Page 26 of I Heard It All Before

“Hell no, I’m not okay. Do y’all know that stupid muthafucker is selling dope again,” Demi cried, this time out of anger instead of hurt.

“I know you better be lying!” Imani yelled.

“No, and then his stupid ass had the nerve to be keeping the shit in our house. The bag that we saw him take out of the car was drugs that he was bringing to a customer,” Demi said, speaking more to Imani.

“What!” Isis yelled. “He’s keeping drugs in your house?”

“Yes, and I didn’t know anything about it. I feel so stupid for trusting his lying ass,” Demi sobbed.

“He’s your husband, Demi. You’re supposed to trust him. I love Kamari, but he’s so wrong for that shit,” Isis replied.

“I’m so fucking mad right now. He knows what you went through when daddy got killed and he still went and did some dumb shit like that,” Imani fumed.

“That’s the same thing I said, but he’s a stupid jackass. He always thinks that nothing will happen to him. I’m sure that daddy felt the same way and he paid the ultimate price,” Demi replied.

“So, what are you gonna do? You know you’re welcome to come here and stay as long as you want to,” Isis offered.

“Same here sis. My door is always open,” Imani agreed.

“Thanks y’all, but I might just go by my mama for a while. I don’t even feel comfortable sleeping in my own house anymore,” Demi said as a fresh stream of tears made their way down her cheeks.

“Aww boo. I’m calling off from work today. I don’t want you to have to be by yourself while you’re feeling like this,” Imani said, feeling her baby sister’s pain.

“I can call in too. I don’t care that’s its last minute,” Isis replied.

“No, I need a little time to myself. My mama is at work, so I’m gonna grab some coffee and go to her house for a while. I just need time to think. I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do,” Demi sighed.

“Well, we need to hook up later. Let’s go out to dinner and have some drinks,” Imani suggested.

“Yeah, our treat,” Isis chimed in.

“That sounds like a plan, but please don’t bring Savoy. With the way I’m feeling, I’ll probably slap that bitch in her mouth if she says something stupid. I’m just not in the mood for her sarcasm,” Demi noted.

“It’ll just be the three of us. That way, we can talk freely without all the extra,” Isis replied.

“Ok, then, I’ll see y’all later. I’m going to my home away from home and get me some iced coffee,” Demi said before they disconnected.

As soon as she sat her phone down, it rang again and Kamari’s number showed up. Demi was getting a headache and she didn’t feel like arguing anymore. She let his call go to voicemail and it started ringing again soon after. She was sure it was going to be like that for a while and she was prepared for it. There was nothing that her husband could say to justify what he did and was still doing. He disregarded her feelings and that’s what pissed her off the most. Demi was tired of thinking about it, so she turned her car around and headed over to IHOP.

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