Trust

Chapter 11

February 2017 | N O W | New News

"Whoa, Val! You had a whole dream about that situation? Are you serious?"

Kellie nearly shouted as she dug her fork into her Cajun salad. I shook my head, feeling the frustration from my dream come over me all over again. Just the thought of the dream coming back up made me feel as though the whole encounter actually did happen and I was suffering from the aftermath.

No matter how hard that I kept telling myself that it wasn't real, the more and more I thought about it, the more realer it seemed. It almost had me contemplating murders.

I picked up my glass of Mimosa to quench my thirst.

"You're seriously going through it, aren't you?" She added before stuffing her mouth with salad.

"It just further lets me know that any thought of me being over the situation that happened between her and Charleston isn't yet forgotten. I mean, the real question is, have I truly forgiven them for everything? Now, it's involving Sterling and it shouldn't." I said.

"You really shouldn't let what happened years ago get to you. I doubt Sterling would stoop so low and be that grimy. He truly loves you and I can see it in the way that you talk about him when you bring him up. Don't let a dream tear up your happy home, okay? And make sure to get Monice out of there as soon as possible before it causes problems." Kellie shook her head. "I know she's the baby sis and all, but I don't trust her not one giving bit."

"Wow." I say to her, sarcastically. "Thanks for mentioning it now!"

She laughed and shook her head.

"I didn't want to say anything because you're my girl and I love you to death. You make your own decisions. And at one point, I thought that you truly were over the situation up until now. But unlike Charleston, I honestly do trust Sterling and that he'd do the right thing if push came to shove."

I shook my head, staring down at my salmon before looking back up at her for answers, as if she could gaze into the future to tell me if something was really happening.

"Ignore the negative thoughts, Val. They'll only damage the positive and we really don't want that happening. You're in a good place. Stay that way." She encouraged me.

After giving it a little bit of thought, I figured that she was right and that I shouldn't give the dream anymore of my energy. I can also tell that she wasn't really trying to get into an entire discussion about it due to the way that she was quick to give advice rather than ask more questions.

I took it as a sign to just let it go mainly because it was just a dream and it wasn't happening.

"On another note, how about I bring a bag of sunshine to your dark clouds? Maybe the sunshine can outweigh the clouds and push away the rain that's over your head." She smiled big before taking another chew of her salad.

"Okay." I say, wanting her to continue.

"Okay, before you get all protective over me, I just want to tell you that I'm sure that this is not a mistake and that this is the real deal." She giggled a little.

I sat there, waiting patiently for her to tell me. Once she sensed that I was waiting, she cleared her throat and sat her fork down onto the plate.

"So..." she paused very suddenly, "I'm seeing someone."

Hearing her finally say that after all of these years sparked my interest. It sparked my interest mainly because ever since that Tyrone incident that happened years ago, she never even spoke of wanting to get back out on the dating scene. As far as I knew, Kellie was focusing on herself and men were far from her peripheral. But to hear this, it made me feel exultant.