Heart Missed A Beat

Chapter 8

LATER

Veronica scrolls through Kayveon's Instagram.  He's full of life in all his videos, and the photos of him traveling the world, DJing different events, makes her smile.

Sam sneaks up behind her and does a double take at her phone screen.  "Who is that?"

Veronica drops her phone, startled at his presence.  Sam furrows his eyebrows at her reaction. 

"Why you jumping like you're up to something?"

"Don't creep up on me like that, what's wrong with you?  I was about to shoot your ass."

Sam laughs, "Where's your gun, then?"

She rolls her eyes at him, and then scoops her phone off the floor before standing up in front of him.  "Shut up."

Sam laughs again.  "What ever happened to you not cussing anymore?"

"Why are you in my business?  And when did you get so jokey?  Oh yeah, that's right... you fell in love with Yemi, and she got your ass-hole self in check."

"I can easily go back to that, if that's what you prefer," he tells her with a hint of sarcasm.

"FUCK no.  Anyway...Why are you in my room?"

"Hold up.  Who were you stalking just now?"

"No one."

"I just sat here for at least five minutes watching you laugh at his videos and smiling at his pictures.  But he's no one?"

"Were you really behind me that long?"

"Yep.  So who is he?  Darrell?"

She rolls her eyes.  "No."

"Why are you lying?"

"I'm not... it was Kayveon."

"Why does that name sound familiar?"

"...From high school."

"Here you go lying, again.  You didn't even hang out with anyone at your school."

"Did you forget I had a life before Cali?"

"Oh, yeah.  Wait... is he your ex?"

She nods.

"Oh shit.  Let me see him."  He tries to grab her phone from her hand, but she blocks him.  "Why can't I see him?"

"You're mad annoying, yo.  What did you come in here for?"

"To check on you.  Yemi said you visited someone at the hospital."

"Oh.  It's one of the kids that came in to get his haircut."

"Is he alright?"

"He broke his rib.  I'm sure he won't be playing baseball for a while.  It really sucks, because I know a lot of them rely on that."

"Damn.  How did he break his rib?"

"Crooked ass cops."

"For real?  You want me to get Stephen to handle it?"

"No.  I'm sure Darrell is on it."

"Darrell?" He asks, grinning.

Veronica chuckles at his cheesy smile.  "Why are you so interested in knowing about him?"

"'Cause I know you're feelin' him, but you're trying to fight it."

She shakes his head at him.

"The lack of response says it all.  I wonder what he'd say if he saw you stalking your ex's Instagram and not his." Sam teases her.