Fame & Success
Chapter 8: Melody's Confession
NYC Health Hospital
North Central Bronx
10:15 PM
Melody, Nina, Jade, Tanya and the girls waited patiently for Chris' condition. The bullet he took to the left shoulder nearly went to his head and nearly killed him. Melody wasn't able to stop crying. Her ex, Anthony, showed up out of the blue after her first Thanksgiving fashion show. Melody never got the results of the show due to Anthony. It had been a few hours since Chris was shot. The doctor came out.
"How is he?" Melody asked frantically.
"His shoulder blade has been shattered due to the bullet. He's still able to move his arm but not very much. We were able to stabilize him as he was going into shock."
Melody was even more worried.
"He is still in great pain, but we gave him painkillers and morphine to keep it stable. He will be ok."
"Can I see him?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Melody walked into the room and sees Chris looking up, crying.
"Chris?"
"(Weakly) Mel..."
"I'm so sorry, baby... Are you ok?"
"I'll live..."
"Chris, you're probably wondering about Anthony. I should've told you about him."
"Who was he?"
"He was my ex-boyfriend. We dated for 3 weeks. He was never that good of a boyfriend."
"Why?"
"He smokes weed a lot, and I don't smoke. Even I told him of that, but he didn't care. He tried to get me to smoke, no, forced me to smoke. I would not. I'm not poisoning my body with weed or anything like that. One night, he took me to his place, which I later learned was a crack den. I needed to get out of there. However, he and his friends stopped, beat me down, and even tried to... rape me... (Crying) The police came and arrested them. I told them at the station that I had no knowledge of the crack den. I was the only woman there. My attorney told me that Anthony was a dope dealer and rapist. I thought he was a great guy. I can't believe I was so stupid... I should've known..."
Chris used his strength to hug Melody.
"(Crying) I'm so sorry..."
"Baby..."
"That's my confession to you."
"Melody... I'm so sorry you had to go through all that. But I want you to know this guy was never good for you anyway."
"He's right." Jade comes in. "This guy was never going to give you the time of day."
"Right. He never took me out on a date, he never took me shopping, shit, he didn't even care about me. All he wanted from me was my pussy, but thankfully, he never got this. I even told him no, because he was desperate, and every time I said no, he would hit me and tried to force himself inside me! I heard he had a STD, and he tried to infect me. Last I heard, he was serving 10 years in prison for aggravated assault and attempted rape. Somehow he got word that I was coming her for my first show. He took it as a opportunity to take me back to Compton, or rather, a secluded area where he could try to rape me and even kill me. But because of my love for Chris..."
Tanya and the others came in, listening in.
"...I became much more stronger."
"This guy was trouble the moment I saw him," Chris said.
"Yes. That's why, Chris, I joined the gym. I needed to defend myself. I got sick of being beat down by idiots who only want me for sex! And baby, when we met at the coffee shop last year, I didn't think dating a Caucasian was something I never tried yet, but I didn't think you'd be different. We started dating and... you actually took me out to eat and everything. I was wary however, that you'd be like those type of men who only want sex, but instead..."
"He was a gentleman, like Jamal," Jade finished.
"Exactly. Chris became my first true love. And I hope that what happened tonight doesn't affect us."
"Melody..." He responded by kissing her. "You're my lady. And I love you. Like I said, that guy was trouble."
"I know. I love you, baby."
I love you, too, Mel."
They kissed and got a big round of applause. Despite Anthony's failed attempt at taking Melody away from Chris, the couple remained strong. Jade was so happy the couple remained.
