on
me. She raised her eyebrows, probably wondering what I could possibly have to
say to her.
The man she was with rose from his seat and turned to see me. “That’s Eva-Marie
to you, do you know her?”
“I’m David. David Finley.” I answered and offered him my hand to shake.
Ray shook
my hand while he stared at me with squinted eyes. I didn’t like him already
with the way he was staring. “Do you know her, Mr. Finley?”
“I do,
actually. We met–” I began but Eva cut me off.
“Ray, honey, this is the man that saved me from drowning the night of the
party.” She stood. “Now I never got to thank you Mr. Finley,” Eva-Marie took a
step closer to me with her arms crossed across her chest, staring at the ground.
“As we’ve discussed before.” Her eyes bore into mine and by that I knew she was
referring to the elevator incident. “And judging by your attitude in the
previous times we’ve ran into each other, I don’t see why I should.” She looked
at me expectantly with Ray behind her appearing as if he was ready to jump
between us at any moment.
I
was in a tough place because I had come to apologize and Eva-Marie didn’t seem
like she was willing to accept anything I had to say. Well if she didn’t want
it she was going to get it and that was going to be the end of it. I didn’t
need her annoying attitude. “Well if you must know that’s why I came out here.
Not for a ‘thank you’ but I, myself, wanted to apologize to you. In the
incidents that occurred between us, I was out of line. I had no right to yell
at you in such a way and for that, I’m sorry. But it seems like you’re not
willing to let it go so I’ll just leave it at that then.” I heard her gasp as I
turned to walk away. I tried to do something nice and she didn’t want to accept
it, I knew I never should’ve walked out there in the first place!
“Hey!”
Ray called. He caught up to me and placed a hand on my shoulder.
I
turned around immediately and swiped it away forcefully. “You get your goddamn
hands off of me.” My anger began to boil.
“What
in God’s name possessed you to come out here and speak to my woman like that?”
He demanded.
“Maybe
if you could control your bitch and her attitude I wouldn’t be talking crazy to
her!” I hissed, getting in his face. Eva-Marie’s attitude had lit the fuse and
he was going to make me explode. At that point, I was ready to take him out.
“Okay
fellas, okay, c’mon break it up!” Timmy’s voice came from behind me and Chris
appeared in front of me, pushing me back away from Ray.
Ray
chuckled haughtily. “You keep that dog on a leash.”
“Whatever
he says doesn’t matter, man.” Chris said trying to get me to make eye contact
with him.
“As
long as you keep yours on one,” I spat and reluctantly followed Chris and Timmy
back inside.
“What’re
you doin ’ man? And disrespecting Eva-Marie like that?
She’s like family to us!” Chris exclaimed with his hands up.
“Yeah,
you should’ve seen her face. It looked like you really hurt her.” Timmy shook
his head.
Oh
now I was the bad guy! “Oh please I went out there to apologize and she didn’t
want to accept it.” I defended myself.
“So
she didn’t accept your apology, so what? That gives you the excuse to act out
and hurt her feelings? She’s a female!” Chris explained.
There
was silence between the three of us for a few moments before Timmy spoke up. “I
get you’ve always had a hot temper, buddy. But you’ve gotta take control over that thing. Especially here, I don’t need to be kicked out of
this place. We all know my father wouldn’t approve.”
I didn’t answer. As I began to calm down, I went over the situation in my head
and felt like an atrocious monster. I hated losing my temper, but ever since my
mom passed it was as if anger was the only emotion that let me know I was
me. She raised her eyebrows, probably wondering what I could possibly have to
say to her.
The man she was with rose from his seat and turned to see me. “That’s Eva-Marie
to you, do you know her?”
“I’m David. David Finley.” I answered and offered him my hand to shake.
Ray shook
my hand while he stared at me with squinted eyes. I didn’t like him already
with the way he was staring. “Do you know her, Mr. Finley?”
“I do,
actually. We met–” I began but Eva cut me off.
“Ray, honey, this is the man that saved me from drowning the night of the
party.” She stood. “Now I never got to thank you Mr. Finley,” Eva-Marie took a
step closer to me with her arms crossed across her chest, staring at the ground.
“As we’ve discussed before.” Her eyes bore into mine and by that I knew she was
referring to the elevator incident. “And judging by your attitude in the
previous times we’ve ran into each other, I don’t see why I should.” She looked
at me expectantly with Ray behind her appearing as if he was ready to jump
between us at any moment.
I
was in a tough place because I had come to apologize and Eva-Marie didn’t seem
like she was willing to accept anything I had to say. Well if she didn’t want
it she was going to get it and that was going to be the end of it. I didn’t
need her annoying attitude. “Well if you must know that’s why I came out here.
Not for a ‘thank you’ but I, myself, wanted to apologize to you. In the
incidents that occurred between us, I was out of line. I had no right to yell
at you in such a way and for that, I’m sorry. But it seems like you’re not
willing to let it go so I’ll just leave it at that then.” I heard her gasp as I
turned to walk away. I tried to do something nice and she didn’t want to accept
it, I knew I never should’ve walked out there in the first place!
“Hey!”
Ray called. He caught up to me and placed a hand on my shoulder.
I
turned around immediately and swiped it away forcefully. “You get your goddamn
hands off of me.” My anger began to boil.
“What
in God’s name possessed you to come out here and speak to my woman like that?”
He demanded.
“Maybe
if you could control your bitch and her attitude I wouldn’t be talking crazy to
her!” I hissed, getting in his face. Eva-Marie’s attitude had lit the fuse and
he was going to make me explode. At that point, I was ready to take him out.
“Okay
fellas, okay, c’mon break it up!” Timmy’s voice came from behind me and Chris
appeared in front of me, pushing me back away from Ray.
Ray
chuckled haughtily. “You keep that dog on a leash.”
“Whatever
he says doesn’t matter, man.” Chris said trying to get me to make eye contact
with him.
“As
long as you keep yours on one,” I spat and reluctantly followed Chris and Timmy
back inside.
“What’re
you doin ’ man? And disrespecting Eva-Marie like that?
She’s like family to us!” Chris exclaimed with his hands up.
“Yeah,
you should’ve seen her face. It looked like you really hurt her.” Timmy shook
his head.
Oh
now I was the bad guy! “Oh please I went out there to apologize and she didn’t
want to accept it.” I defended myself.
“So
she didn’t accept your apology, so what? That gives you the excuse to act out
and hurt her feelings? She’s a female!” Chris explained.
There
was silence between the three of us for a few moments before Timmy spoke up. “I
get you’ve always had a hot temper, buddy. But you’ve gotta take control over that thing. Especially here, I don’t need to be kicked out of
this place. We all know my father wouldn’t approve.”
I didn’t answer. As I began to calm down, I went over the situation in my head
and felt like an atrocious monster. I hated losing my temper, but ever since my
mom passed it was as if anger was the only emotion that let me know I was
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