FRIENDS ARE FOREVER FINAL DRAFT

Chinique Alburg
Creative Writing
2nd Period


“Girl I met this fine old head today.” Keisha said to Tasha, her best friend since she was two. “Girl you a mess, I told you bout messin’ wit these grown ass men.” Tasha was the level-headed one of the two. Tasha was tall, dark skinned with long hair. All of the older guys could not resist Keisha and Tasha, they were very developed at the age of 16 and 17, Tasha being the older one. “I don’t care this one got a decent car wit sum bangin rims, and did I mention dat he’s paid?” replied an ecstatic Keisha. Now Keisha was light skinned, short and thick. “Ok so he got money. Do you honestly think that your gonna be the only one getting sum of dat money and the only one ridin in the passenger side of his oh so fly ride?” retorted a now irritated Tasha. Keisha was her best friend,that's true but the one thing that got on Tasha’s last nerve about her was her addiction to the streets, fast money and older men. “ Grl im not worried bout this man, he jus got money and that’s all that I want.” Keisha hated when Tasha tried to tell her what to do. She felt as though she knew what she was doing.

Now Tasha had her share of older men, but there was one that really opened her eyes to what they really want. His name was Tawain, he was 25 and she was only 14. Tawain was caramel complexion with hazel eyes that made all the young girls fall for whatever he said. At first Tasha was playing hard to get because she saw how Tawain was with all the other girls and although she was too head over heels for him, was not about to let him see that. “Yo’ ma whats your name?” Tawain said in a low baritone voice as he drove in his new X5 BMW.

“Tasha, and what’s yours?” she replied to the sexy caramel brother in the fly ride. “Wain, ma so can I take you out?” “Ion even know you” Tasha said sarcastically.
“You can get to know me?” he replied with a smile so bright and beautiful even Tasha had to smile. “So is that a yes?” he asked “yea I guess” Tasha gave in. “Aight Miss Tasha, Can I get your number so I can call you?” “Naw but I can take yours.” “Dats even better, 267- 459-8757.” “K sexy Ima call you.” Tasha replied and walked off. That was about a year ago. They dated for a short while until Tasha found out that she wasn’t the only one he was trying to take out.

“Girl he got a fly BMW, it’s so decent!” Keisha said to her friend, “he took me out the other night and we went to Red Lobster and he said I could have whatever I wanted, and boy did I get everything.” “What’s his name?” Tasha asked suspiciously. Keisha then got quiet because she knew that she gave herself away and didn’t mean for the conversation to get that far. “Huh?” Keisha was trying to think of how to get out of this mess that she had just created. “You heard me don’t play deaf?” Tasha was now growing angry. Keisha knew that Tasha had messed with him not too long ago and she knew all about what he had done to her. She was supposed to be her best friend; best friends don’t do things like this. “It’s Tawain, but I really didn’t mean to be all in your face with it, you weren’t supposed to find out it was him.” Keisha replied in a low tone. “WHAT!” Tasha was now enraged, “I CANT BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD COME OUT YOUR MOUTH AND SAY SUMTHING LIKE DAT, YOU KNOW WHAT...GET OUT AND DON’T BRING YOUR ASS BACK AROUND MY HOUSE. I DON’T EVEN WANNA SEE YOUR ASS ON THE STREET!” Tasha was furious and hurt. “But Tasha” Tasha cut her right off. “NO I DON’T WANT TO HEAR IT KEISHA,” fumed Tasha, “YOU WERE MY GIRL HOW COULD YOU?? MATTER OF FACT I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHY I ASKED YOU THAT, YOU SHIESTY AND SCANDALOUS.” “Tasha I’m sorry.” said Keisha in an almost audible voice.

Tasha was really hurt by what Keisha had done and had vowed to never forgive her no matter how close they had once been. Tasha had saw keisha in passing but she acted as though she did not know that she was there. Keisha tried to reach out to Tasha but the damage was already done. “TASHA, GET DOWN HERE GIRL!” yelled Tasha’s mother Pam. Pam was 34 and Tasha and Keisha sometimes viewed her as just a friend. She still had a petite figure and looked flawless, but could get mean when men got in the way of two friends. “What the hell is going on with you and Keisha?” she said angrily, “I can’t believe you let a man get between the two of you? A man that is too damn old any way?” Pam continued shaking her head at her daughter’s stupidity. “But momma she knew how I felt bout him, how could she do something like this to me?” replied Tasha with tears in her eyes. “It’s life baby and we learn to get over these things, she is your friend and I know that she never meant to hurt you; you know how she gets when she sees a nice car and a little bit of money,” she turned to get a now crying Tasha a tissue, “ this is Keisha that we are talking about.” “I know mom.” Said Tasha “Now I want you to call her right now and apologize to her and just hear her out, after that you are on your own.” “Thanks momma.” Tasha said as she hugged her mother.

Tasha then went to call Keisha, she really didn’t want to but she knew her mom was only helping her and wasn’t going to give her the wrong advice; she never did. “Yea Keish it’s me Tasha.” “Tasha just let me explain, you know that I that I get a little out of control when money and cars are involved,” Keisha said, “at first I didn’t know that was him, he wouldn’t tell me his name but he knew mine; we were at a party and it was dark.” “That’s not what I called you for; momma told me to call you and make amends. I just can’t believe that you would do this to me, but that’s not the point we are better than this and I’m sorry for the way I acted; you my girl for life.” Tasha said as the tears began to roll down her face again. “I promise I will never do it again, it’s over between me and him; I would never hurt you like that again.” Replied, a now too crying, Keisha.

“ I still don’t trust you around men, that’s why you will not meet my new boyfriend until I feel as though you can be trusted.” Tasha said in between sniffles.
“What’s that supposed to mean Tasha.” Said a now angry and offended Keisha. “Jus what I said Keisha, its gonna be a while before you can be trusted again but I know that friends are forever.”