Ratchet Bitches

by Tiece

  “Not the responsible supervisor.” Lauren teased. “It’s about time you start unwinding a little.”

  “She drank vodka straight from the bottle before you got here. You shoulda seen that ugly ass face she made.” ShaKita reported as she laughed.

  Lauren grinned. “Don’t talk about my sister now. She’s been tryna get a lil loose since Justin’s bitch ass been gone.”

  “Yes I have,” Kerry said with a smile. “I’m starting to feel good already.”

  “You should be. You only have five Bud Ice’s left out of a twelve pack.”

  Kerry smiled as she sat down to the kitchen table. “Let’s just say that I like to unwind after I get off of work now.”

  “Ain’t nothing wrong with that Sis. You deserve it.” Lauren said thinking about all the years her sister had been a bit boring and was used for nothing but a doormat for her no good, cheating husband.

  “I agree,” ShaKita commented while thinking the same thing. “I’m just glad that we’re together tonight for some sisterly quality time. Hell, I needed this.”

  “You ain’t by yourself.” Lauren chimed in. “That man of mine has been working my last nerve.”

  Kerry shook her head. “Can’t be working it too bad from the looks of your brand new car,” she commented.

  “Don’t let the material fool you. He’s still a handful and I’m ‘bout sick of his shit. It’s been six years and he’s still making excuses about leaving his wife.”

  ShaKita grinned. “So riding nice keeps you on his team, huh?”

  “Hush Kita, he only brought me that car because mine was giving me so much trouble.” She explained.

  “Seems like he’s the one that’s giving you trouble.” ShaKita stated. “You better be careful. His wife has already fronted on your ass before.”

  “I ain’t stun his ugly ass wife.” She snapped. “She better stay outta my fucking face. If she was doing her job she wouldn’t have to worry about me.”

  “Okaaaaaaaay, let’s not start this shit tonight.” Kerry cut in. “But Lauren, you know I have nothing nice to say about you messing around with a married man. It isn’t cool at all.”

  “I guess not since a little young bunny stole yours.” Lauren mumbled.

  Kerry frowned. “What did you say?”

  “I said I’m going to put on my pj’s.” Lauren lied as she started down the hallway to the bathroom to change her clothes. She didn’t want the slumber party to turn into a straight up brawling session.

  ShaKita shook her head. “Well, I’m ‘bout to fix me a plate and another drink. I came over here to have a good time and hopefully we won’t break out fighting in the process.” She grinned as she fixed her plate. “Fuck what ya heard.”

  A couple of hours later the sisters were lounging around on the living room floor enjoying the soulful music playing in the background. Each one had more than their share of vodka and was fuller than ticks.

  ShaKita looked over at her sisters and shook her head. “We look like the women on Waiting to Exhale sitting on the floor in a circle listening to music. Hell, the only thing we’re missing is a joint to puff on.” They laughed.

  “If Bianca’s ass would’ve showed up we would have one.” Lauren commented. “Wonder where she’s at. It’s almost one o’clock in the morning and she won’t answer her phone. If she hadn’t showed up by now then she ain’t coming.”

  “I agree,” Kerry stated. “I just don’t see why she’d leave us hanging tonight. She promised me that she would come since I hadn’t seen her in a while.”

  ShaKita shook her head. “Unfortunately, she has a tendency to break promises whenever her man is in the picture.”

  “Why does she stay with his pill popping ass?” Kerry questioned. “They’re always fighting and I’ve told her more than enough times that he isn’t going to change because she won’t change. I mean what is it Kita? You should know since y’all are the closest two in age.”

  ShaKita frowned. “We’re all close in age Kerry. Mom had all of us two years apart. So don’t ask me what the deal is with her. You need to pay more attention to your sister. Funny how once upon a time you and her used to be the closer of the two.”

  “Yeah back before you put her out your house.” Lauren added.

  Kerry smacked her lips. “Come on. Don’t start that shit. I was going through a lot with Justin and his cheating. I’m sorry but Bianca wasn’t making it any easier walking around the house in booty shorts and shit. We were cool at first and things were good, but then she started smoking like a chimney ‘round the house and listening to loud indecent music in her room like the kids couldn’t hear it. Hell, I had ten children in my house. My four, Bianca’s four, Bianca and Justin.” They laughed. I even found a small sandwich bag of weed on the floor in one of the kid’s room one day.”

  “Yeah you told us about that.” ShaKita nonchalantly stated. “But when I asked her about it she denied it, saying it wasn’t hers. Unlike you, I believed her.”

  “Yeah well I don’t care what you believed. The heifa would get so drunk that she would piss on herself. Stammering and falling off the toilet. Don’t get me wrong; I love my sister just as y’all do and yes we used to be super close but the girl is her own worst enemy.”

  Lauren shook her head. “I know you put up with a lot from Bianca. Hell, you let her live with you for almost two years. It lasted much longer than any of us thought it would.”

  “I know, but none of y’all would take her in.” Kerry commented.

  Lauren cut in. “That’s because she’s grown and I’d done my good deed years ago when I did let her move in with me, but I’m nobody’s babysitter; especially when I didn’t even have any kids of my own at the time. The heifa would get lost for days and then act like she hadn’t did anything wrong when she’d return. I used to feel so bad for my nieces and nephews.” Lauren disappointedly shook her head. “It’s like she didn’t care. She wouldn’t even call and check on them. I just don’t understand. She’s a pretty girl who could easily find a career with her degree, but she chooses to lounge off of us because we’ve always supported her. Even ShaKita has had a hand in helping her ass and she’s the baby.”

  ShaKita agreed. “I have a few times because I love her and I wish she would clean her act up; especially since she has added another addition to her family. I even asked her to get her tubes tied this time, but she wouldn’t do it. I think that five children by five different dead beat baby daddy’s is just too much, especially when she don’t take care of them like she should.”

  “Well, let’s face it. As long as someone is in her life feeding her alcohol, pills, and no telling what else then we don’t have a chance at saving her.” Lauren explained. “We don’t like her man but I can say that he keeps a nice roof over her head. He provides her with the good and the bad and right now she doesn’t need us for anything.”

  “She needs mom for a babysitter.” ShaKita stated.

  Kerry shook her head. “But you know mom is not gonna tell her no when she drops off the kids. No telling where that crazy girl would have them.”

  “I’m just mad that she didn’t show up tonight. Then she wouldn’t be the subject of the party but more like the life of the party.” ShaKita stated.

  Kerry took the top off of the Ciroc bottle and drank from it. “I just wish that we were still all close like we used to be. It’s like we have our own little families and problems till we have no time for each other. Besides talking on the phone, these monthly get-togethers are the only time we hang and sometimes that don’t even go as planned. Our kids need to be just as close with each other as we were growing up.” She drank again from the bottle then passed it to Lauren. “There’s no excuse why it shouldn’t be that way. It’s already bad enough that Janay isn’t here because she’s pregnant and is living on the other side of Atlanta. Plus, she’s dealing with her own shit.”

  Lauren drank from the bottle then spoke up. “Well, I promise to do better. It’s just tough trying
to juggle school full time and being a full time mom. It’s hard out here for a pimp. That’s the only reason why I keep my baby daddy’s old adulterated ass around.” Kerry and ShaKita grinned. “Without him, I’d be asking one of y’all for a place to stay.”

  “Well, I have no excuses.” ShaKita responded. “I have no children and no man. I live alone and besides wanting to be the next top model, I have no job to go to. My life is pretty boring most times. Without cable TV I’d be moving in with one of y’all too.” They laughed out loud.

  Kerry felt it was her turn to cut in. “Well, we all know that I’m busy working at that damn call center, trying to keep ends meeting. Not to mention that I have four rugrats running ‘round here aggravating the hell outta me and an ex-husband who left us for a tramp.” She smirked. “But even still I should have time for my sisters and their kids. We definitely need to do better. If only we could get Bianca away from that man of hers and get her clean then we’d all be on the same page.” She said as her house phone began to ring. Kerry frowned because the only people that ever called the house phone were either their mom or dad.

  “It’s probably Justin calling.” Lauren teased. “I knew you were still giving him some of that fat ass on the low.”

  ShaKita burst out laughing. “Do you think she’s still fucking that sneaky bastard?” she softly asked.

  “He’s been gone for too long for her not have gotten horny yet and you know just as well as I do that she’ll fall back on what she knows first before she gets in with someone new.” Lauren whispered just as Kerry returned with a shocking expression on her face. “Why are you looking like that? Did we mess up your booty call?” She teased.

  “Hush girl,” ShaKita cut in with a grin. “Who was on the phone?”

  Kerry took in a deep breath trying to hold her composure. “It was mom and she was hysterical. Bianca and Kory have been in a terrible accident.” She gasped for air. “Whoever called her described it as a fatal accident.”

  Lauren and ShaKita’s mouth dropped open. ShaKita immediately sprang up from the living room floor. “Oh my God!” she called out.

  Lauren grabbed her chest; her eyes already filled with water. “Well, what did mom say? Does she know if it’s really known that there was a fatality?” she asked.

  “Mom didn’t say. I don’t think she knows yet. She says the neighbor is going to watch the kids and she and dad are heading to the hospital now.” She paused getting a little choked up. “We also need to be on our way.”

  Chapter2

  The twenty minute ride to the hospital seemed as if it was hours as they rode in silence not knowing what to think. Bianca was one of them and even though she had fallen into some bad habits over the years, it was devastating for them to hear such unexpected news.

  Lauren was the first to step out of the elevator as ShaKita and Kerry frantically followed closely behind her. As they neared the corner of the corridor, down from the waiting room, they bumped into their Father.

  “Oh daddy,” Lauren gasped almost falling in his arms. He gently pressed his lips against her forehead to comfort her. “How is Bianca?” She immediately asked as the other two sisters stood back and embraced their selves for the worse.

  “We’ve not heard anything yet.” He sadly said.

  “Where is mom?” Kerry nervously asked.

  The tall, handsome slender man tried to look as strong as possible for his girls. “She’s in the waiting room. I just walked out to get her something to drink. She seems okay, but the not knowing is worrying her to death.”

  “We know the feeling,” Kerry responded as she kissed her Father on the cheek.

  “She needs to see y’all. I think that’ll help soothe her some.” He said to Lauren and Kerry. “Baby girl come here.” He said hugging ShaKita who had began to cry. He wanted to comfort her as she walked with him in hopes that he could calm her down before she saw her mother.

  ShaKita sobbed in his arms. “Daddy I don’t know what I’ll do if-”

  He quickly cut her off. “Don’t think like that baby girl. We don’t know anything right now. So don’t work yourself up.”

  “Yeah Kita, calm down,” Kerry said rubbing her lightly on her back. “Mom doesn’t need to see any of us upset like this.”

  “I agree,” Lauren commented. “Come on Sis. Let’s go sit with her.” Lauren and Kerry headed toward the waiting room as ShaKita and their dad went in the opposite direction in search of a vending machine.

  **********

  Stepping into the waiting room was very touching as Lauren and Kerry tried their best to contain their emotions. There were already three people waiting in the room along with their mother as they noticed her sitting far left in a chair with her head down praying. They could tell that she was upset, but praying was more than likely the comfort that kept her from losing it. Kerry sat down in an empty seat beside her and gently rubbed up and down her mother’s back. She looked up from her praying hands and smiled a little as she saw her daughter’s sweet faces.

  “Hey mom,” Lauren softly spoke. Kerry just smiled at her and kissed her softly on the cheek.

  “Hey girls,” her sweet voice responded.

  “We saw daddy in the hallway. He told us that y’all haven’t heard anything yet.” Kerry stated.

  “No we haven’t, but we just got here too so hopefully we’ll hear something soon.” She responded.

  Lauren looked over at the other people in the waiting room as they wept quietly. She didn’t want her family to ever feel that way. One of the women made their way over to them.

  “Excuse me, I don’t mean to disturb y’all but I had too.” Lauren and Kerry looked at the woman strangely. “My name is Mary and my son’s girlfriend, Bianca, looks so much like y’all and I’m here because we’d gotten a call that he’d been in a terrible accident.”

  “My mom had gotten the same call.” Lauren spoke up. “We are Bianca’s sisters and this is my mom, Lena Ware.” Mrs. Ware just nodded as a nice gesture of speaking.

  “I just wanted to know if y’all knew any other information concerning the accident. Did they mention anything that could shed some light on what happened when they called you?”

  “No,” Mrs. Ware answered. “She was supposed to be with her sisters.”

  “Unfortunately she wasn’t,” Lauren mumbled thinking that it didn’t surprise her one bit that Bianca’s bad habit of a boyfriend was involved in the accident with her. Everyone knew that their relationship was toxic, but no one could separate them.” She sadly looked down with pondering thoughts.

  “The only thing I know is that my son was apparently thrown from the car.” Mary started to cry, hardly able to stand to her feet. “Lord, I just pray that they’re okay.” She called out as another woman came over to console her. By this time ShaKita and their Father was walking into the waiting room followed by a doctor.

  “Excuse me,” the doctor called out. “Are there any relatives here for Bianca Ware?”

  “Yes, I’m her father; this is her mother and sisters.” Mr. Ware spoke.

  “Would you please step out in the hallway with me? I have some news about your daughter.” He said as the family fearfully followed him. Once out in the hallway he began to talk.

  “Your daughter was in a fatal accident that caused her severe head trauma.”

  Mrs. Ware broke down at just hearing the word fatal already thinking the worse. “Oh my God! Not my baby!” She cried out as her husband hugged her.

  The doctor immediately spoke up. “She’s still with us.”

  Mr. Ware let out deep sigh of relief. “Thank God,” he said wiping his eyes. “It’s okay Lena, it’s okay.” He assured his wife.

  The doctor continued. “She is unconscious and not fully breathing on her own, but we’re hopeful. Because she is in such a critical condition, we’re keeping a close monitor on her.”

  “I need to see my baby. Please, can I see her?” Mrs. Ware immediately asked trying to catch her breath.

&n
bsp; “Yes, but only one visitor at a time. Just head toward the Intensive Care Unit and stop at the front desk. Someone will direct you to where she’s at. There is another waiting room on that end for the rest of the family.”

  “Thank you very much,” Mr. Ware said as the doctor walked off. As the family made their way down the corridor toward the ICU section they could distinctly hear Mary scream out at the top of her lungs. The horrific shrill of her crying sent chills up their spines. Sadly, they knew exactly what news that she’d just gotten.

  **********

  Lauren sat in one of the chairs inside the waiting room with her leg crossed and her foot shaking rapidly. No one had said a word since they’d made it in there. The thought of even talking about what they’d heard moments earlier was still unbelievable. Even though she hated Bianca’s boyfriend with a passion, she never wished death on him. He was definitely a big provider in helping Bianca consume all of her demons, but it didn’t start with him and they all knew it. Regardless of how it all went down; he unfortunately paid the ultimate price for it.