Chapter 50 - Dry Throat

I opened up the rice cooker letting the steam hit my face loving the smell.

Harin still had not said anything since she came nor has she left the kitchen so I continued to ignore her a placed some food into a bowl and sat at the island stuffing my face.

She cleared her throat once, then twice as if trying to get my attention but I just focused on feeding my empty tummy.

"Ehem!?" she said once more loudly and I sighed, placing my utensils to rest i the bowl.

"Yes girl who I live with do you need some water? Are you parched?  Have you forgotten where the tap and cups are ?" I said slowly as if I talking to a preschooler in a passive aggressive voice.

She scoffed and rolled her eyes as she came and dragged away my bowl off remaining soup, turning the entire bowl up her head.

"Excuse you!?" I yelled annoyed at her actions but she didn't seem to care.

"I was hungry and you were ignoring me?" she shrugged as she placed the empty bowl on the counter.

I folded my hands into fist and slammed them on the kitchen island looking her dead in the eye, "oh now you want to talk to me when you are hungry and need something. Oh wait, silly me, that's how it has always been."

She rolled her eyes obviously unapologetic and my blood began to boil, "oh please don't be dramatic. I was saving you from gaining weight like I have always been doing. I mean look at your butt, it's practically the size of two planets."

"I honestly don't see how that is insulting at all and I wish that my ass was as big as two planets. That will be a planet times the size of each of your ass. Are you flat Earther? If yes your beliefs shows on your backside. " I said raising my eyebrow confused on what was her aim and target.

She folded her arm as she took a step closer to me as if she was challenging me, "it wasn't supposed to be. It's just a fact and so what I got a flat ass. At least I'm pretty and rich and I get guys."

"Umm okay...? Not sure how I'm the hoe here since you just confessed to prostituting but do you need some type of medal for spending daddy's money princess..?"

She rolled her eyes, obviously annoyed my response and lack of hurt so jabbed deeper, "look at your hair, it's a mess. Have you taken a bath today? You look homeless."

I placed my hand in my hair and it got tangled into my messy bun when I remembered her words from earlier, "messy? No sis this is art. It must be something powerful that God has done for it to defying gravity don't you think?"

I saw a flash of what I am guessing must be realizing for her facial expressions changed and her pupils dilated.

"You-you-I wat. How do you know that?" she stuttered. 

I chuckled humorlessly sticking my tongue my tongue into my jaw before I spoke, "lets just say the walls have ears."

"Okay then what else did this 'wall tell you then that I was there with Shiwoo and that we are finally a thing?" she said triumphantly trying to rub it into my face but I just kept my cool composure.

I plastered a big smile on my face grinning from ear to as if I care, "Well good for you stranger."

"Aren't you jealous?" she asked raising her eyebrow and I rolled my eyes at her. She really was like a preschooler.

I sighed as I pinched my nose bridge already tired from this conversation, "no Harin you said it yourself. You have been running after him for 24 years so congratulations."

She scoffed exasperatedly, obviously offended by my words, "I have not been behind him like some lost puppy you whore."

I snickered at words remembering that that was what her friends, thing one and thing two said.

"Ouu. Okay." I said laughing and wiggling my hands in the air pretending to be offended.

She writhed in anger and I felt successful and  hear I thought she was cute when she was mad but I am glad for what happened so I can know the true her. 

Her intentions and actions have never been clearer.

"You think you're so cool huh because he fucked you? Guess what he fucks everybody!" she yelled.

"Does he fuck you?" I injected taking my bowl to the sink.

Her mouth opened and closed like a gaping fish at a loss for words, "he doesn't need to fuck me for him to be mine."

I filled a cup with water taking a sit as if it were hot tea.

She grabbed the cup from my hand and threw it in the sink but I kept my cool.

This bitch has one more chance.

I stepped around her trying to get away from Miss Crazy but she just followed me around.

"Don't walk away when I speaking to you!" she yelled grabbing my arm yanking me backwards.

"Bitch what the fuck? What it is that you want validation?"

I was seriously getting annoyed right now but I had to remain calm for I didn't want to harm the baby.

"Admit that you're jealous and feel like shit and that you are a slut."

I looked her deep in the eye as I laughed at her request. She was crazy.

"As a matter of fact we were just at a café around the corner on a date." she said clicking her tongue.

"I know" I said trying to walk away again, "the sight of you caused me to lose my breakfast flushing my last $20 down the drain."

"Wait" she said finally putting two and two together scanning my clothes then it dawned at her, "it was you. You were there! You were the homeless looking person who ran to the bathroom."

"Yup. The bathroom where I heard all of you and your friends fangirling over me. I could you my autograph if you want since you're such a die hard fan and can't keep my name out of your mouth."

She chuckled widening her eyes and tilting her her head to the side. I could have sworn that I was in a horror movie.

"I knew I smelt a hoe." she said shaking her head laughing as if she were the funniest person on earth.

I sniffed my self then proceeded to sniff her scrunching up my nose. "no dear, you will smell a hoe everywhere you go for the stench is very strong on you. Have you ever been tested?"

She went bright red in the face and but I wasn't satisfies.

"So you saw me and Shiwoo all cuddly and cozy and cute together huh?'

"Well I wouldn't say 'cuddly and cozy and cute'. He looked uncomfortable and his smile was clearly forced. Did you get daddy to make him go out with you as well?"

"Uh no! We went on a date with friends and we had fun. We even made out."

"You sound like an attention seeking child right now didn't you get any love growing up? Was mommy and daddy too busy for princess?" I cooed.

She slammed her hand against the island obviously on the verge of losing it, "shut up! Just shut up! I am trying to hurt your feelings can't you just at least pretend to cry?'

"Oh no!" I gasped, "I'm sorry. Like this?" I asked as I proceeded to fake sob.

"You're such an awful person Atalia."

"Makes two of us" I shrugged.

"You should be ashamed of yourself but here you are acting shameless."

"Ashamed? What for?" I asked genuinely confused.

She scoffed, "are you serious right now?"

I shook my head slowly signifying yes and she continued, "you slept with my man, disrespect me, hit me, slander me and so much more. Not to mention you humiliated me and went behind my back like the snake you are."

"Mhmmm yes yes," I said nodding my head in agreement, "oh and don't forget I threaten you when we are alone and you have to clench your purse because I am scary black woman."

Her face went white and she looked genuinely scared for her life.

"Atalia I-"

"No no you're right. I completely understand. I am scary and a bad person. You should be afraid." I injected.

"Okay but don't tell anyone I said that okay? Please"

"Oh no no no. Why would I ever tell anyone about my former best friend being racist towards me behind my back and slandering my name with hate crimes? I am not that kind of person dear."

"Okay good."

"Well then," I said walking towards the freezer pulling a mochi out then away towards my room, "if that will be all I will like to take a nap.

"You better not say anything to anyone Atalia or I will make sure that everyone knows what a whore and awful person you are Atalia!" she called after me.

"Mhmmm yup, looking forward to it" I saluted.

"Oh and Atalia," she called out and I stopped to look at her one final time, "go suck your blackie mother (A very very disrespectful Jamaican insult that should never be said unless you want a fight.)

At lightning speed I found myself charging towards her and she raised her hands over head as some sort of protective shield.

I raised my hands to hit her when I remembered my baby and I slowly lowered them,

"I'm not going to do this" I said peering down at her shaking cowering stance and slowly backed away.

" I knew you were low Harin but I didn't think that you were this low. I am done."

I turned away one final time and went into my bedroom closing my door behind me.

I didn't hear another word from her but even if I did I wouldn't care.

Her disrespecting me I could tolerate but her and my family are a no no.

Any remaining love and respect that I had for that girl had finally dissipated and I had no more will power in me to care about anything and anyone.