For The Love of Money

18

Fatima rung the bell again, followed by hard knocks. She was beyond frustrated and tired from looking for Zyier and losing sleep wondering where he'd been. She sat at the door face full of tears and trembling, her anxiety was getting the best of her.
Xavier came to the door to see his best friend looking like a shell of herself, her skin pale, eyes heavy from constant crying and lack of sleep, hair frizzled. This was not the friend he came to know and love over the years, but somebody who needed help.
"Tima, what's wrong?" Xavier asked helping her up. "After days of worrying about Zy, I found him at the fuckin strip club, I thought he was in jail or even worse dead" Fatima yelled at Xavier.
Xavier looked puzzled but knew he had to talk to Fatima but how or when was the issue. "Let's get you home and showered, I don't like seeing you like this" Xavier said placing his hand on Fatima shoulder. She pulled away with frustration in her eyes.
"Why i gotta go home X? I can't come in? You usually give me your keys and treat me like I'm always welcome but now you want me to go home? Who car is that parked outside?" Fatima asked as she was hurting from both how Zyier treated her but also feeling she knew the answer to the question she just asked.
"Never said you couldn't but now isn't a good time" Xavier pleaded.
"And why is that? Who or what are you hiding X" Fatima asked now in  rage.
"Nothing I'm just in a middle of a meeting, and now is not a good time for this Tima" Xavier gave her a pleading look.
"Excuse me but I can come back if you want me to" a lady said coming to the door.
"AND WHO IS THIS BITCH? THIS THE HOE THAT GOT ME WAITING OUTSIDE HURTING AND I CAN'T EVEN HAVE A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME XAVIER" Fatima shouted
"Give me a call, in fact, let's not even go there" the woman said leaving to get in her car.
Xavier walked off pissed letting loose his tie and throwing his cell phone.
"That so called bitch is from a law firm in New York, I've made calls to have her watch over your work so you could get a bigger position Tima. This something i did for you!" Xavier said as he paced back and forth.
"Everything I did or I do is out of love for you, unlike your boyfriend who was kissing up on ya damn sister in the club" Xavier said leaving Fatima in his door way.