Encounter

sᴄʜᴇᴍɪɴɢ [ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴡᴏ]

——— Jocelyn's POV ———
As I sat across the table from Romeeka and Jaliyah, I thought about planning the perfect murder for Malerie. Y'all might think, "she's doing too much over a bitch she don't even know for real." Well, I don't give not two f*cks. Bitches get put on t-shirts too.
It bothered me that Marcus was fucking around with her, and it bothered me that he took her side when we got to fighting, and it bothered me that after we fought, bad things started happening.

I wasn't no dumb bitch. I knew it was probably her trying to get back at me.
And I was gone confront her and find out why she did what she did.
Then, I was gonna shoot her fat ass down.

"Jocelyn? You okay? You over there shaking ya leg hard as hell."
Jaliyah notices me, while she rose her eyebrow in my direction. She was always the friend who knew what was wrong with Romeeka and I. Romeeka on the other hand..not so much.

"Yes, you know I got bad nerves." I played it off like shit was sweet and I grabbed my car keys and bag.

"I have to go and call Marcus, we can do some shit later."

It had been two months since my child and I had to stay in a shelter, I got my weight up and got us our own little apartment.
Ain't no damn way I would let my child live like that.

I called Marcus once I got outside to my car. I always checked in with him to make sure he was okay. No matter what, he answered.

"Why yeen been putting money on my book?

Damn, hello to you too n*gga.

"Hey, damn. I used that money to buy a apartment for me and our son. I promise you you don't have to worry about me putting money on your books..I got you. How you doing in there?"

"The f*ck you mean, shawty? Shit tough. This not my first jail stay, but beating my meat when I get horny not gone cut it. I been counting the damn days, man."

"Nobody woulda ever found out where yo' shit was at or what you was doing if you was more low key about it, dumb ass. Who even knew where the secret drugs were hidden?"

Marcus sighed like he was tired of me asking questions already. "I didn't tell nobody..nobody that I know of, except-"

I stood there waiting on his answer. Marcus was usually talkative but now, I'm guessing his mouth was glued shut.

"Damn.. I gotta go. Bye."

Marcus quickly rushed me off the phone and it puzzled me as to why he was in a hurry. N*gga you in prison, what are you rushing shit for..it's not like you going anywhere.

I sighed and got myself into my car to go to my mom's house and check on my son. My son was my life and if it were life and death I would gladly die for him

——— Mahalia's POV ———

I rolled myself out of bed and prepared for another day. Today I had work, and I also had two assignments to finish for my professor. They rarely replied to emails, but Mrs. Lowery was always on time. If ain't nobody care, that damn Professor Lowery was gone come through.

"Good morning, Zai.." I answered my phone when going in the bathroom to take a shower. Yesterday, he and I had an interesting conversation. I expected him to lash out on me when telling my emotions, but he understood. I know he was disappointed because I was beginning to feel a spark with him, too. But, I was grown now, I wasn't gonna use him to get over Keyon. I needed to be happy by myself before tryna fuck with Zaire.

I slipped my phone into a water protector pouch and stuck it on the wall with that new sticky case I had bought. We were FaceTiming and I had no problem with him seeing me wash up. This was a new phone, so I was trying all my best to take extra care of it.

"Baby, you look gooddddd. Do a lil 360 for me."

I giggled at Zaire's silly antics and I turned slowly in the tub. I was still in my two bedroom apartment, so the bathrooms weren't all that big, but they were nice. Just something for me until I could move out.

"Yea, yea. Whatever. What you have on ya schedule today? I gotta go to work in a few, we can hang today. The mall open I think, tired of these damn face masks."

Zaire snickered at me and I could tell he was staring at me through the phone screen. I turned back around after wiping my privates and seen him getting into his car.

"Where you going, Zai?" I peeked my head in the phone with shampoo in my hands. It was wash day for me and I wanted to skip it, but couldn't.

"About to come pick you up, the fuck. You talmout we ain't together, but you mines until I say otherwise." He looked at me dead through the screen and I could tell he was serious.

"You so damn toxic. Zai, zai you know I got work today. Then a couple assignments." I rolled my eyes and continued putting the shampoo through my hair.

"Okay, call in sick. Them assignments ain't shit for you to do."

I laughed at his silly ass before I finished washing my hair a second time with the shampoo and rinsing it. For somebody to 'understand' why I can't date them right now, he shole is tryna come see me all the time.

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Hey! I'm so sorry it took me so long to write you guys a chapter, school and college has been TOUGH. This is just a little taste for right now, bc my close friend beautydl been wanting another chapter. PLEASE go and check out her books, I highly recommend! I hope y'all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years! 🦋
Be safe, be beautiful, and be blessed!

✨Kia