Pamela
"Pam, you have a visitor." Nadia called from the hallway.
I looked up from the book that I was reading and glanced towards the direction of her voice. I placed the book down beside me before standing up from the old couch and creeping towards the hallway.
"She should be coming." Nadia said to whomever was at the door. "She likes to take her time."
I couldn't hear the person's response to Nadia's comment. I sighed as I finally turned the corner and walked towards the front door. A part of me was glad that Nadia hadn't let the strange visitor inside like she normally does.
"Ah here she is." Nadia said once I reached her. "Pam this nice man wants to see you."
I looked him up and down in silence, studying everything about him. He was wearing a grey hoodie with the sleeves cut off, ripped jean shorts. and a tan hat. I could tell that he was in shape and that he worked out frequently. Finally, my eyes met his, they were brown and they looked at me with a look that said, "You could trust me."
"I'll leave you two alone. I have to help Lisa with lunch." She said before turning and walking down the hall towards the kitchen.
I could tell that she was lying for two reasons, first Lisa and Nadia did not like each other at all and two Lisa was not even home. I watched her until she disappeared around the corner into the kitchen. The man at the door cleared his throat gaining my attention once more. I turned around eyed him carefully.
"Can I help you?" I asked leaning up against the doorway.
"Do you mind if I come in?" The man asked.
"Yes I do mind." I said glaring at him. "You can say it right here. You don't need to come inside."
"I understand." He said sticking his hands into his pockets before speaking. "I didn't think you'd want to see me again."
"What are you talking about?" I don't know you." I said folding my arms across my chest. "Look I don't have time for this I have stuff to do."
I stepped back inside and slammed the door shut. I locked the door behind me then went back into the living room to finish reading my book. A few minutes later, Nadia came into the living room with a tray. It had a turkey sandwich, some potato chips, and a glass of lemonade on it. I set my book down once again and took the tray from Nadia.
"Thank you." I said smiling, I took a bite of the sandwich as Nadia sat down beside me.
"What did that guy want?" She asked taking a handful of chips and putting them in her mouth.
"I don't know. He started talking nonsense so I closed the door."
"Did you close it or slam it?"
"Slammed it duh." I said rolling my eyes and taking another bite of my sandwich.
"Why?"
"Uh because he's a creep."
"You didn't even hear what he had to say."
"He didn't say much."
"Maybe if you hadn't slammed the door shut you would've heard what he had to say."
I shrugged my shoulders as I continued eating my sandwich.
We heard the door open and exchanged a quick glance before Deandre came into the living room.
"Hey baby." Nadia said giving him a hug and kiss. "How was work?"
"It was alright." He said dryly his eyes met mine. "What did I tell you about eating in the living room?"
"Well I don't think your child cares where I eat as long as I eat." I said rolling my eyes.
"Keep playing with me." Deandre said pointing his finger at me in a threatening manner.
I scoffed before getting up and walking out the room.
"I ain't scared of you nigga."
"Baby just leave her alone." Nadia said. "You know she's been having a lot of mood swings lately."
I walked into the kitchen finishing up the rest of my lunch. I washed the dishes then went upstairs into my bedroom. I grabbed my towel and the speaker then went into the bathroom. I hooked my phone up to the speaker and put on my Singing In The Shower Playlist.
I turned the water and patiently waited for the water to heat up before undressing and stepping into the shower. The hot water against my skin made me feel relaxed. I looked down at my belly, I wasn't showing yet but I knew that pretty soon it would start growing. I couldn't help but think about how fucked up my situation was. Here I was living in a house with three other people. Sharing a man with two other females. I closed my eyes and tilted my head back letting the water fall onto my face. I felt a pair of arms around my waist causing me to jump a little.
I turned around and opened my eyes to see Deandre standing there in the shower with me.
"Are you alright?" He asked kissing my forehead.
"Yeah I'm fine thanks." I said turning back around. "You can leave now."
Deandre suddenly gripped my hair and yanked back. I gasped then bit my lip as I closed my eyes.
"I don't know what your problem is but you better fix it." He growled kissing my neck.
"Dre stop." I said softly.
He let go of my hair then smacked my ass.
"I'll be waiting for you, hurry up."
