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he remained turned around, not facing her.
    She wondered when he would finally acknowledge her.
"We gotta stop this shit Neli," he finally spoke to her.
"But you wasn't saying that five minutes ago!" She shouted with an attitude, hurt.
    Calming down, she proceeded in a much sweeter tone. 
"I love you Chauncey." 
    She waited for a response, but didn't get as much as a glance.
Chauncey sat smoking a cigarette. He knew he had to end this. He missed Sasha so much and he never wanted to let her go, but Neli had him right where she wanted him. Now the girl was starting to catch feelings and he knew how she got down.  The girl was definitely off the chain, and it was only a matter of time before everyone else would find out.
     
     
     
     
     

 
    Chapter 2 - Growth
     
     
    10:21a.m. Saturday Morning
     
    Sasha jogged on her treadmill while watching a rerun of American Justice. It was something that Chauncey had her in the habit of doing. Come to think of it, everything she did was a habit influenced by Chauncey. 
    Working out, eating good, waking up early, and even watching court TV and the A&E channel. She missed him. 
    Her thoughts were interrupted by her ringing phone.
"Hello," Sasha answered, sort of out of breath.
"Hey kid. Doing that daily routine, huh?" 
    She recognized the voice immediately. 
    Oh shit, I done went and thought this nigga up. "Hey Chauncey," she replied, stepping off the treadmill. 
    "You know I gotta stay fit for my new man," she teased.
Chauncey loved her southern drawl, and he loved the way she tried to make him jealous. 
    He loved that girl. That's why he had to leave her alone.
"I hear that hot shit ma. So when can I come get my stuff? Cuz you know I wouldn't want ya new man to see my shit all around and get all tough guy. Then I gotta go and fuck him up," he joked. Sasha just rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Boy, what you doing?" She asked getting comfortable on the couch. Talking to Chauncey was like talking to her best friend.  In fact, he was her best friend. 
    He knew everything about her.  And she knew everything about him. 
    Almost.
"I'm at IHOP," he answered.
"With a girl?" She asked, her heart pausing.
"Alone." He answered. Her heart beat again.
"See if that chick you got was me, you wouldn't be at IHOP ‘cause I would've had ya food ready, hot, and waiting. But you know that." 
    This was true. Sasha cooked, cleaned, and even did Chauncey's laundry. Wherever he was, she was. She took care of him.
"Yeah, you right ma. I told you already, you too good for me." 
    There was a silence and Sasha wanted so badly to blurt out that she missed him and that she loved him, but her pride wouldn't let her.
"You can come get your stuff now," she suggested, changing the subject. 
    His voice became cold and distant.
"Nah, I changed my mind. I'll send E to get it. He in the area anyway."
    He paused and then added a blasé.
    "I'll get up wit you kid." Then, he disconnected the call.
"Fuck!" Sasha screamed, throwing the phone. She didn't understand him. Why did E have to come instead of him? She didn't understand why Chauncey didn't want her anymore. He didn't want to be around her, he didn't even want to talk to her.  She didn't understand why he left. She thought that she did something wrong. She didn't understand that it was him, and that he loved her more than life itself. She didn't understand.
     
    Neli looked at the clock and realized that it was only 10:30 in the morning.  Where did Chauncey go?  She climbed out of the motel bed and searched for her underwear. She and Chauncey had gone at it for hours last night. She went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. She couldn't even look at herself.  This was the first time that she had real friends and she was executing the ultimate betrayal, she was sleeping with one of their men. She loved Sasha too. In fact, Sasha was her favorite. She was perfect to Neli, and that's what made Neli want what