A CHILD OF A CRACKHEAD II

by speight, shameek

  The masked man continued to pull even harder.

  The harder he pulled the more the melt wire ripped and cut through the henchmen’s neck. His body jerked a few more times as the wire cut through his flesh. The other three masked men watched in horror as their leader continued to pull then a sound of a bone breaking and cracking. Then Caesar’s henchmen’s head ripped off and blood gushed out from his neck, “Grab the fucking head and put it in the bag and one of you take the girl to the van,” the leader masked man ordered as he looked down at his work.

  The crying woman pleaded on the floor,

  “Please no, you said you would set me free for good if I did what you told me too, please no more,” the woman cried out as one of the masked men picked her up. He threw her up on his shoulders and carried her down the stairs and then out of the house and tossed her into the back of a black van and locked it.

  Caesar was sweating out of fear as he held the AK-47 at his bedroom door. He heard the gunshots and his men screaming along with the woman’s cries and he knew in his heart they were all dead. He took his left hand and moved his long dreads out of his face and pulled it back making sure not to lower his gun that was aimed at the door.

  The house was completely dark with no light at all.

  He hit a button on the AK-47 that turned on a red infrared beam, “Come on, come on,” Caesar whispered to himself as he waited. Then he heard a noise for the first time in twenty minutes. He looked and could see the doorknob being twisted,

  “AAHHH,” he screamed and squeezed the trigger to the AK-47 sending a hail of bullets into the door ripping through it and the wall. “Come on, come on, you’ll die before you get your hands on me,” he yelled and stopped firing to see if there was any more noise or movement. He squinted his eyes to focus on the door through the dark. The door flew open and he sent a spray of bullets wildly at the figure at the door. When he seen the body drop he aimed at it and continued to fire. A flash of orange light lead up to the dark room Caesar stopped firing to get a good look at the body he was filling with holes that lay on the floor. He looked down to see a naked man’s body with no head. He looked up just in time to see another figure at the door and two more that stepped inside to the room, but disappeared into the dark. He aimed at the figure at the door and bullets filled the lungs and heart of the masked gunmen. Caesar stopped shooting and then felt the presence of someone beside him and behind him. He tried to turn around, but was too slow as he felt a strong arm wrap around his neck then a hand with a rag in it wrap around his mouth and nose.

  He smelled something sweet as he struggled to get free, but then felt weak.

  “Go to sleep now boy. You’re in my hands,” was the last thing Caesar heard as his world went black and he lost consciousness.

  Chapter 15

  It was Sunday and Michael couldn’t be happier. He was dressed in an all tan suit and Mike had on a dark brown one and Envy had on a Channel tan dress with the shoes and bag to match.

  They all smiled as they hopped into the car and headed to New Jersey. Once in East Orange, New Jersey, Michael drove down Main Street until he pulled up in front of a big church. He found parking and got out of the car with Envy holding Mike’s hand. They followed him inside and greeted people as they looked for a seat. Michael quickly spotted his mother and her cousin Janet. He made his way to the front where she was seated, “Hey moms, how are you?” Michael said while kissing her on the forehead.

  “I’m fine, baby. God is good and he got you in the house of the Lord to chase that demon out of you.”

  Michael shook his head, “I can never understand why you always say that mother.

  There’s no demon in me,” Michael replied.

  “Yes, there is baby. It’s in you just like it’s in that little boy you and Envy got with you. I warned you about that child. He will bring you problems and death. God has shown me,” Rachel stated.

  “Mother, I didn’t come here for this and please don’t say that too loud Mike might hear you.

  He is just a child and doesn’t need anyone telling him he has a demon in him. He has been through a lot just like I have as a child or did you forget?”

  Michael said looking his mother in the eyes.

  Rachel’s mind raced back to all the mistakes she made by smoking crack and how bad it hurt Michael and felt ghetto for it. “You’re right baby, but remember I had no choice but to smoke that stuff always keep that in mind.”

  “Well, that’s the past mother and this is the present like you taught me. We’re just going to count our blessings day by day.” Michael said hi to Janet and she just nodded her head. Janet looked at Michael with hate mixed with fear. All she could see was Black Ice when she looked at him and in her heart she blamed Michael for losing her boyfriend, Jay, the love of her life and because of that she felt she would always be alone. Unknown to Rachel, she dreamt of killing Black Ice and Michael and anyone or anything that has or had a part of Black Ice. She looked at Mike who was now sitting next to Envy and with just one look at him her blood boiled for some reason.

  Michael tried not to let his mother’s words bother him. It was Mike’s first time in church and he loved it from watching the people sing and the pastor tell them God loves them. His heart felt so at ease.

  Four hours later, Envy, Michael, and Mike were leaving the church with everyone else and were feeling so good. “Okay baby, where are we going now? I want to go to IHOP. I’m hungry,”

  Envy said as she sat in the passenger seat.

  “Okay, that sounds good, but we have to make a stop to my mother’s house first.”

  “Okay, that’s not a problem, but remember I’m eating for two now so you got to feed us,” Envy replied.

  Michael smiled then stopped and looked at her and she knew she had spoken out loud. They had made a promise to talk to Mike about the baby so he wouldn’t worry, but haven’t done it yet. Mike stood in the back seat and looked back and forth at Envy and Michael. His good feeling from church had just left him. ‘There not going to want me anymore once they have a baby of their own. I’ll just be in the way and they’ll put me back in foster care and even if they don’t, they will treat me different. I’ve seen how my other foster parents treated me and how they treated their own kids,’

  Mike thought to himself as he felt as if he wanted to cry and his heart got sad all over again.

  Envy turned her head and looked back at Mike and by his facial expressions she knew something was wrong. “Mike, we’re going to talk when we get to IHOP so smile for me baby. I love you.”

  Mike smiled a fake smile not wanting Envy to worry about him, but did feel better by just hearing her say she loved him, “Okay.”

  “Mike, sit in the car for a second me and Envy are going to speak with my mother and we’ll be right back,” Michael said. Mike shook his head up and down. Then Michael and Envy got out of the car. Michael took one more look at Mike before he went inside the house. He knew something wasn’t right with Mike. “Envy we’re going to have to talk to him about the baby at IHOP so he don’t worry and think we’re going to abandon him. I can see the pain all in his eyes his whole mood switched when you talked about the baby.”

  “I know baby. We’re going to handle it, but what about the other thing. Are you going to tell him?” Envy replied.

  “Umm, not yet because I still don’t know how to deal with it myself,” Michael replied.

  “Michael by telling him it will help. He’ll know he’s a part of this family we’re building in a big way.”

  “Envy, I know you’re right, but we’ll talk about this later. This isn’t the time or place,”

  Michael said as he walked into the living room and Rachel was sitting there still in her church dress.

  Michael couldn’t help to think how beautiful his mother still was.

  “This isn’t the time and place to talk about what boy. You don’t know by now you can’t hide nothing from me? God has already shown me everything,” Rachel said to Mich
ael.

  “There’s nothing to hide mother.”

  “Oh, so now you’re going to lie to me,”

  Rachel said while laughing.

  ‘Damn, times like this I swear my mother went mad with God telling her everything. Fuck it, if it keep her clean and off of drugs then God is strange and works in ways I can’t see,’ Michael thought to himself.

  “Michael and Envy sit down next to me the both of you.” Envy looked at Michael then sat down on one side of Rachel while he sat on the other. “I’m going to talk to you both and Michael try not to get frustrated like you always do or let my words in one ear and out the next. I know you swear I lost my mind because I tell you the Lord shows me things, but he does. You think you can keep secrets from me, but I’m your mother you think I don’t know your father left you a house and you found money in it.” Michael’s jaw dropped in shock and was about to speak. “Shh, boy I said, don’t talk just listen.” Michael and Envy both sat there staring at Rachel. “Michael, you must think I’m a fool not to know. How else can a nineteen year old boy buy and own a center? Yeah, you’re smart and smart enough to get the government and city to fund you to make it legit, but without that money to get you in the door you wouldn’t be able to do shit. I know in your head you’re asking how I know about the money and house. I just do and I know your father. He’s a bad man. Shit, I think he’s the devil in the flesh, but I also know he wasn’t always like that. I always used to tell you that as a child even the money I found in one of his stash house’s ten and a half years ago to run away and that got me this house. Trust he planned for me to find that shit. He’s evil, but has a side that’s still somewhat good inside him that loves you and me, but his love is very different. Once I knew you got that letter when you were fifteen from him with the house title, we moved to a different part of New Jersey because I knew he found us, but wasn’t ready to come get us. He’s waiting, baby, waiting on you.

  He wants you to be just like him, cold hearted and able to kill at will. But you have me in you and no matter how much of him there is in you, you know to never hurt a woman or child. But him, shit baby, we already know. Michael you still think I’m crazy right?” Rachel said while smiling. “Well I know that Envy here is pregnant,” Rachel said as she rubbed Envy’s stomach.

  Envy’s eyes opened wide, “But how, how did you know?” Envy asked. She was surprised and shocked and kind of scared at the same time.

  “I keep telling you babies. God shows me some things just like I know that boy, Mike, is your brother Michael. Did you know that?”

  “Wait! How the hell did you know that? I just found out my damn self,” Michael yelled as his eyes got wider.

  “Michael, I knew from the first time I seen him and was surprised you didn’t and you been in his life for more than eight months. He looks just like you. He has you and your father’s cold eyes and facial features.”

  “So, that’s why you didn’t like him? You knew he was the other woman’s baby?” Michael asked.

  “Yes, and no, baby, I won’t lie a part of me didn’t like him because of that and reminded me of that woman he started smoking crack with, but after a while I knew I couldn’t blame her knowing your father. I can only think what he did to that poor girl, but it’s not that I don’t like Mike. God sent me a dream that he has more of his father in him than his mother. That he will be the reason behind a lot of you and Envy’s problem, but you two won’t listen to me. What’s in the dark will come into the light, in other words, you will see for yourself.”

  “Mom, me and Envy won’t let him be like Black Ice. I’m not because you raised me and we’re raising him better than that. So, he will always feel love,” Michael replied.

  “Michael, do you remember the story of the frog and the scorpion?” Michael shook his head no.

  “Okay, I’m going to tell you and Envy. The scorpion was stuck at the river and wanted to cross, but couldn’t or he’d drown. A frog came along and the scorpion asked, ‘Mr. Frog can you please carry me on your back across the river?’ The frog looked at the scorpion like he had lost his mind. ‘Mr.

  Scorpion, do I look crazy to you? If I carry you across the river on my back, you’ll surely sting and kill me,’ the frog replied. ‘No, I won’t Mr. Frog because if I do, I’ll drown and die,’ the scorpion replied. The frog thought about it for a second and knew the scorpion had a point. ‘Okay, Mr.

  Scorpion, I’ll do it, hop on.’ The scorpion hopped on to the frog’s back and the frog jumped into the river and began to swim. Half way across the river, the frog felt a sting in his back, ‘AAHHH, you stung me,’ the frog screamed as he began to get weak and sink. ‘Why did you sting me, Mr.

  Scorpion, when you gave me your word, now we’re both going to die.’ The scorpion’s last words were the only ones that came to his heart, ‘I couldn’t help it. It’s in my nature,’ was the last thing he said as him and the frog drowned.

  “So, what I’m trying to say Michael is you, your father, and that little boy are scorpions because of his blood. No matter what all three of you will sting and kill, none of you will be able to help it.

  It’s your nature and that boy is the biggest scorpion there is.”

  “Okay, mother I’m tired of you talking bad about Mike. I didn’t come here for this. I just wanted to ask if you have new guns for me and Envy. I have some, but the ones you gave us are stronger.”

  “Michael, you don’t need new guns just switch the bullets you were using so police can’t trace it, but you can only use them one more time.

  Once you do that and by then, I’ll have some new ones for you,” Rachel stated.

  “Okay,” Michael said while kissing her on the forehead and tried to control his anger.

  “I’m good baby and safe. God is protecting me and I’m always ready,” Rachel said while digging in her purse and pulling out a 9 mm Taurus with a white pearl handle then put it back in her bag. Black Ice don’t know I’m here. I feel it. You need to listen to your instincts, baby.”

  “Okay mother,” Michael said and walked to the door.

  “Bye mom,” Envy said as she got up and kissed Rachel on the forehead.

  Rachel rubbed Envy’s stomach. “You stay strong Envy and keep faith and go feed my grandbaby.”

  Michael and Envy stood outside by the first door with both their minds spinning. “How the fuck did she know all of that?” Michael said out loud.

  “Baby, I believe she really do see things and you should listen and remember the things she said,” Envy replied.

  “Envy, I’m not about to believe some shit about my father having a nice side to him. If he did, he wouldn’t have beaten me so bad. I wished I was dead or beat my mother and make her smoke crack.

  I’m not listening to my mother talking that scorpion and frog shit.”

  Envy shook her head. “You need to listen.

  She knew too much without us telling her about the baby and Mike,” Envy stated.

  “Envy, we’ll talk about this later,” Michael replied as he looked at Mike moving around in the back seat looking restless. Michael and Envy hopped into the car and they pulled off heading back to New York and to IHOP.

  Janet had her room door half way open and heard everything Rachel had told Michael and Envy. “How in the world could Rachel think that monster has a heart and I knew there was something I didn’t like about that little boy? I lost the love of my life and they’re acting as if everything is alright.

  I will get even and kill the demon’s bloodline,”

  Janet said out loud to herself as she went up under her bed and grabbed a pump shotgun she kept there for the day Black Ice would return. She held the shotgun in her hand and just stared at it. “Going to wipe the earth of all demons,” she said over and over while rocking back and forth.

  Mike felt much better. There was something about sitting in IHOP with Envy and Michael that always made him happy as he ate his pancakes with strawberries. He looked up and could see Envy and Michael wh
ispering and looked as if there was a lot on their minds. “Mike, me and Envy got to tell you something. I know you may have overheard that Envy’s pregnant and that means she’s having a baby.” Mike stopped eating and looked up as his stomach began to hurt.

  “Yes baby, I am pregnant, but we don’t want you to think we’re going to love you any less.

  You’ll be like a big brother to the baby and protect it like you do us,” Envy said while taking Mike’s hands and holding it.

  Mike smiled, “A big brother, I like that,” he replied. “Michael, you promise that you and Envy will love me the same and not treat me any different like those mean people in the foster homes I’ve been in?”

  Michael couldn’t help but feel bad as he looked at the little boy and all the pain he had been through and never knew love. Michael thought to himself. “Mike, we love you and you’re a part of this family and we’re not going to let nothing break us apart. We’re going to adopt you. See right now in the court’s eyes we’re just your temporary guardians, but not in our eyes. We’re going to fill out the papers Monday to be your permanent guardians.”