This Stays Between Us!

~Katelyn~

  My step dad is such an asshole. Always asking for money but doesn't want to get a job. But I still don't understand why he keeps asking me when he knows that I'll say no.

  I've been driving back home since morning and I'm still heated about my step dad calling me out of my name THEN wants to ask for 3,000 dollars because he's late on rent. I wish my mom would divorce his lazy ass but she loves him.

I gave my mom a 5,000 dollar check. I would never give her husband the money, obviously he isn't responsible with cash.

I arrived at LaToya's house. I notice smoke in the backyard. What is she up to now?

I get out of my car and walk to the back of her house.

"Toya?!"

"Back here!"

I see LaToya sitting on her porch drinking champagne while roasting marshmallows over her fire pit. I walk up closer to see a pile of men's clothing and jewelry. Then I see that the fire in the fire pit is burning on the shirts and pants that I believe are Issac's.

"Um.. LaToya. Why are you burning Issac's clothes?"

She grabs a bag filled with jumbo marshmallows, she takes one out and puts it on this silver metal stick. She hands it to me.

"Here, put it over the fire."

I sit down next to her and I put my marshmallow over the fire.

"I kicked Issac out."

"Why?"

I don't know why I asked that. I know his dumb ass probably got caught cheating..

"I come home after work and I walk through the door to hear my wooden floors cry for mercy. I followed the sound of a walrus trying to breathe and as I got closer to the sound, I realize I'm walking to my damn bedroom."

LaToya sips from her glass then continues.

"So I bust open the door to find Issac fucking Godzilla in my bed!!"

She picks up a hand full of Issac's clothes and puts it in the fire pit.

"This big ass bitch is tumbling over everything trying to grab her ugly ass clothes. Shit, every move she made a mini earthquake would occur in my house."

She grabs more clothes and angrily throws it in the fire pit.

"This nigga really lost his mind! Did he forgot who I was!?"

"You didn't hurt that girl did you?"

The last time Issac cheated on Latoya. She almost killed the girl he was sleeping with.

"No, her big ass ran out the house. That's enough punishment as it is."

I try my best not to laugh. LaToya cracks me up even in a serious moment.

"Well, I hope you didn't pull a gun out on Issac."

She gave me a look that clarifies that she did.

"Fuck that nigga. I should of shot his dumb ass!"

I notice that LaToya was just burning the marshmallows until they melted into the fire. Her  face revealed how tired and heart broken she was. She stared in the fire watching his clothes burn while drinking more champagne.

I wanted to change the subject. I couldn't stand to see my best friend in pain.

"I hope Madison is alright."

"I talked to her yesterday, she said that she was okay but I'm going over there in 30 minutes."

I got out my phone to check the time.

"Well, let's go now."

"What time is it?"

"4:15."

"Yeah. Let's go. I'm a put out this fire first."

"I'll help."