The moment of truth has arrived. Standing outside of his dressing room door I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. For a second I could see me screaming at the top of my lungs at him as he turned a deep hue of pink from sheer embarrassment. In that moment I didn't care that he was embarrassed. I didn't even care that he was hurt. I cared more about what he was doing to us. His friends. It was in that moment where I came clean and even told him how I felt about how he blew me off when I told him that I liked him. Every single angry emotion came out like a wave of words that couldn't be stopped. However, until it actually happened that's all it was......a moment. I opened my eyes and looked at Morris who was standing behind me. With a nervous smile he gave me a single nod of his head. I nodded back  in agreement and looked back at the rickety black door with an old fashioned gold knob. I raised my right hand and balled it in a fist ready to knock but something stopped me. A sound. A faint and feminine sound. A sound that I wasn't all that familiar with but it sent my heart full speed down to the floor. I thought my mind was playing a horrible trick on me.... until I heard it again. That faint female sound of passion. I could feel my heart being ripped apart slowly in a million pieces as my eyes teared up with anger and betrayal.

  "Screw this shit." I muttered and grabbed the knob turning it hard and flung the door open.

Damn near falling inside every part of my angry souls came flying out of my mouth.

  "You've got some fucking nerve Prince Nelson! How dare you-" I said then stopping myself at what I just saw.

It was as if I was watching my own life in a movie. The look on both of their faces as well as mine were nothing short of shock and shame.

  "How did you find me here?!?!  And for Christ sake woman do you knock on doors around here?!?!?" Andre said to me as he tried to push his backstage booty away from him.

I could only wish that I can unsee what I just walked into. If I could just.....take soap and scrub my memory of this disgusting scene believe me I would. I could barely find the words to explain myself.

  "I-you-it......what's going on?!???" I finally managed to say.

  "I should be asking you that! And for the record....it's not what you think it is- we was just-" Andre started to say just as I was walking out the door.

  "Just forget it. I was looking for your big headed friend but ending up....walking in on....whatever that was. Ugh. I feel like I need a shower in battery acid. Ew." I replied in utter disgust.

  "Oh c'mon baby don't be like that. I told you-"

  "Don't! I am not your baby you're not my boyfriend and me and you will never happen! So just get that out of your pea brain right now!"

  "You say that until one day you wake up in my arms." Andre laughed.

Letting out a loud groan of bitterness I shoved Cymone hard in his chest.

  "Piss off jackass!" I shouted as he slammed hard into the wall in the narrow hallway.

I really didn't know my own strength because he almost took Morris flying with him. Good thing he was smart enough to move out the way. As I stormed off I could hear him say in a deep chuckle 'that girl loves me I know it.' I really don't know why he would even think that. Me and him are never going to be an item even if he was the last man standing in the middle of an active volcano. I couldn't even worry myself with all that. I was still on a mission to find the clown called Prince and give him a piece of my mind. I didn't even ask Andre to tell me where he was. At this point I wasn't turning around to find out either. All I knew was that I had to find him soon before security finds me. I was just about to round the next corner when we crashed into one another. I was nearly knocked off m my feet by his guitar case.

  "Regan! What are you doing back here?!?!  You can get busted if someone saw you wondering around like you don't belong. What are you doing here anyway? You know your mom doesn't like you in the slums." Prince said to me as he sat down his case.

  "You've got some serious explaining to do mister." I hissed.

  "Pfff! Ok. Mom. Who fed you sour grapes this morning?" Prince scoffed.

  "It's not funny Nelson I'm serious! You've been treating everyone around you like shit and you know it!"

  "What the hell are you talking about Jenson?"

  "I'm talking about what you said to Morris today! So he's not in group now?!?!? His drum skills are to your liking you highness? Remember it was him who taught you how to play so don't you even dare get on your high horse and tell him that he's not any good!"

  "Whoa! Wait a minute! You're getting your signals crossed little lady. I know he taught me how to play but I for damn sure never told him that he wasn't in the group."

Prince looked stunned. As if he was just being blindsided with information that he himself knew was false.

  "Morris said that you told him his drumming wasn't cutting it."

  "Yeah for one particular song! I never said all around! Why would he tell you that?!?!?"

  "Morris don't talk about his feelings to me on a whim dingbat. Especially not to me. You hurt his feelings and that's the bottom line. You need to apologize."

  "Apologize for what?!?!?" Prince scoffed angrily.

  "For being rude to your friend!" I shot back at him matching his anger.

  "If he was my real friend he would understand why I told his ass to stay home!"

  "What the hell Prince! Your really think that playing the victim is gonna help you?"

  "It's not about playing the victim Regan! Ask him what happened before we came here!"

  "I'm not gonna ask him you tell me since you're standing here!"

Prince got quiet. He stared me down and shook his head.

  "No." He said in a deep rumble.

And that was it. He grabbed his guitar case and pushed past me like a stranger. I turned and wanted to scream at him but I couldn't find the right words to scream. So....I stood there and watched as he walked away until I could no longer see anything past my tears of frustration. So many unanswered questions. I don't know what to do about him anymore. The friendship was beginning to come to an unfortunate end.