Keeping Up With Ajaya

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Filler Chapter ~

"Lily you made it." I brought her in for a tight hug as she entered my apartment.

"Yes it took me two train rides but I wanted to see you." Lily doesn't have a car but she still gets to where she needs and wants to be.

"I missed you. I feel like we should've been friends a long time ago."

Lily was different in her own way. She was outgoing, less fortunate but still found a way, she worked, stayed out of the drama, and she loved to drink. She reminded me of me.

"Bitch I literally was saying that before hopping my ass on those trains. Where are the drinks at I could use one!" It didn't take her long to get to the fridge as it opened wide with her eyes looking.

"No drinks?" I shook my head.

"No Lily. Vee is more of a smoker and me...I stopped." A sad face came onto her.

"Why'd you stop? And where is Vee anyway I haven't officially met him."

"At work. He has a flexible schedule. Some days he works during the day. Other days he's overnight. I don't know how he can do it." She blew out air.

"Seriously. That sounds like way too much." I plopped down on the couch and she followed along.

"How are you." I feel like I ask myself that question a lot but don't give myself an answer. I didn't know how I felt.

"Can we have a deep talk? I need some woman to woman advice." She came close to me grabbing onto my hands.

"What is it? I'll be as supportive as possible. I promise." For a minute we sat in silence before tears started rolling down my face.

"Oh no, Jay." She grabbed me into a hug rubbing my back. Build up tears finally came out. I needed the closure and I needed it from someone I could trust.

Lily got up to find the bathroom and came back wiping my face off with a clean washcloth.

"I never saw you like this and it's hurting me to see you like this." I grabbed the cloth from her wiping my face calming myself.

"I don't know what to do any more Lily." She didn't say anything. Instead, she continued to rub on my back until I felt ready to talk.

"Vijiour put his hands on me." She stopped what she was doing.

"He did what?" I nodded clenching my arms around my legs on the couch.

"When did this happen?"

"When I told him I slept with Ron." Her face turned red.

"Someone needs to beat his ass! You don't deserve this." The tears were building up again.

"He's controlling now. He was never like this." She sat back beside me coming to soothe me again.

"That's because he showed you the side that will wing you in. Don't settle for his crap seriously." I sucked up my tears.

"I love him, Lily. I think I'm in love with him." She gasped.

"That quick?" I continued to wipe at my eye.

"I liked this man since my high school days. All it took was for him to come on to me and of course, I'm like pudding in his hands. I hate it."

"Awe Jay you got it that bad? This is still toxic boo you should know that." I sobbed.

"I know but he made me like this." I felt the tears begin to form again.