CHAPTER 6: Cross Paths

RUE

My balls were throbbing like crazy. That girl had just kicked me out of nowhere. Who does that? I barely knew her, and then I was in pain.

I swore to myself quietly, "She's gonna pay for this."

I didn't sign up to get kicked in the balls that night. The audacity?! No way she was getting away with it.

Stepped gingerly, feeling the ache, but deep down, I was determined. No one got away with kicking me like that. Whether she was Bryse's ex or not, it wasn't cool.

This isn't over, not by a long shot.

THE next day, I decided to visit my 9-month pregnant sister, Cindy, on a whim. Cindy and I shared the same mom and dad. On the flip side, our older sister Amelia, who was Bryse's mother, came from my father's first marriage.

Our family tree was a bit messy, but basically, my mom was a mistress. Cindy and I were illegitimate children, and that's why Grandpa favored Bryse more, being Amelia's son.

“Rue!” Cindy exclaimed with surprise as I parked my car in their driveway. “Why didn’t