A month later
Brielle
"Elle you heard me?" Zy'Mir asked snapping me out of my thoughts. I hadn't heard a single word he said and I knew that he could tell by the look on my face. We rode together to my studio, I needed to go let off some energy and I didn't feel like driving and what else are bestfriends for? I'm glad we reconnected and it only took a few days for us to be right back to Exactly how we were and I'm glad I finally got my bestfriend back.
He chuckled looking over at me from the drivers seat. "You ain't heard shit I said did you?"
I shook my head slightly "sorry I've just been_"
"Thinking about Nahzeem" Zy'Mir finishes for me. I nod.
"You haven't talked to him since he left?" Zy asked
I shook my head "nope" I lied "I call he won't answer I text he won't text back. I'm about to say fuck it"
"Elle you know what you did to homeboy was wrong tho. You left him alone cause he wanted to protect you."
"I'm not a child I can't protect myself from Jordan"
"If you could you wouldn't have been getting beat up for so damn long." He stopped at a red light and looked at me before finishing "I know that sounded bad but it's the truth Elle. Stop feeling like just cause somebody wanna protect you that's you're looked at as weak cause you are not fuckin weak. Call that damn man and apologize cause yo ass tripping"
I just stared out the window not saying anything cause none of that was gone work. I was done with Nahzeem he had made that clear the last time we talked
Flashback
My ringing phone woke me up out of my sleep. It was Nahzeem I hadn't talked to him in a while so I happily answered
"Hello?" I said sleep evident in my voice
"What's up?" His voice filled my ears causing me to smile.
"Hey Zeem I miss you" I said softly smirking
He chuckled "is that right?" He said dryly
I made a face "yeah that's right why you say it like that?"
"Cause shit I can't tell. You was so quick to send me away." His words were slightly slurred. He was drunk
I sighed "you been drinking?"
"Yep!" He chuckled again then got quiet. I could have sworn I heard a female voice in his background
"Who was that?" By now I had sat completely up. As I clutched the phone in my left hand. Straining my ears to hear his background
"Who was who?" He shot back with another dry ass chuckle what the fuck was so funny?
"Nahzeem stop playing. I heard a voice" I was starting to get annoyed that he was finna sit here and act like I didn't hear what I heard.
He smacked his lips "nah"
I frowned hearing a woman's laugh "I heard a bitch Nahzeem" I snap getting upset. This made him laugh
"Man even if you did wh- why should you even care?" He slurred drunkenly "Huh? You don't want a nigga like me. I tried Brielle. I tried being the man that you want. The one you need but I guess since I ain't beating yo skull in so you not gone love me the way you loved him"
