Unwilling to CrossPaths

Finding the Source 2

Later that Afternoon

Still no call from August and Emerald was finally allowed to go to her room. She did text Shannon to let her that she is down for talking and that honestly she didn't read the long message because it would best to say all this face to face. She was not about to respond to someone that she already knew was mad a her over a text. She was going back to her room with Keith in hand. He was there to keep her calm and to also record the whole thing. Mr. L talked to security and the business school dean. Clearly, everyone including her has heard about the girl at our school dating a celebrity. She understood that the way everyone found out were wtong and that she would help Emerald feel normal again. Meaning, Amelia actions wouldn't be tolerated. So, when Emerald walked into her dorm to see Amelia, Ashley, and Shannon sitting on the couch she already knew what she was walking into. "Hey, Emerald said walking in with her bags acting normal and trying to stay calm. They all mumbled an hello letting Emerald that they all was going be disrespectful today. She looked at Keith who looked like that he was nervous about the whole situation. He took her bags to her room as she took a deep breath. She was about to walking after Keith when Shannon opened her mouth to speak. "Emerald, can we talk?" Emerald turned around looking at Shannon trying not to roll her eyes. "Umm yeah, do you mind coming in my world?" "Yeah, that's fine." They walked in the room to see Keith laying his body across Emerald bed. "I see you made yourself at home." He sucked his teeth and then looked at Shannon as to say why she in here. "She wants to talk to me." He nodded as he got comfortable again and Emerald closed her bedroom door. "Shannon before you start let's me just say this. It wasn't done to offend you or make you think I don't trust you. I just needed to close all loose ends." "Emerald I get that, but you didn't even have the dcenecy to ask me yourself. You used Shawn and I relationship." Emerald looked at her confused, "You and Shawn's relationship?" She let out a chuckled. "Shannon, I asked a friend to talk to you because I wasn't here. Shawn was the first one to come to mind. Now, don't hold this against Shawn." "No, Emerald he trust me it was all you." "Yes, Shannon he does but are we talking about me or him because right now I feel like it's something that's bothering you." "Yeah, how is it so easy for you to just pick up your phone and ask Shawn to do something. The way Shawn defend you was not a friend." "Look Shannon, I don't know what you trying to say but me and Shawn are friends that's it. There is nothing there." Keith looked at Emerald and than Shannon and it hit him. It was like he was looking at a double of Emerald except she was more emotional. Shannon looked over at him, "Keith, you think Shawn is over Emerald?" He looked at her in her eyes, "Yeah." She let out a breath. "Amelia did it." "I know." Shannon looked over at them, "I over heard her when I came back from talking to Shawn. I don't think she knows that I know." "It's cool I'm going handle her." Emerald kept it short with her because she knew her and Shannon problem was not over. Emerald needed to talk to Shawn about this little situation. She needed for him to express to her that they were over and not going get back together. On top of that, she needed to see if continuing any type of friendship with Shannon due to her believing that something was still there. Shannon took the shortness as key and left out. As soon as the door closed and Keith thought she was away from the door, he pulled Em over to the bed. "The fuck you doing?" Emerald said looking at him crazy. "Shut up and sit down in the floor." She did what he said, "I might have told Shannon no about Shawn being over you, but that don't mean at anytime he won't drop everything for you." "Shawn, don't do foolish stuff like that no more." "What he just do then. Messing you his relationship with Shannon because some pictures." "They weren't just pictures." "Exactly, what he probably thinking too. Emerald just know yeah Shawn respects and may keep his feelings in a bottle at the bottom of the sea but eventually people find the stuff at the bottom." "Well, I'm not looking so I'm fine. For a brother, you sure like making my life stressful." "I'm just being honest. But when we going go out there and talk to this chick." "When Mr. L calls."

After about 20 minutes, Emerald's phone started to ring. "Go head and talk to her." They left out the room and Emerald took a deep breath. She walked out in the living room to see only Ashley. "Is Amelia still here?" "Yeah, she's in her room." Emerald nodded walking to her door. "Amelia, can you come out in the living room please? I need to talk to you." She opened the door with a smirk on her face. Keith was planted on the couch with his phone in hand recording the whole thing. Ashley nicely left the room and returned to hers. "How can I help Emerald?" She said snarkly. "You can help me by asking this question. Did you go into any of my things and take pictures?" "What kind of pictures?" She said looking dead at Amelia. "Amelia drop it. You know what pictures. Did you or didn't you?" "You know Emerald, why are you so quick to keep your business secretly but expect everyone to tell theirs." "I don't do nothing. I just want to know why you go through my stuff and get those pictures and then proceed to release them to media outlets." "Because I got tried of you trying to be so perfect plus I wanted to know why it was such a secret. It's not like you're dating a drug dealer. It's not that serious." "It is serious. You put private pictures of me and my boyfriend for everyone to see. Are you trying to ruin me?" "That would be nice." "Amelia, what is your problem? You never liked me or even gave me a chance." Amelia made a whatever face, "I'm tried of ya'll little tan black girls that think just because you have curly hair and a shape that ya are better. You need someone to give you a dose of reality. I see you walking around thinking you making moves. On the phone, making plans about your future. Don't you think you need to tone that down a little. You know once you get in the real world reality gonna hit and you be like the rest of them black girls. Single and broke." It took all of Emerald power not to bust this girl in her face. Her racist ass and Keith was sitting there like what the fuck just happened. "So, you mad because you white." Emerald said. "I rather be," she couldn't even finish her statement because Emerald done jump her ass across the room to grab the girl. Socking her right in the face, "I'm getting tried of ya white girls that wanna be black, but talk bad about us. I be damn if I sit her and let your ass talk reckless." Emerald was saying while fucking her all the way up. Keith eventually stepped in breaking up the fight. He called Mr.L so he could come with security. Once the got there, of course, Amelia tried playing the victim role, but once Keith showed them the video they sided with Emerald. Emerald still wasn't allowed to stay in the dorm. She had to write a statement explaining what happened.

By time everything was over, Emerald was ready to just go to sleep. She was staying at Keith's place for a couple days or until this thing died down. She had to call her mother and give her all the details about the pictures and Amelia. Her mother was of course disappointed but understood that her child didn't control all events. She laid finally looking at her phone to see still no call or text from August. She called him but no answer, so she left a message. "Hey, it's me I haven't talked to all day. I hope everything is okay. I talked to person who released the pictures. She's just a racist that hate to see black people succeeding in life. Anyway, call me back when you have chance. Bye, Love you." She hung up frowning. Meanwhile, August sat there watching the phone as it rang and then when the voicemail notification popped up. He was smoking and trying to clear all the theories he was hearing. "Maybe she released the pictures." "How someone really get in her phone." "Man, she lying." He heard that from everyone that had an opinion including his brother. He was never really a fan of her, so when this came out he was the first one talking about some see. He already had made up his mind that she was the one that released the pictures. She supposedly did so more people could notice her in LA. August knew everyone was wrong, but when you keep hearing it start to sound good. Stuff for him wasn't adding up and the stuff everyone was saying was. He tried smoking to release the negative energy but it seem to only make the thoughts worse. Him not calling Em to check up on her or answering her calls. He didn't listen to the message just deleted it. He would eventually pick up the phone just right now, he needed to get his thoughts together.