(Originally Written 11/12/18)
She was getting ready for the evening if I remember correctly. She and her boyfriend were going to go out and do something. Bryant was out in the back cleaning up some stuff and trying to pull his weight around there. I thought with her getting ready to go out maybe I'd try to help her with her makeup or her hair. Maybe give her pointers or ask her for pointers. It would be a good way for us to bond so maybe we could settle the dust a little bit. So while she stood in front of her mirror doing her hair and doing her makeup I sat there and we were talking. I heard two male voices and I knew that they were supposed to have company tonight. The next thing I know these two men walk into the room and I thought boy that's kind of weird that these guys would just walk right in here without her boyfriend being there. It goes against bro code. But not my business, not my place. They came in and they sat down and I watched her glance over at them but didn't say a word. Maybe she was pissed at them or something. I listened to them maybe for about ten minutes talking and joking saying normal guy stuff. I figured that they were waiting for her boyfriend to come back and that maybe they were all going out that night together.
She finished up and we left the bedroom. The two guys got up and walked outside. I figured maybe they thought about it too and realized they had violated bro code so they had decided on waiting outside. Maybe her boyfriend was on his way back and it would be better for them to stay out there and wait for him. I didn't think more about it at that point and went outside to see Bryant. He was doing his thing cleaning up the yard and I watched the kids playing in the next yard over. They were really close to the road and I remember thinking "where are their mothers because they seem so small." I did mention it to Bryant and ask him to look over but he was off in his own little world focused on what he was doing and he never looked. I figured well guess I'll go back to the house. I went in and as I was coming in Bryant's friend was coming back home. At this time the wifey was coming out of the kitchen and I was having small talk with Bryant's friend. I remember saying to him that it was so great that the two of them had such a trusting relationship and that Bryant would never let two men come in our bedroom especially without him being there. He got this look on his face, kind of a perplexed look."There were guys in our room??? When I wasnt here?? Who?? " Uh-oh. Aprel just fucked herself big time. Now mind you this whole time she's not actively in the conversation, she was cleaning up some stuff in the living room. If she was anything like me she was in that room to listen because you know how us girls are you don't trust a bitch. And she hardly knew me and so far I wasn't on her good list. When he made that statement I looked over at her and if looks could kill I kid you, not I would have been dead ten times over. I wanted to crawl in a hole and die. I really thought I was getting my ass kicked that day. She looked at me and she said "What the fuck are you talking about? What men? " Okay well now I'm confused because the way she said it was not an I'm going to kill you bitch you snitched on me look, it was kind of like a genuine I'm confused and you need help look. I told her, "the guys that were in there when you were getting ready." "There was nobody in that room the whole time that you and I were in there just you and I Aprel" Impossible. I said, "There were guys in there.. they looked at me, they said hi to me, they smiled and they talked. I heard them!"Now by this time with her and I arguing Bryant's friend didn't know what to say so he did what every guy does, follows the bro code and calls Bryant in to ask him. Bryant looks at him and then he looks at me and he said: "Aprel, what the fuck are you doing?" He looks back at his friend and said: "No man there was nobody here." I just sat there. I didn't know what to make out of it. I'm thinking that maybe they don't want me there anymore and maybe they're just all making this up. But then I'm thinking Bryant wouldn't do that to me so what did I see because I saw them. The only thing I could do was stand up. I looked over at her and said "I'm sorry I must have been wrong. I'm really, really sorry" and I walked out the door and the tears just started flowing. Meanwhile, I'm thinking to myself what the fuck is wrong with me? What did I see because I know that I saw something and if there really wasn't anything there has my mental illness finally done me in and I fucking snapped? I sat down on their swing and I just cried and I panicked. I was scared because I didn't know what the hell was going on. I've never been so confused in my life. I heard this female voice behind me asking me if I was alright. I turned around and she was standing at the fence on the other side. I told her I was okay and thanked her for asking.... all the sudden I'm interrupted mid statement to Bryant yelling at me again. "Aprel...what the fuck is wrong with you? Who in hell are you talking to? There's nobody there."
She was getting ready for the evening if I remember correctly. She and her boyfriend were going to go out and do something. Bryant was out in the back cleaning up some stuff and trying to pull his weight around there. I thought with her getting ready to go out maybe I'd try to help her with her makeup or her hair. Maybe give her pointers or ask her for pointers. It would be a good way for us to bond so maybe we could settle the dust a little bit. So while she stood in front of her mirror doing her hair and doing her makeup I sat there and we were talking. I heard two male voices and I knew that they were supposed to have company tonight. The next thing I know these two men walk into the room and I thought boy that's kind of weird that these guys would just walk right in here without her boyfriend being there. It goes against bro code. But not my business, not my place. They came in and they sat down and I watched her glance over at them but didn't say a word. Maybe she was pissed at them or something. I listened to them maybe for about ten minutes talking and joking saying normal guy stuff. I figured that they were waiting for her boyfriend to come back and that maybe they were all going out that night together.
She finished up and we left the bedroom. The two guys got up and walked outside. I figured maybe they thought about it too and realized they had violated bro code so they had decided on waiting outside. Maybe her boyfriend was on his way back and it would be better for them to stay out there and wait for him. I didn't think more about it at that point and went outside to see Bryant. He was doing his thing cleaning up the yard and I watched the kids playing in the next yard over. They were really close to the road and I remember thinking "where are their mothers because they seem so small." I did mention it to Bryant and ask him to look over but he was off in his own little world focused on what he was doing and he never looked. I figured well guess I'll go back to the house. I went in and as I was coming in Bryant's friend was coming back home. At this time the wifey was coming out of the kitchen and I was having small talk with Bryant's friend. I remember saying to him that it was so great that the two of them had such a trusting relationship and that Bryant would never let two men come in our bedroom especially without him being there. He got this look on his face, kind of a perplexed look."There were guys in our room??? When I wasnt here?? Who?? " Uh-oh. Aprel just fucked herself big time. Now mind you this whole time she's not actively in the conversation, she was cleaning up some stuff in the living room. If she was anything like me she was in that room to listen because you know how us girls are you don't trust a bitch. And she hardly knew me and so far I wasn't on her good list. When he made that statement I looked over at her and if looks could kill I kid you, not I would have been dead ten times over. I wanted to crawl in a hole and die. I really thought I was getting my ass kicked that day. She looked at me and she said "What the fuck are you talking about? What men? " Okay well now I'm confused because the way she said it was not an I'm going to kill you bitch you snitched on me look, it was kind of like a genuine I'm confused and you need help look. I told her, "the guys that were in there when you were getting ready." "There was nobody in that room the whole time that you and I were in there just you and I Aprel" Impossible. I said, "There were guys in there.. they looked at me, they said hi to me, they smiled and they talked. I heard them!"Now by this time with her and I arguing Bryant's friend didn't know what to say so he did what every guy does, follows the bro code and calls Bryant in to ask him. Bryant looks at him and then he looks at me and he said: "Aprel, what the fuck are you doing?" He looks back at his friend and said: "No man there was nobody here." I just sat there. I didn't know what to make out of it. I'm thinking that maybe they don't want me there anymore and maybe they're just all making this up. But then I'm thinking Bryant wouldn't do that to me so what did I see because I saw them. The only thing I could do was stand up. I looked over at her and said "I'm sorry I must have been wrong. I'm really, really sorry" and I walked out the door and the tears just started flowing. Meanwhile, I'm thinking to myself what the fuck is wrong with me? What did I see because I know that I saw something and if there really wasn't anything there has my mental illness finally done me in and I fucking snapped? I sat down on their swing and I just cried and I panicked. I was scared because I didn't know what the hell was going on. I've never been so confused in my life. I heard this female voice behind me asking me if I was alright. I turned around and she was standing at the fence on the other side. I told her I was okay and thanked her for asking.... all the sudden I'm interrupted mid statement to Bryant yelling at me again. "Aprel...what the fuck is wrong with you? Who in hell are you talking to? There's nobody there."