"Good morning!"
I was greeted at the door by the lady working the counter. She was here every morning I came inside with a welcoming smile on her face.
"Good morning. Let me get uh."
I gazed at the menu, looking for the donut I felt Ciara would like. After being indecisive for seconds toolongI decidedto just get them all.Things likewhather favorite donutisIwill learn while getting to know her betterandI hopethatshe is not as picky aswhatI've dealt with in the past.
"Let me get one of everything you have back there."
She smiled brightly.
"Okay, will do. Tell me, are you hosting an amazing breakfast today? Whomever may be coming is lucky?"
"Nah, Ms. O. I'm not hosting anything. I'm just trying to make sure I look out for my lady upstairs."
"Oh wow. So Cashmier is eating donuts? That is a change of events, but I am so happy that she is moving on from only getting lattes when she comes in here."
"Oh, these are not for Cashmier; she and I are not together anymore."
She smiled with an awkward expression on her face.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't know. Well, I hope whoever she is enjoys these nice and fresh Donuts."
"Yeah, I agree."
When Ms. O grabbed one of the boxes to load the donuts, I stepped out of the line that had formed behind me. I checked my messages again, and most of them were unimportant, but the one from Princeton, sent around 4:30 am, caught my attention.
Princeton:I need to see you asap! I got someimportantshit to tell you!
Me:Say less, I'll meet with you a little later, safety
I replied and made a mental note to see him later because I couldn't run off to the Bronx right now. First, I will make sure everything is straight with Ciara, then go out and handle everything that I need to in the streets.
I paid for the donuts, grabbed one from the box at the door, and ate it on my way back to the penthouse. By the time I got to my penthouse, the donuts were still warm, and when I walked inside my bedroom, I saw that Ciara was still asleep.
I placed the donuts on the kitchen cabinet and went into the cleaning closet, where I found a few boxes from when I first moved in, stored in the back. After I grabbed those and the tape, I went into the closet in my restroom to start packing Cashmier's stuff when I heard movement in the other room. I must've woken Ciara up, which Ididn'tmean to.
"Hey, you finally woke."
I stopped in my tracks after walking out of the restroom when I met eyes with Cashmier.
"Cashmier, what are you doing here?"
"Getting the stuffed animals that my daddy bought me from the closet, but I see you had other shit going on over here."
Ciara's head slowly raised from the pillowandonce she saw who was standing over her, she sat up against the headboard.
"Ciara, I'm sorry."
"Ciara, you're sorry. You left me to grieve alone while you laid up in my bed with this hoe, Hov!"
Ciara got out of bed, and Cashmier walked around it to stand in her face.
"No, don't leave Ciara. Stand here and tell me how it feels to break up a happy fucking home!"
"Ididn't break up a happy home, at least I didn't intend to."
Ciara tried to walk past her, but Cashmier blocked her once again.
