Better Left Unsaid

Chapter 2

To say that I was ignoring Blake's many attempts of calling me would be an understatement. I was purposely ignoring his calls and I could tell by the fourth voicemail that he left that he was beyond pissed with me. Someone else who was made at me was Kristal seeing how I was also avoiding her, but she eventually cornered me when I was leaving work.

"So are you going to keep hiding from me Ameerah?" Kristal says to me.

"Oh..."

"Look I liked to think that we are friends so why is it that you failed to tell me that you dated Blake." She whispered his name.

"It's a part of my past that I didn't feel the need to talk about." I say.

"So be honest, are your twins his twins?" She again whispers to me.

"Uh...what makes you ask that?"

"Well you guys dated in college and Marieka made it seem like was pretty serious and you got pregnant while still in school and I've seen pictures of Blake when he was Jaiden's age, and they look alike. Not to mention the sheer awkwardness of us running into them." She says to me.

"Uh...I really don't...can't talk about this." I stammer

"Wait...does he not know?" She says her eyes growing big.

I just shake my head no and start crying, this is more than I can handle. Kristal leads me to a park bench outside our job that is secluded enough that we can talk without being overheard.

"Am I stupid for thinking that he would never have to find out about the twins, his name isn't even on the birth certificate, because if I married another man he wanted to adopt the twins as his own I wouldn't have to track down Blake to sign over his parental rights if his name isn't on the birth certificate." I sob to her.

"Oh honey...how bad were things between you two that you withheld telling him about his own kids."

"Our relationship was poisonous the last few month, constantly fighting, it was love but not love at the same time. It wasn't healthy, so I broke up with him and moved back home and cut off communication with him. I know it killed him to do so because he never thought I would leave him. So when I found out I was pregnant it was right before he got drafted and the only people I told about it being his is John and Wilson. Both of them said it would best for him not to know." I say to her.

"Oh my word, I'm sorry. I was really going to chew your ass out for this but seeing how this is affecting you and knowing some of the background I feel for you." She says hugging me. "So are you going to tell him?"

"I don't know his been calling and texting me saying we need to talk because I guess he figured it out but I can't face him at all right now." I say.

"Hmm who is that?" Kristal says as we notice a man in a suit walking around like he was looking for someone.

"Hey are you lost sir?" Kristal says to the man.

"Oh, hi there I'm looking for an Ameerah Torres." He replies.

"I'm Ameerah." I say

"Well, Miss Ameerah you have been served." He says as he hands me an envelope and walks away.

"What the f..." Kristal starts off.

I open the envelope to see that it's a summons to appear in family court for a DNA test.

"He summoned me to court to do a DNA test for the twins." I say.

"Wait, Blake had papers served on you?" Kristal says shocked.

I couldn't believe this like why would he do this, I immediately tell Kristal I will talk to her later and get in my car and go pick up the twins.

The twins can tell that something is up when we get home because they just want to cuddle and follow me around which they tend to do when they know I'm upset. I decide to text the number that has been calling and texting me I'm guessing is Blake's number.