started to roll from her eyes again, and I could she that she was unsure of her actions. I heard her sniffle, and I went to get her some tissues. I had to rethink what my bestfriend was telling me exactly, she was pregnant? How could it be? 

After walking back into the room with a pack of Kleenex, I handed it to her and she opened it up. She started to speak but I had to strain to hear her. "What am I gonna do? Man ma 'bout to kick my ass.And you wanna know the worst part? Jay don't believe that the baby his." When I heard the last words fall out of her mouth, I couldn't hold my anger anymore. I started to think of all of the possible things I could say.  

"You know what, fuck Jay, he not worth the damn years you even spent on him. He got his own damn head stuck so far up his ass he done forgot such a good, and loving girlfriend you are--"  By now, I was pacing Sky's room, about ready to beat someone's ass. 

"Ke-"

"No shut the hell up Skylar, every time you get yourself in these predicaments, I'm always the one who has to pull you out, and now that I'm finally, yet struggling to pull your ass out, you about to stop me? You know what I'm gone leave before I do something that I might regret, Bye Sky, If you don't tell ma in the next couple of weeks, when I come home, I'll be sure to tell her."

I could hear her sniffles as I walked out, but now I had some business to handle. I ran down the stairs, to find Moma Cox and Anthony chit-chatting it up. There was a lot on my mind at the moment, so I tuned both of them out and just thought about all of the encounters that were happening in my life. 

"Ke, you okay?" Moma Cox repeated as she tapped my leg. 

"Huh, oh yeah, I'm fine, I was just in a daze." I responded, and thought my ma knew that something was wrong with me, she didn't bother saying anything. 

Ant rose to his feet, telling us that he needed to go to the bathroom, asking where it was. I got up and showed him to where it was. I felt his hand collide with mine, he could see that something was wrong with me. I'd just failed to actually tell anyone. I held up my finger, shushing whatever Ant was about to say, and he automatically let it go. 

"We will talk about it when we get home Anthony." Once he'd heard what I had to say, he went into the bathroom and I made my way back into the living room, where my mom was sitting there waiting patiently. for us to return. 

"Ma, when Ant get out the bathroom, I think we are gonna go ahead and make our way outta here." 

She looked as if she wanted us to stay longer, and you could see it in her eyes. She sighed and got to her feet. Seconds later you could hear the sound of Ant's heavy timberland boots make their way back to where they'd been arranged to sit. 

"Bae, Imma run upstairs and get me some more clothes, I'm 'bout ready to go anyways,,," When I'd finished what I was saying, I made my way up the stairs and to the bedroom that had been arranged for me. As soon as I entered the room, it smelled like strawberries, my signature scent. I packed myself some light clothing like dresses, jeans with tops, and little jogging suits. I'd also packed me a couple of pairs of shoes. Zipping the bag close, I shut the door to my room, and made my way to see if Skylar was still full of tears, which to no surprise, she was still full of them. 

"Look I didn't mean what i said when I stormed outta here, I wanna be here when you tell ma and when you do decide what you're gonna do. And remember that if you need someone to talk to, I'm always there." With that being said, I went towards the stairs, but before I went down, I gave Skylar a smile of sincerity, and I really meant it.  I wanted her to feel like even if ma Cox wasn't there when she needed her, which in most cases, she was gone on business trips or at work, she'd always had me since we were little kids. 

Finally, I said goodbye to my ma making sure I informed her if I wanted to come home anytime that I would tell her before I did it. Ant took my bags from me, gave my mother a polite hug and kiss on the cheek and made his way to the car. Soon after, I also gave my mother a kiss on the cheek, and a long lasting hug, 

At this very moment, I could feel it in my whole body that my emotions were scattered everywhere, and the last thing that I needed was trying to help someone else, when I couldn't even help my own self. While Ant and I sat in the car, I started to doze of knowing that we would be there sooner or later. But right now, I just needed to clear my mind, which made me drift off into the sleep.