Trapped in a Crazy kinda way

The B.S

Danny didn't come home that night, but I didn't stay up waiting either. I had class in the morning. Here I am sitting in class when my phone rings.... Its Danny ... I step out of class to take the call.

"what do you want Danny?" I asked in an uninteresting tone

"Can you come get me from over the east side, some shit just went down!"

"what are you doing over east, we live in the county!" I say

"I don't have time to talk right now Keyona can you come get me or not"? he yells

"yea ill be there in 15." I say right back.....

I pull up to these ugly ass project apartment buildings Danny said that he was at. I know what kind of area this is and its not the area that honest people live in. As im sitting here waiting I see at least three or four crack heads come out and I see a few guys that I know just aren't just chillin outside in the heat for the fun of it. right then I wished that Danny would come on I have to get to work in an hour. Just then Danny walks out of the building and up my car. He has his head hung low and is wearing a dark ass hoodie pulled over his face. What the fuck is going on I think to myself, see what I be telling ya'll about the secrets!!! He gets in and I immediately notice the bruises against his light skin. I reach out to touch his face and he turns his head away from my grasp, I frown.

"Can you just drive please" he asks

I start the car and pull off ..

"Are you gonna tell me what's going on here or am I gonna be left out in the dark like I always am! Im so confused as to why the person who always has your back never knows your next moves. Is that what it's gonna be like Danny, because im tired of it."

"Look keyona I got robbed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time" he says with a glazed over look in his eyes. Something isn't right here

"try again, did you forget I know you better than anybody" and just then he went to scratch his arm and I saw it... a track mark! I damn near swerved into oncoming traffic, tears immediately began to pour down my eyes. I could hear Danny yelling at me but my mind was racing. My boyfriend of 5 years is a drug addict and I didn't know it. As much as I've done for him and now this!

"Kee why you crying man, it aint nothing ima get the money to pay Major back! He's all talk. Look you know I love you. You're the best thing thats ever happened to me I would never do anything to hurt you, ok?" he tries to re-assure me as he reaches out to wipe my tears. His cold hand didn't feel right against my skin. I smiled at him but on the inside I knew that it was all a lie. I just saw the marks to prove that he didn't love me as much as he say he did. He knew that my father died of a drug over dose and he knew that it would hurt me more than anything. But to see those marks just did it for me.....

The rest of the day was a blur. I dropped Danny off at home and went to work at the call center. ...

That night while lying in bed I turned over to look at Danny while he was sleep and didn't look like his usual self. His once caramel and blemish free skin now looked bruised and battered. His phone made a dinging sound on the table behind him and I reached over to grab it. I answer it..

"tomorrows the day Danny boy or a deal is a deal!" the person says, but it was a different voice from who called me earlier! How many people does he owe money too I began to think.

"who is this?" I ask voice shaky

"ask Danny boy he know" click.... At this point im tired of the lies and the secrets . One more day or what! Are they going to take his life or worse are they gonna take mines. I try to live an honest life and here I am sleeping with a druggie. Is it even worth fixing now? I have to talk to someone to ease my mind. So I dial my Dee.

"hey girl why you calling so late" she answers

"Dee I don't know what to do, 5 years I've been with Daniel and never nothing. All of a sudden im getting strange phone calls, people saying he owe them money money and today I go to pick him up over east and he has bruises on his face."

"girl aint nothing you can do now, he's a lost cause. The streets talking and it aint looking to good for Danny. Girl he owe this fine ass brother named Major some money."

..... Its things I loved about Dee and then there's the shit I hate about her. I just wanted to vent to her and here she is talking about the streets this and the streets that like im not already over here pulling out my hair.

"Kee you there girl?"She asks

"huh what you say?" I ask

" Major and his crew run the city, they come into Honeys all the time wanting private dances and shit. I make bank when them niggahs come through." She boasted

I sigh "so how much do you think he owes him?" I ask

"I don't know, but it gotta be a lot if you getting phone calls. im surprised they haven't come beating down your door already" she replies

"well ima have to talk to this Major dude, I don't want nothing to do with this shit, Im beginning to get fed up with it." I say

"bitch if I had my head on tight like you and had a banging ass body like yours I would have never been tied down in the first place. I don't know why you need these lil pep talks but you need to leave that niggah, you too good and too smart to be carrying around dead weight. All these niggahs good for is dick and money, look at me you could be living this good too."... And there she goes again off the deep end; I know what coming next....

" you want me to hook you up with stage time at honeys?" .. and there it is, she always makes it a priority to want to hook me up with a stripping job!

" naww Dee im good girl im fine with my two little jobs" I counter

"ok girl just let me know, cuz you know I got you" she replies honestly

" I know you do Dee that's why I fucks with you! But let me try to get some sleep to get this shit off my mind. Maybe we can meet up for drinks tomorrow" I say

" yea girl that's cool, just hit my phone" ... click