Ashlynn looks so proud of herself as this is a game and she won the prize. Well, she is about to learn she messed with the wrong person. I have taken her crap for far too long and she is about to meet her match. " you look so proud of yourself Ashlynn, tell me did you already have this planned out when you offered to let Harlem stay here last night. Is this all over last night because people paid more attention to me than you for once. Was this all because you were jealous? No wonder your baby daddy ran far away from you. I would too if I was stuck with you. Do you have no respect for yourself at all," she just started laughing. "Oh Jesse, look at it this way. I did you a favor. How long did you think Harlem would continue to wait and not have his needs fulfilled? You did this to yourself. You want to tease him but never follow through. If you want to blame anyone, blame yourself. Honestly, he wasn't even that great''. She gets up and walks to the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee for herself. "want a cup, she asked me" this girl is unreal and has no shame. "Fuck you Ashlynn. Payback's a bitch and I can't wait till karma comes around and knocks you on your ass, and when it does I will be right there watching". She shrugs her shoulders at my outburst." So was that a no to the coffee then". Argh, I could literally chock her right now. My screaming must have woken Nikki as she sauntered into the kitchen. "Jesse, what is with all the yelling? Why are you so angry right now? Where is Harlem? She looked around. I didn't realize it, but Harlem must have decided to stay outside and not come in. Freaking coward he is." Why don't you ask your cousin here why I am so angry? Go ahead Ashlynn, tell her what you did, you slut". Ashlynn turns to look at Nikki, who is confused about what is happening as Ashlynn, oh so sweetly, says to her " I kind of slept with Harlem last night, it didn't mean anything. I don't even like him. He didn't stop it, so it's not all my fault either". Nikki looks back at me not sure what to say. "Jesse, look, I know you're upset and you have every right to be. I would be too, but at least you know what kind of person Harlem is now before anything serious happened, and Ashlynn, that was not cool at all. Jesse is family. You don't do that to your family. You two are going to have to find a way to work this out. It's not like you can avoid each other forever". Why is Nikki acting like this whore over here didn't just ruin my life. "The hell I can't, I am out of here and I never want to see her again unless it's when Karma comes around". I stormed out the door and towards the elevator. I let out the longest breath and text my dad.
Jesse: Dad, can you come get me like asap. I need to get out of here. Please..
Dad: On my way Kiddo, be about 15 mins.
I get on the elevator and head to the lobby. I make my way out of the building to go have a smoke before my dad gets here. Harlem is sitting on the curb. He looks up at me, regret evident all over his face. On instinct I wanted to go over and comfort him. To hug him, but that is not my safe place anymore. He ruined that. I walk towards the street so I can just jump in when my dad gets there. I pace the sidewalk impatiently waiting and hoping Harlem will not try to come over, because I just don't think I can handle anymore at this point. I looked up at Ashlynn on her balcony, gazing down at me. Harlem looks at where I am looking and puts his head down. Ashlynn shrugs her shoulders like what is happening is no big deal or that the both of them didn't just rip my heart out and stomp on it. I turned my back to the road. I can no longer look at either one of them. I felt him before I saw him and he stopped about three feet from me. "Jesse, I'm so sorry, please don't shut me out". I refuse to feel bad for either one of them. They made their bed and now they are going to lie in it. Just then, my dad's car came towards me. "Goodbye Harlem, don't ever call me again". I jumped into the car and started bawling my eyes out. My dad looks at me and hands me a Kleenex."want to talk about it". I shook my head no, as I no longer had anything left to say." Okay, let's go home then" and off we went. Leaving behind the only person who ever really knew me. Harlem has been around since I was 10 years old. He was there when my mother would go on benders of doing drugs and alcohol. Her stints in rehab and my parents divorced. When everything around me felt like it was falling apart. He was there to pick me up, make me laugh or hold me when I cried. I don't know how I am supposed to just move on from that. However, I am not done with Ashlynn. One day I will get my revenge for what she has done to me. I don't know when, but something tells me I will know when the time is right.