I thanked the cashier and took my fountain drink and bag.
"You're still letting this dude use you as his booty call?" Carla mumbled as she winked at the young cashier who blushed in return grabbing her drink.
I rolled my eyes not wanting to hear it from her again.
"Honey just because he's famous doesn't mean you should allow him to treat you like this, baby you could really get some clout from exposing his ass" she added causing me to immediately stop in my tracks.
"Listen you don't see the peep I see, he just needs- uh help, and why would I want to be a little clout whore? And why would I want to announce myself as peeps side dish?" I said pointing out how stupid she looked.
She shook her head. "Help? You think he needs help! Honey he chooses to be the way he is and he likes it, he's only using you and he isn't even hiding it he's making it pretty obvious, and you're my best friend so it hurts for me to see you like this-" She was cut off by the ring of my phone.
I took my phone out of my pocket seeing 'Peep calling' flash across my screen. I looked up at Carla seeing her roll her eyes as she mouthed 'speak of the devil'
I shushed her as I answered the phone.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Come over boo" was all he said, no hello or how was your day just a straight forward come over.
I bit my lip and looked at Carla who was giving me a 'hell no' look.
"I can't right now, I'm busy" I said as I unlocked my car and got in as Carla followed.
He smacked his lips. "For real boo? That's wack asf" I opened my mouth to reply but the all to familiar end call noise happened and I sighed setting my phone down as I put my keeps into the car.
"He ain't shit" Carla mumbled but I turned my head giving her the look as she placed her hands up in defense "I'm just saying" was all she said as I pulled out of the parking lot of the drug store and started my drive home.
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It was currently three in the morning when my phone went off again causing me to groan as I reached over to the bedside table and pressed answered not bothering to look at the caller ID.
"Hello?" I mumbled out as I heard constant shuffling on the other end.
"B-Bri?" He rasped out, his voice sounded week and strained.
"Gus are you okay?" I asked feeling more awake as I sat up.
"N-no p-please come o-over I need you" He slurred out and I quickly started getting up and rushing to throw some clothes and shoes on.
"Gus I'm on my way I'll be there in a few" I said as I hung up and threw a hoodie over my shirt and left my basic adidas shorts on as I slid on some slip on vans and rushed downstairs and out the door to my car.
Once I finally made it his house I rushed to the door and just walked in since nobody really bothered to lock the door at his house, I ran down the all to familiar hall and opened his door.
There on the floor sat a mess of gus. He had no shirt on and only a pair of grey sweatpants as he his was all messed up and his eyes were red and he had red and purple colored mixed bags under his eyes, he stunk of liquor as he said there tugging at his hair.
I ran over to him and bent down grabbing his hands in my own.
"Are you okay?" I asked worriedly but he didn't reply he only kept his eyes glued to the floor.
I let go of his hands and grabbed his face forcing him to look at me.
"Hey, Hey, Hey look it's okay gus I'm here, okay? I'm here you're alright" I said and he finally looked at me as his eyes showed pain and all of the sudden he grabbed me and picked me up as wrapped my arms and my legs around him and he held me tight as he could.
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He didn't say a single word as he turned us around and slowly walked backwards until we fell onto the bed but he still didn't let me go he only held me tighter.
We spent the rest of the night like that, he wouldn't let me go not even move, he kept me in that exact position holding me as close to him as he could, neither of us fell asleep we just sat there in silence, but I found peace in that.
