torment .

Chapter 12:

Shay Diaz
Savannah Georgia

"you sure you wanna go out there alone?" Tara asked me.

"yeah, it's what's right." I said as I put my dish away.

"I can take care of that for you shay-

"Tara I'm good not entirely but good enough to go talk to my baby's father." I said while a small smile.

"I just don't want anything to cause you to have a relapse." She said.

"I promise I'm not, even if I would I don't have anything on me you have to get rid of all that stuff in rehab." I said as I sat down.

"what are you going to say when you talk to him?"

"I don't know I'm sorry I guess? What do I say to him."

"Start by telling the truth trust me it's better than lying." she said and I nodded, Ghost walked down the stairs on his phone and Tara looked at him and looked back ahead.

"I'm heading out." he said.

"where?"

"handle sum why you trippin?" He asked while mugging.

"I don't know you tell me." She snapped, and I looked down.

"whatever Tara I'll be back later." He mumbled and walked out and she sighed.

"how are y'all?" I asked.

"terrible, we don't even sleep in the same room." She mumbled.

"maybe your to hard on him he cheated a while back." I said while shrugging.

"It's the fact that he didn't tell me at all he waited until I accepted his proposal, he wasn't even gon tell me if the kid didn't show up on our door step." she said.

"where is the kid?" I asked

"he and ava are with my mama for the weekend." She said.

"what's he like?"

"I wouldn't know he doesn't talk just nods, I was giving him a bath the other day and saw scars all over his body." she whispered.

"wow poor baby." I said.

"if I ever see the mama ima beat her ass since she like to beat on folks." tara said and I laughed and patted her leg as I got up.

"you leaving." She frowned.

"yeah I need to get back to Atlanta soon." I said and she sighed and got up.

"be safe, I promise I'll come and visit every weekend." She said as she hugged me and I smiled.

"bye tee." I said and grabbed my things my Uber stood in the drive way and I got inside and he took me to the airport.

                                            ***

"Thanks for picking me up." I said to Shawn.

"no problem lil sis." Shawn said as we pulled off from the airport.

"so how are you?" I asked.

"been chillin got a good looking girl friend working you know the usual." He shrugged.

"how's king?" I asked and he blew air out his mouth.

"he good I mean you pulled his heart out and stomped on it shay so."

"that's not how it happened." I said.

"by all means explain to me? How can you still love Elijah after everything he put you through king loved you so much he was willing to give up everything for you." He said while looking at me.