CONSEQUENCES

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JISELE ADAMS
'Jilly'
RALEIGH • 919

"Go away!" I yelled as loud as possible after hearing a knock on the hotel room door.

"Room service."

"I said go the fuck away!"

I had been staying here for a little over four weeks now because I had no choice, there was nowhere else for me to go.

It wasn't safe to go back to my moms, Milo doesn't want me near him, and i haven't spoken to Harmony since the funeral— two weeks ago.

Her and my uncle have been trying to reach out to me nonstop but I haven't answered not once, I'm just hurt about her going to tell something that wasn't her place to tell.

I just lost my mother all for trying to protect Milo's, just for her to out me anyway and make him hate me.

Now I have nobody, just my baby and honestly that's all I need. My momma raised a survivor! I turned out great with no daddy, my baby will too.

There was another knock on the door causing me to suck my teeth and get up off the bed.

"What don't you under—" I paused once I swung the door open and seen Milo standing there.

"How did you know I was here?"

He walked in, brushing right pass me.

I closed the door and turned towards him as he sat down on the bed and started looking around.

"This where you live now?"

"Guess so." I shrugged.

"How's the baby?"

"My baby is straight."

"I'm sorry about your loss."

"Appreciate it."

"The fuck is wrong with you and these short ass responses?"

"I just don't know or understand why you are here." I cocked my head to the side, "You left me along with a baby you put in me for dead. You think I'm pose to be excited to talk to you?"

"For dead? You alive ain't you?"

"You know what Milo, fuck you. Okay? I don't need you for shit— neither one of us need you. I'm dead to you ain't I? Don't contact you right? Stand on that shit and get the fuck out." I opened the door up and stood there waiting for him to get up.

He stayed seated, just looking at me.

"You want to be escorted out? Cause you gone leave one way or another and as you said— If you think I'm joking, I'm gone show you better then I can tell you."

He stood up, "Alright bet.. I don't give that much of a fuck anyway."

"Yeah mmhmm just hurry up." I nodded my head and slammed the door as soon as he was out.

At this point, i might need to just leave this city and start over.

MILO MILLER
RALEIGH • 919