Love Don't Love Nobody/ Rise of The Slasher part 4

1990 Two years had gone by since T bone and I had been together. I was completely in love with her and she with me. We fought The Cheat demon, The Trust demon and The Pregnancy demon. That last demon we fought twice. We argued hard and made up even harder. I had never felt like this. I was ready to settle down. I got a second job to prepare myself for the inevitable.

It was the weekend of my 21st birthday. T bone took me to dinner. A Fancy chinese restaurant in the Bronx. Food was fantastic. She looked so beautiful under the dim lighting. Her hair neatly permed with a slight bang that brushed across her right eyebrow. I was sitting there thinking to myself " Slish you are one lucky Monkey." Then I hear the other voice " Yeah she is fine.What the HELL is she doing with you." T bone breaks me out of my trance by grabbing my hand " Boo are you having a good time" I respond " Yeah why " T bone gives me the strangest look. It was like she wanted to tell me something but couldn't. " Whats wrong baby" T bone continues rubbing my hand and responds " Sometimes I wish I had a different life" I was confused for a second " A life without me ?" T bone gives me a warm smile and responds " Slish you know I love you" She breaks eye contact " But sometimes people change and want different things for themselves" I place my hand over hers and say " I made a promise to you. I'm going to get us a place. You won't have to deal with all that craziness going on in your house." T bone doesn't respond she just looks at me with tears in her eyes. I say " We'll be okay"

On the drive home T Bone says " Boo I'm going to spend the weekend with my girlfriend Jam Jam" I respond " You guys talking again. I thought she stopped speaking to you" T bone " We really missed one another. So we put our differences aside and mended our friendship" I laugh and say " So she forgave you for setting her up with a guy you had already slept with." T Bone gives me a screwface look and says " Yeah " I continue " She also forgive you for not telling her until after she had already fallen in love with dude?" T bone " SLISH! Thats not fair! I didn't tell you that story so you could throw it my face! I laugh a little harder and say " You know what. I think we better stop by yo crib and ask your crazy ass brother for his hunting knife CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA NEED IT" We pull up in front of T Bone's house she leans over, gives me a deep kiss, and says " You're such a wise ass, but I love you. I'll call you from Jam Jam's house tomorrow" She shuts my car door and walks into hell.


Saturday afternoon T Bone hasn't called me all day. That wasn't like her she usually called at least 3 times daily telling me she missed Danger tickling her sugar walls. I get out of bed and start rummaging through my dresser drawer HAH!! I found it! Jam's Jam's phone number T Bone had given it to me a while back. She stayed over there a lot when her family situation overwhelmed her. I start pushing digits " Hello " I respond " Whats up Jam Jam" Jam Jam" Heeeey Slish whats happening. Long time no hear. " I say " Yeah yeah. You two try to kill each other yet" Jam Jam responds " What are you talking about? " I laugh a little and respond " Oh you got Jokes. Can I speak to my girl " Jam Jam is silent for a second " Uuuuum Slish she isn't here. " My Slish sense starts tingling " She hasn't been there all night has she." Jam Jam " No, but if and when she gets here I will tell her to call you" I hang up and call T bones house. The phone just kept ringing.

I feel a knot in my throat and that voice. THAT FUCKING VOICE in my head! " She's not in trouble Slish.You know what this is" I respond " No not her. She would never do that to me. She loves me" Then the voice gets old school on me " Slish it takes a fool to learn that Love don't Love nobody."

A lesson I would soon learn to live by.