“How? Is that your man?” I asked. “Because we’ve never met or heard about him. How long have y’all been together?”
She got quiet because she knew we called her hand. Rhea loved throwing stones from her glass house. I kept it real. I pass judgement on my girls like they do me. That’s what helps a friendship grow. That’s how you keep order. But don’t say one thing about the next when you’re doing the same thing.
“Y’all got me, alright. Look, I don’t want you getting caught up in his lifestyle.”
“And what’s that?”
“I’m sure you know that he doesn’t only box. Rayzor has a reputation.”
“So, to try to make up with me, you still haven’t offered an apology. Then you proceed to air out his dirty laundry to make your claim.”
“No, it’s not even like that. I want you to know that you’re my girl. I’m not going to turn a blind eye when you need to be in the loop.”
“Hold on, bitch, are you throwing shots at me?” Suki snapped.
“Like I said, I want you in the loop but from your expression, I can tell you already know about Rayzor’s other side quest.”
“Bitch, that’s far from a side quest, that’s the main plot,” Suki interjected. “That’s how he ate, still eat and will possibly eat for a good minute if he never touches another ring again.”
His street lifestyle was a sore spot with me.
“Yeah, well you ain’t gotta worry about me and how I feel about Rayzor’s street life because we ain’t together no more. And no, I don’t wanna talk about it. Yes, I’m fine. Get the details from Suki because I know her loudmouth ass gone tell you anyway.” I sat back.
Suki gawked.
“Girl, don’t act. I don’t mind you telling her.” I smirked.
“Seriously, E, I’m sorry about y’alls breakup,” Rhea apologized.
“No, you’re not, and that’s fine because I went in headfirst.”
She ran over to me, throwing her arms around my neck.
“I was wrong. I didn’t want to mess up anything you had going on. Only trying to protect you.”
“And I appreciate that.” I hugged her back. “I didn’t like the delivery.”
“I missed you, Eris.” She hugged me tighter.
“Missed you too.”
Suki joined in, pushing us all forward.
“See, this what I do it for. My girls. We can’t be going out sad like that.”
We laughed.
“Right,” I said as the hug lingered a few seconds more before we released one another.
Suki turned up the music and Rhea went to her mini bar in the salon, pouring us up some drinks while Suki got on my hair.
The energy took a minute to shift with me but once it did, everything was fine. Me and the girls caught up as much as we’d allow. They didn’t bring up Rayzor. In fact, we stayed away from the men’s subject.
It felt good catching up and getting back in the mix with my girls.
I had an epiphany sitting there thinking about who I was before Rayzor. Not that he dimmed my light, but at least I wasn’t drowning my sorrows in liquor to get over heartbreak. I needed this to remind me who the hell I was.
The club
