Eve's love

Changes pt2

Dre has been blowing my phone up for the past hour he texts me like 20 times. Ion knows why he's got Dior riding for him now. Right now I'm at work and the lunch rush just died down it's around 4:30. It's just me and my white friend sandy in here and it's boring. I was just on my phone reading a book I downloaded a day before just chilling. While reading I get a text from justice asking if she could come up to my job so we can talk I told her it's ok. 45 minutes later she was here. " Hey Eve," she said kind of shy. "Wussgood? Um hey sandy me and my friend here gonna sit in the back Ight." She answered without looking up from her phone. " Alrighty, then eve do ya thing." I chuckle to myself cause sandy is something else. "Wanna milkshake justice?" She shook her head yeah she looked depressed. I made both of us chocolate milkshake cause it was our favorite when we were kids. Back in the day I and justice were like sisters we told each other everything running around the apartment complex getting into trouble. Finding change around our houses so we could get chocolate milkshakes from this little old Ice cream parlor run by this old Mexican mad that always listened to 50s slow songs and me and justice would pretend we lived in that time dancing to all the songs that came on. When we started to go through puberty justice realized how pretty she was and how she loves anything that had to do with boys seeing them and talking to them she was the definition of a boy crazy. See me I kept that shit quiet I had a few crashes but I would never have the balls to tell them. Thinking now I would never think me and justice would stop being friends because of a boy she didn't care about. I sit back down and look at justice and hand her the milkshake. " So pregnant huh?" She shook her side to side before speaking. "Eve what am I going to do." She started to cry very loudly. I get very sympathetic. " Hey hey hey calm down we gonna talk about your plans now I'm here alright. She starts to cry even more. " Eve I'm such a terrible person for treating you like that I have always been jealous of you your so strong and never back down and you're so intelligent. Your gonna be something in life imma just be a niggas baby mama. You were like my sister and I let dick get in between us when we both knew Dre likes you a lot." "Hey, I forgive you I got no hate towards you and you're smart too but you gotta be even smarter for you and that baby. And I and Dre are just friends I'm telling you I think he with Dior." I shrugged my shoulders. She sipped her milkshake. " Did you tell ya mom Justice?" " No, my mom has been barely in the house since she gotta new boyfriend." I sip my shake. "Well, as soon as she gets back you need to Ight? Ya mom is mad cool and she was about ya age when she had you I always loved talking to her she's such a good listener." She agreed. I and justice talked for about two hours talking about her life and scheduling doctor's appointments for her real stressful stuff. I look at my phone and Dre texted me about 30 more times I look at the clock it's 8:15 I get off at 8:30 I can't wait to take my black ass home. I and justice say our goodbyes. I begin helping sandy clean up for the dinner rush cause we close up at 11:30 and the people for dinner are even more a mess. I call my Uber and I finally decided to call Dre when I get home I wonder what he finna say.

On the way home I'm just thinking about how different me and Dior are and how badly I wish I was her she funny cute confident it really must be nice. I get in the apartment alone again for another night. I pick up the phone and call Dre it rings two times then he answered I hesitate. " Uh hey wussup." " Eve wtf happened to you? I have been blowing ya damn phone up what happened to the prep rally, are you ok ma?" I get irritated. " I didn't think you cared so much Dre I thought Dior would keep you occupied." I roll my eyes. " Huh, what are you talking bout Eve?" I answer "Nun I'm coo how was the pep rally?" He lets out a long breath. "Lame cause you weren't there." " Well, I had to go into work early ion know what to tell you." I said very nonchalantly. "Hey umm are you still coming to the party tomorrow?" I hesitate "Uh ion know I just wanna chill tomorrow it's my only off day." " We'll if you change ya mind come thru I would like to see you tomorrow and chill wit ya. You're like my best friend I care bout ya a lot. Umm I gotta go Eve I'm working on I'll ttyl." Then he hung up the phone my eyes started to burn with rage and emotion. "Fuck!" I throw my phone on the couch. Why is this nigga so nice I completely just threw Dior in his face and he gonna ignore it and keep talking about wanting to see me see that is why I can't get over him he's like a shadow over my fucking heart his smile just brightens up my day his lips make me melt like a popsicle in June. I get snapped out of my thoughts and get a knock at the door. I open it and jump seeing two men holding my mother up with blood all over her face and legs. I scream "MOM!" The guys drop her and she falls to the ground not getting up. And they mysteriously leave and walk down the stairs. I rush to the ground. "Mommy wake up please wake up!" Her eyes open slightly looking up at me. " Thank god try to stay awake." She tried to move her lips but no words come out. I rush to my phone and call 911. "HELLO MY MOTHER JUST BEEN DROPPED OFF BRUTALLY BEATEN AND BLOODY I NEED HELP HER NAME IS CAMILA BROWN AND SHES BARELY MOVING QUICKLY IM 17 I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO!" I gave her my address the lady on the phone told me the ambulance will be there in 20 minutes. Meanwhile, I sat on the floor holding my bloody mother crying moving back and forth watching her slowly breathing. I just thought about the pain my mother has been going through and the reasons why she was so angry at the world. Even since a kid I always told myself no matter what my mother put me through I would never treat her or anyone how she treated me kill them with kindness. The ambulance guys ran upstairs with the stretcher to get my mom. After they leave I run to the bathroom and look at myself and I'm head to toe with blood I run to the toilet and throw and turn the shower on. I strip all my clothes off with the hot tears sliding down my face. I scrub myself in hot water just crying and asking God why my life is so rough daddy why did you have to go if you were here mommy would have a good job treat me better and enjoy her life. I get outta the shower sniffing and crying and I. I hear another banging at the door I throw on a big grey hoodie and sweatpants. I open the door and it's justice and her mother Trina. "Omg Eve was that your mom on the back of that ambulance!" Trina asked shaking. I started to cry some more and justice hold me tightly whispering "Everything's ok Eve I'm her." Trina looks at me and justice and says "Come on Eve we gotta go to the hospital." We and go downstairs to the parking lot and drive to the hospital. We come to the front office and I say my mother's full name. " What room is Camila Brown in I'm her daughter Eve?" The lady starts to type on the computer and look for the room. " Well, Mrs. Eve she's still in surgery she'll be in there for a while so imma need you to wait I'm in that room over there a doctor will come to talk to you when she's done. I sit down with Ms. Trina and Justice waiting for my nerves where all over the place. We had to at least in that room for three hours I fell asleep and felt a tap on my shoulder. I look up and there's a talk brown skin bald doctor who had to be in his 40s. " Are you here for Ms. Camila Brown? I shake my head. " Well come with me, mam." We start walking down this white and blue hallway and he starts talking. " Well ms brown has Severe head trauma a broken nose and bad bruising to the ribs, she had to be on six types of narcotics, and while doing some blood work we have found that Ms. Camila tested positive for HIV. We did surgery to stop the bleeding but your mom is in a coma and breathing on a machine." My world stopped. " Um, what did you say sir?" " Ms. Camila tested positive for HIV her cd4 count was way under 200 she had to have it for at least 4 years. I shake my head " will my mother be an ok doctor?" He looked down at me. " At this hospital, we are gonna try everything we've got to help Ms. Camila. "Can I see her?" " Yes, you can you can see her any day between 9 am to 4 pm." He takes me to her room and she's stripped from all her makeup and weave and she looks beautiful why would she buy all that fake shit ok herself when she a beautiful woman I just sit next to her and cry. I'm all this woman got how the hell am I gonna pay these bills I would have to work 6 jobs to pay all this shit off. I rest my head on her hand and just let the tears run down my face and her palm. I feel my phone vibrate and see a text from Dre " Eve I need to talk to you about something." I look up and close my eyes and whisper. " What's next."