Its Yours

F I V E

Chance, 26

Smoke filled my 2020 Dodge Charger, as Rod wave played through the speakers. I was taking this hard, I mean why wouldn't I be. Lannie and I have been dating for 10 years I deserve more honesty and respect. Let me correct myself HAD been. I had to let that shit go man, I truly was bored and unhappy with the relationship but got too comfortable. Invested, I was too invested in trying to make her happy. What about my happiness? That meant nothing to her.

For all these years she was so selfish and I missed out on good women because of her, good opportunities. I had two children with her, that's the best thing that came from all this bullshit. I tried to marry her, twice. Whole time I was getting played like really the whole time. I regret this shit so much man, I let a woman who's not even 3/4 of my mother hurt me and take advantage of me and my feelings. She didn't cook, clean, maintain the children, or anything for a  matter of fact.

I sat in my car looking down thinking about how I had to go pick my kids up and my phone rings. It was Candie, I quickly answer

" Candie Girl! How you been?" I asked singing the first part.

"Chance I need you to do me a favor" she whispered with an shaky voice.

"Of course what's going on?" I reply getting more serious.

" I need you to meet me at the Panera Bread by my house in exactly one hour."

"Okay, you know they closed, is Preston at home?" I inquired about her fiancé.

"Shit Chance just meet me." she whispered angrily hanging up on me.

Something was off about this. Candie sounded weird and frantic. She got upset when I asked about Preston. I'm not sure, but I start my car up and open my sunroof letting the smoke out and head to Panera Bread on the North.

I haven't heard form Candie in a while, but I know how relationships are. I hid the fact I was communicating with her my whole relationship to not cause issues with Lannie. So I can get losing touch when her and Preston started dating, but it hurt me. We had such an unbreakable bond and friendship. Strictly friends, we never crossed that line again even though I often Fantasized about it

This is weird as hell. whenever.  Candie calls me she's always so happy, I can hear her smile through the phone, tonight was different she sounded off and anxious.

I Park my car toward the back of the building were I see houses in the distance and wait.

I see no people at all, this neighborhood was nice and quiet. I seen no trash the streets were well maintained and modern looking. Ohhhhh Preston must got money money.

I look to my right and see Candie walking towards my car, she had a duffle bag and backpack. I quickly get out the car and help her put the bags in the back seat, then open her door. I jog over to the driver side and get in.

I instantly smile at Candie and take in her appearance. She looked tired. Eyes puffy, hair a mess, she was smaller, her nails were all broken with chipped polish. She looked like she'd been fighting. I turn on the light to observe her further and she slapped my hand and clicked the light to darken the car.

"Come on Chance, lets go now please." she exclaimed looking out the window.

"Candie what the fuck is going on? What's the issue with me looking at you?" I ask pulling off from the Panera Bread.

"Chance....... I can't explain everything right now, or anything. Can you please take me to a hotel and rent me a room, I can't use my cards." Candie sighed and held back tears.

"No I'm not. I have to go pick my children up. They are visiting their mother. When I do that you can come to my house and we can get you cleaned up, and you are gonna talk to me babygirl. I don't know what's going on but you need to get it off your heart Candie." I cant look at her like this, it's pissing me off. Candie is too strong of a woman in my eyes, and to see her look so broken hurts me.

"Lannie gonna be alright with me accompanying you to get them?" Candie questioned.

"Fuck her! I don't give a fuck. She don't have custody so therefore I make the decisions." I yelled getting upset. I hate hearing her name sometimes.

"Whoa, when all this happen with the custody?" She pried. I laughed, and thought to myself we have tons of catching up to do.

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I have no right updating anything, but I enjoyed writing this........ continuation of my book from 6 years ago!!

I hope you can see the maturity in my writing and pray all is well in your lives despite Ms. Rona and her Uncle Trump 😘