Unbreakable (6 page)

Dre was surprised when she said, “You know
what, I could use a friend,” she smiled at him. Shaniqua took Dre
number knowing better than to give him hers and actually looked
forward to calling him.

Shaniqua pulled up to the gas station with
the phone glued to her ear talking to her new friend Dre. She
wouldn’t give him the time of the day at first and always laughed
whenever he complimented her or whenever he gave her extra cash
when she would give him a lap dance. Ronny was still running the
streets and while he was doing him, Shaniqua was doing her. She had
to be a little more discreet being that everyone knew Ronny. Hell
they knew her too and knew she was Ronny’s girl but they wouldn’t
dare tell on their precious Ronny but was quick to run to him and
tell if Shaniqua sneezed in public. Although she and Dre haven’t
been intimate, only dinner and movies a couple of times, she was
still feeling her new friend and she loved the fact that she had
someone to vent to and didn’t judge her.

“So where you on your way to?” Dre asked.

“I’m going to pick up my son and then I guess
head home. Why, what are you doing today?” she asked putting the
pump back up, getting inside her car and pulling off.

“I don’t know I was trying….” He said before
she cut him off.

“Hold on Dre,” she said seeing Ronny truck
parked at a nearby motel. Shaniqua turned in and parked the car
right beside his truck. She already knew it was his car because it
wasn’t too many people that had a burnt orange Escalade truck.
Although the window was tinted she could still she movement in the
passenger seat.

“Oh hell naw?” Shaniqua said still holding
the phone up to her ear.

“Baby you okay?” Dre asked but by this time
Shaniqua had already threw the phone down and was jumping out her
car. She walked around the back to get a look at the tag and after
seeing that it was definitely Ronny’s truck she went to the
passenger side and began yanking on the handle but it was
locked.

“Bitch open the fucking door,” she said
banging on the window and after seeing the girl wasn’t gonna open
the door she grabbed a rock and threw it at the window the glass
shattered but didn’t fall out.

Ronny came running out. “What the fuck?” he
asked before noticing Shaniqua.

“Baby it’s not what you think,” he said
grabbing her arm.

She yanked her arm away from him. “Tell yo
hoe to get the fuck out,” she said.

She would deal with Ronny ass later right now
she wanted this hoe. Shaniqua already knew it was Denise and she
knew Denise knew who she was being that she wouldn’t unlock the
door. Ronny just stood there looking at her.

“Tell her to get the fuck out Ronny, better
yet you unlock the fucking door cause I’m about to pull this bitch
out my damn self.”

Ronny dropped his head and unlocked the door
with the remote. Ronny already knew Shaniqua was about to open up a
can of whip ass he just hoped like hell Denise could fight. Once
Shaniqua opened the door, she pulled Denise out by the hair and
they began throwing down. Ronny had to admit, Denise was trying to
hang with Shaniqua, but she was no match. Ronny finally grabbed
Shaniqua after the owner came out threating to call the police.

“Man c’mon Shan. Let’s just go home and talk
about this.”

“Get the fuck away from me Ronny,” Shaniqua
said pushing his hand off her. “Fuck you, we don’t have shit to
talk about,” she said and spit in his face before walking around
hopping in her own car and speeding off.

Ronny ran to his truck and hopped in never
saying anything else to Denise as he sped off after Shaniqua.

By the time Shaniqua pulled up to the house
she shared with Ronny, she was trembling and crying so badly she
didn’t even know how she made it home. She unlocked the door and
ran up the stairs grabbing her suitcase. Ronny was hot on her
heels.

“Man Shan where you going?” he asked walking
over to her. “It wasn’t what you think,” he said trying to hug her
but she pushed him back.

“What you mean it wasn’t what I think Ronny?”
she asked as the tears rolled down her face uncontrollably.
Shaniqua felt as if she was about to faint, she was so dizzy she
had to sit down.

Ronny must’ve sensed something was wrong
because he sat next to her. “Baby are you okay?” he asked as he
rubbed her back.

“Ronny please get your muthafuckin hands off
me,” she said through clenched teeth and he quickly moved his
hand.

“I been the one cooking for you, no matter
what time you come in the house and was hungry it was me that got
out of my bed to cook for your trifling ass not them other hoes. It
was me. I was the one counting all your fucking money like a got
damn money machine not them other bitches. For four fucking years,
I put up with your hoeish ass. I fucked and sucked you up whenever
and wherever you wanted. Me, Ronny!” Shaniqua screamed pointing at
herself. “I had a baby by your no good ass because
YOU
said
YOU
wanted one. For fours fucking years Ronny, Four!” she
screamed now standing up with four fingers in his face. “It was me
being the good girlfriend to your ass playing wifey and shit,” she
chuckled and shook her head. “I was treating you so fucking good,
like a got damn king and was I good enough for a fucking ring? No,
but I was good enough for you to cheat on and fuck over
repeatedly,” she said and slapped him twice across the face. Ronny
grabbed the side of his face and looked at her as if she had lost
her mind. He wanted to hit her ass back but he knew he deserved it
and knew she was hurting so he let her slid.

Shaniqua walked over to her dresser and
looked herself over in the mirror with swollen eyes

“What is it about me that you don’t like
Ronny? Am I not pretty enough? Because I’m a stripper? Is the sex
not good? I mean what is it, I want to know Ronny.”

He grabbed her face with both hands. “Baby it
not you. Everything about you is perfect so I don’t want you to
think it’s you because it’s not,” he said kissing her neck. “I’m
sorry Shan, I love you baby,” he said between kisses.

Shaniqua threw he head back and couldn’t
understand what it was Ronny had on her. She was so in love with
him and just his touch alone makes her weak.

She took a deep breath. “Ronny I can’t do it.
I can’t be with you anymore, this shit hurts to bad.” Ronny cheated
many times before but she never really seen him with the other
chicks she only read text messages in his phone or talked to them
on the phone. Seeing them together was heart breaking, no women
wanted to see the man she loved about to go a motel with another
woman.

“Shan I’m sorry. I promise you I’ll do
better. Baby I’ll be the man you want me to be I promise. Shan I…”
Ronny said to her but she cut him off.

“Promises…Promises…Promises,” Shaniqua said
as she began packing. “I been hearing that shit for 4 years and I’m
fucking tired of hearing the same got damn song.”

Ronny nodded his head and sat on the bed
watching the love of his life pack up her shit. “I’m sorry Shan, I
can’t lose you and my son over this bullshit,” he said as he pushed
his dreads out his face and him and Shaniqua made eye contact.

“Those pretty green eyes not gonna work this
time,” she thought to herself.

She rolled her eyes and closed her suitcase.
“You weren’t thinking about losing me or your son when you was out
pussy hopping, now was you? And you can save them fake ass tears
you got going on too,” she said as she walked out the room.
Shaniqua walked to Ray’Shun room, grabbed him a few outfits, and
headed to the front door leaving Ronny still sitting on the bed
looking dumbfounded.

Shaniqua pulled up to Debbie house and shut
off the engine, she looked in the mirror, and wiped the tears that
was still falling away. She got out and knocked on the door. Debbie
open the door and quickly noticed Shaniqua red swollen eyes.

“Girl what’s wrong with you?” she asked
pulling her inside and Shaniqua immediately broke down.

“I caught him at the motel with another
bitch,” she said and Debbie mouth flew open because she had just
talked to her son a few months ago about this.

Debbie grabbed her and hugged her. “It’s
okay. I told that knucklehead a few months ago he needs to do
better,” Debbie said walking Shaniqua to the living room. “Shan
look at me, girl you better stop that damn crying over him. He’s my
son and I love him to death but niggas come and go. Just like you
found him you’ll find another nigga,” she said.

Shaniqua looked at Debbie. “I don’t want
another nigga, I want Ronny. For four years I’ve been holding this
nigga down, besides me being a stripper I was a good ass girlfriend
and I am great mother to our child but all I get in return is for
this nigga to fuck over me constantly,” she said to Debbie. “I’m
really done for real Debbie I can’t do this shit anymore,” Shaniqua
said wiping her eyes.

Debbie gave her some Kleenex. “I don’t blame
you Shan,” Debbie hugged her. She and Shaniqua had their ups and
downs but despite what she says about Shaniqua she was a good woman
and she didn’t agree with what her son was putting her through.

“Come on so you can get yourself together you
can stay here tonight because I don’t need for you to go to your
parents’ house with your eyes swollen shut and they think my son
beat your ass,” Debbie said causing Shaniqua to laugh alone with
her.

******

The next morning Ronny pulled up to his
mother’s house only to find Shaniqua’s car parked in the driveway.
He was a little confused because from his understanding the two of
them couldn’t stand one another so he thought that’ll be the last
place she’ll go. He jumped out the car and rushed inside

“Ma,” he said walking into the kitchen seeing
Debbie and Ray’Shun sitting at the table having breakfast. “What’s
up lil man,” he said to his son picking him up as he sat down in
the chair and sitting his son on his lap. Debbie looked at her son
and shook her head. “Man I already know ma,” Ronny said shaking his
head. “I fucked up,” he said kissing the top of his son head.

Debbie sipped her coffee. “Didn’t I tell you
them damn green eyes was gonna get yo ass in trouble,” she said
laughing but Ronny didn’t see a damn thing funny. After noticing
she was the only one laughing Debbie put on her serious face. “You
really hurt that girl Ronny and I can’t say I blame her for leaving
your trifling ass,” she said getting up from her chair taking her
plate to the sink.

“Oh so now you team Shan all of a sudden?”
Ronny wanted to know.

Debbie turned to face her son. “I’m not team
nobody. You just like your fucking daddy. Y’all let these money
hungry hoes break up y’all family then look stupid when we say it’s
over. You hurt that fucking girl to the core and to be honest I
probably would have put a bullet in yours and that hoe ass,” she
said folding her arms across her chest.

“Yeah you team Shan, all it took was for me
to fuck up now y’all best of friends,” Ronny said laughing shaking
his head.

“Call me team whoever, you my son Ronny and I
love you too death but I’m also a woman that has been through the
same shit so I understand where she’s coming from,” she said as
Shaniqua was walking around the corner. She had been standing there
listening to their whole conversation.

She looked at Ronny. “You so fucking childish
Ronny. I’m glad you find this shit funny,” she said taking Ray’Shun
from his lap. “Let’s see if you gonna be laughing when my son
calling someone else daddy,” she said turning to walk out the
kitchen.

Ronny jumped up and stormed out after her.
“And let’s see if you gonna be laughing when I fuck you and that
nigga up,” he said walking out the door after her.

Shaniqua walked to her car and began putting
Ray’Shun in his car seat while Ronny stood behind her begging her
not to leave him.

“Shan I was taking her to get her a room
because her parents put her out,” he said as Shaniqua was closing
the door to her car.

She turned around to face Ronny. “You really
take me for a fool don’t you Ronny,” she said staring him in those
green eyes that she once loved so much but hated at the moment.
Before he could respond she said, “I been knew about the bitch
Ronny, from when she called your phone a couple of months ago
acting like she had the wrong number. I hung up on her, went
straight to the text messages, and read all of them. I even went to
Pizza Hut to the bitch’s job just to see what her ugly ass looks
like. I was gonna beat her ass but then I thought about it.” She
chuckled before saying, “You or that bitch isn’t worth me spending
one night in jail,” and walking around him to the driver side of
the car.

Ronny was hot on her heels. “Shaniqua please
baby, just give me another chance. I promise I’ll make it up to
you,” he said grabbing her hand only for her to snatch away from
him.

“I’m tired of your weak ass promises Ronny,”
she screamed as tears fell down her cheeks. “You just don’t get how
much I fucking love you. You don’t know what’s it’s like to love
someone so fucking much and they take it all for granted. That shit
hurts. I been holding you down for four fucking years,” she said
mushing the side of his head. “And all I get in return is a bunch
of lies, heartache, and fucking headaches. I’m fucking tired of it.
I guess that saying is true, why buy the cow when you can get the
milk for free,” she said.

Ronny looked at her confused. “So this is
about me not putting a ring on your fucking finger?” he asked. He
grabbed and kissed her hand. “Baby we can go get you a ring right
now, hell we can even go to the courthouse today and get married.
I’ll do whatever it takes just come home with me.”

Shaniqua tilted her head and kissed Ronny
passionately. “As tempting as that sounds, I’ll pass,” she said
getting in her car and pulling off leaving Ronny standing there
looking like a sad puppy.