ROSE IN HARLEM !
somewhere in
los angeles, cali !
trinity sighed, watching brandon's number appear and soon fade as she ignored his call for about the fifth time in a row. her heart was honestly shattered at this point because she really thought the baby would kind of mature them quicker in a way, but clearly money was more important to him.
"girlie, you need to calm down," halie draped the fuzzy blanket over her and trinity. ever since zion dropped her off a couple hours ago, trinity had been stressing herself out. she couldn't find a next day ticket back home but then again she was scared to go home and face her mother.
"he could've just told me," she whined. "i would've been mad but we could've agreed on a break until he bad to fo what he had to do,"
"you're forgetting that's my brother. i understand how you feel, but i know brandon didn't just agree to do it for some extra money. zion is always saying extra ass shit and i know he doesn't know the full story," halie pointed out.
"i'm hurt. i don't even care about this baby anymore," she ran her hand over her stomach. "i know i don't mean that but i can't do it on my own,"
"there are several people who got you,"
trinity shrugged, "yeah," she had nothing else to say, she was mentally drained. "i'm gonna' take a nap,"
"i'm in my room if you need me and if brandon comes knocking then co-"
and of course there was knock. trinity didn't even want to get up, but she found herseld rushing to halie's room where she closed the door and pressed her ear upagainst the door. thanfully her house was all on one floor and it wasn't that big so she could hear everything.
"come in. what's wrong?" halie tried her best to sound as if she didn't know what was going on so her brother wouldn't think she was picking sides.
meanwhile brandon was in tears, his hair a mess. he still hadn't changed from his clothes either. "i fucked up. i really did haile," he sniffed, plopping down on the couch.
"what happened?"
"trinity just told me she was pregnant but i had a deal with management to date maggie till phases dropped and she found out," he ranted. "now i feel shitty because she probably thinks i fucked her over for money when you know i have no choice in these types of situations,"
"did you tell her?"
"no! zion was running his fucking mouth and she asked him to take her somewhere before i could tell her i was cutting the deal. she thinks i had sex with her but i never did," he cried.
when he went to wipe his eyes, his vision focused on the purple scrunchie on the coffee table. the same exact one trinity had in her hair. "she's here," he stood up, but stumbled over his feet.
"have you been drinking?" halie shrieked, catching the tipsy boy by his shoulders. "brandon stop! you aren't about to see her when your like this," she couldn't hold him no longer watching him rush towards her bedroom.
trinity jumped at the sudden bang, watching the locked door shake so hard, it looked like it was about break.
"trinity, please," his voice was hoarse.
"trinity, you don't have to open the door," halie's voice was stern.
"stop! no, i'm so sorry!" he was on the verge of yelling but halfway halie had muffled his words by forcing his jaw closed with her hands. "baby just talk to me. i only kissed her once and i was drunk. we never did anything else, i promise you,"
and she almost felt bad.
"if i open this door-" her voice was shakey, hesitating to even give him a second chance, "you won't touch me and you'll explain everything to me. i don't want to hear that other bullshit and i deadass," she spoke as she went unlock the door.
it took a minute, but she finally opened it. he looked pretty bad, but what made her want to forgive him most was the look of defeat in his bloodshot eyes.
"you guys can talk in there. don't hesitate to calle girlie," halie pushed brandon forward a little since he seemed stuck.
trinity plopped in the bed, covering her legs with a throw blanket. "i don't have all night,"
brandon followed, sitting fairly close. and he spilled it all. simon would give him an extra check on the side just to have a fling with ome of his mutuals to create speculations for the new ep. he picked maggie because he thought she would understand and because
she knew about trinity. they got drunk at a party and she kisses him once, so he says, but he pushed her away asap.
maggie was very touchy so throughout the night she would hug on him or play with his hair or some
cute shit but it didn't phase him at all.
"i promise i would never hurt you on purpose, i love you and everything about you. if i wanted to stop singing for you, i would in a heartbeat. when simon told me about the deal i wasn't going to take it, but then i thought about the money and i thought about us. singing isn't forever but i know that we are," he ranted his drunken
thoughts.
trinity sat speechless which scared them both because usually she would be spoke her mind. but when brandon reached to hold her hand, she flinched away.
