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“I don’t even give a fuck about the principle to beat her ass over it. She wins,” I laughed as I double taped the post. I was far from unbothered about this, but I also wasn’t pressed enough to fuss or fight about it.

“I guess, but you know who you should slap?”

“Who?”

“Nalyssa! Cause ain’t no way she didn’t know.”

“Damn…you know what’s crazy?”

“What?”

“You had to bring her up for me to consider her role in all of this. That says enough without saying anything at all.”

“So you don’t expect any loyalty from her?”

“I used to, but I don’t know who my cousin is these days. I’ve been getting the vibe that she truly dislikes me for a while now.”

“Same. Her attitude has always sucked, but it’s like she has secret animosity towards you. The first time I really noticed it was when we went to Kai’s pool party. That was the same night she kept bringing up Kenny. I remember wondering why she was so pressed about you leaving him alone. I bet Kayla was fucking with him at that point and she felt a way on her girl’s behalf.”

That revelation threw me for a loop. That was the night I met and had sex with Armias for the first time. I had forgotten about how weird Lyss was being whenever Kenny came up. But Denim had reminded me and I’d bet money that everything she was saying was true. It made perfect sense!

“Yea, that sounds about right and if it’s true then I’m cool on Lyss forever.”

“I would hope so because she can’t be trusted. That’s actually scary when you really think about it.”

I talked to Denim for a few more minutes before she ended the call to clock into work. I got up and headed to my bathroom to get ready for bed. Within the next thirty minutes I had showered, lotioned my body down, and threw on a pink short and tank top set. I was back in the kitchen looking for something to snack on while aimlessly scrolling through IG when a comment notification popped up.

“What the fuck?” I muttered. Kayla had tagged me in her comment section under her maternity post almost twenty minutes ago.

KayGwala: @HelloLourdes You tryna be funny??? @Nalyssa_ Get your ppl cause I don’t play about mine.

Mind you, all I did was like the picture so all this wasn’t necessary. She could have texted me or slid in my dm’s if she had something to get off her chest. Yet she wanted to publicly tag me in her comment section. She was trying to give the world a show and I was tempted to give her what she wanted. I could care less about Kenny, but it was the fact that she was trying to be on some bully shit. I took a deep breath and ultimately decided to let it go…until I opened the replies to that comment.

Nalyssa_: Chill bestfriend…baby daddy on your arm, no baby daddy on her arm.

KayGwala: Lmao, now that’s how you clear a bitch!

My fingers began typing as my heart raced. I was heated that my blood cousin was coming for me like this on social media. We’d grown up like sisters and she was choosing her friend over me. I had to ask myself what had I done to this girl for her to treat me this way. By the time I was sending the comment my eyes were filled with tears because I was hurt. Before I saw her comment I was willing to co-exist with her at family functions and maybe even speak, but all that shit was dead now.

HelloLourdes: I’m trying to be funny bc I liked a post that popped up on my timeline? Baby, that guilty conscience eating you up for no reason. I don’t know what you think, but I don’t give af about you or a nigga. Especially a broke ass nigga. That baby in debt and owes the IRS already bc of his paw. @KayGwala & Nalyssa…I’m not even gon’ do you in on the internet but you know very well that my BD is in the picture. Where yours at?

Them miserable hoes must have been waiting for my response because they both replied back in under a minute.

KayGwala: I could really hurt your feelings right now, but it’s not my place. Just know you gon’ have to answer for speaking on my child, bitch! & I ain’t guilty bout shit bc we not friends and never have been!

Reading the word “friends” made me think about my close friends and I had a revelation.

“This bitch had to have tipped Kenny off about me and Armias,” I muttered to myself. When everything first went down I was so confused about how Kenny found out about Armias and I finally had the answer. I was relieved that I didn’t post anything too crazy in my close friends because I’d had a slithering snake in there all along. Removing her wasn’t going to be necessary because I was blocking her before the night was over. The jury was still out on Nalyssa and not because I was giving her the benefit of the doubt. Her watching me be great just seemed like a better alternative.

Nalyssa_: @HelloLourdes You can’t do me in cause we know who’s winning in real life!!! If your baby daddy is in the picture then post your maternity pictures that include him. Oops, you can’t bc that nigga don’t fw you like that. His real bitch be posting him. You just the dummy who let him knock you up in a month!

Nalyssa had lost her damn mind and was saying anything. She was talking like a fan who’d been putting two and two together through social media. But the bitch’s math was all the way off and I’d never guess she was my cousin from the way she was talking. But I had something for her ass and the weird bitches who were liking her comment. I switched over to my text message app and opened my most recent thread.

Me: You can post one or two pictures right now if you want to, but don’t post them all.

Alouri’s Dad: Cool, I was finna call you and ask why you ain’t respond, lol. I’m otw, too.

Me: See you in a bit.