Lessons Learned (COMPLETED)

Chapter 8

Hope and Faith looked at each other.

"Dinner is on me", Kamari said as she walked to the car.

Hope and Faith followed her to the car.

After going out to eat with the twins, Kamari dropped them off and went to Ciara's apartment.

Kamari knocked on the door and eventually Ciara opened it.

"Oh, it's you. Hey girl", Ciara said with a smile as she let Kamari in.

"Hey", Kamari said.

"So what's up? What brings you here?", Ciara asked.

Kamari sighed. "Well, remember when I told you how I thought something was up with Malik?", she asked.

"Yea", Ciara replied.

"Well...I think he's cheating but I don't have any way of knowing. I just know that he never lets me see his phone, sometimes he doesn't answer my calls and then this other thing just blew my mind", Kamari said.

"What?", Ciara asked.

"That he visits some girl a lot", Kamari said.

"Damn. That's fucked up", Ciara said.

Kamari made a face. "Really Ciara? I mean really? You gone stand in my face and act like you don't know what the fuck I'm talking about?", Kamari asked.

Ciara made a face. "Because I don't", she said.

"Okay. Well since you don't know and even if you did know. Delete my number and you can keep him", Kamari said before she started walking back to the door.

"I was going to anyways", Ciara said.

Kamari looked at her.

"He really wants me and he's just using you. He saw the clout you were getting and how good of a singer you were. Why do you think he proposed to you? Love? Hell no. Money", Ciara said.

Kamari opened to door.

"Okay, Ciara", Kamari said before she walked out of the apartment.

Kamari went straight to Malik's house and banged on his door.

Malik opened the door. "Mari? What is your problem?", Malik asked.

Kamari had tears trailing down her cheeks. She was angry.

"You lair! You're fucking lair! My friend, Malik?", Kamari argued.

Malik saw how she was looking. She looked hurt, more hurt than before. He was basically speechless.

"Do you know how stupid that makes me look?", Kamari asked.

Malik started to touch her but Kamari moved herself .

"Do not touch me...TALK", she said. "Did you cheat on me with her or not?"

"...yes..yes I did but it was a mistake alright", Malik said.

"So why would you propose to me?", Kamari asked.

"Because I realized that I made a huge mistake...again. I wanted you to know that I was done. I wanted to make that commitment to man up. And be the man that you want", Malik said.

"...she said you're using me", Kamari said.

"What? How can I be using you when I have my own job, car and apartment? I'm the one that does things for you Mari", Malik said.

"Because you knew that it was a possibility of me getting noticed", Kamari said.

"Mari when we met, I didn't know anything about you. Therefore when we got together, I got with you for you and nothing else", Malik said.

"Things can change", Kamari said.

"The way I feel about you has never changed, but my actions are about to. I swear to god", Malik said.

"Malik, don't say that. Lightening will strike you right now for lying", Kamari said.

"I'm not lying", Malik said. "I'm not...besides that girl has wanted me since we got together"

"So you let her have you?", Kamari asked.

"She led me on and I fucked up", Malik said.

Malik grabbed her hands.

"Please baby. Please. I took you for granted and I'm sorry and from this day forward, I promise you...I swear to you that I will be the man you deserve", Malik said. "And this time I mean business. You can see my phone, have my location, all that"

"...Goodbye, Malik", Kamari said before she tried to move her hands out of his.

"Mari, no", Malik said as he held her hands tighter.

"Malik, let me go now", Kamari said.

"No. You're not leaving me", Malik said. "You're not. I don't want nobody else"

"Yes because the ones you wanted you already got a taste of", Kamari said.

"Stop", Malik said as he started shaking her. "Stop saying that. Do you understand me?"

Kamari got out of his grip.

She knew that Malik always had a temper and other than him cheating, he was always good to her. But lately, it's like his temper has gotten worse.

"Mari, I'm-"

Kamari walked out and slammed the door behind her.

Malik massaged his temples.

"Oh boy", he said with a sigh.

TO BE CONTINUED...