“what did you say to me just now?” she asks with narrowed eyes like I am afraid of her or something.
“you heard you Nattie” I say slowly.
I say it slowly as a jibe insuniating that she has problems understanding simple english.
“i bring him coffee and it Is none of your goddamn business. I was here before you slittered your way in here and I will be here when you are gone. don’t get over your head love. I am here to stay.” she says.
“is that so? He never talks about you. In fact I didn’t know about you till now. But it’s okay. You can back the f**k off and stay away from my man. He doesn’t want you anyways.” I smile. Plug my earbuds in and go back to laying down and soaking up the sun.
I don’t know when she leaves because my turning my back to her was a clear and blatant dismissal. In
