Trap Fever Trilogy

by MJ Cannabliss

  She hit Aleesha so hard that it turned her head to the left, and she noticed her keys on the floor. They were in arm’s reach so she tried reaching for them, but Sensi turned her face back toward hers and continued to rant.

  “I tried to give you a chance, but you want to make me do things the hard way? Why couldn’t you just be a good little bitch mamí?” Sensi angrily questioned.

  Aleesha didn’t answer as she kept reaching for the keys and within a matter of seconds she was finally able to grab them. She wasted no time as she jabbed one of the keys into the side of Sensi’s neck, and Sensi let out a blood curling scream. She sliced Aleesha across her face with her blade before Aleesha hit her repeatedly in the face, and pushed her off of her. She scooted back as fast as she could but Sensi came charging at her, so Aleesha grabbed the lamp off the side table and hit Sensi across the head, knocking her out.

  Aleesha just sat there for a few seconds before getting up off the floor. She hadn’t noticed that her water broke in the midst of all the commotion, and blood began trickling from her vagina down her leg. She hurriedly searched for her phone and dialed 911.

  A few minutes later Aleesha’s house was filled with paramedics and policemen. After giving them a quick statement, Aleesha was put in an ambulance and taken to the hospital. Sensi was also taken to the hospital but once she was conscious again, she was cuffed and transferred to jail.

  An Early Labor

  Aleesha hadn’t stopped crying since the moment she was inside the ambulance. She was in so much pain and she was worried sick thinking about her son’s life. She knew she had to deliver him early and she prayed that he survived coming into the world so soon.

  As soon as the ambulance arrived at the hospital they rushed Aleesha into the maternity ward to have her baby. She was told she would have to have a C-section but after a quick checkup, the doctor told Aleesha she had to deliver him naturally because she was already fully dilated.

  When it came time, Aleesha had the hardest time pushing her son out. With the twins she was able to get an epidural and didn’t feel a thing, but because of her current situation, she couldn’t get it. And it was especially hard because she had no one there with her for support. She would’ve called someone but knew that by the time they got there, she would already have given birth. So she opted out of it and went through with it by herself.

  As soon as Aleesha pushed her son out, he was rushed into NICU. He only weighed 3 pounds, 2 ounces, was 16 inches long. She named him Christopher Rahmel Davis Jr., after his father.

  After giving birth, Aleesha sat in her room and cried. The harsh reality of her choices made her realize she couldn’t keep letting people into her life, especially when it was so easy for them to hurt or turn on her. Too many times people took her for granted and jeopardized her well-being, and she couldn’t take it anymore. She knew she had to make smarter decisions, and that started now. But before she could start dropping people from her life, she had to embrace the one she just brought into the world, and she didn’t want to do that with no one other than Cali so she had her nurse call him on the phone.

  As soon as Aleesha saw Cali she could tell that he was hurt, and it even looked as if he had been crying. After she explained what happened, he didn’t want to do anything but comfort her and decided to stay in the hospital with her.

  Aleesha ended up falling asleep, but woke up a few hours later to Cali’s voice. He was talking on the phone and Aleesha thought he was talking to another female until she listened to the conversation. He was on the phone with Christina.

  “Tell her I said hi,” Aleesha said as she shifted herself to sit up in the bed.

  He looked up and smiled at her. “Your step mommy said hi baby...yeah she’s up now...okay I gotta go so we can check on your little brother okay...okay I love you baby...okay bye.” Cali let out a light chuckle as he hung his phone up. “She said hi and she loves you and she can’t wait to see her little brother.”

  “Aww, she’s so adorable,” Aleesha said in a sweet tone.

  “I know. So how you feel?” he asked getting up and walking over to her bed.

  “Okay, has the doctor came in and said anything about our son yet?” she apprehensively asked.

  “Yeah, he good,” he assured her. “His lungs weren’t fully developed but he’s gone survive.”

  “Okay,” Aleesha said with a worried expression on her face.

  “Don’t worry Aleesha. He’s gone be good,” he said reassuring her. “He’s tough like his daddy.”

  “I know. Umm,” she hesitated, “Cali.”

  “Yeah?”

  “I still haven’t told Savage,” she uneasily stated.

  “Well you better call that nigga on the phone right now,” he sternly insisted.

  “Cali,” Aleesha whimpered.

  “No, I’m serious Aleesha,” he stressed while staring her directly in the eyes. “I already told you how I feel, and especially now that my lil’ nigga is in NICU, I’m not goin’ nowhere. So figure out what you need to say.” He handed Aleesha his phone. “Block my number, I’m about to go check up on my son.”

  When Cali left out the room, Aleesha didn’t know how she was going to tell Savage. She didn’t even want to call him but she had to get it over with. At least it will be easier over the phone, she thought as she dialed his number.

  It rang a few times and Aleesha got a little happy hoping Savage didn’t answer. But unfortunately for her, he picked up as soon as it was about to go to voicemail. “Who this?” he cautiously asked.

  “Babe, it’s me.”

  “Hey beautiful,” he affectionately exclaimed. “Why you callin’ me from a private number?”

  “I don’t have my phone.”

  “Why?”

  “I’m in the hospital.”

  “Why, you alright?” he asked, his voice filled with concern.

  “Savage, I had the baby,” she sadly informed.

  “What the fuck happened!” he angrily barked.

  “Babe, calm down. Please,” she calmly begged.

  He softened his tone. “What happened?”

  “Sensi tried to kill me and I went into labor early.”

  “WHAT!” he screamed. “I’m on my way out there,” he frantically stated.

  “No!” Aleesha yelled. “Savage, please don’t,” she begged.

  “I need to be there with you,” he sympathetically stated.

  “Najair, no you don’t. My mom will be here with me. You’re busy enough already,” she justified for him.

  “Aleesha, do you hear what the fuck you’re saying?” he angrily asked.

  “Please stop cussing at me,” she said as she began crying, “all of this is stressful enough.”

  “I’m sorry mommy,” he apologized. “Don’t cry. But why wouldn’t I come out there?”

  “Because,” she said as her crying slowly ceased, “I can’t deal with everything right now and you know once you bring my kids out here I won’t be able to relax. I need this babe. Please for me, can you at least wait a week?”

  “Maaannnnn, aight,” he reluctantly agreed.

  They finished talking for a few minutes until Cali walked back into the room. Aleesha ended the call and handed Cali his phone.

  “Did you tell him?”

  “I couldn’t,” Aleesha nervously stated, looking up at him.

  “Cuh, do I gotta call the nigga myself?” he daringly asked.

  “No!” Aleesha yelled while reaching up and grabbing a hold of his arm. “Cali, I promise I will. I just need to worry about my son’s health right now, okay.”

  “Aight cuh,” Cali said, shaking his head.

  “Can I see your phone again? I need to call my mom.”

  “Yeah.”

  Cali handed her his phone and sat down in a chair as she made her phone call. An hour later, Aleesha’s parents were walking through her room. Cali excused himself as Aleesha’s mom ran up and hugged her.

  “My poor baby,” Renee sympathetically
cooed. “What did they say about my grandson?”

  “He has RDS. They gave him a surfactant treatment and now he’s on the CPAP machine,” Aleesha informed as she began crying.

  “Don’t cry baby,” Renee said, comforting her as she rubbed her shoulder.

  “I can’t help but to because it’s all my fault mom. My son is in there fighting for his life cuz I allowed that crazy bitch in my house.”

  “What happened with her?” Renee curiously asked.

  “She came over acting stupid because I had been ignoring her and it just took off from there. One minute she had a blade to my throat and the next I was fighting to get away from her,” Aleesha uncomfortably recalled.

  The doctor came into the room and Aleesha already knew that she wasn’t about to hear any good news.

  “Mrs. Williams, I’m sorry to have to tell you this but I have some good news and bad news for you,” he nonchalantly stated.

  Aleesha shook her head, “Tell me the bad news first.”

  “Even with Christopher on the CPAP machine, we noticed he would pause while he was breathing and his heart rate and blood pressure kept changing. After we ran a few tests and did an ultrasound we found out that he had grade 1 IVH, which is a mild intraventricular hemorrhage. There was a small amount of bleeding on his brain.”

  Aleesha gasped, “Oh my God. Is my baby okay?”

  “Yes, and this is where the good news comes in. IVH is common in premature infants especially in ones that developed RDS like Christopher, and his is at the most mildest stage. We stabilized him and now he’s doing better.”

  “When can I see him?” she emotionally asked.

  “You can go see him now if you’d like.”

  “Okay,” she happily exclaimed. “Daddy can you help me up?” she asked turning her attention to her father.

  “Of course baby girl,” Darion answered with a smile. “I’ll even push you down there.”

  “Kay, thanks daddy.”

  Aleesha’s dad helped her out of the bed and into a wheel chair. He pushed her to the NICU and helped her up to wash her hands and put on her scrubs. The nurses led Aleesha to her son, and she immediately broke down when she saw him. He looked so small and fragile and she felt helpless not being able to hold and nurture him.

  “Be strong for me baby CJ. I’m so sorry I put you through this,” she sincerely apologized. “But I’m so happy you’re here. Mommy loves you so much,” she sobbed.

  It was a very emotional time for Aleesha. Cali came in and comforted her while they both continued to talk to CJ. After an hour the NICU’s visiting hours were over so Aleesha went back to her room. Then Cali and her parents stayed with her until her visiting hours were over.

  Over the next two days Cali made sure he was at the hospital as soon as visiting was allowed in the NICU. He stayed with baby CJ for hours and also made sure Aleesha was always in good spirits and health.

  Hurtful Confessions

  Aleesha was released out of the hospital a few days after she gave birth to CJ but day in and day out, she and Cali were up there checking on him. Aleesha knew she didn’t have much time to tell Savage that CJ wasn’t his and she tried not to think about it too much, but when she found out he was flying back to California, she knew she would have to find a way.

  Savage called Aleesha as soon as he landed. She was at the hospital but she told him to meet her at home because she didn’t want to take the chance of him and Cali coming into contact with each other.

  Aleesha raced home and Savage arrived ten minutes after she had. She was ecstatic seeing her children. As soon as they came through the door they were all over her, showering her with sloppy kisses and hugs and she returned the love. After a few minutes, she finally let them go and sent them into their room.

  “They really missed yo ass,” Savage said as he and Aleesha hugged before exchanging a long, intimate kiss.

  “I missed them too, just like I’ve missed you,” she cooed while staring up into his eyes.

  “I missed you too mommy. Come on,” he said, nodding his head toward the door, “let’s go to the hospital. I’m ready to see my son.”

  Aleesha let out a huge sigh. “We can’t go right now.”

  “Why not?” he asked with a raised eyebrow.

  “I’m so, so sorry Savage,” Aleesha remorsefully apologized.

  “Sorry about what?” he worriedly asked, breaking their embrace.

  “Please forgive me,” she begged as she began crying

  “Forgive you for what? Aleesha, what happened?” he asked, becoming even more worried.

  “You can’t go see CJ right now,” she told him as she looked away.

  “CJ?” he warily asked.

  “Yeah,” she hesitated for a few seconds before looking him in the eyes, “he’s named after his dad. He isn’t yours.”

  “What?” he disbelievingly asked.

  “I’m so sorry,” Aleesha cried as she apologized.

  “What the fuck did you just say?” Savage heatedly asked.

  “Please Najair, forgive me,” she begged, trying to reach out for Savage.

  “Get the fuck off of me!” he yelled, pushing her arms away. “Are you fuckin’ serious, Aleesha?”

  “I’m so sorry,” she cried.

  “How long have you known?” he furiously asked as she continued to cry. She covered her mouth and shook her head no. “That long, huh?” he asked with glaring eyes. “And you just kept me believing that he was mine?”

  “I’m sorry, I didn’t know how to tell you,” she cried, looking down at the floor.

  “I don’t even want to ask this question cuz I already know the answer, but whose baby is it?” he calmly asked, but Aleesha didn’t say anything. “WHOSE BABY IS IT!” he ferociously yelled.

  “Cali’s,” she mumbled.

  “So you really was fuckin’ that nigga, huh?”

  “No.”

  “NO?” he angrily asked.

  “It was one time—”

  “SHUT THE FUCK UP!” he yelled in her face. “I already know you lyin’. Man, why Aleesha?” he painfully asked.

  “I’m so sorry,” she apologized as she cried.

  “Is Anthony and Aniya even mine?” Savage questioned.

  Aleesha’s jaw dropped and was almost at a loss for words. “Yes. Why would you even ask that?”

  “Man, cuz who knows what the fuck else you’ve lied about.”

  “Savage, I haven’t lied about anything else. I swear they’re yours. That’s why I’m telling you this about CJ,” she admitted.

  “Whatever,” he said with disappointment and hurt in his eyes. “I’m up out this bitch. Tell MY kids I’ll be back to see them later,” he said, turning around and walking away.

  “Savage, please don’t leave,” she begged after him.

  “Man,” he said dismissing her with a hand wave.

  Once he left out the door Aleesha broke down even more, falling to her knees as she cried. She felt the lowest she ever had and actually thought about ending her life at that second, until she heard her children laughing. Not today devil, she thought to herself as she wiped her face and straightened herself up. She got up and went into her twins rooms, picked both of them up and just hugged them. She carried them into the living room with her, sat down on the couch with them and began to watch TV.

  After a few hours had passed and Aleesha had the kids down for a nap, she called Cali to check up on their son. She was happy to hear that he was healthier and that he responded well when Cali was around him. Right in the middle of their conversation, Savage came walking through the door and Aleesha hurriedly ended the call before saying anything.

  “I’m glad you came back,” she happily stated.

  “I didn’t come back for you,” he ruthlessly retorted, “I told you I was comin’ back to see my kids.”

  “They’re sleep right now.”

  “Aight, I’ll be back later,” he said, turning around and walking toward the door.

 
“Savage, please stay,” she begged as she got up off the couch and walked toward him. “Just hear me out.”

  He turned around to face her. “I don’t need to hear shit you have to say. I asked you if you fucked that nigga and you sat in my fuckin’ face and lied to me,” he seethed through clenched teeth. “And then you had me believing for months that you was pregnant with a baby that wasn’t even mine.”

  “I know, Savage, and I’m sorry,” she apologized with true sincerity.

  “I don’t want to hear that shit. You was supposed to be my rib,” he sadly stressed, “you my fuckin’ wife man.”

  “I still am,” she cried.

  “Nah, you ain’t the same woman I married three years ago,” he said with hurt in his voice. “The Aleesha I married wouldn’t have done no shit like this. I don’t know who the fuck you are.”

  “Savage, I’m still me. I still love you.”

  “You don’t love me. You just like the rest of the bitches I was wit’,” he nastily declared.

  Aleesha couldn’t believe that he had the nerve to say something as disrespectful to her as that. “Don’t you ever in your life compare me to the other hoes you’ve dated,” she angrily replied with fire in her eyes.

  “You ain’t no different than them,” he said in disapproval.

  “Savage, are you serious?” she asked in complete shock. “After all the shit I put up with you and what you did to me. All the cheating, lies, and other bullshit I dealt with all those years.”

  “So what? That shit’s in the past. You supposedly forgave me for all that shit, remember?” he angrily countered.

  “I’m sorry, Savage. I really fucked up and I’m sorry,” she apologized.

  “Man, whatever. I need to leave before I end up doing something I regret,” he warned as he turned around and stomped out the house, leaving Aleesha to cry by herself.

  ***

  Savage had never cried as hard as he was crying at the moment and he could barely see the road as he drove. He tried to suck it up and be a man but this was something he was never prepared for. His pride and his ego were crushed, and he felt betrayed by the one person who was never supposed to turn on him. He couldn’t believe that Aleesha not only cheated but allowed herself to get pregnant by a man he considered his enemy. He felt dumb for even believing that something like this wasn’t going to happen. He needed someone to talk to and the only person he felt he could go to was his mom.