Beautiful Mistake

Adrienne

"Get the fuck out!" My boyfriend, Erick yells back at me. I'm laying on the pavement crying, all my cloths are scattered. He walks back inside the house and I attempt to get up and get the hell away from him before something worse happens. I struggle to get my cellphone out my front pocket, its cracked and broken so I just throw it to the side in the grass. Erick finally returns with another garbage bag full of  a weeks worth of smelly nasty garbage and a knife. My eyes grow big stay calm Adrienne stay calm,  I was so scared that he was going to cut me my whole body went stiff. A sudden relief overwhelmed me as he cut open the tied garbage bag full of nasty leftovers, toiletries, and other disgusting things his son finds outside that I throw away.  

"Trash belongs with trash, right?" Erick says with clenched teeth. I brought my hands up and began pleading, "Baby, c'mon you dont have to do that. Its unnecessary..."

"Unnecessary is sleeping with my best friend" He says as he dumbs the garbage on my head. I couldn't believe he dumped garbage on my head. I was the love of his life. And it wasn't what he claimed to be. He slammed the door and all I could think about was where I was going to live now...

*****

It only took Geveine ten minutes to fly to the corner store which was down the street from Erik's house. Everyone was starring at me in wonderment, one lady came up to my and gave me five dollars to get something to eat. I gave her her money and calmly explained that I wasn't homeless. Which was hard to believe, I smelled like one, and looked like one, if it was for my best friend Geveine pulling up in the drive way, I sure as hell would be sleeping on a park bench like one.

Geveine hurriedly got out her car and stomped towards me. She lightly wrapped her arm around my  neck and escorted me to the passenger seat of her car. She jumped in real quick and started, "where is that ugly fuck?"

"Gee you don't need to go down there or even talk about him. Were officially over!" I said, a little piece of my hopped we weren't the other wished we were. Geveine started driving to her house and instantly had an reply, "I know.. I know..I know. But its hard to believe Adrienne you say that every time hes hit you, kicked you out for things that never happened and don't even get my started about what happened last month because you know how I get when I mention that" She ranted. I hated when she mentioned what happened between me and Erick. Its enough of an reminder when I wake up in cold sweats every other morning having to dream about, now she has to speak about it.

"Please don't even bring that up, I'm tired of hearing about it" I said. I mean who wants to hear about how your boyfriend drugs you and rapes you because you didn't want to have sex with him. Its heart wrenching and embarrassing. My eyes began to water and I gently brushed the little tears that escaped and ran down my cheek. Geveine looked my way, "Sorry" she said, "But I hate that little bitch with a Passion!"  Apparently that's the way i feel about my relationship with Erick. Ive been feeling that way since ever he told me he got another bitch pregnant, and that she was keeping it.

When we go to  Geveine's house she gave me some cloths and a T-shirt and some shorts to put on for a shower. Me and  Geveine  have been the same since since high school. Every time she gained a pound, I gained a pound. It was like we were twins or something. Me and  Geveine  have been best friends since high school, we were inseparable and a bad ass.  Geveine  and I could never follow the rules, always getting into fights at school and suspended or expelled for various reasons. The funny thing was if they expelled  Geveine  then I got expelled the same day or the next on purpose. The only difference about  Geveine  and I was that a lot of guys preferred me at the club and I was always complimented on how gorgeous I was, not to brag. It was just a preference men chose, and I was their choice. Don't get me wrong my home girl got play all the time. It was just that whenever she got play they seemed to be my rejects or my failed relationships because she was always 'Plan B' compared to me. I think she was always a little jealous of me in high school, but I couldn't help it. I didn't make her jealous of me it just happened. My little secret was that I was always personally jealous of her, she had everything I wanted. A beautiful house, a job that pays more than MacDonald's and a loving family. Something I'd give anything to have any day.

After my shower  Geveine  wanted to talk to me about what happened. When I walked into the living room, still drying my hair with her towel she turned the t.v down and started talking, "I know how much you love this man, but I cant sit back and watch him destroy the one person in my life that understand me and knows me more than me. Aide your my best friend, you family. How can you let this man break you like you do? You would have never let that slide with anyone before, what makes you do so now?" She asked, I can tell she wasn't trying to be rude but the way I felt at this moment I couldn't help but be angry at the fact that she wont drop it. I mean haven't I heard enough about him already?

"I get it, so you can drop it now" I spit back at her comment.

"I'm just trying to help" She said while turning her new plasma t.v back up to the volume she had it at from before.

"What are you watching anyways?" I asked laughing. Even though I was mad at her, I knew I wouldn't be for long. I just had to know what the hell she was watching, all these people getting punched, slapped, thrown into water trying to finish these ridiculous obstacles they've made out for them. The things people do for T.V.

She started laughing, " Its called Wipe Out, if they finish the last obstacle they get money. Its looked fun doesn't it?" 

The phone began ringing and  Geveine's eyes got big in worry, "Yea" I laughed and looked at the caller ID. My heart stopped. I looked over at  Geveine , "Should I answer it?" He face was red and I knew her obvious answer, "No." But I did anyways.

"Hello?" I answered.

"What the fuck were you doing, fucking another guy while you just left my house? I knew you were a hoe!" Erick screamed into the telephone receiver. I starred blankly at the phone in surprise.

"What is your problem?" I whispered as I walked down the the basement where  Geveine  had another living room layout. I just had to get away from her, she didn't need to hear him, which I knew she could.

"My problem is that my girlfriend is a hoe that fucks everything. That's my problem." He said angrily.

"Erick nothing happened between me and Quincy. He came over to get something from you and I simply told him you left and you'll be back in a few so I said he could come in and wait. He sat down and watched TV and I went to the kitchen to finish cooking dinner. He came in started talking to me and that was it." I explained. But since Erick was so damn hard headed he obviously didn't believe me.

"Whatever bitch, when aer you coming home?" He asked laughing.

I didn't know what was so funny, "I'm not."

He immediately suggested I should come home, "Quit playing I brought everything back inside. They stink so come wash them."

"Erick!" I yelled, "I. Am. Not. Coming. Back. Home." I spaced out the words for him so he can get the message. Why would I want to be with someone like this, I deserve more than him.

"Your not?" he asked strongly. I can tell by the way he asked me that that he had a plan.

I paused, "Yes." I don't know if I was more frightened to hear me say the words or me actually act upon them.

"We'll see." He said and hung up the phone. I sat there listening to the dial tone in my ear then finally pressed end and went up stairs.  Geveine  was standing by the phone stand. "You really shouldn't let him talk to you like that." 

I chuckled in disappointment, "You really should mind you won business, and stay off the other line while I'm talking on the phone." I smiled as I put the phone on the receiver and sat down. "I'm starving Gee, whats there to eat?" I asked holding my stomach.

"Look in the fridge, I got work in the morning so I cant stay up with you all night Doll. Gu'night." She said as she went up the stairs. I grabbed me a blanket form her hallways closet and threw it on the couch before I went into the kitchen and raided the fridge. I kne w she had something good to eat. As I went to bend down and look further, There was a bad pain in my side. I squinted in pain and checked to see what it was. "Fucker." I said as I saw the huge bruise from my phone when Erick picked me up and threw my outside. I remembered I fell on my side as he threw me. Bastard. I warmed up some left overs and laid down on the couch to watch some more of Wipe Out. My eyes were watching the screen but my mind wasn't processing anything. All I could think about was re-runs of what happened between me and Erick. I cried myself to sleep that night.