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Date Posted: 13:30:43 07/28/02 Sun
Author: Terina
Subject: Re: Deception
In reply to: Terina 's message, "Re: Deception" on 13:23:13 07/28/02 Sun

Chapter 14: Busted
Once Talib heard the car pull away, he came out of his hiding spot. He quickly grabbed his cell phone from the stairs and looked around for his shoes. Eventually he found them in the closet. He pulled them on and decided to ran home.
Twenty minutes later, he came panting up the street to his house. Talib slowed down and walked the rest of the way. He hoped no one would see him come in but he didn't want to look suspicious if someone WERE to see him. As he approached the driveway, he realized the house looked dark. Either they were all out, or they were watching television in the den, which was in the back of the house. Talib hoped for the first option.
To his disappointment, as he opened the front door, he heard noise from another part of the house. Talib cursed silently to himself as he threw his keys onto the little table by the door. He pulled out another key at the same time and it took him a second before realizing it was Terina's spare key. In his speed, he had locked her door but forgot to put the key back.
Talib mumbled: "Shit," he shoved the key in his pocket at the sound of footsteps approaching.
Lami: "Hey Lib…where ya been?"
Talib: "Nowhere, just headin' upstairs."
Lami smiled: "You just get back?"
Talib eyed him warily. Did he know something?
Talib lied: "Uh, yeah... just went to visit an old friend"
Lami :"I thought Terina was gonna give you a ride home..."
Talib: "Yeah, but as we were leaving... we uh, I saw..."
Lami cut in: "Lib, look. Don't lie to me alright? C'mon." He motioned upstairs. Once in Talib's room.
Lami: "Look, I know what's going on."
Talib: "What... do you mean?" pretending to not know what his best friend was mean.
Lami: "Cut the crap, Lib... You know what I mean," he suddenly snapped. Softening his tone, he went on.
Lami: "I'm your best friend. If you can't trust me and tell me something like this, then how important is our friendship to you?"
Talib knew Lami was going for the guilt trip, and it worked. He sighed and reluctantly admitted to it.
Talib: "Fine. You're right. I'm in love with someone else. And that someone else is Terina. Happy now? I admit to it... how did you find out anyway?"
Lami quietly replied: "From Nique... she didn't believe Meg when she told her the suspicions she had-"
Talib: "Wait, Meg knows?! Great. Does EVERYONE know!?"
Lami: "Lib, listen. Meg suspects, but she has every reason to be wary of where your love is going if it isn't to her. She confided in Nique last night when she drove Meg home.
Talib rested his head in his hands as he sat, leaned over on the edge of his bed.
Talib: "Damn man... what the hell am I supposed to do?"
Lami: "You gotta come clean with Terina and Meg. You have to decide who you love more and then act on those decisions."
Talib considered Lami's advice.
Talib: "You're right... thanks Lami..." Lami began to get up from Talib's desk chair when Talib added,
Talib: "Oh, and Lami? Please don't tell the others yet." Lami nodded and closed the door behind him. Talib sighed and flopped onto his bed.

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