Consequences by Skyy Page B

the phone rang again. She knew her mother wouldn’t stop calling until she answered.
    â€œYes, mother.”
    Karen sat back in the spa chair while a woman attended to her feet. “Darling, I have been calling you like crazy. Why didn’t you speaker phone me on the meeting?”
    â€œBecause you weren’t needed for it. I think I can plan my own wedding.”
    â€œLena, what is with that tone? Are you on your period?”
    â€œMother!” Lena exclaimed as she got in her car.
    â€œWell, what is going on? Do you need me to come down there early?” Karen she took a bite of a small cucumber sandwich.
    â€œNo! I mean, no, Mom, everything is going just fine. I have my final fitting in a few days, and Drako has everything else ready.”
    â€œWhat about PR, sweetie? I got InStyle to cover the wedding.”
    â€œWhat about TV One?” Lena said.
    â€œWhat about them? Fine, Lena, I will get them as well if it makes you happy.” Karen sighed. She didn’t understand her daughter’s fascination with the black television station. “But InStyle should have the exclusive.”
    â€œWhatever, Mom, I just really don’t feel like talking about this right now. I have a lot to do, so we will finish this later.”
    â€œOK—”
    Before Karen could finish, Lena hung up the phone.
    Lena made an illegal turn and headed to the campus.
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    â€œLena, what are you doing here?” Carmen questioned as she held the door open for Lena to walk in. Carmen lay back on her bed.
    â€œCarmen, I really need to talk to you about something. Carmen, are you OK?” Lena said, noticing Carmen’s blood-shot eyes.
    â€œI’m going to lose Nicole,” she explained.
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    After psychology, Carmen had headed to University Café to get a coffee and relax before her next class. She noticed three girls sitting at a table near her looking in her direction. She soon realized they were girls from the gay club, but she didn’t know their names. She pulled out a book to read while drinking her coffee. The girls began to talk loudly enough for her to hear.
    â€œSo that girl is fine as hell. I am going to try my hardest to get her before the end of the year,” one of the girls said. She fingered the long, wavy extensions in her hair.
    Carmen had to admit, she was pretty.
    â€œWhat makes you think she would ever leave her girl for you?” another one said. She wasn’t nearly as attractive as the first girl. Her hair was short with blonde streaks and looked like it hadn’t been styled in weeks.
    â€œâ€˜Cause her girl don’t have shit on me. Besides, you should see how we flirt with each other in class. She is goin’.”
    â€œDo ya thing, Sheka,” the shortest of the three added. “She is fine.”
    â€œShit fine,” Sheka said. “I haven’t seen anyone nearly that fine. And for her to be with her girl, that girl don’t have shit on any of us. Hell, she don’t have shit on anyone I have seen. She used to be fat as hell. You can tell.”
    Carmen felt her body become tense. She had a feeling they were talking about her. She continued to listen as the girls stood up.
    â€œAll I’m saying is that it wouldn’t take much for another girl to get her, especially not me. She need to be on the arm of someone as fine as her,” Sheka said as they gathered their things.
    â€œWell, I guess we will see,” the short-haired girl said.
    â€œWe will. Trust, by the end of this semester, that fine-ass Cali Nic will be mine.” Sheka looked at Carmen.
    Carmen’s body began to tremble.
    The three girls laughed as they walked away.
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    Lena put her arm around Carmen. “Girl, why didn’t you say something to her?”
    Carmen wiped the falling tears from her eyes. “What could I say? Honestly she is right. Nic is too fine. I am nowhere near as fine as