Chapter 5 Ella and Nina

ELLA'S POV

I had one night stand with a stranger.

We met at the bar three blocks away from the restaurant Adam took me to.

I had a few drinks, I don't know how we got to the hotel but we did.

I try to stop him but he was touching the right part of my body and the sex was great too.

. I started crying and I don't know why I was crying but I was in tears

As a best friend and older sister.

Come here. She gave me a hug with comfort shoulder to lean on as i cried.

Maybe that is what I was looking for. A hug for comfort.

Curiosity get the best part of Nina, she cut my comforting moment short.

She break the bond. She released me from the comforting hug.

Did you used condom? She asked furiously. With her eyes wide open staring at me for answer.

What? I don't know. My childish response get on her nerves.

What do you mean you don't know?

You don't know what a condom is anymore or what?

I don't remember anything, not even his name. I said it with a soft tone I place my emotions out for Nina to step a back from killing me for my mistake.

But you remember the sex was great right? She asked

What if I had HIV or Hepatitis?

if he is a serial killer?

A criminal and now police is hunting him now me?

That room was super expensive.

A cost of room in that hotel can pay our one year rent and get us alot from a grocery store.

She can feel fear from my tones as I questioning my costly mistake.

Relax first thing first, we need to get you tested and put you in conceptive after ward. She said.

I can't help myself but wondering why Adam did what he did

I became more annoying as I cried and lamenting about the break up with Adam.

Honestly it hurts spending and investing good four years of your existence into a relationship hoping for happy ending then it turned out to be a jerk.

I can't still believe Adam will do this to me. I said

Really?

Do you worry about Adam or the STD you might possibly contract? She question.

He so cold hearted. How does he even sleep last night? Water coming out from my nose as i continue complaining about Adam.

Take this, just take this and don't annoyed me more. She gave me tissue paper to clean up my runing nose

I annoyingly blow my nose lousy she stood up and get in side bedroom.

Meet me inside went you get your shit together. She said.

NINA'S POV

I was enjoying my evening with my favorite TV show went my phone rang.

Who could that be? I lament before checking caller ID. I stretch my hand to the phone on the table.

I checked the caller ID. Oh is Ella calling.

Girl what took you so long?

I was thrilled as I picked up the phone.

Hey girl! What's going on? I asked with excitement.

I heard her moaning from the other side of phone.

She cry talk. He broke up with me.

Slow down girl, I can't understand what you saying.

Who broke up with you? I asked pinning my ear to the phone to her clearly.

Who else is my boyfriend if not Adam? He broke up with me.

I'm sorry come home so we can talk about it.

He leaving to London in three hours. Can you imagine?

I wasted my four good years with him. She lashes out.

I understand but you need to calm down and come home.

Where are you?

I'm outside the restaurant. She still cry talk.

Okay stop a taxi and come home. His a loser anyways. I said

I can only imagine how traumatic she is right now.

I lose my enthusiasm in what I was watching and I became agonize.

I felt fluster sudden.

Ella and I has being friends since we were ten years old.

She was ten while I was thirteen years. And we been living together since high school and after high school.

After my parents died in a car accident ten years ago on their way home celebrating their wedding anniversary.

Ella and her grandmother became the closest people I had as family. I literally became her older sister even before my parents past on.

She called me after the poor choice Adam made. I ask her to come home from the restaurant right away.

This is 11:45 P.M, 15 minutes to midnight and yet Ella is not home. That was few hours ago when she called me.

ALL THE QUEENS MEN series that am watching on BET+ took my attention.

I tried calling her several times she is not picking up her cell I left her a bunch of missed calls and voicemails and text messages still not respond.

I called Adam to lashed on him for what he did to my best friend, to tell him how loser he is but his cell was not going through. I then realized what Ella told me about him moving to London that evening.

But why I really called Adam was to check of Ella was with him.

Where are you Ella huh?

She doesn't have anyone in Harlem to go to and grandma is hundreds miles away from Harlem.

Should I call grandma? No it will worst the situation.

Night became longer than it usual. My anxiety rising

I became restless all through the night.

What if something bad has happened to my best friend?

What if she has accident and no one is here to help her?

She was so excited when she went out hoping to have a great dinner date with Adam.

It been ages when last he takes her on a date.

Adam? How can you be this wicked and heartless? My thoughts

I lay down on the couch 3:55 a.m on the clock, sleep rescue me from overthinking.

Oh is 10:42 a.m as I woke up

I continue from where I stopped last night, rather this morning.