White Lines by Tracy Brown

Author:Tracy Brown [Brown, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Urban Life, African American, cookie429, Extratorrents, Kat
ISBN: 9780739480205
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2007-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

25

BLINDFOLDS

Sunny was excited about tonight. It was the night of Born’s party aboard the cruise ship, and she was overseeing the minutest of details. She got her manicure and pedicure done, and her outfit pressed and delivered. Her hair was styled to perfection, and she felt great. The whole affair had been Sunny’s brainchild. She wanted an excuse to celebrate, another reason to party. She used Born’s birthday as an excuse to throw a big gathering aboard a ship that circled New York Harbor. Sunny was bored. She was sick of the day-in and day-out cycle of parties and bullshit. So she put her all into the planning of Born’s party. Of course, she enlisted Jada’s help. Born was, after all, her man. But Sunny made sure her preferences were made clear when it came to the decor, the meals, and the liquor. The party was a gift from Dorian, and Sunny felt that she was playing her position as wifey by ensuring that Dorian’s reputation for throwing an amazing party remained intact. She saw that every detail was attended to. Jada’s job was to let her know Born’s favorite color, his favorite dessert, and his ring size. Dorian had a nice surprise in store for Born.

Sunny arranged to rent the entire top level of the vessel for Born’s birthday party. She knew the party was going to be fabulous. But she had ulterior motives this evening. She wanted to show Ava that the lifestyle she and Jada were living was indeed glamorous and enticing. She wanted Ava to see that this life was a good life, if you make it that way. It seemed to Sunny that Ava thought she was above her sister. Dorian had taught her how to read people well. And she could tell that Ava loved her sister. The bond between them was obvious. But it also seemed like Ava believed that since she’d done the right thing—graduated with honors, gone on to college—she was somehow more deserving than her sister. More worthy of the finer things in life. Sunny saw that Ava was intrigued by how her sister lived. But she could also see that she disapproved. In Sunny’s opinion, Jada was doing alright for herself. Shit, they both were. Sunny and Jada had expensive homes, clothes, cars, and jewels. What more could one ask for? She wanted to show Ava the family atmosphere among them. Maybe then she’d feel differently.

Sunny heard the phone ringing just as she was contemplating going upstairs to take a hit. She walked to the living room and picked up the cordless handset. “Hello?” she answered, as she headed for the stairs.

“Wassup, Sunny?” Raquel’s voice resounded in her ear.

“Dorian’s not here.” Sunny prepared to hang up the phone.

“I know. ‘Cuz he’s here.” Raquel sounded like she was laughing at her.

Sunny stopped climbing the stairs, holding on to the rail for support. She kept her voice nonchalant, and said, “What kind of desperate shit are you pulling now, Raquel?”

“You told me to keep riding Dorian,” Raquel reminded her.

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