Deception

Chapter 2

Tasha

Trae pulled up to the hospital and I nearly jumped out the truck before he could stop the truck. He hurried and parked the truck and caught up with me. We walked up to the receptionist area and the Teyana Taylor look alike nurse tended to our services.

"How may I help you today ?" She asked.

"I'm here for my two twin sisters. Jasmine and Keyshia Simms. They were in a car accident." I said quickly. She typed in the names on the computer.

"Ah. They are currently in the ER. A doctor should be out here soon to give you further information on their conditions once they reach the ICU. You can have a seat over there in the waiting room while you wait."

Trae and I made our way to the empty seats in the waiting room. It was fairly empty with the exception of a married couple and a single mother. While waiting I tried to keep my mind off the negative outcomes and focus on the positive ones.

"You okay" Trae asked interrupting my thoughts.

I looked at him and sighed "Yeah, I'm fine.." I plastered a fake smile on my face but somehow my tears managed to fight their way out. Trae reached over and consoled me only making me cry even more. I appreciated that he was there for me when I needed a shoulder to cry on. That was the Trae I fell in love with. I managed to push out situation that happened earlier out of my mind. Yeah I'm mad but I'll deal with that later. I'm just glad to have someone here for me at a time like this.

Trae

I felt bad for Tasha. I didn't want her to think I was going to do her like her ex-boyfriend and leave her at a time of need.

** flashback **
The bell rang indicating that school was over and summer break was here. I kind of wished i didn't drive to school today because it was a nice day to walk. I havent seen or talked to my bestfriend Tasha all week so i decided to ride over there and see what was up. She didnt respond to my texts or return my calls. Word on the street was her and old dude Damien broke it off, but she wont miss school for that. Tasha was smart. She never been out of school for more than a day. I just hope she good. I parked in her driveway and got out the car. She lived in a nice one floor brick house with her mom and twins. I knocked twice but no answer. I heard whimpering so I opened the door. That was a red flag because she never left her door unlocked. I made my way down the hall. The more i walked the louder the cries were. I pushed open her door to see her with nothing but a black towel wrapped around her. Her back and hair was wet so I'm guessing she just got out the shower. Then I noticed she had gun to her head. I ran to her to stop her.
"Tasha what's wrong?!" I asked wondering what drove her to this state of mind. She dropped her head and kept crying then she said
"My mom died....... She's gone Trae..... I cant live without her... And Damien..." She stopped and shook her head. "He left me when I told him two days ago... He said he didn't have time for this and he needed to focus on his football career."

"Where are the twins ?" I asked .

"Arranging the funeral" she said crying even harder. "Trae its just to much to handle" I put my finger under her chin and lifted her face so I could look into her brown almond eyes. I always had a soft spot for Tasha. People think that because your a drug dealer you have no heart. They portray you as this cold, heartless murderer who only care about himself and getting pussy but that's not always the case.

"You can and you will get through this. Even if i have to help you, i will be there every step of the way. I won't let you do this to yourself."

"Thank you for being here for me" she said.

"That's what best friends are for" we shared a laugh and then I said "Now wipe your face and pick your head up princess, you don't want these peasants seeing your crown falling." I got up to walk out the door. "Oh, Get dressed cause Im taking you out tonight. I'll be in the living room waiting" And ever since then I been her rock.

** End of flashback **

I just wanted to be there despite my actions earlier. I told myself this was going to be the last time I meet up with Milan. It just so happened Tasha saw what was going down. I admit I didn't have to kiss her but this was the last time, got to make it count right? Just like in Trey Songz, song Last Time. But I'm now putting it to a end. It's time for me to regain focus on me and my baby. We sat there a little while longer until the doctor came out to give us the update. Tasha wasted no time on getting an update on her sisters.

"Will they be alright Dr. Howard ?" Tasha asked reading his name tag.

Dr. Howard said " yes they will be fine. Very few broken bones. but a few fractured ones. Keyshia has whiplash as well as Jasmine. Their head hit the windshield, knocking them both unconscious leaving the windshield broken from the impact of the crash. They both have a ICP hooked to their brains to let us know the pressure inside the skull and drain some of the excess cerebral spinal fluid. But everything else seems to be just fine. But I do have a few questions, if that's alright with you?" Tasha looked at the doctor and nodded.

"Do your sisters do any type of drugs?" He asked.

"No... No, not at all"

"Have you ever known for your sisters to drink?"

"They have in the past but not anymore. They gave up on that a while back." Tasha answered honestly.

"Ok. Well they still may be a little drowsy from the medicine we gave them to ease the pain, but you can go see them."

"Thank you." She said sincerely.

Tasha

I was so thankful for to hear that they were going to be okay. I walked into the room to see them hooked up to machines. They both had a neck brace and casts. I hated hospitals, from the way it smelled to the way they looked. I sat in the chair beside jasmines bed.

"I'm so glad y'all made it" I said. The room was quiet with the exception of the beeps from the heart monitor. Trae stood by the door, hospitals made him feel uneasy too. After 30 minutes I decided to go home and get some rest. Good lord Jesus what a day, what a day. I just wanted to take a steaming hot shower and go to sleep.