Page 7 of We Could Be Better

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“Fuck” I said out loud.

“Don’t worry baby bro she’s going to come around” Keem said.

From the look on Dreka face I can tell that she knew just like I did.

I had lost Kyra and all behind a lie I had never said anything like that to Bella.

That’s why the same night that shit went down at the club I broke up with her ass.

I couldn’t believe she would do that shit, but more so I couldn’t believe Ky believed that hoe she knew me better than that.

Every day and night I was hanging around her house just praying she would speak to me but she never did.

Shit today was actually the first she even looked my way.

“Cash exactly what happened that night? I know you didn’t really lay there and pillow talk with ya lady.” Dreka asked.

This was a conversation I wanted to have with Kyra but since she wasn’t budging. I guess I would just tell Dreka praying that she would explain everything to Kyra for me. I braced myself and took a sip of Hennessey before explaining myself to my big bro and his lady.

“Well, see that’s how everything went down.

I met Bella a while back and from the jump I told her everything about my life leaving out the Kyra part and the part about me being a street.

I never told her who she was, but she soon found out on her own the first night we had sex.

” I stopped talking and stood up to take my shirt off

“Woah what the fuck you doing lil bro” Keem asked. I look at him with a mug and finished what I was saying

“She found out about Kyra because after when finished fucking I went to the bathroom to get and towel and while my back was turned she saw the big ass tattoo going across my back.” I said as I turned around to show them the tattoo. From the look on their faces I can tell they were both shocked.

“I thought you didn’t really love Kyra.” Dreka said

“I did too until she just up and left without saying bye. For the longest I was lost without her and every time I would ask yall moms she would slam the door in my face. I just gave up but ended up getting a tattoo just so I can have something to remind me of her. I never down talked Kyra to Bella yall know me better than that and I thought Ky did too.”

“Man Kyra has been in love with you since the two of you were young. She does know better that’s why she’s so hurt because everything ya girl was spitting was exactly how kyra felt about you, it had been so many nights where I had to hold my sister as she cried on my shoulder because you had girl after girl but would never looked her way.

Then when you did it was only about sex; she left to come live me praying that you would never come for her.

You never did then she ended up marrying that nigga Keith who treated her like straight shit, but still no you. ” Drek said

“Why you said treated like her and that nigga past tense? Keem, you knew where Ky was the whole time?”

“I sure did but like Drek said the girl cried plenty nights; I knew you weren’t ready t settle down. I played like I didn’t know to keep you from hurting her again.” I had to respect that because my brother was right.

“To answer your question they are; she divorced him that’s why all of us ended up moving here. Just give her some time and ima talk to her, but in the meantime put your shirt back on punk.” She said as she reached over to hug me.

I had a feeling Ky was in love with me but she never just up and told me she had feelings for me which explains why she was about to cry when I asked her why she just up and left.

I wanted to run after her but I thought I should give her some space that night after the club but the way she be treating me lately I figured that I might as well go to her party at the salon tonight and go holla at her.

Kyra was different from most girls I dealt with.

She was a go getter for real and she held her own.

There wasn’t a bitch around here held a candle to her, lil mama was thoroughbred and have the heart of a lion she’s a real rider.

“Hello” I said as I answered my ringing phone I was so deep in thought about Ky I didn’t even pay attention to the caller id

“Hey baby why haven’t you called?”

I had to look at the screen to see if I was tripping. This bitch was really out her mind to think that I wanted to still deal with her after that stunt she pulled at the club that night.

“Bella, you gotta be kidding me right now. After that shit you pulled with Kyra you really think ima still fuck with you love.” I said hanging up the phone not even waiting for her to reply.

This hoe was tripping and I wasn’t in the mood for her petty ass I had too much on my mind. And if this bitch thought for a second I was going to sit around here and play with her when she know she was dead ass wrong then she got me fucked up.

***

The night had come and I was standing in the mirror looking at myself not that I was a conceited little pretty boy but I had to give it to myself I was handsome and well dressed.

Tonight I decided to a nice printed button up with some jeans and a pair of loafers.

My cut was fresh and my goatee was shaped up nice.

I grabbed my keys to my corvette z06 and head towards Kyra salon.

I couldn’t help but to think about how she would act towards me once she saw me there.

I didn’t want to look like a complete fool, but I’m a boss and I am in the streets day and night.

I didn’t want some beef to pop off and I end up 6 feet under without telling her my true feelings for her.

When I walked into Kyra’s Place I had to admit she had it looking good in here.

She was on the shit and the purple and gold walls made it look like Royalty in here.

I looked around for her but saw Onika instead I made my way to her and when she looked up at me she rolled her eye.

Onika was a real pretty chick she was dark with a blemish free complexion about 5 feet even and loved blonde hair.

She was a true ghetto Barbie like we would say in the hood.

Her loyalty ran deep though, so when she looked at me with a side eye I knew why.

She grew up with and she was big on that loyalty just like Ky was.

I knew I was going to have to eventually end up explaining that situation to her too, but right now I was on a search for Kyra.

“What’s up NIk? Where Kyra?” She didn’t reply instead she just looked pass me as if she had seen a ghost or something.

I turned around to see what she was looking at a thought “damn just my luck.” This bitch Bella just wouldn’t learn.

I couldn’t believe she decided to show up here especially after what happened to her that night at the club.

“Ya girl came back with her click huh?” I just shook my head and walk in Bella direction

“Damn bae you in here looking and smelling good.” She said as she tried to hug and kiss me in front her friends.

“Bitch you know for a fact I aint rocking with your ass no more stop being messy before I get Kyra to whip your ass again.”

“That won’t be necessary!” Kyra said

She walked up behind me looking like she wanted to kill me. I had to admit though lil mama was looking and smelling good as hell. I got a hard on just by looking at her. Damn I couldn’t wait to have her on my arm one of these days. She was going to be my wife and she didn’t even know it yet.

“Kyra, what’s up love? I can explain” I said

“No need escort that bitch out my place. NOW!!”

I know she was mad but she wasn’t going to keep talking to me like I was some little bitch ass nigga.

I was going to put her in her place weather she liked it or not.

I just did as she said. Of Course Bella didn’t leave without putting on a show.

Before she left out her and her girls knocked the drink table over and the table with all of Kyra products. I was pissed at that bitch.

On top of that, it had a nigga I didn’t even know coming at me stupid. I didn’t even know this man name. I had never even seen him around before. but from the look on his face he knew me and I can see that it was a beef brewing.

“Handle your bitches nigga.” the man said

“Son, who the fuck are you and why are you talking to me?”

“You don’t know me now but soon you will” he said

Keem went and knocked him out cold. I didn’t know what the fuck was going on tonight and I couldn’t wrap my head around the foolishness.

All I know is out of nowhere buku niggas came and started jumping on my brother.

I pulled my shirt off not even thinking and revealing my secret.

I didn’t care at that point she was going to find out soon anyway, but I couldn’t stand around and let all them niggas jump on my brother. Hell even the women jumped in.

When the fight was broken up I looked up see Bella going towards Kyra with a knife in here hand.

I hurry up and moved her out of the way and stepped in Bella face.

This is why I didn’t want to be with Kyra right now I was in the streets and I couldn’t be faithful, but that wasn’t the crazy part.

These bitches didn’t know their place. I don’t understand why Bella couldn’t just walk away once I said it was over. She just had to come for Kyra.

“Bitch if you even think about stabbing her I’ll kill you.” this stupid bitch started laughing in my face

“That’s no problem sweetheart” she said right before she stabbed me.

I wanted to kill that bitch but I couldn’t even open my mouth to say anything because of the pain from that chest stab. I tried to run after her but quickly stumbled back and black out.