Demented

Chapter 4

     I walk into PE class. I don't see anybody I know but my homeboy Matt. So I look to him and say, "Bro , I'm sorry you had to walk in on that earlier. It really ain't what it seems. Don't say shit to nobody." He says, "You. Zuri. Man what the hell is goin on? Like when you gone get me one fool?" I'm sitting here dying laughing tryna be serious but it's hard to be with this boy Matt. "Me and her were talking about the whole Jai-Sariah sitchiation and then I was about to leave and then wala she started kissing me out of nowhere. I'm kissing the baddest girl in school, boy you think I'm finna stop? Hell nahh. But back to the main thing, I don't know where to go with me and Sa man." "You did it with Cha Cha why can't you do it with Sariah..."  Matt knows me like the back of his hand. *story time* Cha Cha is Charisma, my ex who passed away when I was 15. That was first love. We met when I was 12 and we fell in love first year of high school. She was my first kiss and weirdly how I lost my virginity. That girl was a freak demon. Besides the point, she cheated on me multiple times also but like I said it was hard to let her go.Midway through sophomore year of high school, she got really ill and went to the hospital and was diagnosed with stage 2 brain cancer. She fought it off for a whole year in that cancer facility, I held her hand alone with her fam through it. But she just had enough, she gained her wings. Killed my soul. Haven't been the same since, but I had to push on. *end of story time*. "You know I'm sensitive about that subject, why would you bring it up?", I asked angrily. "Man I was stating a point. I'm sorry if offended you man." "It's cool man. I'm just stuck on what to do about this. Zuri like me, Im with Sariah. Jai with Zuri. IM STUCKKKK!" Matt shook the hell out of me and said, "Look at me. I know how much Sa mean to you man, I've seen you do countless things for her and not get a damn thing back and you still loved her. You put your all on the line and ain't get shit back. You put in an e for effort and she put in a N FOR FUCKING NOTHING. Nothing at all bro. I'm telling you, you gotta let things go." "It's not that easy bro. Like she's my everything. It's hard to just let something like that slip away. I know she uses me but she's the only thing that keeps me happy." Next thing you know, Sariah walks in and tells Mr. Dizzy that I'm needed at the office, and that my food is here. Shit, you know I'm running I'm fat as hell 😂. Sariah is an office aid on her last block. She said, "Zuri brought this in." I say, "Thanks baby, I love you." and tried to dip out but I was stopped in my tracks. "So, Zuri bringing you food now? Y'all just cool all of a sudden? You know I don't like that bitch and been tryna run ones with her ass but she too scared to. The fuck wrong with you?!" "Man, you asking why she brought this shit? I hear about food I run to food, no matter what name is attached. Do I know why she brought it? No. Am I bout to eat this shit? Oh, most definitely!" She said whatever, gave me a hug and rambled, slightly stomping back into the office. I walked away with a demonic smirk on my face and looked into the plate. It was lemon pepper wings with seasoned fries. My favorite shit to eat. Who did she get this info from? Oh well, I'm heading back to PE eating the fuck out this plate. I'm finishing the last wing as I walk back into class and the class just start laughing. "Now why in the hell you eating them wings in my classroom?!" I respond with a shrug and smirk and went to chill on the bleachers. Sit down by Matt and he says, "Aye bro, there's something on the bottom of that plate." I look at the bottom and there's a little note taped to the bottom of it. It says, "I know how you've always felt. You've always talked about me to your friends and I've heard you mention my names a few times around Sa too. I know how you feel about me. It's cool, but if you really feel that way meet me at the park tonight and we can talk it out." Matt says, "Damn bro, you in a whole predicament. Sa or Zuri? You and Zuri was-" I punched him in the gut and then he shut up. Kobe walked over, which is one of my homeboys also, and said, "What's the tea?", while laughing his ass off. "Not telling y'all. Matt, you shut up. Tell him when we ain't here. Or just don't tell him I don't care. Damn!" *RING RING* class ends. I walk out and Zuri is standing right at the door. She gives me a hug and then walks away. Right behind her is Jai. Oh fuck. Wasn't ready for this.