🏵ڿڰۣp໐ง pคtri¢ē &ຖikki

My temples were pounding like a Congo drum. I could swear someone was in my head performing a drumline routine.

I groaned as I rolled over in bed and stared up at the ceiling the groggy feeling inside my stomach escalated as it rumbled hungrily and I close my eyes tightly waiting for the feeling to subside.

For two days now I was mostly coping with the dilemma of Sunday evening by staying in my room and avoiding my family whenever I could but they seem to be the ones avoiding me. I could depend on Deenie to come in and check up on me but the sight of her only drove home the point that I need to tell her about Odean.

I was a total wreck battling with myself about what I should do about the mess I helped create and looking back at the grand plans I had for the Summer Holidays I sure did not expect to be laying in bed so screwed up because I made a fool of myself.

Yesterday I attempted numerous times to call my mother but to no avail could I press the send button to start the call. I typed so many messages and deleted them all before I could send them to her.

There were occasions when my phone rang and I stared at it like the tariff of doom. I was scared to look and see that it was not Medz or OD reaching out to me, so to ease the pressure I sat and assigned both men a ringtone. My disappointment only escalated when neither did.

I reached for the bottle of water on the bedside table and as I did so my phone that was nestled under my pillow began a muffled ringing of Ella Mai's Naked.

I reluctantly reach for it to look and see that it was Nikki I swipe the answer button and tried my best to give a normal-sounding hello. I had not shared what went down with her.

"Hey babbyyy guurrlll," she sing sang after I answered.

I found myself smiling despite my downward feeling and said. "What a way yuh happy inna d mawnin yah!"

"Gal eeeehhh, weh yuh deh bou mawnin?! A to one inna d afternoon!"

I pull my phone from my ear to stop her from bursting my ear drum. I took the time to also look to see that it was Wednesday the 17th of July and it was 12:48 p.m.

"Weh d backside?!" I whispered putting the phone back to my ears.

Where had the days gone? It seemed I was still stuck on Sunday reliving the unfortunate circumstances that were shattering my hopes and dreams over and over.

"Anyways," I heard her saying no longer appalled by my lack of understanding of what was really going on around me. "Remember we going to Medz later so..."

My heart began to pound faster at the sound of Medz's name and the congo drum in my head slipped mercilessly to my chest to continue its vigorous beating.

"Nikki mi nuh tink mi cyaah mek it," I said in a rush but the woman that I knew my friend to be was not going to just say ok and leave it be.

"Peggy."

I rolled my eyes her calling me that, it only cemented the fact that she was about to give it to me.

"Mi a guh tell yuh dis Medz a real yute e nuh run dung pussy or beg fren," she said, "a man weh know himself yuh tink mi wudda a push tings if him wudda mess wid yuh!?"

I did not answer as I was not sure what to say. I could tell my friend truly respected Medz and held him in high esteem or she would not have made it her point of duty to play matchmaker ghetto Cupid.

The line was silent as she waited for my response but my mouth just could not voice to her that I lost anything that I could have had with Medz.

"Peggy? Something happen between unuh Sunday?"

Nikki did not wait on my answer and she put together her conclusions about my reluctance to answer.

"A wah d rass him duh?!" she barked in my ears. "Nuh because him get Kronazz and BlackLyfe Sound pan a few big play out nuh mean seh mi won't mash up e bomboclaat!"

She was raging on and my attempt to now speak was futile as she was reeling off curse words and threats. I shouted a "Niks noooo!" when she said she was going to call Medz and put him in his place.

It was clear she did not hear or she just intentionally ignored my objection because the click of the call ending filled my ears.

The congo drum was now simultaneously beating in my head and chest as my feelings of nervousness and dread escalated. I hurriedly dialed Nikki's number and much to my rising dismay it remained unanswered. Four attempts to reach her made me realize the rhythm of doom was about to play its beat for me.

"Chro rass," I cursed. "I do not need this right now!"

What yuh need fi duh is grow up!

"Lowe mi," I grumble grumpily at the voice in my head.

"E time yuh deh yah a form fool yuh call yuh madda get to the meet a d matta so yuh a Deenie can be free of the drama weh surroun r existence"

I knew this to be true but I was scared as hell of the revelation if she should find it in herself to reveal it to me and I was not ready also to face the disappointment of her sticking to keeping the truth a secret.

What could be so horrible that Ms. Murl would keep it to her grave and my mother would turn her back on her family?

I truly needed the answers but I now realize it was not because I wanted it to pave the way to my grand love affair with Odean but because all I needed was the truth.

I just needed the revelation of what was so dreadful Mama would remain silent to protect her daughter even if it ripped her apart to see Deenie and I suffer.

Over the days and nights past that I had locked myself away, I had concluded that this aversion to our families not wanting us to be together was not something that was constituted because Odean and I were too good for each other it was nothing so petty, it was deeper than that and my mother held the answer.

I wonder if a flight was in my summer plans? It might just be. But first I needed to adjust my summer itinerary and the first order of business was making things right with Medz.

He did not deserve the way I used him or my friend beating down on him because she thought he hurt me. He did not deserve me being a constant coward and hiding away behind people so as not to get hurt leaving others to suffer the consequences.

I reached for my phone and as I gripped it in my fingers it started to ring and vibrate I look to see it was Nikki calling me back.

"Yes," I hurriedly answered.

"Bwoy naah ansa e phone!" she informed her voice laced with anger. "E betta nuh mek mi---"

"Nikki," I said cutting her off. "What time yuh did a plan fi pick mi up?"

There was a short pause before she said, "Kronazz did seh the ting a start inna d earlies..."

Her voice trailed off stating she did not have the time at hand I smile and ask.

"How mi fi dress?"

"Scandalous," she replied her ghetto laughter pounding my ear drum.

"I can do scandalous," I grinned my mind thinking that if I wanted to make right with Medz I had to serve the right appetizer before he got the main course.

My mind drifted off to what we shared on his kitchen table three evenings ago and I felt my center tingle with fond and hungry remembrance.

I knew without a doubt I was creating a tangled web with my feelings now on another level for Medz but until I find out the truth from my mother I was going to be little Miz Anancy.

Eight hours later after finalizing with Nikki our attire, I made myself into the Patrice that I knew, and when I walk with Nikki, Kronazz, Debbie and our little crew around the back courtyard of an opulent four-story hotel that I later found out belonged to Medz where the event was being held scandalous never felt so right as Medz eyes found me.

His eyes openly traveled over my attire of a white and blue stripe puff sleeve shirt dress that barely rested below my butt with a corset worn outside to mold my body in a splendid hourglass, cream ruched booties, red fur coat, and a matching small red handbag finished the assembly.

My girls were holding their own too, Nikki in her pink see-through sequin gown and platinum wig and Debs in her snake print all in one long sleeve tights jumper were adding to the scandalous flair I presented.

I stood there looking at Meds and for the first time, I came to realize what being devoured by someone's eyes truly meant.

"Peggy? Peggy?"

"Hhhhmmm?"

"Wi a guh tek picture and check out the place while Kronazz dem duh dem ting."

Nikki had to pull me away and I was very disappointed when I had to leave the sweet rapture of Medz's hot hungry gaze but it gave me a thrill to know he still wanted me.

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