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36. The Birds Part One
Christopher Maurice Brown
I walked through the door of my condo and immediately I heard my little niggas run to greet me.
"Wassup boy?" I bent down and started rubbing Chief's fur. Diamond poked her head around the corner a few seconds later.
"Come here baby girl." I'd been kind of neglecting her lately, and I guess she could feel it, cause usually she'd be at the door asleep waiting for me to get home.
I picked her up and walked to my bedroom to change my clothes.
Speaking of my baby girl, where was Nia? I was surprised she wasn't in my room taking selfies right now. She was probably at her place, cause I knew I saw her car in the parking garage.
I pulled out my phone and called her as I changed from jeans to basketball shorts. The phone rang twice before ending. Did she just reject my call?
I called her again, and this time it didn't even ring once. Oh hell no.
"The fuck is going on?" I mumbled as I grabbed the emergency key Nia had given to me for her condo and walked to her front door.
"Aye Nia!" I yelled when I unlocked the door and walked into her place. The windows were drawn open, and I could smell incense burning, so I knew she was in there.
I walked to her bedroom, where Nia was sitting on the floor with some neon green Beats over her ears, and she was folding clothes.
"Hey baby." I wrapped my arms around her and felt her stiffen up against me.
She pulled off her headphones and pulled away from me. "We need to talk."
"Okay, what's up?" I reached out and tried to grab her again, but she just moved further away. What was she tripping over now?
"I found this today Chris, what is this?" Nia reached in her pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper.
"A piece of paper?"
She snapped. "This isn't a joke Chris, I'm this close to breaking up with you, and you're being stupid right now?! Forget it!"
She threw the paper at my chest and stormed out the room.
I opened the letter and immediately my heart dropped, just like it had when I opened it up. How has she found this? I swore I'd hid it.
"Nia! Come here!" I followed her to the kitchen where she was bent over behind the refrigerator door looking for something.
"Baby, lemme explain what that shit's about."
She closed the fridge door and turned to me. "Explain."
Damn. Now I was on the spot.
"Mina sent me that shit a week before we left, and I didn't wanna worry you with it, so I was gonna tell you later, but you found it before I could." I shrugged.
"But that doesn't make any sense Chris, how is she seven weeks pregnant, maybe nine now, but you've been with me for almost a year?"
I felt my blood start to boil within me. "She's lying! If she's pregnant, it's not my baby."
I was being completely honest, I hadn't slept with Mina in months, so I didn't know whose baby she was trying to pin on me.
"Chris, look me in my face, and promise me this isn't your baby." Nia huffed in my face, and I could see tears starting to fill her eyes.
I gripped her chin and looked into her dilated pupils, making sure she understood every word I was about to say.
"I love you, only you. I promise you I didn't sleep with Mina, Nia. Why would I do that if I have you? You think I wanna have kids with anyone other than you?"
Now Nia had started crying, and she was trying to look away but I wasn't gonna let her.
"Why you crying? If you're gonna cry you're gonna cry in front of me, stop trying to look away."
"I'm crying cause I'm so done with this shit Chris! I hate what she puts us through, and you just let her do it!" Nia yelled, tears just streaming down her face freely at this point.
"I don't let her do anything Nia, she's insane! You know that, and I know that, so why do you keep letting her affect you?"
"Cause you're not doing anything about it!"
I felt my jaw twitch a little bit, but I had to control myself. I didn't like being yelled at, at all, and even though it was Nia I was having a hard time dealing with it.
"Lower your voice Nia."
"Kiss my ass Chris. Get the fuck out my place, go see about your baby momma." Nia pulled away from me and stormed back out the kitchen towards her bedroom.
Why was today 'Walk Away from Chris day?'
"Aye, we're gonna finish talking."
Nia shook her head. "No we're not. We're gonna go visit your baby momma and see what's up."
She was so childish for the baby momma thing, but if that would convince her that this baby wasn't mine, I didn't care at all.
I couldn't lose Nia, especially over a bitch I know I didn't fuck! I wasn't the bad guy this time.
Finally.
Nia Riley
"Call her Chris, I know you have her number still." I side eyed Chris as he drove to Mina's place. How he knew where she was, was beyond me, but I was gonna know in a few minutes.
"I talked to her before we left. That's how I know where I'm going." Chris snapped.
"Please, please, please don't get smart with me Chris. You're in the wrong! You're not allowed to have an attitude!"
He screwed up his face and looked over at me like I'd grown three titties on my forehead.
"Yes I do! I didn't sleep with Mina, and that's not my baby, so you're coming at me for nothing, and looking like an idiot."
"We'll see who looks like an idiot when you're single as hell, with this crazy bitch still trying to ruin your life." I laughed to myself and started replying to business emails to occupy my time.
I'd really had time to think about it, and even if Chris wasn't the father, I didn't know if I wanted to be with him anymore.
He obviously didn't care about me, us, enough to get rid of Mina, so I'd just get myself out of the situation.
Simple.
"What'd you say?" Chris barked out of nowhere, startling me.
"You heard me Chris."
"Yeah I did, but I must be losing my mind, cause you're not leaving me."
I left out a breath and tried not to snap. After some breaths, I grabbed my phone again and laid my head against the headboard as I scrolled through Twitter.
"So you're just gonna ignore me? Really Nia?"
I shrugged, because I didn't have anything to say anymore. He hadn't listened to me all the other times, why would he listen now?
"Can you answer me?"
"What Chris? I don't wanna talk to you. Just leave me alone until we get there."
Chris groaned. "You're too much bro. I'm honestly telling you the honest to God truth, and you still don't believe me."
"I didn't say I didn't believe you Chris, I know you're not that stupid."
"So what're you tripping over then?!"
"I'm not tripping! I have the right to not want to talk to you, this shit keeps on fucking happening, and you know why? Because of you Chris! You don't wanna send the bitch to prison, and I think it's cause you're still in love with her honestly."
This nigga had pulled that 'I love two women' thing before, and the way he was holding onto Mina, I felt like it was happening again.
"Nia, you sound crazy and you know it. Stop it. You know I only really love you and my mom. We've talked about this." Chris laughed while shaking his head.
"And? I've talked to you multiple times about going to the cops and you still haven't done it."
Chris huffed and stopped talking.
"See, this is exactly what I'm talking about. This right here Chris, I can't do it. It's me or her."
"What're you talking about?" He snapped. "It's you, it's been you."
Usually I would've blushed and kissed his cheek getting over it, but this time I couldn't.
I felt myself just digging a deeper hole, but I had the opportunity to stop, and I honestly felt it was my last one.
"It's been me, but she still has you too. I love you Chris, so much, but enough is enough. Me or her."
"Man, I'm not even tryna hear that. You're just being dramatic."
"No Chris, I'm being serious. Me or Mina?"
"You!"
I nodded. "Then let's go to the police department right now, I already started filing a restraining order. Let's just go all the way with it."
Chris's head whipped in my direction.
"What?! You filed a restraining order on her without telling me? That's how you found that damn letter, you were looking through my shit!"
I wasn't even ashamed, I'd told on myself, and I didn't care at all. We were a couple, his was mine, so I was basically just going through my stuff.
"Yeah I was, so what? I don't care. You're my boyfriend, you shouldn't have bitches sending you letters talking about babies. Don't try to switch this on me!"
"Man whatever. I'm over this. I just wanna get to Mina's so we can get this all sorted out."
I shook my head and remained quiet for the rest of the ride. Chris just didn't understand, this couldn't be sorted out.
Mina wanted Chris, and she wasn't gonna stop until she had him. She went through Jordan, so I know she'd go through me too.
But I swear I wouldn't let her.
Mina was waiting outside for us of her parents house when we pulled up. Chris parked in the driveway and turned off the car.
"Wait here for a second." He told me.
I laughed and unbuckled my seatbelt. "Nope."
I opened the car door and started walking over to where Mina was sitting on a porch swing rocking with a big smile on her face. Crazy bitch was always smiling.
"Good afternoon newlyweds. How was Anguilla? Relaxing I hope?" Mina laughed when Chris appeared behind me, his hand on my waist.
"What's up Mina? You really pregnant?"
"Yes, nine weeks to be exact. I just got some new ultrasounds inside if you guys want a copy. I can't wait for the baby to come. I've started shopping already and everything."
I shook my head and started laughing, I couldn't help it. This girl was so God damn crazy, it didn't even make sense.
What had made her this way?
"You're too much Mina. We all know damn well Chris is not the father of your baby, if you're even pregnant."
"You think that Nia, but you don't know a damn thing. You know what Chris wants you to know, which obviously isn't a lot."
Chris's grip on my waist tightened the more Mina spoke. This bitch could tell a good ass story.
"Mina, just stop this shit man! I don't love you, I don't wanna be with you, leave me and Nia alone!"
"You don't love her Chris." Mina shook her head.
"He does. He doesn't want your crazy ass."
"Bitch, you have one more time to call me crazy."
"That's the truth bitch! You look crazy as hell out here, pinning this damn baby on Chris! Where's your baby bump? It's probably a pillow!"
Chris started laughing behind me, like something was funny.
"Don't laugh Chris, you're really allowing this yourself. You know this bitch is crazy, and you continue talking to her." I turned my body around and started speaking to Chris.
"I haven't talked to her in months. This is my first time seeing her. You talk to her more than I do."
I was about to respond when I felt my head yank back suddenly.
"What the fuck Mina?! Let go!" Chris yelled.
Mina had grabbed my hair and had my head bent in an awkward painful position.
"What'd I tell you about that bitch word huh? Huh?!" She screamed in my face.
Pregnant or not, she had me so messed up.
I stomped on her foot and her grip on my hair let go for a second. I whipped around and threw a quick swing to her jaw.
"Aye! Chill out!" Chris yelled from behind us and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me away from Mina.
"I'm gonna keep on coming for you bitch!" She screamed, holding her jaw while Chris walked away with me in his arms.
"No Chris let me go! I'll kill that hoe. You attacked me you crazy bitch!"
I hated her now, it had truly gotten to that point.
"Kill me bitch! I got your boyfriend and his baby in my stomach, I win!" Mina yelled as I got put in the car.
Chris tried to put on my seatbelt for me but I pushed him away.
"I'm fine!"
His face wrinkled up in confusion, but he just brushed it off and walked to his side of the car.
"You're still mad at me?"
"No, I'm done with you." I answered.
Chris didn't say anything back, but I could feel his eyes burning holes into my face.
"You're something else. Let's go home."
I laughed to myself and looked down at my already bruised knuckles. I'd only hit her one time.
My mind wasn't even on the pain though, I was thinking of how I was gonna get away from Chris. He knew I didn't want to be around him, so he'd be childish and keep me out on the road all day with him so there was no way I could leave.
He knew if he gave me the chance to leave, I'd take it.
Take it and never come back.