Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

“It’s none of your damn business!” Jasmine hollered.

Just at this moment, the elevator door opened. Jasmine put a foot forward and prepared to enter.

Joyce’s face darkened as she halted Jasmine. “Hold it right there!”

The other woman instinctively stopped and turned around. “What do you want?”

Natalie understood her friend’s intent. She grunted and put a hand to the wall to support herself.

After ensuring Natalie was comfortable, Joyce let go and advanced towards Jasmine before sending a backhand across the latter’s cheek.

The resounding smack had Jasmine momentarily stunned before she brought up a hand to cradle her own face. She then stared with her eyes wide open. “You dare hit me?”

Natalie did not expect Joyce to go in so strongly. The crispness of the resultant sound was telling of how much force she put behind it.

“You betcha. If you dared to grease the floor outside the restroom to trip up Nat, why wouldn’t I dare to hit you.” Joyce snarled. She shook off her own hand as she felt the sting of that blow herself as well.

A hint of alarm flashed across Jasmine’s eyes but it settled just as quickly. “What proof do you have of this accusation?”

as

action. She snatched the bag from Jasmine’s hands before the unsuspecting woman

do you think you are doing? Give it back!” Jasmine’s expression

as she unzipped the clutch and emptied out its

floor and dangled it in front of Jasmine. “This is the evidence. What have you got to say for

her face turned pallid. She then reached out to try and

spun and deftly avoided her charge. “You want this?

face flushed at being toyed with. She gritted her teeth as she lunged herself at Joyce’s

to warn her friend as she could tell that Jasmine

smiled confidently as she tossed the bottle of essential oil towards Natalie

tangled in a heap as they scratched at each other’s faces and pulled at the other’s hair. Natalie watched on with breath

on Joyce’s face by Jasmine’s sharp claws, she panicked.

today, I’ll stop calling myself Joyce Rivers!” Joyce replied as she fought on doggedly with

Joyce would get seriously hurt so she moved away from the wall in an attempt to break

and fell forward the moment she lifted

towards her, an arm reached around and