take care. {m.f}

14.

"Tzipora...I love you." I stood in the mirror, looking at myself. I sighed, "I love you Tzipora."

"I love you Zip."

"Damn...Is this shit too soon?" I questioned myself. I took a deep breath. "It's been about ten months now...if you feel like you love her, then it's time." I told myself.

"Fuck...No...What am I doing? This is stupid."

*phone rings*

"Hel-Hello?" I fumbled a little, before answering. "...Hey Markelle." Tzipora's Soft voice shadowed her timid demeanor.

"...Wassup?" My fingers ventured across the bathroom counter, fiddling with clutter and tiny belongings. "...I don't think I wanna go out..." she sounded upset.

"That's Fine Baby. What's wrong?"

"...I'm just...I don't know..."

"I'm sorry...Can we try Friday?" She added.

"Alright..."

"Bye." She hung up.

I was gonna get my clothes off and take a nap but something told me I needed to go check on her.

-tzipora

"It's all just a mistake!" I groaned, aggressively flipping through old pictures, records, and CD's.

"Zip..." Winter stood there, trying her best to steer me to sanity, like she usually did when I was having a fit.

"I can see how this will all go. Look at all of this! He fucked me to this one!" I tossed a Marvin Gaye CD across the room.

"We took this picture back in 2015...Fucking Bitch." I pushed the photo album.

"So what makes you think this won't all be Me and Kelle soon. One day I'm gonna be looking through my closet and find a bunch of bullshit with his name on it and break down, wondering why I was so stupid!"

"Zip, Stop." Winter started to gather the mess I made.

🖤

*knocks on door*

"Hi..Whatcha doing here?" Winter stands in the doorway after opening it. "I came to check on Tzipora."

"Um...I don't know...She's not-"

"Let me in Please?" 

"Okay..." she reluctantly stepped aside.

"Tzipora." I slowly opened her door, holding a bouquet of roses I had bought for her.

I saw her sitting on the floor in tears, with photos and a few CD's scattered. A wine bottle sitting on the floor with a glass and her face in her hands.

"Zip...You Okay?!" I grabbed her quickly and picked the bottle up. "Where did you get this?" I placed the bottle on a dresser.

She sniffled as I placed her between my legs on the floor, holding her. Her body trembled as tears dropped onto my black tee while she crawled up close to my chest.

"What's wrong?" I asked as she bent her knees. She cried, uncontrollably, hardly able to speak as I grabbed a blanket, seeing that she was cold.

"I don't know Kelle..." she struggled to say. "Yea you do. Where did these pictures come from? Why were you drinking?" I looked at the small remnant of dark red wine in her glass.

"I-I can't..Speak." Her voice rose, as she struggled to keep control of her words. She spoke inaudibly as the tears and stuffy nose she had left her almost Dumb for the time being.