Come Share My Love - By Carrie Macon Page 0,70

on Shyla. She was crying, crying hard.

She heard Essence ask, “Shyla, please tell me that nothing happened between you and Brennan.” She couldn’t believe that Essence, her own cousin, treating her as if everything that had happened was all her fault. The things she heard Shyla yelling was way over the top.

“I hate you, I hate you all. I never want to see you again. You’re not my family. If I hadn’t made that stupid promise to stay here until Monday I would leave right now. I can get someone to take me to a hotel that’s not a problem but after this you will never see me again. I hate you, hate you, hate you.” She screamed and yelled then kicked her out of the room. It was really bad.

When Essence left the room she had tears in her eyes. Shyla threw an early pregnancy test out in the hallway. Essence picked it up and went to her husband and cried.

Venice stood at the door way and watched Shyla fall to the floor in agony crying. She was in a lot of pain and Venice didn’t know what she could do for her. “Shyla do you need anything?” She asked cautiously.

She shook her head and continued crying. It made Venice cry too. She closed the door behind her and went to her home.

Hours later Zackary returned home. He went to Shyla’s room. He could still hear her through the door crying. How many tears could she cry? She was really hurt. Hurt to the core.

He pleaded with her to let him in so that they could talk but she wouldn’t answer. He had to know that she wouldn’t. No amount of apologies could change what was done. It was like voting for a president and in less than six months you realized you made the wrong choice. Well now you have to deal with that decision you made.

When Mama V came over she got Shyla to open the door. She held her to her bosom and rocked her crying form like she would one of her own. After calming her down and several minutes of talking she helped Shyla get her things together and took them to her house. She couldn’t stay in Zackary’s place a minute longer.

Zackary didn’t try to stop his mother when she escorted Shyla out of the house. He knew not to interfere with whatever she was doing. She would take good care of her.

Chapter Sixteen

Neither Shyla nor Zackary came to dinner that evening. He didn’t want to make her uncomfortable and she didn’t want to be in his presence. Mama V made them both a plate. She had Braxton and the girls take Zackary’s to him. They wanted to have dinner with their father but they wanted to have it with Shyla, too. Unfortunately they couldn’t have both. When their grandmother told them that Shyla wasn’t feeling well and needed some time for her, they mildly understood and decided that it was okay for the time being.

“Daddy we came to have dinner and dessert with you.”

“You did?”

“Yes. Shyla wasn’t feeling well, daddy. We wanted her to come, too but Gran V said she needed time to herself.”

“We heard her crying daddy,” his Zaria said sadly. “Is she sad daddy?”

He turned to Braxton but what could he say. “She’s just overwhelmed by something’s, baby,” he kissed her little forehead. “She’ll be fine.”

“What does overwhelm mean, daddy?”

“Well, it means she has a lot on her mind, a lot to deal with.” That was the best he could do.

“Oh. Well, Zaria and I can help her with that. We can play games with her that won’t overwhelm her. If we play a lot she won’t have to think.” Zhaniya smiled as if she had just solved all of Shyla’s problems.

Zackary and Braxton both smiled. His girls were beautiful and loving and all they wanted was for their new friend Shyla to feel better.

Braxton sent the girls to wash their hands. “Are you sure you’re okay, man?”

“I’ll never be okay as long as Shyla hates me.”

“I know she’s hurt but I don’t think she hates anyone.”

“That’s not what she told Essence.”

Braxton looked around making sure no one was in hearing distance. “Venice was home crying when I got there and she told me what she overheard Essence say to Shyla. Had it been me I would have probably said I hated everyone too. Venice is so upset about it all. She blames herself for stopping Shyla this morning