Loving you broken

I know how to respect women. I have 2 sisters. I didn’t have much of a choice but to hear about the rights and wrongs of a guy. They made sure I knew what to do to please a woman when I got into a relationship. What they forgot to mention was how sneaky women could be. I remember my long 3 year failed relationship like it was yesterday. I’d thought I met the woman of my dreams man. When I say she was beautiful, I mean that. Everything about her seemed perfect to me. Her laugh, her voice, her body, her smile. Everything. We didn’t have any problems until I had to relocate from Georgia to New York. I got a job offer that I couldn’t refuse! I was only 22 at the time and would be making 6 figures! I couldn’t turn that down. So many of my boys I knew were either locked up or dead and I worked my ass off since middle school to not be like them. I mainly did it for my mom, god rest her soul. She wanted nothing but the best for me and I planned on giving her that. Nothing was going to stop that. But Sherri did. She was so pissed that we would have to do a long distance relationship and I didn’t understand the big deal! If I moved to New York I could fly her to me on weekends and I could send her gifts that I could never afford in Atlanta. For some reason she just didn’t get that. Eventually I left anyway and promised to see her as often as I could. That wasn’t enough. She wanted me all the time and she always wanted to talk too. I had business to take care of. She didn’t even know I was doing it for us! After a year at that company I would have married that girl. I would have taken her to the honeymoon of her dreams and got her pregnant that night! I had it planned in my head. It had been 5 months since id seen her and it was killing me! I decided to work 15 days straight with no weekends off or over time if I could take off for the weekend. It was Friday March 18, 2011. I would never forget that day. I had only told my sisters I was coming back and they were so happy and excited to see me. I had asked Sheri what her plans were for the weekend earlier that day and she said she’d be spending the night with her friend Alexis the whole weekend. I knew where Alexis stayed because we had sex in her house I don’t know how many times.

I booked a flight Friday morning and landed at the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson airport only a few hours later. It was still early and it was beautiful outside. The sun was shining and there were so many beautiful woman walking around! I had been so buried on my office I forgot the affect a woman had on me. In case you were wondering I am the furthest thing from ugly. Don’t let me being humble and faithful fool you. I am 6’0 even and chocolate. I have a low fade, slim but muscular build, a goatee, and no tattoos. I like my body too much for all that, and surprisingly women end up loving it. That and the V shape I have near the bottom of my abs. I’m not tryna say I’m perfect, but some might think so. I got a nice 2012 Lincoln rental car and was on my way to Alexis’s house. I was so excited I didn’t know what to do with myself! I got out the car and went to knock on the door. Alexis looked surprised to see me. I mean we weren’t close or anything, but she looked more confused than I thought she would. “Wassup Alexis!” I leaned in to give her a hug and she said “wow you smell good! Wassup though? What made you come here?” “Thank you, and Sherri said she spent the night here. She doesn’t know I am here though. Go get her” “Sherri? I don’t even talk to her anymore. I had an extremely confused look on my face “since when?” “We stopped talking for a minute now. I haven’t seen her in at least 8 months” “that’s crazy! Well let me try to find her. I appreciate the information” “I am almost certain she’s on Cleveland Ave at Red’s place. She has been hanging with her so I hear” “Red Red? The one with all those kids and stays in a one bedroom?” “Yes her. They got tight not too much longer after we stopped talking” I was so confused! I wonder why she was kicking it in the hood like that. It made no sense! I had left Alexis house and called Sherri. Before I could get a word in she said “Hey babe! I was just thinking about you” “hey, what you up to?” “I’m just chillin really. Not doing much. What about you, how is work?” “Ehh, work is work. Nothing serious really. I actually got a break today so I’m chillin myself. Wish that I could see you” I said with a smirk on my face. “I wish that I could see you too love. I miss you so much” “yeah me too. I am gonna call you right back aight?” “Okay, love you” “love you too.” I am not one for games. I don’t have time for that, but I decided to go and chill out with my sisters for a few hours to calm myself down and then I planned on seeing if Sherri was where Alexis said she would be. It had just hit 12 in the afternoon and I had just pulled up to my sister’s place. They shared an apartment together 30 minutes away from Fayetteville. It was a pretty nice neighborhood and I was proud of them. Of all of us. We would be making our mom real happy right now. Before I knocked on the door the door was already being opened and my 20 year old sister Ashely jumped on me. My 24 year old sister Cori screamed and damn near turned me deaf! “We missed you so much Terry!” “I missed y’all too man!” I walked in their place and it was nice. Too much pink and cheetah print for my taste but for them is really nice. We talked about their relationships, my job, and college and then we had a few drinks. Ashely tried to grab one and Cori said “don’t try to act brand new! You aren’t 21 yet put it down” “Really? Terry do you hear this?! That’s BULL I’m 20. I’m old enough to smoke my lungs away but not drink something that actually tastes good?” “Damn right!” Cori said as she walked to the kitchen. I slid my drink to Ashley and let her drink some of mine, she was mature for her age and she would be 21 in 3 months. I wasn’t trippin. It was good to know that Cori didn’t play with her though. It hit 6 and I told them I had to go and see Sherri before it got dark. I was going to the hood and I was bout’ that life, but I didn’t feel like having to be today.