by Brenae Shaw
“That man that you seen with his brains blown out, was my father. Well, actually he made it perfectly clear that he wasn’t. He was the one that set up KJ to get kidnapped and also responsible for your father’s death with your uncle. They been working together to take both of us down for a minute. One was successful and the other, well, you seen that when you walked in.”
“That can’t be true. How in the hell could they have been working together for this long and not made their move earlier?! Like, why the fuck my uncle didn’t take my pops out a long time ago?”
“It takes time and a lot of strategy to take a man down like your father. So, it was all about timing.”
“My pops didn’t really trust nobody. Only ones he trusted with his life was, his right hand men, my brother and I, and shit, my mama. So it had to be an inside job because my pops didn’t give nobody his gate code. Only a few knew it. That’s why I need a computer so I can see what’s on this flash drive and retrace the last moments up to his death.”
“What flash drive?”
My mama had looked at me with worries on her face that had me question her body language.
“Pops always had me look into shit when he was out of town from home.”
I was lying, because something was off with her when I mentioned it.
“I was going to look into it earlier, but that’s when everything happened with KJ.”
“We already know who did all of this, and that’s your uncle. No need to dig for shit when we already know the answer. Look, we gone talk about your old man, or find KJ? The longer we wait, the more time she’s in danger. So, what’s the plan, what we waiting for?”
Me and Kori looked at each other as if we could read each other’s mind. We knew what was up, but we played along.
“Yeah, you right mama. Let’s set the plans so we can get her back safe.”
“You right. I need my daughter back in one piece and nothing more.”
“Good.”
We made up the plans and got everything we needed to get KJ back.
“You alright son? You look like something bothering you.”
“Nah, I’m ok. Just worried about KJ, that’s all. You all set and ready?”
“Yeah, I’m ready. You know your old lady. I really don’t know who you are, but I’m going to find out.”
I laughed.
“Yeah, I know. Alright, let’s go. You got the address and everything you need?”
“I got it on my GPS. Let’s get this thing going son.”
Before we went our separate ways, my mama paused and looked back at me with tears in her eyes.
“Rashad, I love you so much. And no matter what happens tonight, I’m sorry for this life I provided for you.”
She walked off and got in her car and left.
My mind was so fucked because I had the chance to look at the flash drive. My mama was there two days before my father’s death, and not once did she tell me nor him. So, once I found out, me and Kori switched the plans and had a different mindset how to come at this. My mama wasn’t dumb, but neither was I. We was 10 steps ahead of her. We already had extra men that was surrounding the building where they had KJ. We gave my mama the suitcase with the fake money, while we had the real suitcase. My family was full of lies and secrets. But tonight, everything coming out the bag. And ain’t no telling who gone make it out alive.
Chapter
20
Kori(KJ)
When I finally woke up, I felt like I got hit by a train. My head was on ten. I felt dizzy, cold, and was confused. Then reality set in when I tried to get up and couldn’t move because my hands were tied up to the bed and so were my ankles. I also noticed that I only had my T-shirt on. My pants were half way down almost touching my ankles. I started to panic. I prayed to God that nothing happened to me when I was unconscious. I wanted to scream, but I couldn’t because just like my hands and ankles, my mouth was also covered. I would have never thought I would be going through this shit in my life. A girl that never got in trouble, made straight A’s, and a damn athlete. But, here I am, not knowing if I’m going to see the end of tomorrow.
“Well, looks like pretty eyes is finally awake and looking good as ever.”
Rashad Uncle was staring at me with these dark eyes. You could have sworn he was the devil in flesh. He then came towards the bed. He started rubbing on my feet, then my legs, and then his hands stopped in between my legs, so close to my private part. Just his touch alone made me cringe. “Aht Aht now. Now be a good girl and open them pretty brown legs for me. Don’t be stingy now, that’s not nice.”
I started to cry in fear because my worst nightmare was happening right in front of my eyes. All I could do was pray for all of this to end.
Uncle Black was now kissing on my body and licking on every part of me. I tried to twist and turn to get him off of me, but my strength was dying down, and I started losing faith. I had no more fight in me. I gave up and just laid there looking towards the ceiling. I started imagining that I was looking at the stars and the moon, and how beautiful nature was, and how it would be to see the sunset rise and shine bright as ever. When he lifted up my shirt, I remembered why I drifted off into a fantasy in the first place. He started sucking on my nipples and his hand started slowly finding my pussy. He then put his hand inside my underwear and slowly started to play with my clit. I just cried and let him. I couldn’t defend myself due to me being tied up. Whatever he does next, I just have to deal with it...that’s if I could deal with it.
Uncle Black
Everything was going as planned. I know what you thinking, “How could he kill his own brother?”, “Why did you betray your family?”, “He a ain’t shit nigga”. And to be honest, I could really give two fucks about y’all’s opinion. My brother thought his ass couldn’t be touched and that any and everybody could die if they even blinked at him wrong. I should have been the one taking over the empire, not him. I was the big brother. That shit should have been passed down to me. So, once I seen my little brother wasn’t fit for the job, I knew it was time to take what was mines and run the business, the right way. I got with his old lady, which became my lover. He trusted her with everything. And that’s how I got into his house to do my job.
When I found out who Kori family was, I couldn’t do anything but jump for joy when his father, well, so called father, wanted to make a hit out on him. But, somehow that nigga still alive. So, what better way to kill him other than taking his beautiful daughter. I see what young nephew see in her. I mean, I wanted some of that pussy myself.
I walked into the room and seen that she was awake. I instantly got hard when those puffy, green hazel eyes looked up over to me. I had to know what she felt like so, might as well take advantage of it. Who’s to say she’ll live to see tomorrow. Hell, even a couple of hours. I started touching her pretty skin. My hand was between her thighs and I just started kissing her all over her body. Yeah, I seen she was crying, but that shit wasn’t bothering me. I was just trying to see what that pussy was like and what it tasted like. I made my way up to her nipples, then found my way into her honey pot, and it instantly got wet.
“Fuck, you wet. Sorry baby girl, but I gotta taste you and feel you. Trust me, it will all be over soon once I put a bullet through your chest.”
As I was making my way to her wet spot, I heard my boys outside knocking. I ain’t want to answer, but business before pussy. And this business needed to happen and go as planned because if it didn’t, everything could go wrong in a matter of seconds.
“Say Black, it’s time. They outside waiting”
“Alright, give me a minute. Well baby girl, I couldn’t promise you this dick. But, that promise about the bullet through your chest? If this plan don’t go right, it will definitely happen.”
I got off of her, gave her a kiss on the forehead, and headed out.
“Untie her. Put a sheet over her head and tie her to the chair.”
“Ok boss. You want me to leave her lik
e that?”
I looked back at her and smiled.
“Yeah, leave her just like that. I want to see the look on my nephew and her old pops face when they see her.”
I finally walked out and started getting shit in order. This familiar voice appeared from behind me. I turned around and it was my lover.
“Hey baby.”
I grabbed her by her waist and pulled her closer to me and kissed my woman.
“Hey my love.”
“How did everything go? Did they buy the plan?”
“Yeah, they bought it. I left before them, but they should be here in the next 10 minutes or so.”
She pulled away from me and I could see she was upset or something was wrong.
“What’s bothering you baby? I know this is a lot and it’s a lot on the line, but we can finally be together like we planned. Just me and you.”
“He’s your son black! She now had tears running down her face.”
“I know that, but you fucked up when you let my brother raise him as his own.”
“You think I had a fucking choice?! He would have had my head on a silver platter if he knew the truth! Besides, he was a better father to Rashad than you could have ever been to him. So, no, I made the right choice.”
I started to see fire.
“Haha, yeah...We gone see how your precious Rashad feel when he finds out the REAL truth.”
“Yeah, I doubt that.”
Next thing I knew, I felt a warm burning feeling in my chest. It didn’t register to me what was going on until I looked down and saw I had blood coming from my chest.
“You shot me? How could you? I loved you Tiffany.”
“I’m so sorry Black, but I had to.”
She had tears coming from her eyes with the gun pointed directly at me. I couldn’t process everything because next thing I remembered seeing was darkness. And at that point, I knew that was it for me.
Chapter
21
Rashad
I couldn’t process the fact that my mama could do my pops the way she did. I didn’t know who the fuck my family was. It just seemed like lies and more lies were coming out the closet. And it’s sad because I’m losing everyone to my brother, my pops, my uncle, and now my mama. This shit was too much for a nigga to take in at one time. All I had was KJ, and I’ll die just to get her back in my arms.
The ride to my uncle place felt like it was taking hours when in reality, it was only 30 minutes. I kept thinking about KJ and hoping she was ok and that my uncle ain’t do shit to her, or that was his head on a silver platter that I was going to serve myself.
Me and Kori pulled up at the same time and it looked like my mama had made it there already, so the set up was going as planned. I knew my mama would have people with her, but I also knew she was going to go inside by herself which would leave her men clueless about our approach because we were coming from a different direction from the one they knew, or that we told. Right on time, we started taking her men out one by one. Shots were coming from every which way. It was like walking through a crossfire, but Kori and I had one thing on our mind, and that was to get to someone that meant the world to both of us.
With her men out of the picture now, it was time to go find KJ. We walked through every room until we found the room with the action, and that was only because we heard gun shots. Me and Kori ran towards the direction where the noise was coming from. We joined the party right on time. My mama and Black’s men were going for blood, and I was joining the fun. I had to eliminate one threat before I could the other.
“Where the fuck is Black?”
I didn’t see him in sight and it was making me mad because I wanted that nigga head.
“Say, you go find KJ. I’ll finish up here. I got some anger I need to release.”
“I’m already on it.”
For me not to like him and wanting to kill him from the beginning, Kori seemed pretty cool. And we had one thing on our mind, and that was KJ. The gun shots started to die down the further I got.
“Damn baby girl, where are you?”
I turned the corner and my heart just dropped. I rushed over to my baby and couldn’t believe my eyes. She had a dark bag over her head and I guess she felt my presence because she started shaking in fear.
“Baby girl, it’s me baby. It’s Rashad. I’m here baby. I promise I’m finna get you outta here, ok?”
As I removed the bag, my baby face was bruised from her eye, to her bloody nose, to her busted lip. Her clothes were torn and her pants were gone, and in my head all I could think was, these niggas done touched her. And every single one of them going to die. She looked at me with them beautiful eyes, and all I seen was fear in them.
“Rashad...”
She couldn’t finish her sentence because she was crying and couldn’t catch her breath.
“Baby, I’m so sorry. Baby, I’m sorry, this all my fault. I should have never gotten with you and put you in my drama. Oh God, I’m sorry.”
Now, at this time, I’m crying with her because I would have never thought this shit would happen to me, nor to the person I love.
“Rashad, baby, it’s not your fault. None of this is your fault. This happened off of jealousy and people being evil. I don’t know how you going to take this baby, but your mother had something to do with your father’s death. And your uncle...Your uncle-”
As soon as she was about to tell me, I had a gun pointed to the back of my head. And the person that was on the other side of the gun, was my own flesh and blood.
“If you finish that sentence, I swear to God I’ll put a bullet through those pretty eyes of yours.”
“And you’re going to have your brains blown out if you think about putting anything through my daughter. So try again, bitch.”
I didn’t even hear Kori come in this motha fucka. It was really World War III in this hoe. There were guns pointing in every direction. I turned around to face the gun to where it was pointed directly in the middle of my forehead. Kori was on the side of my mama with his gun drawn to the side of her temple.
“So this what it came to ma?! This what you really doing?! All of this, and for what?! Because you wanted to be with Uncle Black?! How dumb do you think I am?! I’ve seen the cameras. You thought pops only had cameras in the front when he had them everywhere in the house. Even y’all secret place y’all loved to meet up at. I’ve seen it all. But for you to do this to me, knowing what I’ve been through! You took the only thing that meant something to me because you wanted to be a hoe!!! So why you did it, Tiffany? Why the fuck did you do it?!!!”
“I can’t answer that son. I wish I had the answer to tell you. Baby boy, I’m sorry that you have to go through this and lose everyone you love, but this has always been about the money. And if I have to get rid of your daddy and her, then so be it!”
“You are a liar! Tell Rashad the truth! Tell him exactly why you did it! You don’t want the truth to come out, but might as well let it all out on the table.”
KJ voice had an echo throughout the room. I looked back at her and then back at my mama, confused as fuck.
“What she talking about?”
“I don’ know what she talking about.”
“Oh you don’t? Tell him who his REAL father is! Tell him that you were willing to risk his life just so you and Uncle Black could run off and finally be together!”
My head was so fucked up and confused. I didn’t know what to think.
“Is this true?”
“Rashad...I...I...”
She started crying and that let me knew it was true.
“Yeah, bitch, thought I was dead? Now you ain’t getting shit out of this deal.”
A man came from behind and shot my mama in the chest.
“Ahhhhhh!”
My mama let off her gun, not knowing where the bullet shot off to. It was Uncle Black. Before he could do anything else, Kori put a bullet through his head and he was dead as gone, alongside of his lover. I was so dis
gusted and hurt that I had no emotions towards any of them.
“KJ!!!”
I heard Kori scream. I looked over and my heart panicked.
“Nooo nooo nooo! God, please no!”
KJ was lying in her own pool of blood. Her skin was getting cold. I’ve never prayed this hard in my life.
“Rashad, stay here with her. I’m finna go get the truck. We gotta get her to the hospital. The ambulance gone take forever to get here and I’ll be damned if I let my baby die! That’s not an option.”
All I could say was, ok.
“Baby girl, you can’t leave me like this. Not like this. You supposed to fight with me. You supposed to be on my side forever! We still got prom, graduation, college...Baby we supposed to be starting a family. How am I going to do all of these things without my other half? You gotta pull through baby girl. Come on baby, pull through, please!”
I held her body in my arms and just rocked back and forth. I just lost all of my family. And just the thought of losing her too, my life would be over.
“I can’t lose her God. Please bring her back to me. I need her God.”
Tears were running down my face as I held on to the only life line I had left.
Chapter
22
Kori(KJ)
The last thing I remembered was a sharp pain in my chest. It was a burning sensation and painful. My body went into total shock to where I instantly blacked out. I also remember being in Rashad’s arms as I seen red lights passing by the windows in the car. I drifted off again, but this time, it was longer than expected.
God, I don’t know where I went wrong in life or how this even came about, but please don’t take me from Rashad. He needs me more than ever, especially right now. And I need him.
That’s the last thing I remembered.
Kori
Seeing my baby girl like this was never the sight I wanted to see. My heart was broken because I didn’t want this for my family, not this. And not like this. As soon as we were in the car, I called Lisa to tell her I got a private jet and that she needed to get her and her mother back here as soon as possible. So they should be here in the next hour or so.