Calamity | feat. Keith Powers

Chapter 14:

A/N: I havent really been in the mood to write lately. I feel really insecure about my writing honestly lol but this is short, important, and unedited.

Sick Of You: June 28th, 2014

Devyn Cheng

I groaned in distress. I had to get up and pee so bad but Justice's big ass was sprawled across me. I had been trying to go for the past thirty minutes but it was hard as hell trying to push him off. He was sick so on top of the fact that I had to pee, he was breathing super pretty close to my face and I was not trying to be sick along with him.

"Justice" I shook him a bit. Since trying to get up without waking him wasn't working, I was going to have to disturb his sleep.

He was knocked out with his mouth open and didn't even budge. I smacked his face a few times before his eyes finally shot open. He looked confused and it made me laugh. "Get up. I have to pee" I said to him. He coughed and sniffled a bit before moving so I could go.

I went to pee and headed back into the room where Justice was coughing like his lungs were going to come up. My face twisted up and I covered my face. "Jesus" I muttered taking a seat on the edge of the bed. I was a low key germaphobe so every time he sneezed I flinched.

"Baby, can you get me some water?" he managed to get out. His voice was super hoarse so I knew his throat was sore.

"Yeah, i'm gonna make you some tea too. You sound horrible" I chuckled and started to make my way into the kitchen.

Ace was here so I said hi to him as I passed where he was on the couch. Justice said something about him getting some work done in his apartment so he had to stay here for the time being. "You ever go home?" he asked following me into the kitchen.

I scoffed. "I should ask you the same."

"You know why i'm here but why you always here" he rubbed his chin as if he were trying to come up with the answer on his own.

"Because I can be" I responded.

"Why can you?" he asked. I knew he was just trying to get on my nerves. He was like that.

"You're being annoying Ace" I told him.

He grinned. "As always. But nah, really, ain't your homegirl worried?"

"She's been been blowing me up but I don't care honestly. We aren't really on good terms right now" I shrugged while putting some water on the stove for Justice's tea.

"Mind if I ask what happened?" he sat at the island.

I sighed and crossed my arms. "I honestly don't know."

He gave me a weird look. "Obviously something had to happen for you two to start falling off."

I shrugged. "She started acting funny when I started dating Justice but being jealous isn't in her character so I don't think thats it" I thought about it. "She has been around her other friends quite alot though and I hate them. Maybe they're like rubbing off on her or something, I don't know."

"You didn't talk to her?" he asked.

I shook my head no. "She was really pissing me off and I hate talking to the people i'm angry at when i'm angry so I've just pretty much been ignoring her."

He gave me a 'wtf' look and I rolled my eyes. Ace was goofy and all but I always felt like he was silently judging me every time we had a conversation. "I think you should talk to her" he said.

"And I think you should mind your business" I responded.

He smacked his lips. "For real. I'm trying to help you save your friendship and you being rude."

"You know I was joking. Get out'cho feeeeeelings" I said like YG.

"You get on my nerves" he mumbled.

"Wow, I feel the exact same way" I said with a smile pretending I was flattered.

He shot me a fake smile and got up going back to the couch where he was at before. I laughed and poured Justice's tea. I made sure to grab him a bottle of water too before heading back into his room only to find him missing. I realized the shower was on so I walked in the bathroom.

He was sitting on the edge of the bathtub with his head in his hands. "What are you doing?" I laughed at him. He looked so distressed. It was so cute.

"I can't breathe. Trynna steam up the bathroom so my nose can clear up" he said and sniffled.

I nodded. "Here" I handed him the tea I had made and sat the bottle of water he asked me for on the sink. "I'll be in the room when you finish your steaming or whatever" I left out and closed the door.

I sprayed his bed with disinfectant before laying down and searching for something to watch on tv. I ended up settling on Training Day and before I knew it, I was drifting off to sleep.

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I can't swim.

I can't fucking swim.

So why was I in water?

I was definitely in a pool. Who's pool? I had no idea. I just felt myself floating. My eyes weren't open, they were closed but I could feel the water. I couldn't breathe... and I was slowly sinking.

"Open your eyes" I heard a voice say, so I did it.

Justice...

He smiled at me. It was a reflex for me to smile along with him, but I forgot something. We were underwater.

And now I was really fucking drowning. I gagged and my face twisted up in pain as the water filled my lungs. I wanted to gasp for air but I knew there was none.

So I reached for him. I felt his arms wrap around me and him pull as I drifted in and out of consciousness.

I thought he would pull me up but instead, he was pulling me down. I couldn't object vocally so I resorted to punching at his chest with the little strength I had left but it didn't work. He kept pulling me and I eventually heard nothing but him repeating that he loved me.

And then I woke up.

I was hot as hell. I looked down seeing Justice once again laid on me with his head tucked into my neck. I had told him a million times that getting sick was not in any of my future plans but yet here he was.

I inhaled and exhaled deeply, looking around the dark room. He had turned off the tv. He hated sleeping with it on for some reason. I was the complete opposite.

I tried not to think about my dream or how vivid it was. I was big on dreams being signs but it was hard for me to decipher weird ones like that.

My phone buzzed and I checked it to see a text message from my mom.

From: Mama 🤦🏽‍♀️
I remember being promised a visit. Wonder what happened...

I sighed noticing that I had really forgot to go see her.

To: Mama🤦🏽‍♀️
I'm so sorry. I've been so busy. Tomorrow i'll come after work. Promise

A few minutes passed before she responded.

From: Mama🤦🏽‍♀️
Mhmm, I accept your apology. Bring your man along too. I need to meet him.

To: Mama🤦🏽‍♀️
Will do.

This was going to be very interesting. I could already tell.