Reckless (Under Construction; DO NOT READ)

Part Three

  

 "I can't believe we goin to Cali just to visit family...I mean y'all got so much business to handle. And I feel like we forgot something." Rae says, shaking her head. She's sitting in the front seat next to Princeton, since Madison is laid out in the backseat. She starts playing with the window, letting it all the way down, then bringing it all the way back up again.

"Please stop doing that," Princeton says with a bored face and his elbow leaning on his door. Rae puts her hands in her lap.

"This just don't make sense...and we gotta drive?!" She shakes her head.

"Yeah, it's a waste of gas money, we were supposed to be staying here for six months and now this happens." Princeton says, rubbing his forehead with his free hand.

"Right...I can't believe you got Darlene pregnant though, damn." Rae says, still shocked.

"It was a party, there were drinks, one thing lead to another and she was my baby's mother," Prince says, shrugging.

"You a fool for that, but she was almost your baby mama...you know?" Rae says, looking out the window and playing with her hair.

"Yeah," Princeton sighs, "well." He says, and they stop talking for a while and listen to 3005 on the radio.

***

"I feel like we forgetting something," Darlene says, looking for some gum in her purse. Ray Ray looks straight ahead.

"Don't talk to me right now, iight?" Ray Ray says. Darlene stops looking through her purse and looks at him.

"Ray I'm sorry, I did you wrong and I don't know how I can fix it." Darlene says.

"Fix it? I bet you don't even know what the problem is," Ray Ray says, still looking at the road.

"Yes I do," Darlene says, crossing her arms.

"What is it?" Ray Ray asks, knowing she's gonna answer wrong.

"I messed around and got pregnant by one of your best friends," Darlene says, and she starts shaking her leg.

"Nahhh, see you don't even know." Ray Ray says, smirking and pissed still.

"What is it then?" Darlene asks, looking confused.

"You supposed to be my ride or die, but you cheated," Ray Ray starts in. "You was pregnant, and you had me thinkin it was mine the whole time when I knew every time we had sex I was wrapped up. And then you had me cryin up in the hospital over another nigga baby? That's fucked up forreal." Ray Ray says, still calm and stating facts. Darlene gets quiet.

"You right," she says. "But it ain't just me," She says, pissed off now.

"What you mean it's not just you? Who else is it?" Ray Ray asks.

"You! Nigga did you forget that you got Kiki pregnant? And then you ain't even tell me? So yeah, you wrong too." Darlene says, arguin her side.

"Yeah, but at least she aint lie about that baby be mine though." Ray Ray shoots back.

"How do you know that? You trust her more than me? Shit, well then maybe you need to be with her," Darlene says without thinking.

"Nah, but maybe I don't need to be with you," Ray Ray says, smooth and sharp. Darlene looks hurt.

"What?" She asks.

"Nothin, don't even worry about it." Ray Ray says. Darlene looks at him, then looks down wondering how the hell all this happened.

***

"Thanks for taking us back to our hotel Roc," Shakea says from the backseat. Jahnahe stares awkwardly at Roc's hand on the gear shift.

"You welcome," Roc says, playing his Drake playlist on his phone while he drives. After a couple of minutes, Jahnahe looks up at Roc's face and he looks at her out the corner of his eye real quick.

"What you lookin at?" Roc asks, sounding tired.

"Look, I'm sorry about the pics...I don't know what was going through my head." Jahnahe says, staring in on her apology.

"What you want me to say to that? I lost my girl over that shit, I thought you was cool," Roc says.

"We kissed, and you were so nice...and you put me in my place and I just wanted...nevermind, I'm sorry." Jahnahe says, and she starts playing with her nails.

"You wanted what?" Roc says, not letting her slide. Jahnahe looks at him.

"It's not important, you hate me right?" She asks. Shakea rolls her eyes at her friend.

"Jahnahe you know I don't hate you so just tell me," Roc says, getting impatient. Jahnahe thinks for a lil bit.

"I just wanted you," she finally says. Roc nods.

"You knew I had a girl, but still you did this crazy shit and now I know I can't trust you," Roc says point blank. Jahnahe bites her lip to keep from crying and looks out her window. Shakea just shakes her head.

"Why do I keep feeling like we forgot something?" Shakea asks to herself in the backseat.

***

"Dang, I wonder where everybody is," Tracine says, as her and Ty pull up to the front of the hotel. She sees all the cars are gone.

"Nobody told you anything?" Ty asks. Tracine pulls out her phone and looks at it.

"I had a couple messages bout a fight, from Rae but that was two hours ago...nothing now," She says.

"Oh, well then I guess they just went out or something," Ty says, shrugging. "Want me to walk you up?" He asks.

"Nah, but thank you bae I had a good time," she looks at her dress covered in mashed potatoes and salad dressing, and laughs. "And thanks for dinner," Tracine says.

"You welcome baby, i'ma see you later iight?" He bends down and kisses Tracine on the forehead and she smiles.

"Okay," Tracine says. She watches him get in the car and pull off, then she walks into the hotel and pulls out her phone. She pushes the button and realizes that her phone is dead.

"Damn" Tracine says, sweeping her key on her door and walking in. The room is empty except her stuff, and she looks around confused. "What the hell?," she says to herself. Tracine shakes her head, hoping everybody didn't just pack up and leave her in New york alone. She decides to figure everything out after she gets comfortable. She puts her purse down and heads to the bathroom so she can get ready to take a shower, but somebody knocks on the door. Tracine opens the door, and her eyes get big.

"Damn girl, what happened to yo dress?" Kiki says, looking like she was never in the hospital at all.

"Aw hell naw!" Tracine says. She slams the door and walks off to the bathroom.

"That's rude as hell, hello?!" Kiki Knocks on the door, and Tracine ignores her and starts her shower water.