MOTIVES CHAPTER 6

MOTIVES CHAPTER 6

Renee

Its been almost a week since JJ's birthday party and I have yet to confront Jonathan or Michelle. I decided that it wasnt worth it, but I have noticed how Jonathan's demeanor has changed and Michelle has been avoiding me. I tried to ignore everything but it was getting difficult to keep doing it.

I was consumed with all of my drama that I forgot all about Crystal's birthday. She said it was okay, but I knew she was hurt, so I decided to make it up to her. My aunt Beatrice (my daddy's sister) had a beach house in Galveston and she told me that I could use it for the weekend. Crystal was so excited to go and I was glad that I could make it up to her. We were leaving Friday night with our friend Tamara.

I was trying to hurry up and pack my clothes. Tamara and Crystal were on their way in a rental car and I had waited till the last minute to get my things together. Jonathan came in from work while I was still packing. He walked into the bedroom and sat on the bed next to my suitcase. We havent talked much since the party and I wasnt in the mood to start now.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"I told you yesterday that I was going to Galveston with Crystal and Tamara." I answered

"I dont remember you telling me that."

"Well maybe if you would listen to me sometimes, maybe you would have heard me."

"Whatever Renee, when are you coming back?"

"Why?"

He got up from the bed and walked out of the room saying, "Have fun."

I didnt have time to deal with Jonathan, but I wanted so bad to ask him about Michelle. I knew he would lie about it, so I didnt even waste my breathe. My cell phone started vibrating in my pocket. I knew it was Tamara or Crystal calling to tell me they were downstairs, so I didnt answer it. I grabbed my suitcase and proceeded to walk out the front door.

"Goodbye to you too Renee." Jonathan said, but I ignored him and closed the door behind me.

I got in the car with the girls while telling myself that I was going to forget about Jonathan and have fun this weekend.

Jonathan

Renee had been acting cold and distant towards me since the party. At first Michelle told Renee about JJ and she waiting for me to come out and tell her myself, but I knew she didnt. Michelle didnt want to jeopardize her friendship with Renee as much as I didnt want to lose my relationship with her.

I decided not to stress about it. I would talk to her when she came back from her trip with her friends. Hopefully by then she would be in a better mood.

The doorbell started ringing followed by a pound on the door. I knew it was nobody but my silly as brother because he was always doing dumb shit like that. I looked in the peephole anyway because I didnt want another incident happening like the one with Crystal.

I unlocked the door to let Josh in and he forced open the door before I could fully open it. I knew he was excited about something.

"Damn nigga what took you so long!?" He screamed.

"What the hell do you want?" I asked.

"I saw your girlfriend the other day at that bar we went to last week."

I knew he wasnt talking about Renee, so I asked "Who?"

"That chick we met, Miranda. She was asking about you?"

"Thats good." I wasnt interested in talking to another female. I was having problems with the one I had.

"She invited us to a little party she and her girlfriends are having tomorrow night."

"Thats good."

"Well-?"

"Well what?"

"Are you coming or not? I think she is really feeling you."

"Good for her but Im not going."

"Man you need to go, you are having problems with your girl and the best way to get over it is to fuck another female."

"All that do is cause more problems."

"Alright man, its your lost."

He was walking out of the door before he turned around to say, "Call me if you change your mind."

I didnt respond because I doubted if I was.

Beverly

Keith had me feeling young again. I had forgot all about Renee and the reason that I came down here. He had me doing shit that I never had the nerve to do before like having sex in a park in broad daylight or giving head in the corner of a club.

I was sitting at the kitchen table daydreaming when Sheila came in interrrupting my thoughts.

"Damn that young boy got you glowing and shit. Maybe I need to get me one." She said.

"You need to get you some dick period, young or old." I said laughing

"Ha ha ha bitch. Anyways a package came for you today."

When she said that, reality set back in. Nobody knew I was here, so who sent it. She handed it to me, but I didnt open it immediately.

"Are you going to open it?" Sheila's nosy ass asked.

"Not yet." I answered. I didnt want to open it and it be something crazy and then Sheila would be all up in my business.

"It aint from nobody but that young ass boy. Go ahead and open it so I can see what he bought you."

"Damn bitch I said not yet." I was getting annoyed with her.

Sheila snatched the package out of my hand and ran upstairs before I could react. I ran behind her screaming out every curse word in the book. I wanted to hit her ass in her mouth. She finally stopped running when she reached her bedroom and she opened the neatly wrapped package. By time I caught up to her, she had already opened it so I didnt protest, but I was still pissed.

"Damn bitch your pussy must be made from gold." She said.

"What is it?" I asked.

She pulled out a pink, diamond studded bufferfly necklace. I was relieved that it wasnt something deranged like I had expected. She pulled out a card but I snatched it out of her hands before she could read it.

I was all smiles after reading that.

"What does it say?" Sheila asked.

"None of your business." I told her and snatched the box with the necklace in it out of her hands. I walked downstairs to my room ignoring her rude comments.

I was so happy that it was from Keith instead of the psycho killer. I figured that I was being paranoid. Nobody knew where I was so I shouldnt receive anything crazy, but I wasnt even getting the mysterious phone calls. Something was up.

My cell phone started ringing. I thought that it was Keith so I didnt look at the caller id.

"Hello." I said trying to sound seductive.

"Aww did you miss me?" It wasnt Keith, it was the killer.

I didnt respond because I was in shock.

"Dont get too relieved, that present you got wasnt from me but you will be receiving another one from me very soon."

"How do you know about the necklace?"

"Because Im watching you right now."

My heart skipped a beat.

Michelle

I knew I was wrong for what I was doing, but I had to eliminate my competion really quick. I saw an opportunity and I took it. Me and Jonathan dated for a hot minute, but it didnt last long. He was one of those boys that knew he was the shit and felt that he didnt have to be faithful. He thought he was God's gift to women. Jonathan is one of the reasons that I turned to women for comfort and pleasure. I got so tired of the many females calling my phone about him and it wasnt long before our relationship ended. We did have unprotected sex every now and then, but JJ was not his baby.