The Tyler Perry Chronicles

"OVERHEARD" Part 13

Author: CBW1986

DISCLAIMER: Story material is not based on actual events and all content (with the exception of character names) is completely fictional, as a result of creative story telling for recreational purposes only. All story material is copyrighted and all rights are reserved to the original creator.

Tyler sat in his home study later that night, drinking his fourth glass of Hennessey. He kept rubbing his face and eyes, trying to deal with everything that was going on in his personal life. If only it was going as well as his professional life, then he wouldn't be in this place right now...a place, prayer usually took care of, but when Tyler finds himself struggling with issues he felt never should have occurred in the first place, he sought to resolve the problem himself. Tyler wanted to make a serious point to Gelila tonight, and would do whatever it took for her to understand that she runs absolutely nothing.

Tyler heard a car pull up outside his house, and he quickly threw the rest of his drink down his throat, and went to the window. He watched the driver get out and open the back car door...no one got out. Tyler was already pissed and he didn't know why Gelila would want to make him even more upset by playing with him. Tyler walked out of his study, down the hall, and out the door to get Gelila out of the car himself...

Once outside, Tyler walked to the opened passenger door and looked inside at Gelila. Gelila was sitting on the far side of the car looking back at him. Her face looked as if she'd been crying for hours, and Tyler almost felt sorry for her.

TYLER : (gesturing with his hand)"Come on." (when Gelila didn't move, he put his hand on the roof of the car and leaned down, and forcefully said ) "Gelila, I don't plan to be out here all night, now come on!"

Gelila moved slowly and hesitantly across the seat towards Tyler. Growing more and more impatient with her, Tyler told the driver to take Gelila's overnight bag and put it inside the house. Tyler waited until the driver was halfway up the front steps, and because Gelila wasn't moving fast enough for him, reached down, inside the car, and tightly grabbed her upper arm, sliding her the rest of the way over the seat, pulling her out of the car.

GELILA: "Ow! Tyler, let go!"
TYLER : (slammed the car door, never letting go of Gelila's arm) "You should have got out the damn car, when I said get out!"

Tyler tightened his grip on her arm as he walked her towards the door. He let go, pushing her slightly towards the front steps, when he saw the driver making his way back out of the house. The driver noticed the tension in both Tyler's and Gelila's faces and just tipped his hat to them both as he walked past them.

Tyler opened the door and Gelila walked in. He slammed the door , causing her to jump and turn around quickly. Gelila's heart begin to race anticipating what Tyler would do next.

TYLER : (staring at Gelila as he walked past her, firmly said) "Start talking."

The fact that Tyler was actually giving her a chance to speak, brought Gelila slight relief, and she cautiously followed him into his study and stood in the entrance, where she watched him pour himself another glass on alcohol. Gelila didn't know what to say or where to start, so she said nothing.

TYLER : (raising the glass to his lips, paused, looking at Gelila, and shouted) "I said, start talking!"
GELILA: (inhaling sharply) "I told...I gave Briana her...her earring..."(stopped to gather her thoughts) "I found it on the couch. We met...and I told her..."

Gelila's voice drifted off when she noticed Tyler nursing his drink in his hand, meticulously swirling its contents. His other hand was in his pocket, and he seemed deep in thought. Tyler wanted to skip all the bullshit and get to the real problem at hand...Gelila opening her mouth and telling Briana that she knew all about her past because he told her. Tyler downed the last of his drink and tossed the glass haphazardly on his desk. Gelila wasn't sure if she should continue or not, but when Tyler started walking towards her, she knew she had to do something.

GELILA: (quickly says) "I just want her out of our lives! Tyler, I'm your girlfriend! Not her! (new tears formed in her eyes and fell. As Tyler got closer to her, she put both her hands up in a defensive gesture)
TYLER : (yelling) "Right! My girlfriend, not a fucking regulator! (getting in Gelila's face, pointing his finger) "Who the hell told you to go behind my back," (grabbing Gelila's arm again) "use my phone, meet with Briana, and tell her all those damn lies? Huh?" (shakes Gelila, shouting) "What did you say to her?"
GELILA: (crying) "Ow! Stop!"
TYLER : (shakes Gelila again, shouting) "What did you say to her?!"
GELILA: (pushed away from Tyler, and stood in the middle of his study, yelling) "I told her whatever I needed to tell her to keep her away from you!"

Not expecting Gelila to give him such a forthright answer, Tyler pushed her towards the wall out of anger. Gelila pushed back into his chest to create space but he held so tightly to her arms, that she couldn't go far.

GELILA: "Tyler, stop!"
TYLER : (yelling) "You lied to her! You had no right doing what you did, today. NO RIGHT!"
GELILA: (screaming) "Let me go!" (managing to free one of her arms from Tyler's grasp)
TYLER : "And what's this shit about me telling you what the fuck she did in college?! (shoves Gelila hard, causing her back to hit the wall, and pinned her shoulders there, with both his hands, so she couldn't move) "Huh? What the hell was that!?" (taking his hands down to swing Gelila around towards the couch) "You're gonna learn to keep your damn mouth shut!"
GELILA: (hits Tyler's hands away from her, takes a few steps back and yells) "Tyler, can't you see she's causing problems for us!?"
TYLER : "No, you're causing problems between me andher! She's a friend of mine. I'm fucking you, not her! You're the one with me at this event and that event, not her! I just spent fucking 5,000 dollars on you, not her! I'm not with her, I'm with you. I keep telling you that! You got her thinking that I sit up here telling her business..."
GELILA: "SO! Who cares what that bitch thinks!?"
TYLER : (could feel himself losing it because his hands began to shake; he was seconds away from slapping the shit out of Gelila. Clasping his hands together to occupy them, taking deep breaths, and a few steps away from Gelila, said, calmer than he thought he would) "I'm gonna go." (walking out of his study, feeling it would be best if he distanced himself from Gelila as soon as possible)
GELILA:(quickly following Tyler) "Where are you going?"
TYLER : (ignoring Gelila's question, he grabbed his keys and headed towards the door)
GELILA: (screaming)"Tyler, where are you going!? You've been drinking!"
TYLER : (on the verge of hitting Gelila, pissed that she called Briana a bitch, he grabbed her arm tightly, swinging her away as she tried to block the door)
GELILA: (crying and pleading) "Tyler, stop! Please! Where are you going!?"

Tyler opened the door and headed out...

To Be Continued...