Knock-Knock
“Mikayla?” I said after waiting for about five minutes. I heard shuffling around, then she came to open the door.
“You know it’s rude to talk about somebody that’s a few feet away.” She said. Her eyes were red and puffy like she just finished crying.
“I’m sorry. I was just asking Roon about you. I was concerned.” I admitted. She rolled her eyes then walked away from the door, leaving her door open.
“You would know if you would’ve answered some of my calls or replied to a text.” She said as she sat down on her bed. Her room was messier than usual, she wasn’t a neat freak, but she kept a cleaned room.
“I know, and I’m sorry about that. I just didn’t feel right talking to you after knowing you’re Roon’s sister. I feel like I’m betraying him, and he doesn’t deserve that.”
“It’s not about him! I get that’s your friend, but what about me?” She cried. Damn, what’s going on with her? I thought to myself.
“You’re right. Mikayla, what’s going on? I don’t like seeing you like this.” I said as I walked into her room and sat next to her. I lifted her chin up and looked in her eyes that screamed pain.
“I lost the baby.” She said, then cried harder.
“Huh? I thought you were fine with getting the abortion.”
“I was, and even made my appointment. However, the week before, I went to the clinic to get checked out and made sure it was good to get the procedure done. However, when I came back the following week, they had to check stuff out before moving forward and saw that there wasn't a baby in there anymore. They did a test, and it confirmed I miscarried. I know I seem like a hypocrite for being fine with an abortion, but I'm distressed over the miscarriage. I just feel like the baby killed itself because of what I was going to do. I just feel so bad.” She continued to cry harder as she placed her head on my shoulder. I wrapped my arm around her and just let her cry.
“I’m sorry you had to go through that alone. I should’ve been there for you.” I admitted. Tears welled up in my eyes. I’ve experienced this with her, and although I was okay with the abortion, I felt terrible too. She didn’t have to go through that by herself, and I could’ve put the other shit to the side and been there.
“I wish you were.” She said as she picked her head up and kissed me. I kissed her back. Yeah, I know this wrong, but the connection I have with Mikayla is so different. However, I know we can’t do anything further than this. “I missed you. Can you stay with me tonight?”
“Whenever Roon leaves or goes to bed, just come up to my apartment,” I told her. I couldn’t leave her like that, and she needed me, I was going to be there.
“Okay. I thought about going up there to see you, but I didn’t want to bother you or interrupt anything.”
“You wouldn’t have been a bother. If you need me, I’ll be there for you. And interrupt what? I’m not seeing anybody.”
“Can you lay with me for a minute? I know Roon went to get food, but you know he doesn’t come right back.” She said as she laid back. I also peeped the smile that was on her face when I said I wasn’t seeing anybody.
“Aight’,” I said, then laid back with her.
“So you expecting another baby with Aniyah?” She asked after a few moments of silence.
“Nah.”
“Okay.”
“Nosey ass.” I smiled.
“You were loud as fuck.”
“She’s trying to plan that baby on me. I can’t lie after everything that happened between us, I went to a hotel and got drunk. I thought I was hitting this other broad up, but I ended up hitting her up. We both got drunk and ended up sleeping together. At first, she claimed I used a condom, but now she says she’s not sure. But I made her take a Plan B before I left the hotel. She said there’s a possibility that it didn’t work. I think she was pregnant before we hooked up, and she used that night as an advantage. But the joke is on her.”
“Facts. Only she and God knows the truth.”
“True. I really wanted to call you though.” I admitted.
“I wish you would’ve, but maybe it was best you didn’t. We have a real connection, and I know I fucked that up with my lies, but my feelings were always real. I know we have some time until I’m grown, but I hope we have a second chance at love. However, until then, just live your life. No more relationships, and please don’t hook up with your baby mother again.”
“Okay, I hear you.” I laughed. She laughed too. “I still care about you.”
“I know you do.”
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“I thought you were coming right back,” I said to Roon as he walked back into the apartment with the Chinese bag in his hand. Even though he was gone a lot longer than I expected, I made sure my ass was out of Mikayla’s room by time he got back. She decided to take a shower while I went back to the living room.
“Don’t I always say that fool?” He smirked.
“Yeah, but we were getting food.”
“True.”
“It’s probably cold.”
“Nah, I made sure Jenny’s ass made that shit fresh.” He said as he came over to the couch and sat the food down on the coffee table. He sat next to me, then started to take the food out of the bag. He handed me the chicken wings with fries (ketchup, salt & pepper, and Mumbo Sauce on everything). He took his food out then set Mikayla’s food down right as she came out of the bathroom with a white towel wrapped around her body.
“Finally, the food is here!” She said as she walked over and
