The Boondocks
Chapter 10
Hidden Secrets
Soulful Release
" Sarah, you can't take that bag on the plane."
" Tom it's just a knapsack, I'll just say it's a carry on."
" Not with all those dangerous sharp objects you can't."
" Tom, it's just my nail file."
" Sarah I will not be detained and be put in holding and get- " Sarah cuts off Tom.
" Tom I don't have time for this, we are gonna miss our flight, and I won't be late, just because of your anal rape phobia."
" Hey, I'm just trying to have a safe flight, it's against the law you know, to carry on these items I'm just trying to be an law-abiding citizen."
" More like a law-abiding jack-ass."
" What was that Sarah?"
" I said we don't wanna be late for our flight."
( Tom and Sarah finish packing up their carry-on bags, while Jazmine comes walking up from the driveway after helping loading up her parents luggage for their second honeymoon.)
" So were are you guys going for your second honeymoon."
" Bahamas!" Tom boasts out loud.
" Well have fun you guys and daddy please don't bring up your anal rape phobias and for once have a good time."
" Jazmine sweetie your daddy-o is a coolio, were going to be doing it big jazzy."
(Tom puts the rest of the bags in the car while jazmine has a moment to talk to her mom)
" Sweetie are you gonna be okay?"
" I'll be fine mom, I mean I haven't broke down yet and I'm not gonna start now."
" How are you holding up?"
" Alright I guess, (sigh) Mom I miss him so much you know? I mean he writes me and calls me when he can but, it just feels like its not enough."
" Oh I know sweetie but, you gotta hang in there. Always remember you are strong, you're a fighter, I know that sounds lame but it's true, you're mommy's little warrior."
" Thanks ma. Have a nice trip." (Sarah and Jazmine hug before Sarah heads off to the car.)
( Cindy is calling Jazmine)
" What's up Cici?'
" Okay girl you gotta get over here quick Simone is having a melt down."
" About what? What's going on?"
" We think Caesar might be having an affair on simone."
" WHAT!?"
" I know I know it's crazy look just get over here quick jazzie."
( Jazmine quickly hangs up the phone and gets in her car and starts racing over to Simone's place.)
( Jazmine anxiously knocks on the door awaiting for Cici to open the door.)
" Finally what you took you so long?"
" I got here as quick as I could, I brought the level 5 bag."
( As I stated in previous chapters of levels of being upset, there are certain levels that require comfort. Introducing the level 5 bag: The Ultimate pig out goodie bag, complete with boxes of tissues, ice cream pints, king sized chocolate bars, gummy bears, and all the man-hating movies to fill every anguished heart's content.)
(Simone wailing)
" I can't believe he did this to me, (crying) after everything we been through. All these years wasted for some stank hoe. I-I-I (crying and wailing) WHY! WHY! WHY! (more sobbing)."
(Jazmine and Cindy quickly rush to the side of their heartbroken friend. Hugging her and gently rubbing her back for comfort and support.)
" What happened?" asked Jazmine worriedly.
" Well I was at his place and he was gonna take me out for the anniversary of our sixth date when we first kissed."
" Aww." Jazmine and Cindy said in unison.
" I know sweet right? So we go out to my favorite place and he says I gotta go to the bathroom. And you know there is nothing strange about that, a man going to the bathroom. But then he is gone for like 15 minutes, and I'm like what the hell can he be doing for 15 minutes, so I go check on him right? And I see him crouched behind the plants on the phone."
" Okay so he had to take a phone call what's strange about that?"
" But Cici when I went over to him he quickly hung up the phone and when I asked who was on the phone he said no one important."
" If it wasn't important then why was he acting so suspicious." said Cici.
" That's what I said. So anyway he walks back to the table and doesn't say a word and we are eating dinner and nothing is being said. I asked why was he so quiet and he is like he just got a lot on his mind and I'm trying to get him to open up to me but, even though he starts opening up I know he is hiding something."
" hiding something? What could he possibly have to hide?" said jazzy.
" His mistress that's what."
" Cici you can't just jump to conclusions like that I mean so far we don't have proof."
" But there is proof. After dinner we went back to his place and we were gonna watch a movie, he goes to the bathroom again and this time he didn't take his phone with him. So I go through it and I keep seeing this number on it, so I called it and a woman picked up (starts to sob all over again) he comes out the bathroom and sees me with the phone when I asked him about the woman he said it was no one. After that we got into a fight and I just couldn't take it I grabbed my coat and left."
" Oh Simone are you sure." says Jazmine.
" Well to be honest Caesar has been acting so strange over the few weeks and he has to be cheating, I mean he has been so distant from me and he hasn't hugged me or kissed since God knows when and every time when I'm around him he is all cold, and I realized he doesn't l-l-love me anymore (wailing to the top of her lungs)"
( Jazmine and Cindy wraps both of their arms around their friend. Trying to comfort her.)
" I can't believe Caesar would do this."
(Simone's phone ringing Jazmine reaches over to get it.)
" Oh my God it's Caesar."
" Give me the phone." says Cici in a hostile tone.
(a worried and concerned man speaks into the phone.)
" YOU GOT SOME NERVE CALLING HERE AFTER WHAT YOU DID TO SIMONE.!!!"
( Caesar)
" What are you talking about? Cindy put Simone on the phone."
" DON'T GIVE ME THAT SHIT SHE TOLD US WHAT HAPPEN, HOW COULD YOU CHEAT ON SIMONE , YOU BASTARD AFTER EVERYTHING Y'ALL BEEN THROUGH!!!"
(Caesar)
" Cindy I'm not cheating on Simone, I love her you know that, will you please just put her on the phone?"
" NO SHE CAN'T COME TO THE PHONE BECAUSE SHE IS TOO BUSY CRYING HER EYES OUT YOU S.O.B!!!"
(Cici hangs up on Caesar and head back to the couch handing Jazzie the phone to put on the hook.)
" Thanks Cici I can't deal with talking to him right now."
" I know girl I know but you know what everything will be ok, because me and jazzie are here."
" Exactly and I have the perfect movies to watch for such an occasion....waiting to exhale, deliver us from eva, first wives club, diary of a mad black woman, kill bill vol 1 and 2, and boomerang."
" Thanks you guys (drying her tears) you're the best friends any girl can ask for."
" Girl don't even worry about it, because we are here and we are gonna stuff our faces and man hate and bitch on men." said Cici in a proud tone.
" And no man hating girls night in is complete without pizza, Cici would you."
(jazzie motions cici over to the kitchen and talk amongst themselves.)
" Oh my God Cici what are we gonna do? I mean I have never, seen Simone so upset you know, I mean something just don't seem right. Caesar cheating on Simone it's like impossible."
" I wouldn't say impossible I mean he is a man, (jazzie smirks at cici) but I mean you heard her in there. Something is going on and until we know for sure, he is guilty until proven innocent."
" Um Cici don't you mean innocent until proven guilty."
" Yeah whatever that too."
( Jazmine just laughs to herself silently. As Cici scrolls through the pizza menu and looks at the sides.)
" So lil miss jazzie have you heard from soldier boy."
" (Sigh) no...it's been over two weeks since I heard from him, I hate this I really miss him."
" Girl I know you do but you have to stop focusing on it."
" No you don't understand I really miss him."
( Jazmine gives Cindy a wide eyed open stare. You know the one that says you know what I'm talking about.)
" Damn girl that bad."
" Oh my God yes, I swear I had to take like three cold showers today."
" You're kidding me."
" No I'm not, for the last couple of nights I kept having these dreams."
" Oooh what kind of dreams?"
" Sexual, dirty, erotic dreams."
" Oh my God jazzie! Ok you gotta tell me what goes on in these so called dreams."
" Oh no I couldn't."
" Jazzie come on, how long have we've known each other."
" I know but...."
" But what?"
" It's really explicit, I mean it made me blush."
" Jazzie look who you're talking to. Trust me it's normal everyone has those dreams."
(Cindy picks up the phone and calls their regular pizza place and order everyone's favorites with buffalo and bbq chicken wings on the side.)
(Jazmine heads back over to Simone who kind of had a dazed look upon her face.)
" Hey how you holding up momo."
" I don't even know, (sigh) I just don't understand why he would do this to me, I really don't."
(Cici heads over to jazzie and newly nicknamed momo and takes a seat with Cici on the right momo in the middle and jazzie on the left.)
" So what movie do you guys wanna watch first I vote for boomerang." says Cici grabbing the stack of dvds.
" Um momo what do you feel like watching?"
" Girl I don't know anything y'all wanna watch is fine with me."
" Ok boomerang it is."
( cici hops up and puts in boomerang just as cici presses play the door bell rings.)
" I'll get it." says Jazmine (making her way over to the door.)
(Opens the door to see the delivery guy standing with a annoyed look of content, with rain coming down on him.)
" Three small pizzas one supreme, on with everything, and one with pepperoni, and a large bucket of buffalo and bbq wings."
" Yep, that's our order."
" Alright that will be $18.50."
" here's $30.00 sorry you had to stand in the rain."
( The deliver guys face go from an annoyed content look to a joyful smirk. Jazmine shuts the door and the girls quickly grab their plates and some cans of pop along with some wings and take a seat to watch their for the beginning of their man-hating movie marathon.)
( Meanwhile back at Caesars home.)
" What I am going to do?"
(Huey on the phone)
" Calm down and just tell me what happened."
" We broke up. Simone broke up with me, she thinks I'm cheating on her."
" Wait why would she think you are cheating on her?"
" She was going through my phone and she found the number one of our sources. She questioned me about it and I told her it was no one, I couldn't tell her the truth without blowing our cover and you and I both know that Simone can't keep a secret."
" Caesar why the hell would leave your phone out where she could get to it have you lost your damn mind. You could of jeopardized the whole mission."
" FUCK THE MISSION I JUST LOST THE ONE THING THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME!!!"
" Caesar man calm down it will be ok, you didn't lose her. (Sigh) Ok you gotta tell her."
" What about the mission?"
" Look Caesar I know how much you love Simone, I know if this were jazzie I would tell her the truth."
" But if she knows our cover will be blown."
" Maybe not. Look sleep on it and we will think it all out tomorrow, I have some more research I gotta do."
" (Sigh) Alright, but I don't think I will be able to sleep."
" Caesar look don't worry about it, everything will be fine."
" I love her man."
" I know man I know you do. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
Huey and Caesar both hang up the phone at the same time. Caesar heads off to bed completely worried and anxious thinking about Simone, hours pass with Simone still on Caesar's mind, he wants to call her so bad, but knows she probably won't answer. He calls anyway and to his surprise a smooth soulful voice answers hello......