Page 95 of I Heard It All Before

Two days had passed and Asha was still in the hospital. The doctor wanted her pressure to go down some more and he needed her to eat. Asha fell into a state of depression. Besides her immediate family and Cam, she was refusing to see anyone else. Cam visited her, but they didn’t really say much to each other. Asha was questioning God, and Cam tried his best to console her. The hospital arranged for them to have a private service for the baby in the chapel later that day, but Asha didn’t want to go. He knew that he was wrong for how he felt, but Cam was ready to get it all over with. After that day, he didn’t have any plans to see or talk to Asha ever again. He had no reason to.

“I need to go home and put on something decent for the service. You want me to get you something from the cafeteria before I go?” Cam asked her.

“No,” Asha mumbled.

“The doctor said that you need to eat something Asha. I’ll get you some fruit and a bottle of water. Just try to eat a little,” he said before walking out of the room.

It was early, but the cafeteria was crowded with staff members and visitors. Cam grabbed a small container of fruit, yogurt, and a bottle of water for Asha and stood in line.

“Hey Cam, I’m sorry to hear about what happened to your baby,” someone said, making Cam spin around to see who it was.

He didn’t feel any kind of emotion when he looked into his cousin Laila’s face. He forgot all about Laila working in the hospital’s cafeteria. Cam hadn’t seen her in a while and he really didn’t miss her. Laila was a snake and that was the worst kind of person to be around. She took Cam by surprise with her actions because he was always so close with his cousins. Lacey was pissed with her too, but their mother intervened in that. They were her only two kids and she made sure that they got along. Nadine wasn’t feeling her daughters not speaking to each other, so she put a stop to it. She still went off on Laila about what she did though. Laila had moved back home with her mother, but Lacey still didn’t fuck with her like she used to.

“Thanks,” Cam said, void of any emotions.

“How is Asha?” Laila asked.

“She’s upstairs, go see her,” Cam replied.

“I know you probably don’t want to hear this, but I’m sorry for everything that I did Cam. I’m not trying to make excuses for my actions or nothing because I was wrong,” Laila admitted.

“Honestly Laila, I got too much on my plate right to even care about that dumb shit. What’s done is done and I’m over it.” Cam shrugged.

“I understand Cam. I just felt like I owed you that much. What’s Asha’s room number? I’m gonna go up and see her,” Laila said.

“She’s is room three-twenty,” Cam replied.

“Okay. Is any of this for her? I can bring it up if you have to go. You don’t have to pay for it,” Laila commented.

“Yeah, all of it is for her,” Cam said as he handed everything to his cousin and got out of the long line.

Once Cam was gone, Laila took the items that he had given her and headed to the elevator. When she got in front of Asha’s door, she knocked softly before letting herself in. Asha had her back to the door, but she turned around thinking that Cam had returned. She smiled when she saw Laila, but the gesture was not returned. Asha really missed being around her, but Laila didn’t feel the same way.

“Where the hell have you been? Quincy went to your house one day and you had up and moved,” Asha said as she sat straight up in the bed.

“I don’t know what he came to my house for. Shouldn’t he be home with his wife and kids?” Laila asked.

“Oh okay, now I see why you up and disappeared like you did. You were feeling a little salty because my brother got married,” Asha smirked.

She dropped the grieving mother act real quick since Cam was gone. She was going to play that role until the show ended to keep Cam by her side as long as she could. Asha was sad about losing her baby, but she was sadder about losing her connection to Cam. Her disregard for the doctor’s orders was what sealed her fate. Her pressure was extremely high and her son just couldn’t survive it.

“I’m never salty boo. Just like your karma is catching up with you, his will catch up to him too,” Laila replied.

“Why are you mad, though? You knew my brother didn’t want you from day one. You threw yourself on him and offered your house as a place for him to hustle. He would have been a fool to pass that up. You were the dummy who wanted more than what was offered,” Asha laughed.

“Laugh now, but let’s see how funny it is when Lo catches up with you and your brothers for robbing him,” Laila said, wiping the smile from Asha’s face.

“Bitch,” Asha said before Laila cut her off.

“Now, who’s mad? It was your idea for your brothers to rob him, wasn’t it? It’s because of you that Randy is dead too. You prey on the weak and use it to your advantage. I’m sorry that my cousin’s baby died, but I’m happy that he doesn’t have to deal with you for the rest of his life. He probably would have been a single father anyway. You and your brothers are dead once Lo catches up with you,” Laila smirked.

“All that because my brother doesn’t want you,” Asha said, shaking her head.

“Why would he want an annoying bitch who lives in the trap house? That is what you said to your sister-in-law, right?” Laila asked as she sat Asha’s fruit and yogurt next to her bed and walked out.

“Shit!” Asha hissed as she grabbed her phone to call her brother, Quincy. She needed to let him know what was going on so that he could watch himself. Asha was happy that she and her mother were moving and she wasn’t telling anybody where they were moving to. She didn’t know what made her trust Laila’s unstable ass, but that was a mistake that was about to cost her a lot.

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