Black is the Color of Beauty

Chapter 10

Bo's POV

January 7, 2019

Cleveland, Ohio

         My right cheek is on fire. It felt as though picked up a handful of hot cement, rub it across their hands and smacked the entire Buddha existence out of me. I look down to see NiNi's head going side to side and wagging her finger in the air. Even in her anger, she is so animated and beautiful. I take in a deep breath, before looking down at the raging firecracker. I take a moment to take in her appearance from head to toe. Currently, she is wearing some black, high waisted bell bottom jeans paired with an off the shoulder burgundy sweater and some gold accessories. Her fingernails and toes are painted the same shade of burgundy as her shirt. After giving her outfit an appreciative look, I glance up at her hair and its...... bushy or curly? I really can't describe it at all. I do know that I prefer the sleek bob she had when I met her in Shanghai, that hairstyle look is so classy and is very popular amongst Chinese women. Maybe, I could suggest to NiNi to flatten her hair because right now she looks like a wild ani........

   " Hold up. Ty, I know what you have to say is important , but we not going to sit here and act like shit didn't happen between you and Lei. We not going to sit here and pretend like he did not hurt you. Lei did some foul ass shit and he needs to own up to it." NiNi comments aggressively while walking away from us and walking towards the kitchen. Immediately, she returns with a knife in her hands and begins twisting it. Her stare is dead set on Lei. I glance over at Lei and noticed that his complexion looks pale as if all the blood has drained out of his body. I need to do something and quick, I haven't anticipated NiNi to act so irrationally over a misunderstanding. " I know Lei fucked up, but he was trying to protect his family and me. We thought you were all working for the Greeks. Honestly, if I was in his position I would've reacted the same way." And, I fucking would have. I wouldn't have let anyone get away with crossing me or putting my family in harms way. I refuse to allow these women to make Lei out to be a monster. He is my family and family stick together. " See Ty," NiNi looks in Ty's direction "I can't deal with someone who can defend a person for almost committing rape, its sickening!!" she huffs out. RAPE?!?! How dare Ty accuse Lei of doing that to her. I stand up visibly shaking with anger. I walk over towards NiNi and get into her face " What? You don't know Lei like I do! He would never do some stuff like that! Lei was right, Ty is just a liar filling your head up with lies!!" This is not worth the trouble at all... who knew that these type of women would be a handful. Pretty, yes. But, a manipulative handful nonetheless. NiNi decides to stand toe to toe with me and stare at me directly in my eyes. Confidence and dominance oozing out of her skin. How dare she stand in front of me like this? A Chinese woman, more particularly BiYu, wouldn't be standing so defiantly in such a shameless manner. 

   "Bo..." I hear someone call out my name in a soft manner. I look back at the futon I was just sitting on to see that the soft voice was coming from Lei. " NiNi isn't lying... Everything happened so quickly that night and when you sent me that text... I lost it and took my anger out on Ty. " he explains somberly. My stomach starts to be queasy as if I had just ate some lo mein that have been sitting out for a few days. There is a pressure starting to build up in my throat, almost as if I am about to vomit. " Lei... how... why?" I struggle to form a coherent sentence. " I'm sorry." That's it. That's all his ass have to fucking say for himself. "Sorry, Sorry?!?! You just admitted to almost raping Ty and all you can say is sorry?" Being in his presence, makes me want to strangle him. So, I walk out of the living room and wander to the back of the apartment eventually making my way to the bathroom.

   " May I come in?" A soft voice ask from the other side of the door. Instead of answering her question, I crack open the door halfway. NiNi slips in and shut the door behind me. " How are you holding ....." "Don't you dare ask me how I am holding up, NiNi? Don't do it. As if, I am a victim in this situation. I can't believe that he would do that to her... why?" I choke out. NiNi wrap her hands around my waist pulling me into a hug. Within the first thirty seconds of this embrace, I feel myself getting a bit heady... lightheaded... woozy... whatever you prefer to call it off of her scent. My nostrils is assaulted with the smell of a warm baked apple pie with a faint hint of coco butter. Gosh, I wish I could stay like this forever. But, my curiosity had its own agenda. "NiNi, how bad was it?" Her body goes rigid at my question. "NiNi." Again, she ignores me and buries her face deeper into my chest. I grab her jaw gently and tilted her head upwards. "Tell me." I beg. Her slanted mocha colored eyes begin to water up. " It was bad. When we saw Ty her clothes were a mess, she was sweating and there were handprint bruises around her neck," I flinch at hearing these details. " Once we got back home, for the first month and half she was a shell of a person. She wasn't eating at all and didn't leave out of her bedroom. It got so bad that Ty's mother flew her up her for a few days hopefully that we could help. But, nothing helped. Ty didn't say not one word the whole time, it was like watching the living dead." Damn you Lei, you caused so much damage. If only I could.... I only I could. " I am going to whip his ass, then leave the family. That's should teach his ass a lesson." I said out loud after finally making my decision. NiNi eyes widen up at my statement. "No, even though I agree he needs his ass whipped now his not the time. If we are in trouble with the Greeks, that's what we need to focus on." NiNi attempts to rationalizes with me. But, the thought of her defending Lei upsets me even more, especially after all the pain he put Ty through.... and NiNi having to watch her best friend going through that amount of pain. Nah, I am going to whip his ass. I remove NiNi hands from my waist. "Nah, he needs to be taught a lesson right now." I move past NiNi and head for the door. "Bo." I turn around at the sound of her voice and the next thing I know is that I am being pushed against the door. What the fuck, I need to whip Lei's ass. She needs to let me go. My thoughts are stopped short as NiNi grabs my face roughly and plant her plump, soft lips against mines. Is this happening? After a few moments, I few her lips move against mine. The first thing my mind register is the softness of her lips... damn is it possible that they are softer than soft... softer than clouds it. Is this what the American phrase being on "Cloud Nine" means? But, I can't think anymore as I feel her left hand weave through my hair before she gently tugs it. I feel my thoughts and anger slip away just like how the clouds in the sky lazily go by.