Save Me ( Keith Powers)

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Omniscient
After the kickback Rodney and Melissa started hanging out more, getting to know each other better and they eventually started dating.
Melissa and Keith are still best friends, they don't hang out as much like they used to do but they still keep in touch with each other and the friendship is still there.
After weeks and months of posting videos on YouTube and auditioning, Melissa and her friends are finally a girl group, Melissa decided to use her middle name as her stage name instead of her first name. They've been working hard ever since they got noticed and they don't plan on stopping.
Keith and the guys have been acting movies and shows so you know they've been busy.
As for Rodney let's just say that dream of his of becoming a lawyer didn't become a reality and it brought him down hill.
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Six months later
Melissa
"Do you guys want to put a single first or do you kind of wanna do a Beyoncé and release more than one song?" One of the producers, Ashton asked.
"I say let's pull a Beyoncé and release All of Us and L.A.N.C.E, let's give our fans what they want." Krystal said
"I agree we're not June's Diary without fans so let's give them what they want. We already gave them the snippets so why not just give them more."
Ashton nodded his head and said alright. Then he told us they was it for today which I was so happy to hear.
As I was about to get in my car my phone dinged with a text.
Baby 😘:
Where are you?
To Baby 😘:
I'm just now leaving the studio I'm on my way now.
From Baby 😘:
Hurry and get here now!
The way he sent the word now with an exclamation point didn't sit well with me. I don't know who he thinks he is but that demanding stuff is not going to fly with me. Before I went home I stopped by the store to buy a new top for this dinner Keith had invited me to. He said it was for this new show he's starring in called Famous in Love. So me being the supportive friend I am I said yes I'll go and plus this give us some time to spend with each other since we've been so busy.
I got in my car and plugged my phone to the car charger and checked my phone I had over twenty missed calls from Rodney and twenty eight back to back text messages from him and I had one message from Keith.
I didn't even bother checking Rodney's calls or messages since I was on my way home but I did call Keith instead of responding to his message.
"Hello." I answered
"Hi best friend who I haven't heard from in forever."
"Oh come on Meme it has not been forever you're over exaggerated as usual."
"Well it feels like it then and shut up I do not over exaggerate all the time."
"Okay i'ma let you think that." He said before he busted out laughing.
"So what you been up to?"
"Nothing much.. hey Keith hold on for one second."
:
"Uh yes I can get a number 10 with honey mustard sauce and a Dr. Pepper for the drink please."
"Will that be all for you ma'am?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Already you total is $19.15 drive around to the first window."
:
"Hello."
"What bout you at?"
"Getting food."
"Well duh Melissa I know that. I'm talking what restaurant?"
"I ain't telling you." I pulled up to the window and gave the lady my change and pulled up to the second window and got my food.
"Why not?"
"Because you gon beg me to bring you some food once you found out where I'm at."
"I'ma beg regardless so you might as well tell me."
I took a minute before I said something. "American Deli."
"What?"
"AD."
"American Deli? Aw Me come scoop me up and take me to get some food or bring me some over here."
"I can't."
"Why not Mel?" I can tell he had a straight face.
"Because I just left."
"Aw Mel come on. You mean to tell me you stopped to get yourself some American Deli but you can't get me nun and you probable got them three piece tenders too."
"Yes I stopped to get me some food because I was at the studio at 6 something this morning and it's 11:39 at night so yes I did and for your information nosey I didn't get a three piece I got a ten pie-"
I pulled my phone from ear and I saw this idiot face timing me.
"Hahaha why yo lip look like that?"
"Because you got me eating lil pieces kit-kats while you smacking on chicken tenders."
"Awwww in sorry baby I'll make it to you when I come to your dinner next week."
"Mhm you better."
"I will. Aye I'll call tomorrow I just pulled up to the house."
"Aight talk to you later shawty."
"Aight cuh."
"Hey hey hey don't be stealing my slang."
"Boy shut up." We both laughed as we got off the phone.
I was walking towards the house when I saw two cars in the driveway. Oh lord it's almost 12 in the morning he got these folks over here in my house.
I said to myself as I walked in the house.
"Wassup Melissa." Tony and Ricky both said
"Hey, hey baby." He nodded his head as I went towards the steps.
I took a shower and put on my pajamas and got comfortable in bed as I ate my phone and found something to watch.
"Ooh they finally showing reruns of A Different World." I said to myself.
As I was watching tv and eating Keith texted me still mad about not getting his food. He sent me memes back to back and sent him some too.
"Melissa come here." Tony and Ricky must gone since he's yelling my name.
I walked downstairs and asked what he wanted.
Smack
Soon as I came close to him he smacked me across my cheek.
"Next time I text and tell you to bring yo ahh home you bring yo ahh home right then and there and don't ask no questions.
Now go clean the kitchen up and then go clean yourself up. You got blood on your cheek." He walked up stairs as I sat there silently crying to myself. In all the months and weeks we've been together he's never ever put his hands on me so this was definitely a surprise.
I got up and went to the bathroom first and then I went to the kitchen and washed the dishes and cleaned the countertops.
I walked upstairs cut off my lamp on my side, said my prayers and went to sleep. I don't know what Rodney has to eat or drink today but he does not need it if it's going to make him hit me. I just pray this doesn't happen again.
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