I woke up in a hospital. With Ki'moura and Clay sitting in the two chairs. Clay was knocked out sleep with Bleu in his arms Ki'moura was feeding Najhour. Bleu was wide awake. I tried to sit up but my stomach hurt too much.
"Uht Uhn .. don't try to move. You okay??" Ki'moura asked. "Mhm .. Bleu cmere." I asked.
She ran to me and jumped on me. I held her. I thought I was never gonna see her again. Ki'moura started tearing up. Beating me cry woke Clay up. He jumped up and hugged me.
"Boy! You know I got stitches! And you know you heavy!" I said. "Hi baby" He said. "Hi baby? Since when we talk like that?" I asked , laughing. "Since I thought I was gon lose you .. like frl Tae , you showed me how precious life is and how much I don't want you out my life weather it's death wise or us really separating. So how bout we just make all this shit official." Clay said. "What you mean official??" I asked. "Will you marry me?" Clay asked , pulling out a red ring box and opening it to a silver diamond mens ring. "Clay .. are you serious right now??" I asked. "Im dead serious. Will you marry me ..?" He said , getting down on his knee. "Yea .." I said with tears running down my face and cracks in my voice.
He smiled and put the ring on my finger. He stood up and kissed me.
"Eww!" Blue said.
We all laughed.
3 weeks later ..
They finally discharged me out the hospital. I have 16 stitches across my lower abdomen. I walked in the house and there Demony was sleeping on the couch. He looked exhausted and drained. I went upstairs and laid on my bed. Bleu followed me and laid with me. Clay came up to my room and went to the bathroom. I stared at him while he looked at himself in the mirror. I'm a fiancé to a man I never thought i'd end up falling in love with. After all the cheating and lying he did , I couldn't believe that he got down on his knee and proposed. But something in my spirit was telling me that he wasn't being as true as he claimed.
I turned on the tv. The news was on. They showed a boy that had gotten shot a couple days ago. Clay heard it and came out the bathroom.
"Turn that shit off." "Why?" I asked. "Ion wanna hear that shit right now. Plus you just came from the hospital , you should be tryna catch up on your pvalley episodes." He said , laughing. "Matter facttt , you right. DOWN IN THE VALLEY WHERE TYE GIRLS GET NAKED!" I sang. "If you throw bands then she gon shake it!" Blue tried to sing. "Uht Uhn! How you know bout that! Clay you had my baby watching some damn Pvalley?" I asked , laughing. "Listennn she don't even know what be going on in the show." He said. "Oh okay so when she running round here saying she wanna swing on a pole , what you gon say Mr.smartass?" I asked , laughing.
"She better go jump on that pole in the play ground and gone somewhere." He said. "Baby can you go get me some grapes from downstairs?" I asked. "Yea." He said , leaving out.
Artis came in and sat on my bed. He looked like he'd been crying. A lot. Eyes red , face dry , bags under his eyes , had zero energy.
"What's wrong?" I asked him. "I know he hurt me .. and hurt you but .. it doesn't feel right knowing that he's not here. He's dead Tae .. dead and gone. I'll never see my baby again." Artis said , breaking down.
I grabbed him and pulled him into the tightest hug in existence. He sobbed in my chest while Bleu stared at us. I felt bad for Artis. Even tho Zollo hurt him , that was still his lover. And now his loved is no longer alive and he doesn't know how to cope. He doesn't know weather to feel bad for himself or to feel hurt because his man got his throat slit. All I could do was hold him as my mind filled up with thoughts. Thoughts of me and Clay , thoughts of me and TJ , thoughts of me and Dez .. and thoughts of me and Mylin. Again .. Artis felt like the little brother I never had.
"Artis .. relax .. and breathe." I said. "No .. it's my fault he's dead and it's my fault you got stabbed. You could have died Tae. And that shit would have been playing in my mind forever." He said. "Artis it wasn't your fault .. it really wasn't." I said.
Clay came upstairs. He stopped dead in his tracks when he seen Artis crying. He mouthed to me: "What happen?" I mouthed back: "He misses Zollo." And to make things worse , Clay is the one that killed Zollo. But he kilt him because Zollo tried to kill me. Clay sat down on the bed next to Artis and rubbed his back as he cried.
2 hours later ..
Artis was upstairs sleeping with Bleu. Ki'moura went to work and left me with Najhour. Clay went to see Camryn. Demony was upstairs sleep. I was sitting on the couch feeding Najhour a bottle. There was a soft knock on the door. I stood up with Najhour in my arms and opened the door. It was TJ.
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" .. TJ??" I said. "Wassup Tae .." He said. "What you doing here?" I asked. "It's been like 10 months since I seen you and I heard you got stabbed." He said. "Well i'm good so .." I said , looking down at Najhour. "Listen Tae .. i've changed over the months and I need a second chance with you." He said. "TJ i'm engaged .. to Clay. And i'm not like that anymore. I don't cheat no more .. and to be honest I'm still scared of you." I said. "Scared of me? Why you scared of me?" He asked. "Nigga did your forget that you beat me?? You put your foot to my chest and kicked me .. you strangled me .. you gave me MULTIPLE bruises TJ. So hell yea .. i'm scared of you." I said , with fear in my voice. "I'm sorry .. I promise I'll never do no shit like that again if you just give me the second chance that I need." He pleaded. "No TJ. No , i'm engaged and me and Clay really tryna figure shit out this time-"
He grabbed my chin and kissed me. And me being me .. I accepted the kiss. That one kiss turned to us making out at my doorstep. I realized what I was doing and pushed him.
"No TJ .. ion want nothing to do with you. Like at all." I said , wiping my lips. "Tae I said sorry damn!" "What's going on?" Artis asked , wiping his eyes. "Nothing .. this is TJ." I said. "THE TJ?" Artis asked. "Yea .."
