Save Me ( Keith Powers)

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Keith
It's been four weeks since Ash and I have talked and ever since then I've been in the house, moping. I hardly eat, I can't sleep because every time I close my eyes I see her and I absolutely haven't been anywhere since then. I just haven't been in the mood to do anything, well that was until my boys harassed me by blowing up my cell with calls & messages and showing up to my house unannounced. They told me that I needed to get out of the house before I drove myself crazy but the thing is I'm not in the mood to do anything. Sitting in the house by myself and not doing nothing is fine with me. That's what I like, but apparently that's not what they like because right now they are currently driving me to Good Nite even though I told them out of all places I did not want to come here.

When we arrived some of the employees walking past us spoke to me since I was a regular here. We sat at our usual table and watched the other people get on the stage and sing.

"Out of all places y'all could've took me, y'all decided to bring me here."

"This our hangout spot ain't it?"

"Yeah but-"

"Alright then. What you complaining about?"

I looked at my boy Jeremy and waved him off as I huffed a little bit.

He knew what I was "complaining" about but he wanted to play dumb so I'm just going to leave that little issue alone. I pulled my hood over my head, placed my elbow on the table and my hand under my chin as I tapped away on my phone.

"Maybe if I just scroll up & down my timeline on my social media the time will probable go faster."

I thought to myself then I mentally shook my head because I knew that was only wishful thinking. Soon as I switched from Twitter to Instagram i heard some familiar laughs and voices. I looked at Woody & Algee's faces and they both had a nervous look on their faces, Darius looked off to the side and whistled lowly and the rest of the guys were just unbothered by what was going on.

I looked behind me and saw the girls walking up hand in hand. If I could kick myself in my own ass I would because something told me to ride in my own truck. That way I would follow them here and then I could've made a u-turn and went back home.

I looked over at Darius and he still looked off to the side and whistled.

KP: Really bro? 😒
-9:56 pm

Darius: What? 🤷🏿‍♂️
-9:57

I looked up at him and just shook my head.

"Well, well, well if it isn't Mr. Keith Powers sitting up in here. You done finally came out of hiding?" Gabby asked as she pulled my hood off.

I sighed and pulled it back up.

"Wassup Gabby?"

"I don't know why you pulling that hood back up. Ashly see you now. When we walked up she noticed your tall, giraffe neck, two timing ass sitting up here already."

"Gabby..."

Gabby and I both looked towards Ashly and she shook her head. I guess to tell Gabby to not say anything else. My eyes stayed glued on her for a minute but she never did look or glance my way. She just sat up, cleared her throat and turned her chair forward. I won't lie I was hurt by her actions, but I can't blame nobody but myself. And I take the full blame.

After watching so many other people perform Elijah and Luke decided to go up there. They were about to perform Wanna Do Right by K-CI & JoJo.

They took the two mics off of the stands and Luke began to speak.

"I would like to say this song right here is a classic by one of my favorite duos. So if you know it, please sing along."

They placed the mics back on the stands and turned away from them. Then as the instrumental began they faced the front and Luke began singing the first verse then Elijah sung the second verse and they went back & forth with it.

Listening to the song made me think of my situation. Everything I wanted to say was in that song. My feelings were in that song. It just fit my situation perfectly.

I sat up in my seat and took my phone out of my pocket ready to text Ashly so I could explain some more. But then something told me not to. All this time I've been trying to explain myself but she hasn't been listening. So I guess it's time for me to do what everyone has been telling me, which is to leave her alone and give her time. When she's ready to talk and listen she'll come to me and give me the green light. And until then I have to go my own way and leave her be.

Next Day
Omniscient
"Alright, I see y'all tomorrow." Ashly waved & said to the employees as she left out of the gym. She was almost to her car until someone yelled out her name. When she looked back she took a deep breath and rolled her eyes.

"What? What is it that you want?"

She asked Renee as she walked towards her. Renee took a deep breath and held her hand out and Ashly looked down at it then back up at her face.

"Okay." Renee dragged out the word as she put her hand down.

"I wanted to come to you...woman to woman and apologize for what happened?"

"Woman to woman? Sweetie if you wanted to come to woman to woman you would've came to me the next day after y'all did what y'all did. As you can see you didn't because you're here right now in my face trying to apologize so you can save the woman to woman talk."

With that Ashly proceeded to her car.

"I'm sorry for how & what happened but I don't regret having sex with him."

Ashly abruptly stopped in her tracks but she didn't turn around.

"Ever since I met that man I have wanted to be more than friends with him but he just saw me as a friend. You have a good man Ashly. A man that loves you and doesn't see absolutely no flaw on you. Every time him & I talked you were always the topic of discussion. We couldn't have a conversation without your name being mentioned."

Ashly chuckled and turned around to face her.

"It's hilarious, not funny but hilarious that you say that."

"Why?"

"Because if what you said was true, he wouldn't have done what he did or said what he said. Like the old folks say actions speak louder than words and his actions were very loud and clear to me."

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