The Happening

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  I went to the pharmacy down the street from the clinic. As I was waiting for my prescription to be filled, I was on the phone with Dedrick, explaining to him about the issue, "No, you're not listening to me. Now, shut up, so I can explain. I went to the doctor today and it seems like you have given me something," I said.

"I ain't sick, now. Don't come accusing me for nothin', little girl," he said on the other end.

"It's not a sickness by the way, so stop assuming. Now, do you wanna tell me if you got something that you forgot to tell me about, before we had sex?"

"Girl, I know you ain't trying to say that I got a disease," he stated.

"Honey, I believe that's exactly what's coming out of my mouth."

"Shontelle Young!" the pharmacist yelled. I walked up to the counter and paid for the cream and walked out. I was sitting in the parking lot, after I had received the medicine. Still, on the phone, trying to persuade Dedrick that he had given me aids.

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