Toy's Story (17 page)

“
How
long
is
it
going
to
take?
”
He
asked
a
little
disappointed.

“
See
that's
the
thing.
”
I
hesitated.
“
The
meeting
will
be
over
and
done
no
later
than
six,
but...
”

“
But
what?
”

“
The
Mayor's
Holiday
Ball
is
tonight
and
I
have
to
attend.
”
I
waited
for
a
response,
but
Logic
didn't
offer
one.
“
So,
I'm
not
sure
if
I'll
be
up
for
a
drive
to
Baltimore
after
that.
I
don't
really
want
to
go
but
I
have
to.
”

“
So,
you're
not
coming
back
to
Baltimore
tonight.
”

“
No,
I
don't
see
how
I
can.
”

“
Alright,
I
needed
to
talk
to
you
about
something
anyway,
so
we
might
as
well
do
it
now.
”

Instantly
something
or
someone
sucked
the
air
out
of
my
chest
as
I
realized
that
this
man
was
about
to
dump
me
on
my
ass.
“
Look
Logic
it
is
what
it
is
and
it
was
what
it
was.
You
don't
owe
me
any
long
drawn
out
bullshit
that
goes,
'It's
not
you.
It's
me.
You're
great.
I'm
just
too
damaged
to
be
in
a
relationship,
so
soon.'
So
just
save
it.
I
don't
need
it
and
I
sure
as
hell
don't
want
to
hear
it.
”

“
I
see
you
unpacked
Crazy
Ass
Lady
again.
”
Logic
laughed.
“
I
thought
we
agreed
to
leave
her
ass
in
a
box
beneath
the
Christmas
tree
until
next
year.
Damn!
”

“
You're
the
crazy
ass
one
Logic,
if
you
think
I'm
giving
you
any
of
this
shit
you
gave
me
back
after
you
dump
me
like
seven
day
old
garbage.
Fuck
that!
”
I
retaliated.

“
Calm
down
and
listen.
Nobody
is
dumping
anybody.
If
you
had
just
let
me
talk
you
would
have
found
that
that's
not
what
I
wanted
to
talk
to
you
about.
”

“
You're
not
trying
to
dump
me?
”
I
asked
confused.

“
Why
the
hell
would
I
do
that?
”
Logic
asked
as
he
pulled
me
on
the
bed
beside
him
and
kissed
me
on
my
frontal
lobe.
“
Zatoya,
I'm
not
going
anywhere
and
neither
are
you.
”

“
Then
what
did
you
want
to
talk
about?
”
I
asked
relieved,
but
confused.

“
I
need
to
talk
to
you
about
Nakeisha
”

“
What
about
her?
”

“
Wow
this
is
hard.
”
Logic
hesitated.

“
What
did
you
kill
her
and
make
a
dress
out
of
her
skin?
You
can
tell
me.
I
won't
be
mad.
Hell,
I'm
glad
the
bitch
is
gone.
”
I
teased.

Logic
laughed
as
he
summoned
up
the
courage
to
say
what
he
had
to
say.
“
Okay,
here
we
go.
The
truth
is
that
Nakeisha
is
actually
the
rebound
chick.
We've
been
hanging
out
for
a
long
time
in
Vegas
while
I
waited
for
my
girl
in
Baltimore
to
make
up
her
mind
what
or
should
I
say
who
she
wanted
to
do.
”

Realizing
that
I
was
now
the
rebound
chick
’
s,
rebound
affair
I
decided
to
remain
absolutely
silent
and
still
or
else
I
would
prematurely
tick
off
and
beat
Logic's
bitch
ass
for
getting
me
caught
up
in
all
of
this
bullshit!

“
So,
basically
I
was
going
to
ask
Nakeisha
to
marry
me
after
my
girl
in
Baltimore
got
engaged
and
married
. Honestly the only reason I even planned to ask her was
because
she
had
been
down
for
me.
She
put
up
with
a
lot
of
shit
with
me
behind
this
girl.
Nakeisha
knew
about
us,
but
she
just
dealt
with
it,
because
she
loved
me.
So
I
guess
Mookey
was
just
her
way
of
coping
with
my
Humpty
Dumpy
sitting
on
the
fence
bullshit.
The
betrayal
hurt
me
more
than
anything.
I'm
cool
with
them
hooking
up.
Actually
they're
both
hood
rats
by
nature,
so
they
are
perfect
for
each
other.
”

“
So
what
does
this
have
to
do
with
me?
”

“
Everything,
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
I
don't
need
to
get
over
Nakeisha
because
I
really
wasn't
that
invested
in
her.
I
love
her
as
a
friend,
but...
”