“Somebody just sent me the security code and password to Mekhi’s house,” Rylee said in shock.
“How do you know that’s what it is?” Zyra inquired.
“It says if you want your shit go get it. Then it has a password and some numbers. What else could it be?” Rylee wondered.
“He must have pissed somebody off, but that’s a good thing for you. That’s perfect Rylee. While he’s waiting for you at the restaurant, we can go to the house and get your stuff,” Zyra suggested.
“We’ll need some help though Zyra. That’s a lot of stuff. I’m not leaving anything behind like I did before. I want all of my shit so I can be done with him.”
“We can get Buck and the rest of them to help us,” Zyra concluded.
“Hell no, they’ll tell Zyrian, and I don’t want him coming.”
“I can call Snake. He won’t tell Zyrian, and he can get his girlfriend’s brothers to help him. Two of them have trucks.”
“Okay, let’s do it. Let me call Amber and see if she can come help us,” Rylee replied.
She was excited that things were looking up for her as far as getting away from Mekhi. She would have all of her belongings out of his house, and he was being served with divorce papers. That was all she ever wanted anyway. She hoped that he didn’t try to make a big deal out of it, but knowing him he probably would. As far as the houses and business that they co-owned, Rylee wanted no parts of it. He could have it all, and she would start over from the bottom just as long as she no longer had the Jameson last name.
“Snake is on his way over. Let’s get some garbage bags so we can fill them up with as much as we can,” Zyra yelled from the hallway.
“Okay, Amber is on her way too. I’m about to change into something comfortable,” Rylee said as she ran around the room taking her clothes off.
She threw on a pair of joggers and pulled her hair up into a high ponytail. After lacing up her Nikes and pulling a t-shirt over her head, Rylee met Zyra in the front room and waited for everybody to get there. Amber was the first to arrive about fifteen minutes later, and Snake and his crew weren’t too far behind. It was three-thirty, so Rylee sent Mekhi a text telling him that she was on her way. When he replied telling her that he had just pulled up in Deanie’s parking lot that was music to her ears.
“Let’s go, he’s already at the restaurant,” Rylee yelled excitedly.
“Aye Rylee, if you want me to make you a rich widow, all you have to do is say the word,” Snake offered sincerely.
It always baffled Rylee how he offered to kill people like he was offering a bottle of water. It rolled off of his tongue naturally, and he didn’t even blink an eye when he said it. Zyra was used to him talking like that, but Rylee never knew how to respond to such an offer.
“Uh, thanks, Snake, but I don’t think that will be necessary. I just need my stuff from the house, and I’ll be good after that,” Rylee smiled through her nervousness.
“Alright, but just know that the offer is always there. You’re family now,” Snake replied.
Rylee nodded in response as they all walked out of the house. She got into the car with Amber, while Zyra took her own car. Snake rode in his truck with one man while two other men followed behind them in another truck. Rylee had clothes and shoes for days, and she needed all the help that she could get. Traffic was light, so ten minutes later they were pulling up to the house.
“You need me to get out Rylee?” Amber asked anxiously.
“I need help carrying everything out, but I understand if you want to stay in the car Amber. I’ll try to do this as quickly as possible,” Rylee promised.
“No, I’m coming,” Amber offered.
“I won’t be upset if you don’t want to Amber. I understand.”
“You would do it for me, so I’m doing it for you. Let’s go,” Amber said surprising her cousin.
Everyone followed Rylee up to the front door and waited until she unlocked it. When the alarm went off, Rylee prayed that the anonymous text that she received was accurate. Suddenly she felt foolish for jumping up and just going over there without knowing for sure. Putting the negative thoughts to the side, Rylee entered the number that she had into the keypad. She released the nervous breath that she’d been holding once the system granted her access into the home.
“Okay, this is my closet, and I need everything out of it,” Rylee instructed the men who had accompanied her there.
She didn’t have to tell them twice. They started grabbing all of her clothes that were on hangers and bringing them outside to the awaiting vehicles. Zyra and Amber started grabbing shoes while Rylee grabbed her underclothes and toiletries. She was happy to see that Snake and his crew were moving like lightning, and almost half of her closet was empty already. When Rylee’s phone alerted her to a text message, she stopped momentarily to see who it was. When she saw that it was Mekhi, Rylee’s heart dropped until she read what he was saying. It was a little after four, and he wanted to know if she was having trouble parking. Rylee lied and said that she was stuck in a little traffic, and he assured her that he didn’t mind waiting.
“Is that him?” Zyra asked.
“Yeah, I told him that I was in traffic, so he’s cool,” Rylee answered.
“We’re almost done anyway. Ten more minutes and we should be out of here. You might have to put some of this stuff in one of the empty bedrooms. I didn’t know you had this much shit,” Zyra laughed.
“I told her that she has a shopping addiction, but she didn’t believe me,” Amber smiled.
They continued to work until everything that Rylee owned was packed up into the four cars that they had come in. Rylee smiled just imagining the look on Mekhi’s face when he came home and saw that her closet and all of her drawers were empty.
“Well, we did what we came to do. You ready honey?” Zyra asked Rylee.
“Yes. I feel so much better now that I have all of my stuff,” Rylee smiled.
“We’ll meet y’all at the house so we can carry everything in,” Snake announced right before he and his boys left.
“Okay, I’m gone too. Lock up and get the hell out of here,” Zyra told Rylee while walking to the front door.
“We’re coming right behind you,” Rylee said right before Zyra left.
She and Amber double checked the bedroom and bathroom making sure that they had everything before they left.
“You want something to drink Amber?” Rylee asked her cousin.
“Yeah and then we need to leave. I don’t want Mekhi to show up, and we’re still here. I would have felt better if Snake was still here, but I’m scared now,” Amber admitted.
“I’m ready. I got everything that I needed. Here you go,” Rylee said handing her a bottle of water.
It had only been a few months since she left, but Mekhi hadn’t changed anything. They didn’t have much food in the freezer like they usually did, but that was about the only difference that she noticed.
“Ready?” Rylee asked her cousin.
“Yes,” Amber answered as she followed her to the door.
As soon as Rylee opened the door she jumped, startled by the woman who stood on the other side. She had her hand in midair like she was about to knock or ring the doorbell.
“Shit,” Rylee said as she held her chest. “You scared me. Can I help you?”
“Yes, I’m looking for Mekhi,” the woman replied with a bit of an attitude.
Rylee ignored her aggressive stance and looked down at who the woman had with her. She was surprised to see her holding the hand of the same little girl that she’d seen at Carolyn’s house a few months ago. The same little girl that she was told that Kendrick had fathered.
“Mekhi is not here. What’s your name? I’ll tell him that you and your daughter came by,” Rylee said trying to get her to reveal who she was and the reason for her visit.
“My name is Shay, and you can tell him that me and our daughter Mekhya came by to see him,” Shay replied with a satisfied smirk
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Stay tuned for part two of Complicated…coming soon!!
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