Unbreakable (7 page)

******

Things between Star and Cornell was going
well, he was the perfect gentleman. He didn’t rush her for sex and
that’s what Star loved about him the most. Star was at home getting
ready for their date when her mom walked in the room.

“Where you going missy?” she said peaking in
her daughter room.

“Out with Nell,” Star said while
dressing.

Samantha rolled her eyes. “Oh him. I hope
he’s not like his no good brother,” she said with her nose turned
up.

Star looked at her. “No ma he’s not and how
do you know Ronny ain’t no good?” she asked. Star didn’t understand
how her parents could go to church every Sunday and Wednesday and
didn’t like anyone.

“Hello, look at how he did your sister,”
Samantha said looking at Star like she was crazy.

“Mom every relationship has its ups and
downs. You can’t judge him because of what went down between them
when you weren’t there,” Star said. Her mom was working her last
nerve always downing everyone like she just perfect.

Samantha didn’t want to argue with her. “Well
have fun and be home at 12,” she said walking out. Star shook her
head and continued getting dressed. Days like this she wished her
sister and Ronny was back together so she could stay out how late
she wanted to. Her phone buzzed and it was a text from Nell telling
her he was outside. Star gave herself one last glance. “
Tonight
might be the night,”
she said to herself. She walked out her
room. “Mom I’m leaving,” she yelled out.

“Okay, lock the door behind you,” Samantha
said.

“Damn you looking good girl,” Nell said
giving Star a peck on the lips.

She smiled. “Thanks boo and so do you,” she
said as he pulled off. Star turned to face Nell. “Bae I was
thinking, I don’t wanna go out. We’re always going out to the
movies, to dinner and everywhere else,” she said.

“So what you have in mind?” he asked licking
his lips thinking he might get some pussy tonight.

“We can go to your place and chill,” she
smiled. “Plus I have school tomorrow so you already know I have to
be home at 12,” she said rolling her eyes.

His smile grew wider. “Okay cool,” he said
making a U-turn.

As soon as Star and Nell walked inside his
apartment, she was all over him. That was a side of Star he’d never
seen and he would be lying if he said he didn’t like it. She was
kissing and sucking all over his neck as they made their way to the
bedroom where she pushed him on the bed and straddled him.

“Damn lil mama, what has gotten into you?” he
asked.

Star licked her lips. “You,” she said
smiling. “I think I kept you waiting long enough,” she said as she
planted small kisses all over his face. “Don’t…you…think?” she
asked between kisses.

Nell smiled. “Hell yeah I think you have,” he
said flipping her over and position himself between her legs. “But
I don’t mind waiting baby. I don’t want you to do this because you
feel you kept me waiting too long,” he said and kissed her lips. “I
want you to do this because you’re ready not because you think I’m
ready.” He got off her and pulled her off the bed. “And I
definitely don’t want you doing it because you thinking I’m gonna
go get it from someone else because that’s not gonna happen,” he
said staring her in the eyes.

Star dropped her head then looked back up at
him and smiled. “I’m doing this because I’m ready,” she said
kissing him passionately as she pushed him back on the bed.

“Are you sure baby?” Nell asked her once
again. Star didn’t said anything, she grabbed his hard dick threw
his jeans and that was all she wrote. Nell flipped her on her back
and began kissing her neck and making way down.

Once Nell was done with her, she laid there
breathing heavily causing Nell to smile cockily just like his older
brother.

“You alright?” he asked but all Star could do
was nod her head and smile. Star only had sex with her first love
five times and that was a year ago but she didn’t recall feeling
the way Nell had just made her feel. It was the best feeling in the
world, she felt she was on cloud nine and didn’t want to come down.
Nell pulled her close to him. “Nell, have you ever been in love
before?” Star asked.

Star totally caught Nell of guard with that
question
Damn a nigga was going on 20 in a couple of months and
never been in love,
he thought to himself. He cleared his
throat. “Naw, I haven’t,” he admitted. He knew he was feeling some
type of way about Star but he didn’t know if it was love or lust.
“Why you asked that?”

Star shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t know, I
was just asking.” She kissed his arm he had around her. That night
they laid in bed cuddling until it was time to take her home and he
promised to pick her up from school the next day.

******

Shaniqua picked up her buzzing phone and
answered without looking to see who it was.

“What?” she angrily. She had to put it on
vibrate since Ronny felt the need to call her every minute of the
day.

“Damn ma, you okay?” Dre asked. He haven’t
spoken to Shaniqua since they day she told him to hold on and that
has been a week ago. He tried calling a few time but she wouldn’t
answer.

“Hey you,” she said glad to hear his
voice.

“How are you? I haven’t spoken to you in a
week,” he said to her.

“I’m good; I’m just going through a lot of
shit.”

“Wanna talk about it?” he asked with so much
concern in his voice. He could tell something was wrong because he
heard all the sadness in her voice.

“Can I come over?” she said and of course, he
said yes. She told him she was going to drop her son off with her
parents and be over shortly. She could have took Ray’Shun over
there but she knew Ronny would have a fit if he knew she had
Ray’Shun around another man other than his brother. That would be
an ass whipping she’ll never forget.

Shaniqua dropped her son off at her parents’
house and headed over to Dre house. She was really looking forward
to seeing him, she kind of miss talking to him; he was so sweet and
sincere. Shaniqua pulled up to his 3-bedroom house and got out and
slowly walked up to the front door and knocked.

“It’s open,” he yelled from the other side of
the door and she walked in to find him sitting in the living room
watching the TV. He stood up with open arms “Hey sexy. How are
you?” he asked as she hugged his neck a little tighter than any
other time. Dre heard what sound like sniffles and pulled back,
after seeing the tears rolling down her cheek he quickly asked,
“Honey what’s wrong? Talk to me baby,” he said sitting her down on
the couch. It took Shaniqua a minute to calm down but she did and
told Dre everything. Dre couldn’t believe she caught Ronny with
another woman but what really bother him was that she said she
didn’t know if she was going to leave him or not.

Dre shook his head. “What you mean you don’t
know if you wanna leave him or not?” he frowned and shook his
head.

Shaniqua dropped her head. “I’m pregnant,”
she said.

She found out she was pregnant about two days
ago and was undecided if she wanted to keep the baby or not. She
loved Ronny with all her heart and hate to get an abortion but she
didn’t think they need another child right now, even if she did
decide to stay with him.

“So what you gonna do? Have you told him
yet?” Dre asked looking at her. He knew if she kept the baby then
he would never have a chance with her, so he had to talk her out of
going back to that nigga and getting rid of that baby. However, he
also had to choose his words carefully so he wouldn’t run her
off.

“No I haven’t told him yet and I don’t know
what I’m gonna do. I mean I love Ronny and all but I think the
timing is all off for another baby.”

“Well you know I’m here for you on whatever
your decision is,” Dre said getting up and walking into the
kitchen. He wanted to say more to her but choose not to. Dre
grabbed Shaniqua and himself a bottle of water and return to the
kitchen only to find her arguing on the phone with who he assumed
to be Ronny. He sat there getting an ear full and to see if she was
going to mention the baby to him.

“I don’t wanna hear it Ronny. You need to get
your priorities straight before I even consider coming back to your
lying ass,” She said. Dre didn’t know what Ronny was saying but he
could tell he was begging her to come back home to him.

Shaniqua finally said, “No it’s not, you put
the fucking streets before me and Ray’Shun.” She listened for a
little while. “Ronny I never put my job before my son. You know
what, I’m sick of you constantly disrespecting me. Hell naw I’m not
coming back to your ass,” Dre heard Ronny yelling in the phone
“Kiss my ass,” was all Shaniqua said before hanging up on him. She
didn’t even look at Dre as she dialed a number on her phone and put
it up to her ear.

“Women choice health center, how may I help
you?” the woman answered.

“Hi my name is Shaniqua Holmes and I’m
calling to make an appointment for an abortion,” Shaniqua said. Dre
don’t know what Ronny said on the phone but he was happy he did, he
now knew there was hope for him. Once Shaniqua set up her
appointment and hung up the phone, she looked at Dre.

“Are you sure you wanna go through with
this?” he asked as if he wasn’t happy she was going to do it.

She got off the couch “Yes, I have an
appointment in the morning at nine. So you have to work? Because
I’m gonna need a ride,” she asked.

Dre wouldn’t dare pass up this opportunity of
taking her to kill Ronny’s baby. “No, I’m off.”

“Okay well I’m about to head to my parents’
house, I’ll send you the address,” she said about to walk off but
Dre quickly said “Why don’t you just stay here since I’m gonna take
you.”

She looked at him and gave a weak smile “I
guess that would make sense huh?” she asked. Shaniqua and Dre said
up most of the night talking about any and everything until
Shaniqua feel asleep across the bed. Dre placed a blanket over her,
kissed her on the cheek, went into the other room, and got in bed
himself.

Dre woke up the next morning and wanted to
shower before waking Shaniqua up, once he was out, he went into the
room she slept in and opened the door.

“Well good morning,” he said smiling after
seeing she was up and already dressed. “Why you didn’t wake me?” he
asked.

“Morning,” she said dryly and shrug he
shoulders. “I don’t know, I just wanted some time alone,” she said
with so much sadness in her voice.

Dre walked around and sat on the edge of the
bed “You know you don’t have to do this Honey, I mean if you wanna
keep the baby I’ll help you raise it,” he said putting on the
fakest smile. “I always have wanted kids.”

“Why you always calling me by my stage name?
I’m Honey at the club but Shaniqua at home,” she said getting off
the bed.

“I’m sorry,” Dre said standing also.

“Let’s just go get this shit over with,” she
said walking out the room leaving Dre standing there wondering what
her problem was. She woke up with a fucked up attitude and he
wanted to tell her he wasn’t the one she should be mad. Her
attitude should be with that nigga Ronny not him, but thought
against it and walked back into the bedroom to finish getting
dress.

The whole ride to the clinic was quiet; Dre
glanced over at Shaniqua a few times, as she was texting away on
the phone with tears in her eyes. They pulled up to the clinic and
Dre jumped out but Shaniqua hesitated before getting out. She
walked up to the door slowly praying the whole time. One hour
later, she was walking out baby less. Inside the car Dre asked,
“Are you okay?” but Shaniqua didn’t say anything.

She sighed. “I can’t believe I did that
shit,” she mumbled. Dre reached over and tried to rub Shaniqua’s
arm. “It’s okay baby,” he said but she snatched away and told him
to take her to her parents’ house and she’d come pick her car up
later. Dre did as he was told.

It took almost four months
for Ronny to realize how bad he fucked up but he finally accept the
fact that it was really over between him and Shaniqua. After
hearing about her already being in a relationship with another dude
didn’t sit well with him at all but he knew it was nothing he could
do about it. He was getting Ray’Shun every other weekend and when
it was his weekend he’ll go to her parents’ house to pick him up or
Shaniqua would have her mother or Nell to take him over to his
house. Ronny thought it was childish that she was trying to avoid
him. He didn’t even know where his child was resting his head at
and he didn’t like that at all.

Ronny pulled up to his mom house and saw Nell
was already there, he tensed up and looked over to the passenger
seat at Denise and wish he would have took her ass on home before
going over there because if Nell was there then he knew Star was
also. He wanted to leave her inside while he went and got his son
but he didn’t trust her like that to leave her inside his car
alone.

“What’s wrong Ronny?” she asked sensing
something was wrong

“Nothing,” Ronny said and hopped out the car.
Ronny and Denise walked up the sidewalk to the front porch with him
leading the way. Ronny grabbed the doorknob and hesitated before
opening it.
Fuck it
he said to himself. He already knew Star
was going to go back and tell Shaniqua that he brought her over
with him to pick Ray’Shun up. He walked in the house and all eyes
fell on him.

“What?” Ronny asked as if he didn’t know why
they were looking at him.

“Hey Daddy,” Ray’Shun said never taking his
eye off the game he was playing.

Ronny walked over to his son “What’s up man,
daddy can’t get no dap?” he asked holding his fist out so Ray’Shun
can dap him up.

Debbie cleared her throat still looking at
Ronny who has yet introduced his friend “So are you gonna stand
there looking stupid or are you gonna let me know who this is you
brought in my damn house?” she said eyeing Denise hard.