Fire and Ice

Chapter 5 ~ Pills and Potions

"Pills and potions/We're overdosing/Im angry but I still love you" - Nicki Minaj

(Karma point of view)

I didn't tell my friends about what happened between me and Davon. Im now at home eating a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. After I finish my bowl, I go into the living room to clean up. My mama left it a mess. There's empty beer bottles on the coffee table and the pillows are all over the floor. When my mama wakes up for work, im gonna dig in her ass about this.

I pick up the empty beer bottles and in the process I knock over her purse. All the contents spill out. I bend down to pick it up. My eyes rest on three bottles of pills. I read the labels. Its all Perkeset and Molly's! What the fuck? My mom never takes pills. She always let her body handle sickness the natural way. I knew the nigga she got was no good. I take the bottles in my room and empty them out. Ill be damned before I let my mama take drugs.

I open the door to my locker. I see one of Davons boys coming towards me. "Wassup ma?" he says in a gruff voice. "Who are you?" I roll my eyes. "Im Cameron, Davon's homeboy. Why you dissed Davon like that?" he asks. I can see nothing but mischief in his black eyes. "I didnt diss him." I say. "I think you did." he says snappy. I dont got time for this shit. "I dont see where its any of your damn business!" I exclaim. I send him hate rays with my eyes. Where do people get off thinking that they can be in my business? I see his expression soften. "Whoa ma, my bad. I just wanted to know what was up. If your trying to talk to my boy I just want to let you know that he really isnt into relationships." Cameron seems okay, but hes getting ahead of himself. "Im not looking for a relationship with him." I say. "The way yall was acting around eachother yesterday, it seemed like yall liked eachother." he says. "Like is far from a relationship." I say. Cameron shrugs and saunters off. I stand there for a moment. Davon seems different around me. Ive seen how he acts with his friends. Around his boys, he's roudy. Around his hoes, he's calculating. Around me, he seems... I dont know... comfortable.