then
spoke.
“I don’t want
you talking to her at all. I mean that.”
“You don’t
tell me who to talk to. I don’t know who you….”
“Fine.” I
responded and walked off.
I’ll be
damned if she was going to mistreat me, walk all over me, and then disrespect
me with Ingrid to boot. I went into the bedroom and grabbed a suitcase. As I
got my socks from the dresser drawer, I caught a glimpse of myself in the
mirror and saw the cut and dried blood that ran down my face caused by the keys
she threw at me. Nadiah came into the room as I was closing the suitcase.
“Where do you
think you are going?”
“Away from
you!”
“Fine, I’ll
just make a little trip to the clinic in the morning.”
“Go.”
“Okay Alton,
I won’t talk to her anymore.”
“Nadiah I
need to get my head together. I can’t be in the same house with you tonight.
Loving you is hurting me and I can’t take it. My heart is tired!”
“Fine! I
can’t guarantee I’ll still be carrying your child.”
“If you abort
our innocent child out of spite then I definitely don’t want to be married to
such an evil heartless woman.
My statement
resonated because the look on her face was priceless.
“Alton, I’m
warning you. Get back here right now. I’m serious.
I didn’t stop
walking. Nadiah ran up behind me and grabbed my arm.
“Take your
fucking evil, tainted ass hand off of me!” I said slowly as scalding hot tears
streamed down my face. I walked out, slammed the front door, and left. I went
straight to Zeke’s house.
“Zeke!” I
greeted him.
“What’s
Nadiah done now?”
“That Ingrid
called and I answered the phone. I found out Nadiah has been talking to her.
She called her 6 times today alone.”
“I thought
all that was over. What happened to your head?”
“She threw
some keys at me as soon as I walked in the door.”
“Alton you’re
a better man than I am.”
“What would
you do?”
“Beat her. Ha
Ha.”
“That didn’t
work too well for Harpo, remember? Man, when I left, she threatened to go have
an abortion.”
“She won’t do
that. That child will be her attachment to your money.”
“I’m holding
on to hope. Zeke that’s all I got.” I said sadly.
“Well I HOPE
your ass gets some sense, Lord!”
“Where is
your boy Jazz?”
“He is in
class. He should be here in a minute.”
“Zeke how is
it going with him living here? You ain’t fooling me. I know you’re in love with
that boy.”
“It’s been
fine. It’s not like I can’t control myself. I accept that he is straight. It’s
not a big deal.”
“He does know
you’re gay right?”
“No. The only
people who need to know my sexual orientation are people that are going to be
in my bed. Since he isn’t, it’s not his business, just like his sex life and
sexuality is not my business.”
“Alright, you
better watch it though. You know the first words out of his mouth are always
‘no homo’, or ‘I ain’t gay’.”
“I will be
okay.”
Zeke wasn’t
fooling me at all. He was in love with Jazz. I really hoped for his sake he
could check his feelings before he fell any deeper. A one-way romance is a
guaranteed way to get hurt. I ought to know my marriage was one.
Four
Rachel Richards
Elias was
always a bit quirky but he totally lost any semblance of sanity he had. He
started grabbing me or pushing me a lot more often. I moved into one of our
spare bedrooms. My attraction to him had cooled considerably and we began an
existence more like roommates than husband and wife. I wasn’t missing much. I
remember our wedding night. When he took his shirt off and I was looking at all
of his muscles in anticipation of what else I was going to see. He pulled off
his pants and jumped in the bed in his boxers. I thought he was just nervous.
So when I got in beside him, I managed to ease his mind a bit and convinced him
to pull back the covers. Honey, let’s just say that what he was working with
didn’t justify
spoke.
“I don’t want
you talking to her at all. I mean that.”
“You don’t
tell me who to talk to. I don’t know who you….”
“Fine.” I
responded and walked off.
I’ll be
damned if she was going to mistreat me, walk all over me, and then disrespect
me with Ingrid to boot. I went into the bedroom and grabbed a suitcase. As I
got my socks from the dresser drawer, I caught a glimpse of myself in the
mirror and saw the cut and dried blood that ran down my face caused by the keys
she threw at me. Nadiah came into the room as I was closing the suitcase.
“Where do you
think you are going?”
“Away from
you!”
“Fine, I’ll
just make a little trip to the clinic in the morning.”
“Go.”
“Okay Alton,
I won’t talk to her anymore.”
“Nadiah I
need to get my head together. I can’t be in the same house with you tonight.
Loving you is hurting me and I can’t take it. My heart is tired!”
“Fine! I
can’t guarantee I’ll still be carrying your child.”
“If you abort
our innocent child out of spite then I definitely don’t want to be married to
such an evil heartless woman.
My statement
resonated because the look on her face was priceless.
“Alton, I’m
warning you. Get back here right now. I’m serious.
I didn’t stop
walking. Nadiah ran up behind me and grabbed my arm.
“Take your
fucking evil, tainted ass hand off of me!” I said slowly as scalding hot tears
streamed down my face. I walked out, slammed the front door, and left. I went
straight to Zeke’s house.
“Zeke!” I
greeted him.
“What’s
Nadiah done now?”
“That Ingrid
called and I answered the phone. I found out Nadiah has been talking to her.
She called her 6 times today alone.”
“I thought
all that was over. What happened to your head?”
“She threw
some keys at me as soon as I walked in the door.”
“Alton you’re
a better man than I am.”
“What would
you do?”
“Beat her. Ha
Ha.”
“That didn’t
work too well for Harpo, remember? Man, when I left, she threatened to go have
an abortion.”
“She won’t do
that. That child will be her attachment to your money.”
“I’m holding
on to hope. Zeke that’s all I got.” I said sadly.
“Well I HOPE
your ass gets some sense, Lord!”
“Where is
your boy Jazz?”
“He is in
class. He should be here in a minute.”
“Zeke how is
it going with him living here? You ain’t fooling me. I know you’re in love with
that boy.”
“It’s been
fine. It’s not like I can’t control myself. I accept that he is straight. It’s
not a big deal.”
“He does know
you’re gay right?”
“No. The only
people who need to know my sexual orientation are people that are going to be
in my bed. Since he isn’t, it’s not his business, just like his sex life and
sexuality is not my business.”
“Alright, you
better watch it though. You know the first words out of his mouth are always
‘no homo’, or ‘I ain’t gay’.”
“I will be
okay.”
Zeke wasn’t
fooling me at all. He was in love with Jazz. I really hoped for his sake he
could check his feelings before he fell any deeper. A one-way romance is a
guaranteed way to get hurt. I ought to know my marriage was one.
Four
Rachel Richards
Elias was
always a bit quirky but he totally lost any semblance of sanity he had. He
started grabbing me or pushing me a lot more often. I moved into one of our
spare bedrooms. My attraction to him had cooled considerably and we began an
existence more like roommates than husband and wife. I wasn’t missing much. I
remember our wedding night. When he took his shirt off and I was looking at all
of his muscles in anticipation of what else I was going to see. He pulled off
his pants and jumped in the bed in his boxers. I thought he was just nervous.
So when I got in beside him, I managed to ease his mind a bit and convinced him
to pull back the covers. Honey, let’s just say that what he was working with
didn’t justify
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