Chapter 2: What's up Jamal?

At about 5pm on that same Friday, we went to the mall to get groceries and some new clothes and shoes we bumped into Jamal our third party looking all handsome and smart.

  ‘’babes!’’  he exclaimed and hugged tightly

  ‘’save that, guy. You returned and kept shut? .’’  I showed my disappointment

  ‘’I told Lola..’’  he said defensively

  ‘’He told me, but you were pissed so I couldn’t let that rip us ‘part….. I couldn’t….’’  she said remorsefuly but firm

  ‘’seriously Jamal, you messed up!’’  Lola said grabbing my hands about to go

  ‘’hold up girls!’’ he held us back   ‘’lets talk about it over dinner, please?’’  he looked more serious than ever, I figured something was on

  ‘’Great! No hoes, go it?’’  I instructed

  ‘’perfect then!’’  he giggled

  ‘’Jamal no sucking shit and all that.’’ Lola added

  ‘’I promise… alright y’all, see you soon.’’ He hugged and left hastily

  ‘’something’s off about him.’’ I added

  ‘’yea bissh, something is. We’ll find out tonight.’’  She added and we stopped at the cashier and handled our bills then drove off. Jamal is a rich who’s comfortable, I just wonder what might be the problem, though money’s not everything .

We got home about 6:30pm and took a shower then rearranged the stuff we bought. I stared at the gown I picked for a while

  ‘’babe. I don’t like this. Its out of my league.’’  I snapped teasingly

  ‘’that’s hot. The curves…’’

  ‘’you know they are not my things. Give credit to girls like you honey’’  I threw it at her

  ‘’thanks but no thanks. Here’s my jean, take it.’’  She handed it over to me 

  ‘’my kind’’  I sighed a sigh of relief and smiled

Extra sized trousers and shirts were my thing, I preferred them to shape wears but that was Lola fantasy. She’s curvy a bit busty unlike me, just slender with a slender curve. We dressed up and headed to Jamal’s apartment. We got there in about 30mins and entered. His apartment is painted in ash and white, with a big sized tv, decorder, then speakers beside it. He has this  bachelor billionaire taste and he still kept it simple but classic. He then walked towards us then motioned to his dining room, we sat down like zumbies waiting to hear what's up but no one could, on  a regular day we’d dance to music, eat and drink to stupor sometimes get high on weed but then I decided to break the silence 

  ‘’ok Jamal, I don’t like this one bit, what’s the silence for?’’ I looked bothered

  ‘’honestly, I don’t like it’’ she slowly spoke

  ‘’why not we eat up first’’  he forcefully smiled 

  ‘’bro, that ain’t funny, you got a problem share it, we are in this together, aren’t we?’’  I turned to Lola for her consent, she nodded positively

  ‘’I was in my house eating then I heard a knock. I walked down the down opened as I saw Zafar…

  ‘’that thug?’’  Lola asked in shock

  ‘’yes, that thug. I was supposed to give him $500 for assassinating Doctor Theo, but then things tangled……’’ 

  ‘’you just got released two years ago, dude!!!’’   I said after giving him a slap

  ‘’Danni, its not like that’’  He almost yelled

  ‘’then how?’’  I yelled angrily

  ‘’I can not believe this, Jamal you got money, enough money…..

  ‘’its not for the money.  He yelled ‘’I wouldn’t do this on purpose, are y’all going to help or just walk on me?

  ‘’you got options for us, don’t you? You don’t have the right to pop up on us and claim shit… we are blood. Don’t expect us to sit tight and watch you swing that rope to the dust, don’t expect that ’’  I said looking at him showing my disappointment

  ‘’I thought we had us?’’ Lola said standing up  ‘’you just go for nothing… for God sake you promised and swore that you are not doing business with Zafar and now?’’  she groaned  

  ‘’are you all judging me right now?’’   he asked 

  ‘’you know what, figure out your folly. I got nothing to do with this, not at all.’’ I grabbed my phone and small purse walking away

    ‘’I cant either’’  she followed walking towards my direction

  ‘’seriously. Danni? Lola?   He called slowly and turned away

Lola and I drove off back home without saying a word.

We laid down on our beds, Lola  turned to see my face and said

  "Danni, are we doing this right now?  She looked at me questioningly i scoffed and sat up

  "LO! He needs us. If he gets into trouble, i think we should help right?"  I looked at her for consents

  "Woah!" She sat up too and scoffed  "he got us to jail, we were charged with murder

  "Almost." I cut in

  "Great. Defend him all you want, it doesn't hurt you does it?

  "Lola it does. He helped you get rid of Johnny.....

I tried to make her see reasons at least for this last time

  "There you go again" Lola said 

She rolled her eyes stopped to changed into her pink and chocolate-brown flower designed robes and carried her laptop then sat on the bed. I also changed into my black pajamas and hopped on my flurry bunny flip flop and headed to the kitchen to a glass of red wine, my fancy. I laid comfortably on the couch directly opposite the TV, i held the remote controller and changed to a scary movie titled 'SNATCHERS' while sipping my wine. I was actually seeing the movie while my mind was flowing in thoughts about Jamal's situation. I was angry that he really did mess up but no to judge, we all had flaws in the past that took some ugly timr to go away. Then my phone rang, i peeped abd saw his name, i Hesitated at first then i picked.

  "Really? You got nerves." I pondered

  "Danni, please don't get mad alright? If Lola is not Going to talk to me, i guess i could rely on you"  He tried to make me feel better

  "Don't try to make me feel good, its not working. Shes mad and i am as well. What were you thinking, that i would just let it slip by?" I scoffed

  "Not at all, Danni. Just help me out, please. Can we talk over lunch tomorrow?" He asked with his breaking voice, like he was sobbing

  "Time?". I melted, so i couldn't and more questions

  "1pm, my house....

  "That mess?" I hated the idea

  "I'm being followed.". He quickly said

I couldn't hear more nonsense, I hung up pissed off immediately. Lola was behind all along then she spoke

  "So y'all are going to talk without me? Fine!" She turned away to leave then I called without turning to her

  "Lola!!! What exactly is the problem?" I asked trying to figure out her feelings, then I came closer

  "It don't matter. I am sure he told you that you are better at listening to him, so I don't get to hear a thing either.". She blurted

I was angry and half surprised but i wasn't Completely surprised at all. Then I finally turned to her, keeping my glass on the glassy stool beside the couch.

  "Then why didn't you just pick up his calls?"  I asked calmly but angrily

  "Oh ok. This is what its about, all of this? Painting yourself a 'friend-in-need' kinda girl, this is it?" She said

I looked at her in slight shock and nodded and said

  "Is this what you think I am? A snitch. Good for you. I'm not having this absurd conversation with you. If you can't be a shoulder to cry on, I'll be one for Jamal. He has always been a brother from the start.". Is said and walked away.

I took my glass, emptied the wine down the the sink and headed to my bed . I hated the fact that she couldn't just choose her words before speaking to me, for God's sake, I'm over 18 she doesn't get to tell me stuff, like i am just turning 18 or fighting over a Senior boy in high school. She came into the room to lay on her bed, I stood up taking my blanket and pillow to the living room, I preferred sleeping on the couch rather than guest room. She called

  "Danni, seriously?". She looked  surprised

  "Yes bissh!". I left immediately

  "Yea whatever!" She screamed a bit and closed the door hardly

I smiled because after I acted like some college girl breaking up with her cheating boyfriend, she acted like some menacing wife who got fed up with her 15 year old marriage with no positive results. I laid down, covered myself and slept off in no time.