Charmaine looked around for Kalila. She was still hanging out with the same guy that she been with since they got there.

He was good looking and he looked out for Kalila. He didn't let her out of his sight.

Everyone cheered as Towson scored against Penn state.

She preferred to be home,but there was nobody to go home to now and days.

Kain was all tied up. Had she known this was what it was going to come to she would have left him alone from the jump.

"Aye Charmaine"she looked over her shoulder where the deep voice had came from. It was Ant. She saw him twice. She never felt comfortable around him. She was glad her best friend left his ass for the dust.

"Hey Ant"she smiled a little. She wiped her hands off on the sides of her pants.

"You look good"He stared her down.

She only stared him down for a second. He was dressed decently in a black leather jacket and a regular t-shirt and black a nice pair of jeans.

"Thank you."
She finally spoke back.
"So you hear with T?"

She knew it was coming.
She cracked a smile but it quickly faded away.

"Nah. She actually moved back to Louisiana with her mom"Charmaine lied right through her teeth.

"Word?"he said surprised
"Deadass"she said in a sarcastic tone. He failed to catch on.

"Aight. I'll see you around" he said giving her one last look.

Charmaine stood up ready to go to the concession stands.
She squeezed through the people trying to get by people who stood around mingling and being loud for attention.

"Excuse me"she saud trying to get through. She was ignored.

She wasn't trying to be rude she was trying to get through. She pushed through the group of people and as she did they all stopped their conversation.

"Bitch defiantly could have said excuse me"Charmaine recognized the voice..

It was Rhonda.

"Rhonda why you even here. Don't you got like seven kids at home you should be tending to?"

"You mad cause-"one of Rhonda friends started but Rhonda quickly cut her off.

"Go head talk ya shit now but know you gon get yours soon"she smirked.

"Yeah okay"Charmaine rolled her eyes. She felt eyes staring her down.

Kain hopped out his car.
Why was Charmaine at some basketball game. They were always packed with niggas.

.he walked through the door,but held it open for the the lady behind him.

The stadium was packed but he looked around and his eyes locked with Rhonda's. He shook his head. He thought she fell off the face of the earth.

He looked the other way.
. He was looking for Charmaine. He made his way through clusters of people.

"Hey Kain"one girl said walking up on him.
He didn't remember her .

"Wassup"he gave her a simple head nod.
"Whatchu doing here"She asked popping her gum .

"Chillen"he answered her.
"That's wassup but... I need a favot"

"Bitch I don't even kn-
Listen no disrespect but I don't do favors"Kain caught his self.

He pushed passed her. There were so many people trying to get his attention,but he wasn't there to chop it up.

"Yo"
Kain looked to his side and it was JuJu and his little sister.

He wasn't going to say nothing to her. She wanted to keep fucking with him that was all her

"Wassup with yall?"Kain asked. He stood beside them taking his tome to look for Charmaine.

"Shit. We ain't doing too much"Ju answered pulling up his pants. They hung off his waist.

"You chillen?"Kain asked Kalilah.

"Yeah i'm cool. Why you here?"she asked furrowing her eyebrows .

"You know where Char is?"Kain asked her.

Kalilah knew that was exactly why he popped up.

"She was sitting up there where that sign is. She must have went to the bathroom or something ."

"There she go"Juju pointed her out. She was walking back from the concession stand.

"Good look. Make sure she get home safe"Kain told Ju.

Ju only nodded his head. . Kalilah was his forever. He was always going to look out for her.

Kain walked down the few steps. Charmaine was just walking by.

He saw the way other guys were staring at her.
"Charmaine" he called out.

She glanced back but kept walking. Once she saw it was Kain she stopped walking.

"What you out here doing ?"he looked at her up and down.

"Enjoying my time out."she said in a duh tone.

Kain noticed he attitude right off the bat.

"Come here"he grabbed her arm.
"Where we going?"she asked.

"Just come outside with me right quick so we can talk. "He told her.

"Alright"she followed behind him while she munched on her chips.

She was ready to get it all off her chest. Kain fucked up and he needs to learn.

Kain held the door open for Charmaine as the exited the indoor stadium. The loud sounds from the clocks and the crowd could be heard from outside.

Charmaine pulled her hood over her head as she followed Kain through the parking lot. It was a little windy.

Instead of getting in to the car Kain leaned against the hood of the car.

Kain grabbed Charmaine arms pulling her in to his embrace.

"What's going on with you?"Kain asked her.
"I mean you would know if you answered your phone... Right?"she asked

"So this why you doing all this?"
"Doing all what?"
"You ignoring my calls and shit"He asked. He pulled his hood over his head ad well. The wind was still blowing.

"Listen I told you time after time after time. You keep putting me on the back burner to be at work. What you expect me to be cool with that?"

"Money don't make itself"Kain said nonchalantly.

"That's understood but you drowning yourself in work. Then you come fuck me we lay up for a few hours i'll be lucky now and days if you don't leave the same night. Then you go right back to work"Charmaine said bluntly catching Kain off guard. He folded his arms across his chest as he listened to her.

"It ain't even like that"he protested.

"Yes it is. I've been telling you this for the longest and you're too stuck in your ways. It's always the same thing with you. We shopping maybe out for dinner we go home then you go M.I.A for days. That's not what I want. The money don't mean shit to me,the clothes and jewelry don't mean shit to me. I just want your attention and time. I can't even get that cause you rather be working. I feel like all the finer things you give me is just to keep me occupied "Charmaine expressed her self.

"What you want me to do then ?"Kain asked her

Charmaine head shot up and her eyes filled with fury," You really gon ask me that question? Never mind I'm done. You don't pay me no mind"

She shook her head.
"What you mean you done?"Kain snapped.

"I'm done with you. Now you can focus on your job and your job only. Don't worry about me blowing your phone up. I can save my breath so i'm not repeating myself."

"Man you ain't going no where. Come here"he stood up.

"Kain i'm deadass right now"Charmaine told him
She took her gold plated necklace off tossing it to him.

"I'm not playing with you"
"Yo put this back on"Kain said.
"I'm done. You don't gotta worry about me no more."Charmaine told him walking away.

Kain stood there confused. It all happened so quick.

Charmaine walked around going to her car.
She picked up her phone calling Kalilah.

She was ready to leave.
"Hello?"Kalilah answered.

"I'm about to leave. Come on."Charmaime told her.

"

I'm riding back with Ju"she told her.
"Alright. Have fun" Charmaine pulled out of the parking lot.

She didn't want to break up with Kain,but he wasn't careful.

She saw Kain still standing in front of his car.

His eyes locked with her eyes for a moment as she drove past.

Between a rock and a hard place, the mud and the dirt
It's gon' hurt me to hate you, but lovin' you's worse
It all stops so abrupt, we started switchin' it up
Teach me to be like you so I can not give a fuck
Free to mess with someone else, I wish these feelings could melt
'Cause you don't care about a thing except your mothafuckin' self
You make me sick, nigga

The only man, baby, I adore
I gave you everything, what's mine is yours
I want you to live your life of course
But I hope you get what you dyin' for
Be careful with me, do you know what you doin'?
Whose feelings that you're hurtin' and bruisin'?
You gon' gain the whole world
But is it worth the girl that you're losin'?
Be careful with me
Yeah, it's not a threat, it's a warnin'
Be careful with me
Yeah, my heart is like a package with a fragile label on it
Be careful with me

Kain called Charmaine back to back. In the last few days she hasn't
Picked up any of his calls

The moment she broke up with him he realized how much of a sucker he was for her.

He knew he loved her,but he didn't feel the sane knowing she was done with him.

"Calm down G."Bear told him. They were both standing by Omarion bed side. He was still unresponsive.

There was too much going on.

"I'm cool"Kain told him. He patted his pockets for his papers.

"I'm bout to smoke this then Imma be out"

"You lien"Tiani gasped.
"No. This time Its for real
"Charmaine told her. Tiani was the first person she had told.

"But maybe a break is what yall need. "Tiani
Told her.

"Yeah. Hopefully.