It was quite possibly the longest week of my life. Each day that passed was twice as long as it's yesterday. My lack of motivation reflected itself at work and my nights were sleepless.

Each time I fell asleep, I'd see Drumstick in my dreams, where we were both at a concert having the time of our lives but then his face somehow morphed into the person who broke me.

I'd wake up, cry, then go back to sleep, every night for the past 3 nights. Teddy and Petty had tried to call all day, every day. I couldn't speak to them. The pain of Teddy's betrayal still rested heavily on my chest. It was because of this that I decided not to go to their anniversary get together they were having tonight. When Petty called for the 20th time I ignored her.

"Mami girl?" My mother said before knocking once and entering. I rolled over on to my side to face her, turning away from the ThatcherJoe video I was watching for the 3rd time. It was the one where he did singing impressions. At the moment YouTube videos were the only things helping me to feel numb. I needed the numbness.

"Yes Mommy?" I could barely speak without a lump forming in my throat. I could have been talking about toasting bread and I'd choke up.

"Teddy called me" she said simply.

I rolled over to face my laptop screen.

"I don't wanna talk about it". The nerve of him! First he's blabbering to Donovan and now he's reporting to my mother?

"Lisa. I don't know the full story. But I do know when my daughter needs me."

"Leave me alone" and just like that I regressed to the moody teenage version of myself.

"I can't leave you alone you're my daughter" she said in a soft motherly tone. She sat on the bed and started to rub my back in an effort to comfort me. And it was working.

I rolled over and I explained all that had happened in the past week. She knew about Donovan, I didn't tell her how I was slipping in my single forever plan, but I was. Slowly but surely I was slipping...and falling. And that's the scary part.

When I got to the part about Teddy talking about what happened 2 years ago and how I wasn't attending a party I essentially helped to plan, she was silent. I blabbered on about how they weren't my friends anymore.

"Well that's stupid" she said deadpanned.
I rolled my eyes. "I knew you wouldn't understand"

"I understand that your friends are looking out for your happiness?"

"By telling Donovan about my past? How does that help? I don't wanna talk about what happened".

"Well maybe you should talk about it. You can't even say his name aloud. You need to heal mami girl"

" What are you talking about? I'm fine. Perfectly fine!" As I spoke my eyes became wells for my tears.

"Oh baby, you don't have to be strong for me" and just like that I broke. I hadn't cried like this since, well since I was in that place, emotionally. I cried like a baby wrapped up in my mother's arms. I was a baby in my mother's arms.  It was fountain of emotion and tears that had been pent up for maybe too long.
Moments passed that I was crying on her shoulder. The sobbing gradually stopped after a while. I lifted my head to realize that I'd tear stained her shirt.

"I'm sorry", I said wiping my eyes.

"No worries baby girl"

"Thanks for being mommy" I said in a small voice. She hugged me and I never felt as safe as I did in that moment.

Knock Knock Knock, we heard coming from the living room door. Mother went to answer it. Who could it be? I wondered for a split second. Then my thoughts were answered.

Petrina walked in looking like she just did a photoshoot for The Star magazine. She wore a floral almost gown garment but instead of it being a full skirt there was a shorts exposed at the front. I was there when she bought it. I helped her pick it out. Her hair was in a new blond braided do. Her makeup seemed to be professionally done, but I knew she did it herself. Part of me was relieved to see it was her and not Teddy, but most of me was angry because I knew she was sleeping with the enemy.

When she walked in the room, her expensive perfume filled my stuffy nostrils.

"Baby! " She started to say, but I wasn't having it.

"What are you doing here?"

" I came to see if my girl was alright since you weren't talking to me all week".

" What do you think?"

" Look I didn't know that Teddy opened his big mouth." I snorted at the comment. Those two were as thick as thieves; there was no way she didn't know.

"You have to believe me. If I had known he was going to do something so stupid, I would have slapped him, and I almost did when I found out!" I looked at her and her pleading eyes, and wondered if she was being truthful.

"I would never do that to you Lisa. You're my girl." She said grabbing my hands and taking a seat on my bed.

"Why should I believe you?" I said narrowing my eyes at her.

"Because I got all dressed up to go to my party and when I got there and realized you weren't coming, I drove all the way here"

" So you came here to get me to go to your stupid anniversary party?" I felt the anger grow inside me.

"No hun, I came here to check up on you, a week without talking to my best friend is torture, and I can't believe you would do that to me".

I laughed for the first time in days. Only Petty. Seeing my reaction she continued.

"You think you're hurt?! I'm the one that's hurt. Shit had me worried and stuff. You're lucky I'm even here talking to you." She said poking me in the shoulder with her manicured nail. I laughed a little more.

"Well I'm sorry then."

" Aww it's ok boo, I forgive you." We hugged and just like that Petty and I were good again. I was really glad that our relationship was so strong that we could argue one minute, and then be like sisters the next. It was an incredible thing, especially since most women prefer to be petty. But Petty wasn't petty.

" So are you going to get dressed or what?"

"No I'm not going"

"Come on girl! I know you're mad at the world but the world ain't mad at you. And Teddy is an idiot but he's our idiot."

"You are right, he is an idiot, and so is Drumstick" I saw Petty's face light up and I realized what I'd said. I never revealed the nickname I had for him to anyone. Now she's going to think I like him and stuff. Nah man we can't have that happening.

"It's just a nickname. Don't get excited"

"Too late!" She started to squeal. "Aweee, you named him after Drumstick just like the night you two met with the drumsticks that you both caught! Ohmagahd I can't take the cuteness!"

"Okay staap!" I couldn't stop myself from smiling. Damn you Petty for cheering me up.

"Come to the party please! Donovan was going to come but after this week happened he told Teddy he couldn't he there"

"Fine I'll come but I'm not going to have any fun whatsoever!"

" I don't expect you to".