Lost In The Game

XVIII

There was a knock on the door...

"Who is it?", Jurnee yelled.

We all looked towards the door and then around the room. I felt eyes on me and when I looked up RaiShaun was staring into my head.

Jurnee opened the door and the unknown man walked in, closing the door. I couldn't see who was on the other side of the door but by the look on Jurnee's face, she was annoyed.

"What you doing here bruh?" Jurnee asked, looking the person up and down.

"I was just stopping by to see what you, I mean y'all, was doing tonight. We always chill on the weekend." Was James the mysterious face behind the texts and calls?

Me, Kenny and Rai stood in the kitchen, out of plain sight. Kenny looked at how close Rai'Shaun was to me and stepped in between us. I rolled my eyes and focused my attention back at Jurnee.

"You here alone?", James asked looking around the living room. Kenny tried to walk out but I grabbed his hand and shook my head no.

"Yup, all alone, waiting on my date to get here." Jurnee said pooping the "p".

"Look Jurnee, I have something I need to tell you. I-im the one you've been talking to.

"What you mean?"

"Rai'Shaun? Yea I been actin like him.", James admitted looking at the ground.

"So you mean to tell me, all of this was a lie? All the shit we talked about wasn't even him? But YOU. It was you the whole time?" I could hear the tears in Jurnee's voice. I wanted to go hug her so bad but she deserved this.

"Look I'm sorry. I just wanted your attention. I didn't know what other way to get it. When I saw you talking to RaiChelle about her brother. I knew that was my way in."

"But you know I'm dating Rodrick. Why would you go behind his back?"

"Why would YOU go behind his back?"

You would think I was shaking my head no, as quick as I was looking from Jurnee to James.

"When should we go out?" Kenny asked.

"Give it a second," Rai'Shaun whispered. Kenny let out a deep breath. You could tell neither of them wanted to be around the other.

"I wasn't talkin to you lil bruh."

We were so distracted by them about to argue we forgot about Jurnee. I looked out the kitchen and James had her pinned up on the couch, trying to remove her clothes. Kenny and Rai'Shaun ran out and grabbed James.

Kenny started sending punch after punch, not giving James a chance to fight back. "Nigga fuck wrong witchu?" Kenny screamed still throwing hard blows.

Jurnee was on the couch crying and shaking. I was so tempted to go console her but I couldn't show her I cared. I, honestly, wouldn't have cared if it was Jermaine or Morgan. But RaiShaun was off limits and she knew that.

"Bruh she wanted me," James yelled, spitting out blood.

"As sad as this sounds, she didn't want you thug. She wanted me." Rai'Shaun stepped to James. "You a pussy ass nigga for pretending to be me and hurting her fucking heart dawg. You wanna be me so bad, I would'na ever did that shit."

Rai'Shaun was so close to James that he could probably feel James' heartbeat. James walked towards the door and stopped to look back at everybody. He looked as if he wanted to say something but he just continued out the door.

Once James was gone, the room fell as quiet as a church mouse. "So Demyya? This you?", Kenny said pointing between me and Shaun, breaking the silence. I looked up at him, not wanting to argue with him.

"Kenny, I let you do you. Why you still worried bout me? Lailah is in love with you and bouta have your first child in three months. Focus on that ight." I was so over tonight. It was supposed to be stress-free.

"Myya I'll hit you up when I make it home," Rai'Shaun said, turning the attention towards him. I followed him to the front door and waited for him to give me a kiss. "Aight ma.", he gave me a side hug and with that, he was gone. What the hell was that?

"Thank you for ruining shit for me." I stormed off to my room.

It wasn't until I got there, that I realized I shared a room with the person who betrayed me the most. I laid in my bed and screamed. I threw my pillows across the room and kicked my cover on the floor. I got out the bed and got me some clothes for the shower. "Maybe this bath will wash away my frustrations," I thought.

Once I was in the bathroom, I turned the knobs to the water and set my water temperature. It didn't take long for the steam to take over the bathroom. As the tub filled up, I stripped out of my clothes and searched for my Victoria Secret bath bomb called Ocean Breeze Lavender. I found it under the sink and took the wrapper off. I tossed the bomb into the water as I balled up the plastic wrapper and walked to the trash can. I noticed a Clear Blue pregnancy test box in the bottom corner. I grabbed some tissue and dug into the can. The used pregnancy stick was in the box.

It read: Pregnant 6-7 weeks

I read the directions for the third time, even though I was clear that whoever took this test was pregnant. I sat the box and test on the sink and shook my head. The test had to be Jurnee's because it wasn't mine and she's the only other person that comes in here. I grabbed my towel and stepped into my hot and steamy bath water. I laid back as my body relaxed and slipped into a deep slumber.

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