The Owner of My Soul Vol 2: Chapter 7, Chapter 8 and Chapter 9
CHAPTER 7
RETRIBUTION: 2ND ATTEMPT
The
next morning, I woke up to Sydney
“Thank
god you’re iight.” I said.
“I’m
fine, baby, but how’s Tierra?” She replied.
“Ma
said she’s goin to be fine. I believe she got out her coma last night after I
sang to her.” I informed her.
“Good.
I don’t think I’d be able to face you if she was in terrible condition.”
“Why
you say that?”
“She
was in my care. It was my job to keep her safe.” She hugged me again. “I’m so
sorry, baby, I’ll neva be caught off guard again.”
“Sydney
“Absolutely.”
I kissed her.
“Where’s
Kendal?” I asked.
“Ri
hea.” I looked behind her. Kendal was sleep. “When I woke up, he was looking at
me. He was unable to sleep. I talked to him, explained I heard everything he
said and just held him. He fell asleep not too long afta that.”
“That’s
good. One thing I was wonderin. How did it happen?”
“I’m
still tryin to figure it out. Me and Tierra were on the fountain, chillin. She
ran up the stairs to get her ball and at that moment, Ray and Kyle showed up. I
stood up and without saying a word, he shot me. When I hit the ground, I looked
at Tierra. I’m not sure who shot her, I just saw her head hit the steps. I
thought the worse. The impact that it made was the scariest thing I eva seen.”
I looked at my daughter.
“Luckily
she’s ok.” I pulled out my phone.
“Who
you callin?” Sydney
“Monique.”
I waited for her to pick up.
“Hello?”
She definitely didn’t know it was me.
“Hey
Monique, how you doin?”
“I’m
fine, how you doin?”
“I’m
getting betta each second.”
“That’s
good to hear. Who is this anyway?” She asked, not recognizing my voice.
“You
don’t recognize your ex-husband?”
“KENNY!!!”
She screamed in excitement. “You sound so happy, it’s been a while.”
“Thanks
to you.”
“Me?
What do I have to do wit it?”
“You
opened my eyes. You made me realize what’s important to me. Mo, I’m askin you
to take me back.” Sydney
“What
about Sydney
“Kyle
killed her, remember? That’s what I needed to realize who I really loved.”
“So
you actually want me back?”
“More
then anything; I love you, Monique and want to start over.”
“No
bullshit?”
“No
bullshit.”
“And
we’re gonna make love every night?”
“Like
neva befo.”
“I
waited so long to hear those words from you.”
“Wait
no longer.”
“I
need to see you now.”
“I
was hopin so. I’m at the hospital wit my mom to finalize Sydney
“I’m
leavin now.” She said.
“Good,
I’mma get the same room we had on the very first night we slept together.”
“I’ll
be there in ten minutes.”
“I’ll
be waiting.”
“Love
you baby.”
“Love
you too.”
“Bye.”
“Bye.”
I
hung up wit her, ran to the bathroom and hurled. I washed my mouth out and sat
next to Sydney
“What
the hell is that all about?”
“You
said you’re ready, so I’m bringin her to you. I’mma try to s-s-s-s….seduce
her.” I struggled to say “seduce”, not wanting to do it at all. “Then you come
out and drop her ass.”
“Do
you think it’ll work?”
“If
there’s one thing I know, it’s her weakness.”
“Ok.”
“Iight,
put some clothes on and we’ll handle this.” She kissed me and went into the bathroom.
I got up and knelt down by Tierra. “You’re doin well, baby. You’re gonna pull
through. When you wake up, things will be different. I will neva put you in
danger again.” I kissed her and stood up. Sydney
“I
know this. That’s why I’m takin this seriously. Have you ever seen me take out
my earrings?”
“Nope.”
“Exactly.”
“Iight,
let’s do dis.”
We
walked hand-in-hand to the room. She hid in the closet. I started setting up
the scenery. I made it look as romantic as possible. She knocked on the door. I
had Jamie Foxx playing in the back. I opened the door.
“Hey
Kenny.” She said smiling.
“Hey
yourself.” She kissed me and kicked the door close.
She
started taking my clothes off. I lied on the bed. She got on top of me. She
tried to get my dick out, but I stopped her, got on top of her and looked in
her eyes.
“What
about Kyle?” I asked.
“What
about him?”
“He’s
your man.”
“Not
anymore. I’m breaking up with him tonight.”
Where’s
he now?”
“Ova
one of his boy’s house off St. Clair. You know where Chris used to live? Two
houses to the left of that.”
“How
long he gon be dare?” I asked.
“Til
the morning. Why you ask?”
“I
don’t want any interruptions while I’m tappin that ass.”
“Damn
that sounds so good.” She started rubbing my body. “Ray and Kyle are with all
their friends. We can make love all night long.”
“Is
dat ri?” I stood up.
“What
are you doin?” She saw me pull out a rubber. “No, please, no rubber. I want to
feel you. Not to mention, since that bitch is dead, I want to give Tierra a
brotha or sista.”
“Sydney
“He
doesn’t count. I mean a 100% brotha or sista. From both of Tierra’s parents.”
“I
feel ya.” I tossed the rubber towards the closet, giving Sydney
“I’ve
been waiting so long for this.” I saw Sydney
“I’ve
been waiting so long for this baby girl.” I stepped back and looked at Sydney
“You?”
She whispered.
“Yep,
me.”
Faster
then I’ve ever seen a woman swing, she stuck the hell outta Monique. She stumbled
back and bumped into me. I pushed her back towards Sydney
“This
was a setup the whole time.” She stated.
“Maybe
you shouldn’t be so predictable.” I told her. She looked back at Sydney
“If
you want someone dead, kill her yourself.” Sydney
“With
pleasure.”
She
started swinging. Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney
“No
more, not yet.” I told her. I grabbed Monique by the throat, lifted her off the
bed, and held her against the wall. “Look at me.” I told her. “This is what
you’ve done to me.” I smacked her. “Didn’t I tell you not to fuck wit me?” I
smacked her again. “Didn’t I say if anything happens to Tierra, you will die?”
I pulled her off the wall, opened the door and led the way to Tierra. Still
holding her by the throat, I made her look at Tierra. “Look at your daughter.”
She closed her eyes. “Look at HER!!!” I yelled. She was already cryin because
of the slaps, but now she was really hurt. “Consider this the last time you’ll
ever see her.” I let go of her neck. She started balling.
“I
didn’t mean for this to happen.” She fell to her knees and cried in her hands.
“That’s
ri, you just wanted me to die.” Sydney
She
then kicked Mo in the sides, possibly breaking ribs. Monique curled up on the
floor in pain.
“What
do you want from me?” She cried.
“Nothin.”
I said. “Go home and enjoy the last moments of your life.” I stood up and
started to walk away. I then turned and looked at her. “By the way.” I spit the
biggest noogie I’ve ever formed directly in her face. “Sorry, kissing you makes
me sick so I avoided swallowing anything that came from your mouth.”
Sydney
and I walked out and went to Karla and Candace room. Upon entering, Will was
playing with Karla and Candace was watching.
“Well,
it’s nice to know you two are ok.” I stated.
“It’s
nice to see you too Kenny.” Candace said. Karla ran up to me and hugged me.
“Hi
Uncle Kenny.” She said smiling.
“Hey
Karla.” I picked her up and gave her a big hug. “You feelin iight?”
“Yep.”
I put her down.
“Hopefully
Tierra will too.” I looked up at Will.
“Wassup?”
He said.
“It’s
time.”
“Where?”
“Two
houses from Chris’s old.”
“Gravy.”
“You
ready to handle this?” I asked him.
“Been
ready.”
He
pulled out his phone and sent the entire click a text message to meet up at the
spot. I pulled out my AMV and gave
it to Sydney
“Make
sure Monique doesn’t warn him.” She nodded. I kissed her.
“Be
careful.”
“Fa
sho.” I watched her walk out.
“Hol
up, Monique is hea?” Will asked.
“Yea.”
I said smiling. “Sydney
“Interesting,
Beyonce is ova dare.” I looked towards the window. Beyonce was in the chair
knocked out.
“Before
you even say it, not I or Candace whooped her ass in front of Karla. She woke
up afterwards.”
“My
nigga.”
“Anyway,
lets do dis befo I get too excited.” He gave Karla a hug and kiss. “Be good,
iight.” She nodded. He stood up and gave Candace a hug and kiss.
“Be
careful.” She told him.
“I
will.” They smiled and kissed again.
“L’eggo.”
I said. We walked out the room and out to the parking lot. “Damn, I forgot we
didn’t drive up hea.”
“I
know, but I told D and C to meet us hea.”
“At
least one of us was thinking.”
Moments
lata, C-Lo pulled up in his black Acura. Yes, since we’re about to get gangsta,
he resorts back to C-Lo. That’s his thang. Anyhow, we got in and pulled the
back seats down to access the trunk.
“So
we killin er’body?” Dre asked.
“Not
off da back.” I replied.
“We
whoop day ass first, then kill em?”
“Except
Ray and Kyle. Dem niggaz will feel da real meaning of pain.” My phone rang. It
was Dad. “Dad, you’re up?”
“I’m
back in da game. I know what’s been goin on and where you’re headed. Meet me at
my office immediately after you’re done.”
“Fa
sho, but why?”
“I
have a surprise that’ll make ya a very happy man.”
“That’s
a bet. We’ll be up dare.”
“It’s
on.” He hung up. I continued loading 4 AM Vs.
“Let
me get dis straight,” C-Lo began, “we’re not goin to kill Ray and Kyle, ri?”
“Ri,
ri. Eitha knock him out or keep him from runnin. Just make sure he’s still
breathing.”
“Iight,
you’re da boss.” Dre responded.
C-Lo
pulled into his old driveway. I saw Frost’s car, Blaze’s car, and Trey’s car.
“Coo,
we’re all here.” Will said.
“We
gon sneak up on em?” C-Lo asked.
“Nope,
we just run up on em.” I replied.
We
got out the car and headed to them. The first person we approached, Frost asked
him.
“Where’s
Ray and Kyle?” They didn’t know who he was.
“Who
wants to know?” He replied.
“We
do.” Will and I walked out the shadows.
“Back
for some more.” He said.
“Sadly
for you, I’m not alone.” Will said.
“Well
Ray and Kyle ain’t hea.”
As
he said that, Ray and Kyle came out the house laughing and drinking. They had
no idea we were here.
“Kyle.”
He looked at me and dropped his beer. “I believe you have beef wit me.”
“Kenny,
so good to see you. How’s life?” He said.
“Listen
to me and listen good. We have unfinished business that’s goin to be handled ri
hea, ri now!” I held my arms up. I took my shirt off and held my arms out. Will
took two of the AMVs and C-Lo took the otha two. I took off my earrings, chain,
and rings. “This is gon be a straight up one on one fight. As long as yo boys
stay out of it, my niggaz ain’t gon move.”
“I
don’t want to fight you.” He proclaimed.
“Nah,
nigga,” Will began, holding my gun and pointing it directly at Kyle’s head,
“you don’t have a choice in the matter.”
“You’re
just gonna have to shoot me. I’m not goin to fight him.” He told Will.
“Really?”
He pulled the trigga and straight blasted one of Ray’s boys. “Still think I’m
playin?”
“Iight,
I’ll fight him.” Kyle decided. He stepped forward and took off his jewelry.
“Put
em up.” I told him.
I
turned my back to him and walked into the grass. With my back still turned to
him, he ran to me. I immediately turned around and stuck him. He fell to the
ground instantly.
“That’s
gotta hurt.” Will stated.
“You
got balls, Kyle.” I said. “More balls then you led me to believe. But you kinda
grew balls for the wrong person. Who are you doin this for?”
“None
of your business.” He said as he struggled to his feet. “Keep talkin and I’mma
really get pissed.”
“Not
even you can handle him when he’s pissed.” Ray told me.
“Oooooo,
Incredible Hulk! I guess I should be scared.” I teased. He walked up to me and
looked me in the eyes.
“One
of us is goin to die tonight.”
“I
didn’t plan on killin you tonight.”
“Then
obviously it’s you.” He stated.
“Kill
me, mothafucka.” I demanded.
He
started swinging. I smacked his arms down every time. He started to throw a
hook at me, opening him up just enough for me to get a left jab in. On contact,
he stumbled back. I then caught him with a mean left hook. He hit the ground
again.
“This
is a trip,” I began, “you were hot shit when you were jumpin us. Now it’s just
you and me and you can’t touch me. You’re nuttin but a bitch just like your father.”
All
of a sudden, he pulled out a gun from his sock and shot at me. I didn’t see it
comin, but sho felt it hit me. I looked down and saw the blood on my hands from
the wound. I smiled and fell to my knees.
“I
guess I pissed you off.” I said before hitting the ground. I lied on my
stomach, face against the grass. Will and the rest of the click attended to
me……
5 MINS BEFO I’M SHOT
At
the hospital, Sydney
“You
know, Mo,” Sydney
“I
don’t give a damn what you want.” She said.
“You
see, all this hostility is gon end.”
“Or
what?”
“I’ll
give you a real reason to be hostile.” Sydney
“You
took my husband away from me….” She replied.
“Cut
the bullshit, Monique. Kenny is a grown man and made the decision all on his
own. What’s da REAL reason?”
Monique took a deep breath and looked down.
“I
love Kenny with all my heart. I’ve known him since my…....well……our senior
year. He neva mentioned you until you showed up in the hospital. The way he
looked at you, I knew my mistakes were goin to be the breaking point. Y’all had
a bigger history. Hell ya grew up wit da man. I couldn’t compare. When we
divorced, it hurt me badly. I knew he was goin to you. I decided to fight for
the only thing that would always remind me of him.”
“You
mean Tierra.” Sydney
“She
looks so much like him. Yet he won custody of her as well. I was miserable,
alone and depressed.”
“When
and how did Kyle get in the picture?”
“A
few months afta the divorce, I met Kyle at Wal-Mart. He recognized me as
Kenny’s ex-wife and cheered me up. He said things that Kenny neva said to me.
Things just kicked off from there.”
“When
did the deal of killin me come into play?”
“About
3 months before the club fight.”
“How
did you talk him into killin me so you can hook back up wit Kenny?”
“Me
and Kyle neva had a real relationship. We had sex a lot, but all we really were
was a cover-up. I told him that if he helped me get rid of you, I’d help him.”
“What
sense does that make? Kyle wants Kenny dead.”
“No,
he doesn’t. Kenny isn’t his ultimate goal. Kevin is.”
“What?”
“Kenny
gets in the way, but he’s not the real target. Kevin killed Kyle’s father.
Kyle’s father made a request in his will to kill Kevin and Tevin.”
“Kyle
lost his damn mind.”
“You’re
tellin me. I neva thought he’d go this far. I hope Kenny kills him for hurting
my daughter.”
“Please,
Kenny won’t rest til he does.” Sydney
PRESENT MOMENT IN TIME
Kyle
tried standing, but couldn’t on his own. His boys helped him up. The entire
time, he looked at my click tend to me.
“I
got him.” He said.
“No
doubt.” Ray agreed.
“Kenny,
before you die, I want you to know I did shoot Tierra. The lil shit shouldn’t
had kicked me.” My eyes popped open afta hearing that. I stood up, not even
paying attention to my wound.
“What
was that?” I asked.
I
took my shirt and wrapped it around my body as tight as possible. I had the
most evil look on my face. I started taking steps towards him. He looked scared
half to death. He pulled his gun back out, but as he was tryin to point it at
me, I hit him five times in 2 seconds. As he was on the ground, I started
kicking the hell outta him. That’s when Ray jumped in. He tried to catch me in
the back of the head, but somethin told me to move. He missed me, but I didn’t
miss him. The rest of their click jumped in, sparking mine to. An all out brawl
broke out. Niggaz were hittin da ground left and right. Somehow, Kyle and Ray
was MIA.
“You
see em?” I asked C-Lo.
“Nah,
you?” He asked me.
“Nope.”
At
least at first I didn’t. He had a gun in hand, aiming at someone. I looked and
it was Will, whom was straight grillin Ray.
“Shit!”
I yelled. I started runnin to Will. I jumped on him just as Kyle pulled the
trigger.
*10 MINS BEFOREHAND*
“DADDY!!!”
Tierra screamed at the top of her lungs.
“I’m
here, sweetie.” Monique tended to her.
“Where’s
Daddy?” She asked.
“Out.”
She hugged Tierra. “Mommy’s here. Everything is gon be ok.”
“I….want…DADDY!!!”
She screamed, pushing Monique away. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
“Daddy
is not here.” Monique replied.
“Take
me to him.” Tierra demanded.
“No.
It’s too dangerous to be where your father is.”
“I
want my Daddy, NOW !!!” She
screamed. Ma came in the room.
“No
need to ask if there’s a change.” She said to Sydney Sydney
“I
figured I’d let her mother have an attempt. Besides, I don’t think I’d have any
betta luck. I’ve neva seen her like this.”
“Look,
Tierra, if you don’t stop actin like a brat, you gon get a beating.” Monique told
her. Tierra looked into Monique’s eyes.
“I
NEED MY DADDY!!!”
“That
does it.” She began to hit her, but Sydney
“Whoa,
can’t let ya do dat, shawty. Let me talk to her.”
“Good
luck.” Monique told her. She stood up and stood by the door.
“What’s
wrong, Tierra?” Sydney
“Daddy
is in trouble.” Tierra said calmly.
“What
makes you say that?”
“I
felt it.” Don’t you?” Tierra asked. Sydney
“You
ok, sweetie?”
“No,
Tierra’s right. Kenny’s in trouble.” She stood up, rinsed her mouth out, popped
a Lysterine strip in her mouth and picked up Tierra. “Come on, Monique, we have
to get to Kenny.” They left the hospital and headed towards me……
*PRESENT MOMENT IN TIME*
I
could feel Kyle walkin towards us.
“You
iight?” I asked Will.
“Yea,
you?” He asked.
“I
think so.” I smiled. “Looks like things are becoming very bleak.”
“Indeed.”
He smiled too. “What now?”
“I’on
know.” I then felt anotha presence comin towards us. “No way.”
“Ah
shit, why are they comin hea?”
“This
ain’t gon be pretty.”
Candace,
Sydney, Monique, Beyonce and the kids (Wesley, Kendal, Karla, and Tierra)
arrived. Sydney tried to grab Tierra, but she
ran to me before Sydney
“Leave
my daddy alone.” She told Kyle.
“Drop
the gun.” She said.
“So
you’re still alive.” He said.
“And
you won’t be if you don’t drop the gun.”
“Maybe
not.” He said. At that moment, Monique had a gun point to Sydney
“You
can’t be serious.” Sydney
“Yea,
well, she’s no longer my daughter. You made that painfully clear at the
hospital.” Monique replied. “Drop the gun or find your brain splattered all ova
da yard.” Sydney
“You
know what, I was just gaining respect for you.” Sydney
“Funny,
I still don’t respect you.” Monique replied.
“That’s
not good. Now I won’t have any guilt for havin to do this.” Once again, faster
than I’ve ever seen a woman move, she back handed Monique, knocked the gun out
her hand, and stuck her in the jaw. This started to seem familiar to me. All of
a sudden, Tierra’s dream flashed in my mind. Since I was face down, I couldn’t
see anything. But somethin told me to grab Tierra. I did at the moment Kyle
pulled the trigger. If I didn’t grab her, he would have killed her. I was
beyond heated. I kicked the gun out his hand.
“You
done really fucked up now.”
He
started back pedaling. I followed him. He then tripped ova Monique and fell. He
tried getting away, but I grabbed his leg, pulled him as hard as possible, and
as he came towards me, I blacked his ass. I kicked him repeatedly in the gut.
He started spitting up blood. I pulled out the rope I brought and tied him up.
I threw Sydney
“Will,
you ready?” I yelled to him.
“Yea.”
He said, dragging Ray. Candace had Beyonce, pulling her by the rope. “We’re
goin to da office, ri?”
“Fa
sho.” I threw Kyle in the back seat and slammed the door. Monique received the
same treatment from Sydney Sydney
We
got in the car, Kendal got on my lap. We drove to the office.
When
we got there, we headed straight to where Dad was. We opened the door and saw
somethin that put a smile on our face: Mr. Williams in the flesh. Dad and Uncle
Tevin had him at gun point. We threw our 4 captives on the couch wit him. I sat
Tierra and Kendal down in Dad’s chair.
“Ain’t
dis a Kodak moment?” Will said. Dad eyeballed Kyle and Ray.
“Y’all
are definitely T-Bird’s sons.” He said.
“So
it’s true.” Uncle Tevin said. “I take it y’all are the ones that’s been startin
the drama.”
“Now
that we know who you are, we can’t blame Will and Kenny for havin trouble wit
y’all. We had problems wit yo old man on many occasions.” Dad looked at me and
saw the blood around my stomach. “Yea, same way wit me. Your father was always
quick to pull a gun out.”
“If
you’re goin to kill us, get it ova wit.” Ray demanded.
“Trust
me, you’re gonna be beggin for death.” Will told him.
“See,”
I began, “you made three crucial mistakes. You’ve made attempts on our life, on
our fiancées’ life, and on our daughters’. You’re bout to have a good idea of
pain here.”
“Look,
this is between y’all, so let me go.” Mr. Williams requested.
“You’re
definitely gonna sit dare and shut up.” Uncle Tevin told him.
“Hell
yea, we warned you a while back not to fuck wit us. The first thing you do
straight outta jail is what we told you not to do.” Will said.
“Then
what do you plan on doin to us?” Beyonce asked.
“That’s
a good question.” Will said. “Kenny?”
“I’on
know,” I replied, “what do you think, baby?”
“I
say we expose her for the hoe she is.” Sydney
“Just
what I was thinking.” Candace agreed.
“Iight,
in that case, I say we have the entire click fuck em.” I stated. Will, Tevin
and Dad started laughing.
“Damn
pimp. Besides us and C and Dre, everyone is single. Dat’s like 22 niggaz.” Will
stated.
“Yea,
so 22 niggaz is gon bang em. Both of em.” I smiled.
“Even
Mack?” Sydney
“Especially
Mack.” Will said. “Mack loves to hit his women.”
“Will,
Kenny, please don’t do this.” Beyonce pleaded.
“Dad
made us do all this.” Monique added.
“We
promise to leave town tonight and neva return.”
“You
were doin that anyway.” Tevin told her. “Consider this as an added incentive.
Just to make things interesting, y’all will do 3 at a time. One in each hole.
Everyone will experience each hole.”
“Damn,
that’s rough. Not to mention you’ll be at gun point the entire time.” Dad
added.
“Don’t
even think that you can get them to kill you.” I said.
“If
they shoot you, it’ll be a warning.” Will added.
“Then
they’ll plug the hole, clean the blood, make sure you’re healthy enough, and
press on.” Sydney
“The
only problem that I neglected to mention is that they determine when they’re
done with you.” I stated. “So if they just want to keep you as a love slave,
then, I’m sorry to say, you’ll be their toy.”
“By
the way, that starts…….now.” Trey and Troy
“Bye
Mommy.” Karla and Tierra said at the same time and started laughing.
“As
for you three, we thought about some gay shit happenin to y’all, but we don’t
condone that. So we’ll give y’all two choices.” I said.
“We
can torture y’all, or just put a bullet in your head.” Will told em. “So, do
y’all want the bullet?” They all nodded. “Good, cuz we’re not goin to give
y’all what y’all want.” We all laughed. Dad and Uncle Tevin walked ova to a
table with all types of things.
“This
is called a probe.” Dad held a huge rod. 12x8.
We
grabbed Mr. Williams, bent him over the table, pulled down his pants and
listened to him scream as Dad rammed the probe up his ass with no lubrication.
As his mouth was open, Uncle Tevin grabbed a tooth wrench and pulled out 10 of
his teeth.
“Will,
get a clamp.” Tevin told him.
Will
grabbed a clamp and handed it to him. Tevin used it to grab Mr. Williams tongue
and pull it completely out his mouth. Dad stopped using the probe and grabbed a
needle.
“I’m
sure you’re in a lot of pain right now, so I’m goin to explain what this is.
Inside is a lil mixture called anamonidy. What it does is melts or
disintegrates anything it comes in contact wit. This is how we’re goin to use
it. We’re goin to inject this into your middle finger and allow it to travel
all the way to your elbow. Don’t worry, it’s a slow process. It’ll take about 2
minutes to reach that point. Now, we can’t just extract it. We’ll have to cut
your elbow off to keep it from flowing. I promise this will be the most painful
thing you’ve ever experienced in your life.”
He
took the cap off. Uncle Tevin held Mr. Williams arm down and extended his
fingers. Dad injected the acid at the tip of his middle finger. Will and I
watched his arm slowly disappear. It made a crackling sound as it disintegrated
everything in his arm. Dad grabbed a shank and chopped his elbow off. Blood
gushed out.
“Ya
know what, Kevin, lucky fa us we’re getting our carpet re-done tomorrow.” Uncle
Tevin said.
“Fa
sho.”
Dad
grabbed a hammer. We took off Mr. Williams shoes and socks. Dad began smashing
each toe. Uncle Tevin took a knife and began cutting his foot up to the knee
cap, exposing the bone. He poured a cup of gasoline on the bone. I know it
burned like hell. He then lit a match and dropped it. He burned his leg to a
crisp before putting the fire out.
“Are
you ready to die?” Uncle Tevin asked. Mr. Williams nodded.
“We
have one more thing to do to you. Not only is it goin to hurt, but it will kill
you.” Dad said. “He grabbed a steak knife, “you know, my wife told me somethin
very interesting. A human can live a total of 5 mins after his brain is removed
as long as it’s still hooked up in some kind of way. But you can also feel
whateva is done to it. I’ve always wanted to see that for myself.”
Dad
and Uncle Tevin began cutting his head to expose the brain. To remove it, they
had ice cream scoopers. Dad poured gasoline on it and lit it on fire. Mr.
Williams was dead 5 minutes later. The pain was very excruciating. We looked at
Kyle and Ray.
“Will,
Kenny. We’ll leave the torturing to y’all.” Uncle Tevin told us.
“Coo.”
I replied.
We
grabbed them, strapped em down to a table and taped their eyes open. I grabbed
some tweezers, gave one to Will and we both started pulling their eyes apart,
piece by piece. I took a drill and drilled a hole in Kyle’s knee cap. I dropped
a cherry bomb in the hole. The cherry bomb was small as a marble, so it was
able to fit. When it exploded, his leg flew off. He screamed in pain. Will
grabbed his leg and beat Ray wit it. I grabbed a needle from the table.
“Ma
told me what that does.” Will said.
“Yep.
This here melts your bones from head to toe. Luckily, you can survive it or our
fun would be over.” I injected both Ray and Kyle. They screamed in pain as they
slowly slimmered down. “Ma told us that your organs were needed, so we told her
we’d save em.” We started cutting em open, removing all organs. They died 45
seconds afta we removed the heart, which was last.
“Damn,
that was fun.” Will said.
“Y’all
wanna watch a porno?” Sydney
“Hell
yea.” We replied.
She
turned on the security monitor and showed the click gangbangin Monique and
Beyonce.
“This
has been a good day.” I stated. We all laughed and drank a beer………
I
yelled at the top of my lungs as I woke up in the hospital.
“Baby,
are you ok?” Sydney
“Where
am I?”
“In
the hospital. Will and the others brought you in. Will said you passed out afta
Kyle shot you in the stomach.”
“Did
they get em?”
“No,
afta Kyle shot you, they picked him up and fled. They were goin to chase him,
but the cops began to show up. They got you out and were waitin on you to
wake.”
“What’s
today?”
“You’ve
been out fa 2 days.”
“Coma?”
“Nah,
just unconscious.”
“Really?”
“Yea,
I figured you wouldn’t forget what happened to you.”
“I’m
a lil confused about reality. I just had a dream that I could of swore was
real. I’m glad it wasn’t. I couldn’t live with myself being that evil.”
“One
of those dreams.”
“Yea.
Ya know what? I’m goin to kill Kyle straight up.”
“And
Monique?”
“I
don’t know yet. Where is she anyway?”
“I
let her go.”
“Why?”
“I
figured there was no need to hold her here. Tierra made it painfully obvious
she wants nothin to do wit her.”
“Ouch.”
I sat up.
“No,
stay down. Your stitches are sill fresh.”
“Come
up here wit me.” I slid ova and cuddled wit her. “I can barely tell you’re
pregnant.” I whispered to her.
“Good.
I can’t believe we’re havin twins.”
“I
know.” I began thinking, “where’s my baby?”
“With
Will. He took her and Kendal to dinner to take their minds off you.”
“That’s
good.”
“What
are we goin to do?” It’s like we’re da only ones getting hurt. All of us have
been here.”
“Yea,
I could say we’re losin battles. But you know what, battles don’t determine the
war. We will have the last word.”
“I
know, I just hope it’s before things get out of hand.” She stated.
“This
isn’t like you to be concerned.”
“Keep
in mind, I neva been pregnant in a hostile environment.”
“True,
but still.”
“The
last thing I want is somethin to happen to our children. Born and unborn.”
“I
understand baby.” I started kissing her and just held her in my arms. “Were you
by my side the entire time?”
“Of
course.”
“You
weren’t worried, were you?”
“Nah,
I knew you’d be iight. I was more concerned about your state of mind.”
“Let’s
just say I’m not too happy.”
“You
have every reason not to be.”
“He
may have my number once or twice, but I’ll have his life.” I claimed.
“Definitely.”
We lied there as she ran her fingers across my arm.
“Baby,
did my dad say anything?” I asked her.
“Yea,
he said to call him when you wake up so he can let ya know what he found out.”
“Iight,
my phone ova dare?”
“Yea.”
She handed me my phone. I called Dad.
“Wassup,
Daddy-O?”
“Well,
well, well, sleeping beauty finally wakes up.” He said.
“I
can’t stay down for that long. So what you got fa me?”
“You
know how Monique’s father has the restraining order?”
“Yea,
not to mention the entire Richmond
“Fa
sho. Well, I talked to his wife and she said she would help us out.”
“Whoa,
why is she so obligated to help us?”
“The
past few months they’ve been seriously goin at it to a point where he beats
her. So she’s goin to pay him back.”
“Bet,
so what’s da drop?” I asked.
“Next
week is their 30 year anniversary. She’s goin to send the patrol unit home and
be all alone wit him. We bust up in dare and do what we gotta do.”
“Sounds
like a plan, but I really want to get my hands on Kyle.”
“Yea,
I got some scratches on dat. As you know, da nigga fled afta he shot you. He
didn’t go far. He’s hidin out at his cousin’s house in West Palms.”
“West
Palms? Don’t we know someone that stay out there?”
“Prolly.
I’ll look into it. All I have to say is we need to end this bullshit by next
week.”
“I
agree, Dad. 100%.”
“But
hey, rest up, get well, and be ready to go to war.”
“No
doubt.”
“Holla
at me when ya need me.”
“Fa
sho.”
“One.”
“One.”
I
hung up wit him and cuddled back up wit Sydney
“We’ve
come along way, baby girl.” I whispered. I then thought about a moment when we
were kids:
FLASHBACK:
26 JULY 2097
We
were 12 years old. Will and myself were goin to the store wit Candace Sydney,
Chris and Dre.
“What
we come up hea fo?” Will asked.
“Skittles
and a Pepsi.” I said.
“And
a pack of now laters.” Chris said. We went into the candy aisle and grabbed
some candy. Two niggaz rolled up and tried to rob the store. The four of us
chilled in the corner and peeped the robbery. Sydney and Candace weren’t by us.
“Hol
up, where’s Sid?” I asked. We then saw em at the front of the store being held
at gunpoint. “Dawg, we gotta help em.”
“How?
We aint got nuttin.” Dre said. I looked around and saw a pool stick.
“Uh
oh, training.” I said.
I
grabbed a pool stick and crept up to the front of the store. I cleared my mind
and did my thang. I knocked the gun outta both their hands. Will came up behind
me and helped me out. We whooped day ass. They ran out the store as quick as
possible. I helped Sydney
“You
iight?” I asked her.
“Yea,
I’m fine, thanks.” She replied.
“That
was fun.”
“What?”
“Whoopin
day ass.”
“Don’t
tell me you found a new hobby.” She said.
“Maybe.”
I smiled. Tyrone and his group came in the store. When Tyrone walked by, he
stared me down then winked at Sydney
“Good
choice of words.” She said to me. They came back around drinkin a Pepsi.
“So
what’s up Sydney
“Nothin
Tyrone, what’s really good?” Sydney
“You
lookin good like always.”
“Thank
you.”
“So
when you gon let me get yo number?”
“When
you stop lookin so ugly?” I replied.
“Aye
nigga, did I ask you?” He said.
“Nah,
but I sho told you.”
“Well
Sydney
“Maybe
some otha time.” She replied.
“You
said dat last week, baby girl.”
“That’s
tellin ya somethin.” I pointed out.
“What
da hell is yo problem?” He asked sternly, getting in my face.
“Yo
ass, thinking you got game.” I told him, getting back in his face.
“Fellas,
stop.” Sydney
She
was smiling, liking the fact that we were arguing ova her.
“Look,
tell yo boy he’s real close to an ass whoopin.” Tyrone said.
I
looked at him and banked his ass. He fell straight to the ground. My boys kept
his boys backed up.
“I’m
sorry, sir, what was that?” I said to him. He slowly got off the ground. Once
he stood up, I looked him in the eyes and showed no fear.
“Let’s
get one thing straight. I’m tryin my hardest not to beat the living daylights
out of your young ass. You’re makin it hard.” He was a lil too cocky.
“Is
dat ri? Let’s see if I can make it harder.”
I
swung and caught him in the jaw. He definitely took offense to that. He came at
me, lifted me up, and rammed me against the wall. I elbowed him in the back,
kneed him in the chest a few times, and once he let go, I caught him wit a
five-piece combo. He fell to the ground. He didn’t try to get up. I approached
him, crouched down, and spoke.
“Sydney
We
all walked out the store and went down to the park. That was a mistake. This 14
year old girl was there. Last week I had sex wit her and hadn’t called her
since. She was mad. When we sat down, she noticed me and made her way towards
me.
“Kenny,
you’ve got company.” Will said. I looked and sighed.
“Here
we go.” I said.
“Why
haven’t you called me?” She asked as she stopped in front of me.
“Cuz
I ain’t had nuttin to say to you.” I wasn’t gon lie.
“I
knew I shouldn’t had messed wit yo young ass.”
“Don’t
even try to pull da age game. You wanted it from da get go. Keep in mind, you
came to me, not the otha way around.”
“Now
I’mma hoe all of a sudden?”
“You
said it, not me.”
She
didn’t say anything. She stood there, staring for a good 30 seconds. Then outta
nowhere, she slaps me. In the same sense, outta nowhere, Sydney
“I
dare you to do that again.” Sydney Sydney
“Damn,
girl.” I said.
“What?
Stop lookin so surprised.” She said. I looked at Will and nodded. He nodded
back.
“Walk
wit me, Sydney.” I told her. She got up and followed me.
“What’s
on yo mind?” She asked.
“We’ve
known each otha for how long?”
“Forever.”
“How
many times have I had yo back?”
“Countless.”
“How
many times have you had mine?”
“Countless.
What are you tryin to say?”
“Promise
me you’ll neva leave me. I want to always protect you and be there for you.
You’re my best friend next to Will and I neva want to be apart from you.”
“You’re
my best friend too. I promise to do all I can to remain by your side.”
PRESENT:
The
sad part was she left me eventually. Now she’s found her way back to me. I
looked at her and kissed her forehead. I have to end this before it ends me.
I thought to myself. I closed my eyes and went to sleep.
I
woke up three hours later. Sydney
“Did
I wake you?” She asked me.
“Kinda.”
“Sorry,
I had to wash my hands. Are you ok?”
“Yea,
I’m fine.” I sat up. “I’m no longer in pain, which is good. Lil bit on da
hungry side.”
“Well,
what do you want? I’ll go get it for you.” She offered.
“Chinese
sounds good. I have a good taste for Mandarin chicken.” She smiled.
“I’ll
order you some.”
She
got on the phone and ordered us some food. While she was on the phone, I looked
around and saw Kendal and Tierra in the bed, sleep. I got out the bed, stood by
their bed side and watch them sleep. I heard Sydney
“Tierra
is goin to look back at her childhood and see so many sad moments.” I stated.
“She’s been through a lot. She even killed someone.”
“As
much as she’s been through, she’s also goin to see that the good memories
outnumber the bad 1000-1. She’s goin to remember being happy because she was with
you.” Sydney
“You’re
right about that.” I agreed. “Ain’t it a trip?”
“What?”
“We
both bring a child into this relationship and create two together.”
“I
was just thinking bout that.” We smiled and I kissed Sydney
“This
all ends next week. Kyle won’t make it that far though. Tomorrow I’m goin to
kill him. He has pulled my number for the last time.”
CHAPTER 8
SECRET ROMANCE
The
next morning, Sydney
“I’m
comin wit you.” She said.
She
got up and went to the bathroom. I finished getting dressed and went into the
bathroom with her.
“No,
you’re not.” I told her.
“Say
what you want, but I don’t like the odds. Monique is bound to be there, and I’d
feel better knowing I have her at bay. I don’t trust her and since you’re now
on her shit list, I think she’d kill you once she got the chance.”
“I
rather deal with that then put you or the babies in harm’s way.”
“Well,
that’s between you and you’re conscious. I’m goin and you’re not goin to stop
me. I’m not losing you or takin a chance.” I took a deep breath.
“Iight.”
I walked out the bathroom and called Ma. “Ma, I need you to look afta Kendal
and Tierra.”
“Ok.”
She replied.
“Thanks.”
I hung up wit her and looked at Tierra. She was still sleeping, looking as cute
as ever. I leaned ova and kissed her. “Don’t worry, lil bit, I’ll be back. I
promise.” I kissed her again. “I love you.” I looked at Kendal. “Same goes to
you, lil pimp. You’re pretty much my son, now. I love you like one too.” I
kissed him and smiled. “Y’all betta not give Grandma hell.” I grabbed my keys
and watched Sydney
We
waited outside as Will, Candace, Toya, Chris, Dre, and Yvonne came out.
“I’ll
lead the way to West Palms.” Will said. “I know who lives out there now, so
we’ll go to her house.”
“Who
lives out there?” Yvonne asked.
“Our
cousin Regina
“Bet.”
I said. “L’eggo.”
In
two cars, we all went to Regina Regina
“Y’all
got here faster then I thought.” She said as she looked at us.
A
lil bit about Regina Clayton. She is 28, divorced, 5’7”, thick, sexy woman that
owns 4 nail shops. Uncle Tevin took care of her for 6 years from the ages of
10-16. Had we not been related, I would have cut her already. Regina
“So
you say you saw Beyonce and Monique with Kyle and Ray?” Will asked as we all
walked in and sat down in the living room.
“Yea,”
she replied, “last night I saw them all go into the house across the street.
Monique and Kyle left the blinds up and I was able to see them go at it.”
“They
were fighting?” Yvonne asked.
“Not
that go at it.” She corrected her.
“Ohhh!”
We all said.
“What
do y’all have planned?” Regina
“Right
now nothing. We want to case the house to see how many we’re dealin wit.” I
said. “We may be here for a day or so.”
“That’s
fine. Y’all are welcome to stay as long as necessary. Make yourself at home and
help yourself to anything.”
“Thanks,
Regina
“Nah,
I took the week off. I’ve been working for 6 straight years. When I say 6
straight years, I mean 2,190 consecutive days. I need a break.”
“Why
do you work so hard?” Toya asked her.
“I
don’t know. That’s what Dad forced me to work. But as of yesterday, I was
bought out.”
“Say
word? By who?” I asked.
“Uncle
Tevin.”
“Bout
time.” Will said.
“First
thing he demanded was for me to take a week or two off. Who was I to argue?”
She said. “You know Grandpa is movin to Cleveland
“Yea,
that’s goin to be interesting.” Will stated.
“Grandpa
wants to go head-up wit Uncle Tevin and Uncle Kevin. It’s goin to be somethin
alright. I just hope we’ll come out the winner.”
“I believe
we will.” I claimed. Regina
“You’re
so much different in person then on the field. It took me a minute to realize
that you’re the same Chris Lopez on the Browns.” Chris started smiling.
“Yea,
I’m told that I look completely different when I don’t have all the pads on.”
He said.
“Are
you getting nervous about the rest of the season?”
“Not
really, why should I be?”
“My
twin brothers are comin back. They got injured durin the off-season and will be
back this Sunday. They were drafted by the Steelers. Since the Steelers were
moved to the NFC, they’re picked to win the conference and play against you in
the Super Bowl. As a matter of fact, you’ll be playing them this Sunday.”
“She’s
right.” Dre agreed.
“I’m
not worried. We haven’t lost a game in a long time and we’ve been underdogs
goin into a lot of contests.”
“Always
optimistic. I like that.” She smiled at him.
Toya
looked at Chris and then at Regina
“We
need to get to work.” I suggested.
Will
and I grabbed chairs and sat at the window. We looked out it and tried to see
any activity. None was goin on.
“Maybe
we should just post a camera and record.” Will suggested.
“That
sounds better cuz I really aint tryin to sit here all day.” I went to my car
and grabbed a video recorder. I set it up by the window. “We’ll check it
tonight.”
“What
do we do til then?” Sydney
“Regina
“Fa
sho.” She replied.
“Will
and I shall take on all challengers.” I stated.
For
the next 5 hours, we were playin spades. Will and I neva loss. We played
against team combinations of: Yvonne/Toya, Candace/Sydney, Dre/Chris,
Chris/Regina, Toya/Regina, Toya/Chris, Yvonne/Regina, Sydney/Toya,
Candace/Yvonne, Dre/Regina, Dre/Toya, and Yvonne/Chris. Whenever Toya was
playing, Chris and Regina Regina
Will
and I took a break. We grabbed a beer and sat on the couch. We started watching
ESPN to see what’s goin on in the sports world. I looked outside and noticed it
was raining. I looked at the time. It was 2300. I looked around to see who was
still awake. Toya was sleep, Dre was sleep, Yvonne was sleep on Dre, Sydney and
Candace were talkin, and Regina
We
got up and sneaked through the hallway. I saw Regina Regina Regina
“What
do we do?” I whispered to Will.
“I’on
know.” He replied.
“Look,
I ain’t a playa hata. I ain’t da type to rat on a nigga dat cheats on his girl.
But in this case, the girl he’s cheating on is my sista. What should I do?”
“I’on
know.” Will replied again.
“Me
neitha.”
“I guess
talk to him first. Maybe they’ve been havin problems or somethin. That’s
usually a cause of things like this. It’s prolly best to hear his story before
we jump to conclusions or make assumptions.”
“You’re
right.” I agreed.
We
waited til they were done. An hour later, Chris came out the room. We
approached him.
“Aye,
C, can we holla at ya a minute?” I requested.
“Fa
sho.” He followed us into one of the bedrooms. We closed the door and looked at
him. “What’s goin on, y’all?” He asked as if nothin happened.
“Is
anything goin on between you and my sista?” I asked.
“What
do you mean?”
“Are
y’all havin problems?” Will asked.
“Nah,
we’re as happy as can be.” Chris replied. Will and I looked at each otha and
then back at Chris.
“You
mean everything is 100% iight between y’all?” I repeated.
“Yea.”
“If
everything is goin so well, then why are you messin around on her?” I asked.
“What?”
“You
heard me.”
“Dogg,
I’m not messin around on her.” He replied. I looked at Will, looked back at
Chris, and started approaching him.
“You
wanna try again?” I asked.
“You
really think I’m messin around. I thought you knew me.” He claimed. “I’m not
goin to sit here and be insulted.”
He got up and headed towards the door. Will
stood in front of the door. I pulled out my AMV ,
put a clip in it, cocked it back, and looked at Chris. Chris turned around and
looked at me. He saw the look in my eyes and knew I wasn’t playin.
“You
seriously think I’ve been cheating on Toya; my wife; the mother of my son?” He
asked like I wasn’t serious.
“I’m
quick to admit when I’m wrong, but I’m also quicker to bring out the truth in
all people.” I stated. “You have one of two choices. You can come clean, or
I’ll beat it out of you.”
“Kenny,
we’ve grown up together. You and I are closer then anybody.”
“That’s
why this hurts me knowing that my nigga; my brotha; is messin around on my
sista; my flesh and blood.” I took a couple steps forward and looked into
Chris’s eyes. “Tell me the truth.”
“Fine.
Yes, I have cheated on Toya.”
“With
Regina
“How’d
you do that? She told me that door was locked.” He stated.
“You
forget our skills, Chris.” I told him.
“Who
else?” Will asked.
“She’s
the only one.” He took a deep breath and sat down. “The thing is, Regina
“You
mothafucka.”
I
approached Chris and hit him. He hit the ground. I got on top of him and hit
him two more times before Will pulled me off. Dre came in the room, locked the
door and noticed the anger in my eyes. He looked at Chris and saw him on the
ground. He helped Chris get up.
“What’s
goin on in hea?” He asked.
“I
told him.” Chris replied.
“Oh.”
Will and I looked at each otha and then at Dre.
“Did
you know the whole time?” Will asked. Dre looked down and said nothin.
“Son
of a bitch.” I rushed him and hit him in the jaw. “You knew this the whole time
and didn’t tell me. 8 fuckin months he’s been cheating on my sista and didn’t
say a fuckin thang!” I kicked Dre. He stood up.
“Chris
told me not to say anything.” He said.
“Oh
I guess that makes it all better.” I said. Will held me back. “Let me put it
like dis, Chris, you’re goin to tell Toya the truth.”
“Or
what?” Chris asked.
“Or
I will.” He walked up to me and looked me in the eyes.
“So
you a hata now?”
“That’s
my sista! She’s been there for me before I even met you, son! She comes first
and you know dis, partna!” He kept staring at me.
“So
be it. I’ll tell her. Afta this situation wit Kyle and Ray is ova.”
“Bet.”
I
put my gun away and walked out the room, not taking my eyes off Chris. Will
followed me as we went back to the living room.
“We
should go talk to Regina
I
nodded. We headed to Regina
“Regina
He
nudged her a lil bit. She opened her eyes and smiled.
“Hey
Will.”
“We
need to talk.” Regina
“What’s
up, Cuz?” She asked.
“The
secret is out. I need you to come clean and tell me why you’ve been havin an
affair with your cousin’s husband?” She looked away, then at me, and back down.
“Who
told you?” She asked.
“Chris.
We kinda forced it out of him.”
“It
wasn’t supposed to be like this.”
“That’s
what everyone says when they’ve done wrong. Start from the beginning and tell
us how it all began.” She took a deep breath.
“You
know when I was livin in Cincinnati
“Yea,
late last year.”
“Well,
that’s when it all started. Chris and Dre were there for their game against the
Bengals. Me and my sister were at the game. When it was over, we ran into Chris
and Dre at the club. We knew who they were as far as being married to our
cousins because we were at the wedding. They didn’t remember us. We did tell
them, so don’t think that we were completely at fault. Chris and I danced for a
couple of hours.”
“Hol
up, which sista was wit you?” I asked.
“Tionne.
Anyway, I gave Chris my number that night and said anytime he’s in Cincy to hit
me up. We parted ways from the club, but a couple hours later afta I got home,
he called me. I went to his hotel room and we talked for a couple of hours. One
thing led to anotha and we were having sex for the rest of the night. Since
Chris and Dre were opening businesses in Cincy, they were around more often and
we kept our romance a secret. Dre and Tionne have also been holdin a secret
romance for the past 8 months.” Will’s eyes widened. Shit, so did mine.
“What
were y’all thinking?” Will asked. “Toya and Yvonne would kill y’all if and when
they find out.”
“I
know, that’s why I’m begging you not to tell them.” She pleaded.
“Don’t
worry, we’re not goin to say anything.” I said. “Chris and Dre are goin to
confess.”
“Kenny,
please don’t have them do that. Toya and Yvonne have no clue and as long as
they don’t, things are fine. What they don’t know won’t hurt them.”
“What
I do know will hurt Chris and Dre. Do you have any idea how badly I want to
kill Chris right now?” I asked her.
“Have
you thought about how many husbands you’ve hurt every time you slept wit their
wife?”
“Don’t
even try the reversal on me. I didn’t do anything wit my best friend’s cousin
when I’m married to his sista. Why is it every time I point out someone’s
wrongdoings, my history is brought up?” I stated. “All I have to say is when
this situation is ova, we’re getting into this.”
I
opened the door and walked out. I went into the kitchen and got a shot of
Courvoisier. Sydney
“Are
you ok?” She asked. I took anotha shot.
“Fine.”
I prepared my third shot.
“Baby,
you’re bout to take your third shot in 5 seconds. Obviously somethin is up.” I
took my third shot.
“I
said I was fine.” I said with more anger then desired.
As I
was bout to take anotha shot, Sydney
“What
is goin on?” She demanded.
“I
just found out fo the past 8 months my best friend has been cheating on my
sista.”
“Are
you serious?”
“Would
I play wit somethin like that?”
“When
did you find out?”
“A
lil while ago. Regina
“Whoa,
he cheated on Toya wit yo cousin?”
“Yea,
what kind of shit is that?”
“What
are you goin to do?”
“Nothin
now. When this whole Kyle thang is done, it’s on and poppin.” There was a knock
at the door. I cracked it open. It was Latoya.
“Hey,
K, may I talk to you fa a minute when you’re done?” She asked.
“Yea,
fa sho.” I looked at Sydney
“Go
ahead, we’re done.” She replied. She kissed me and walked out the bathroom.
“Let’s
go out on the porch.” Toya suggested. I came out the bathroom and followed her
to the porch. We sat there and just looked at the rain. I waited til she spoke.
“You know, I always found rainy days to be the most beautiful and gloomiest at
the same time.”
“Why
is that?” I asked.
“When
you were young, Dad used to tell me to keep you inside when it was raining. One
time you snuck out and made me chase you around the yard. You were having so
much fun running away from me. It was at that moment our relationship was
really established. You knew that no matter how wet I got and how high the
chances of me getting sick were, I would still be there for you. It was the
most beautiful moment when we made that connection.”
“What
about the gloomiest?”
“When
it rains like this, somethin bad always happens. The last time it rained like
this, Damion cut himself on the table. Before that, my car broke down on I-90.”
“What
about today?”
“You
tell me.” She looked at me. I looked at her and then at the ground. “I had a
dream that somethin happened. Somethin that has been goin on for a long time
and I’m afraid that it was more then a dream.” She paused for a moment. “Kenny,
if you knew somethin, you’d tell me, ri?”
“If
it was my place.”
“Anything
pertaining to me is your place. You’re my brother and have every right to look
after me.”
“You’re
right.” She looked at the ground and then straight ahead.
“I
have a feeling that Chris has been having an affair.”
“What
makes you say that?” I asked.
“I’on
know, it’s a strong feeling that I have.” She looked at me. “I need to confess
somethin to you.”
“What’s
on yo mind?”
“Promise
not to tell Chris.”
“Promise.”
“Remember
Dwayne?”
“Yea,
Sydney
“A
few weeks afta that trial, me and him had an affair. Actually a few of em.” I
started to shake my head. “I don’t know what I should do. I wanna tell Chris,
but I’m scared of losing him. The absolute last thing I want to happen is
Damion being raised without both his parents. I don’t want things to end up
like you and Monique.”
“Please,
don’t remind me.” I said.
“Sorry,
but you know your situation is beyond fucked up.”
“I
can’t disagree. If anything, things are getting worse by the moment.”
“Damion
needs both me and Chris. If he is denied that because of somethin I done, I
will neva be able to forgive myself.”
“Look,
the best thing you can do is talk to Chris. He has no right to leave you.”
“Why
you say that?” She looked at me. I took a deep breath.
“When
you talk to him, try to get the truth out of him.”
“Of
course, but how will I know what the real truth is?”
“I’m
bout to tell you. Chris has been havin an affair for the past 8 months with Regina
“Regina
“Will
and I saw them having sex while you were sleep. We then forced him to confess
and he did.”
“I
don’t know if I should be mad or not.”
“It
depends. Are you still havin an affair wit Dwayne?”
“Nah,
I put an end to that.” She leaned on my shoulder. I wrapped my arm around her.
That’s when I saw Kyle.
CHAPTER 9
FINAL CONFRONTATION
When
I saw Kyle, I watched him go into the house. It took a lot of restraint to keep
from goin ova there.
“Come
on, let’s go inside.” I suggested to Latoya.
We
stood up and went in the house. I looked at the camera to see what was recorded
when we weren’t watchin. As I rewound it, I came to a part that looked to show
all of them outside. It was about 13 of them, not including Ray and Kyle.
Monique and Beyonce were just pullin up at that time. 17 total. I put the
camera down and went to the back. Will, Dre and Chris were in the room. Chris
was holding Will back as Dre got up. If I was to guess, I’d say Will hit Dre. I
got between it all.
“I
swear to god, Dre, if you cheated on my sista just to do somethin new, I will
snatch the life out of you!” Will told Dre.
“Aye,
y’all cut that shit out.” I demanded. “We have business to handle. Squash dis
fa now. We’ll deal wit it lata. Our problem is secondary. Right now we have 17
marks across da street dat needs to be dealt wit.”
“Let’s
go handle em so we can finish this.” Will said.
We
all walked out the room. When we got into the living room, Sydney
“Show
time.” I said.
“What’s
the plan?” Sydney
“No
plan, just go dare, handle it, and get home to our youngstas.”
“Load
up.” Will said.
We
got all our guns loaded and ready. I led the way outside and across the street.
Ray and Kyle came out the house before we approached it. I locked eyes with
Kyle. All the rage, contempt, pain and anger were rushing through me. Kyle was
absolutely terrified. He didn’t know what to say or how to react. I could tell
he could see the intensity and the fire in my eyes.
“Kyle,
this will end right here, right now.” I stated.
“You’re
supposed to be dead.” One of his boys stated. I pulled out my gun, pointed it
at him, shot him, and pointed it at Kyle.
“One
down.” I said. Kyle started smiling, sadistically.
“You
just don’t know when to quit. You’re supposed to be dead, yet you live. Even
though you escaped the clutches of death, instead of doin the smart thing and
just livin on the low, you choose to come afta me again. This time, the tables
have turned.” The house door opened and out came a man with Tierra and Kendal.
My eyes widened.
“Daddy!!”
She screamed as she saw me.
“Tierra!”
I called, moving towards her.
“Stay
where you are.” Kyle demanded. The man held the kids at gun point.
“You
son of a bitch!” I shouted. “I will rip you apart.”
“You
won’t do a damn thing.” He stated. “Now if you excuse us, we have an
appointment to uphold.”
As
they walked away, Tierra called for me. I watched them drive off in a black
Expedition. At that moment, I yelled at the top of my lungs.
“How
the hell did they get a hold of them?” Will asked.
“I
don’t know, but….” Sydney
“Yea.”
I
thought about it, looked back at Sydney
“I’mma
call 911.” Sydney
“Please,
Ma, hang on.” I heard the ambulance comin. They came in the kitchen.
“Looks
like a warzone in here.” One of them said.
“Don’t
worry bout the rest of em, just get my mother help.”
“Yes,
sir.” They got her on a stretcher and to the truck. I got in the ambulance with
them and stayed by Ma’s side.
A
couple hours passed. I was in Ma’s room by her bedside. She got all stitched up
and was breathing on her own. I held her hand and buried my face in her chest.
I kissed her cheek and looked up at the news. As I watched, a breaking news
report came on.
“This just in. As you know, Kendal Conner and Tierra
Johnson were kidnapped as of this morning. Not longer then an hour ago, their
bodies were found in Lake Erie by a
fisherman.” When I heard that, I
stood up and prayed it wasn’t true. “James
is live with the fisherman.”
“I’m here with Greg Jones whom was the one that
located the bodies.”
“Yea, I was lookin for some good ol’ trout and this
body hit my boat. They were still holding hands.”
“What exactly happened to them?”
“They had bruises all over their body and were shot in
the chest twice and then the head. The only reason I knew it was them was by
these lockets.” When I saw the
lockets, I knew it was them. I broke down to my knees in cried.
“These lockets are definitely the property of Kendal
Conner and Tierra Johnson. Being that it is, Kenny Johnson can’t be takin this
too well. Sandy
“Indeed, Kenny probably isn’t taking this well. The
only Johnson we were able to get a hold of was Tierra’s uncle Kevin Johnson Jr.
KJ can you hear me?”
“Yes, I’m here.”
“First I want to apologize for the death of your niece
and future nephew. How are you holdin up?”
“Better then certain people I’m sure.”
“Have you talked to Kenny since?”
“No I haven’t and I’ll be surprised if anyone does. I
mean we’re talking bout a man that just lost his only daughter that he loved
more then anyone can love anything. With that known, I’d expect a lot of hell
to be raised.”
“What do you mean hell to be raised?”
“Kenny is goin to kill any and every one that was
involved. He wont think twice.”
“Hold that thought, KJ, as we have yet another
breaking story. Just moments ago, this house in West Palms exploded with 4
people still inside. Our chopper 4 is onsite.”
“Yea, we’re right over the spot that the house was at.
As you can see, all that remains is the base and a huge inferno. This blast
also caused significant damage to neighboring homes. So far, the death count is
only 4 with no injuries.”
“Sorry, Tim, I have to cut you off because there is
another incident that needs to be addressed. Another house has just been
bombed. This one is located in Euclid
“Indeed this house was bombed as a target, not an
accident. The dead here is at least 22 as a party was being held. Wait a
minute, there’s some activity in the streets. It’s a man in the middle of the
street looking up at me. I don’t believe what I’m seeing. It is without a doubt
Kenny Johnson in the street holding what appears to be a remote. He’s now
holding it in the air and appears to be pressing a few buttons. I don’t know
what he just did, but from this end it’s clear.”
“I’m now receiving notice that a building in
University has been destroyed. We have no choice to believe that Kenny is
responsible for all these attacks. It seems that KJ’s prediction has come
true…………………My producer is telling me Kenny is now on the line. Kenny, can you
hear me?”
“Tina,
I want the world to know.” I began. “I will not rest until the man responsible
for this is dead and I killed him. If anyone knows the whereabouts of Kyle let
me know. I’m emailing his picture to the station. Post it to the viewers and
let the bloodshed end.” I hung up.
“We just received the picture here and this is what he
looks like. If anyone has any info, please call the number flashing on the
screen.” Few seconds later, my phone
rang.
“Yea.”
“Kenny,
this is Tabitha. I saw a man that looks just like that. He’s in my store now.
I’m in IHOP on 234th and Lakeshore.”
“Thank
you.”
I
hung up, got in my car, and sped all the way to that location. When I got
there, I saw Kyle at a table laughing with 10 of his friends. Ray wasn’t there
for some reason. I grabbed my AMV ,
got out the car, and went into the restaurant. Without saying a word, I shot
all his friends. Kyle looked at me and before he could stand up, I punched him
in the jaw. His head hit the window. I grabbed him, pulled him out the booth,
and punched him four times. He hit the ground and his head bounced on the
floor. I grabbed his feet, lifted him up, and slammed him onto anotha table. I
saw flashing lights outside and could hear sirens. I had to make this quick.
All of a sudden, two officers grabbed me.
“That’s
right, officers, arrest him. I’m pressing charges.” Kyle claimed.
“You
forget, Kyle, I have nothing to lose.” I stated.
I
rammed one of the officers into the wall. I slammed the otha one into the same
wall. I punched the first one in the face a few times and threw him ova the
counter. I grabbed the otha officer’s nightstick. I beat him with it and kicked
him in the jaw to knock him out. I noticed Kyle tryin to run away. I threw the
nightstick at him and hit him in the back of the head. He fell to the ground. I
walked up to him, lifted him off the ground, turned him around, grabbed him by
the throat, and held him in the air.
“Any
last words before you die?” I asked him.
“Fuck
you.”
He
proceeded to spit on me. I wiped the spit with my free hand, set him down, and
proceeded to repeatedly hit him in the stomach. Right as the cops pulled up, I
threw Kyle through one of the windows and onto one of the patrol cars. There
were about 10 cops outside, ready to kill me.
“Mr.
Johnson, come out with your hands up.” One of them yelled.
I
smiled, grabbed two grenades, pulled the pin and threw em. The grenades
detonated and blew up 4 of the cars, leaving one remaining that Kyle was laying
on. 8 cops dead, 2 to go. With AMV
in hand, I walked out of IHOP and shot the otha two cops. I watched Kyle roll
off the car hood and try to run. Not moving, I watched him run, held my gun up,
aimed at him and shot him in the leg. He hit the ground and tried crawling
away. I walked up to him and stepped on his back.
“You
know, you’re by far my greatest enemy. You’ve managed to have my number on more
then one occasion. The mistake you made is putting my kids in our beef. I had
nuttin but respect for you until you did that. You took the most important
person out my life, so I’m goin to take the most important person in yours.
Don’t think I don’t know about her.”
“You
wouldn’t.”
“I
already have. Your home in West Palms, University and Euclid….all blown to
bits. I’ve pretty much wiped out your family. Ray may not be wit you tonight,
but it’s all good. I’m sure someone will handle him. As for you, your last
night on this earth was spent at IHOP. Personally, I’d prefer McDonalds.”
“Kill
me and get it over wit. I’ll see you in hell.”
“That
you will, but the question is do you really want to? Do you want to spend an
eternity being tortured by me? Believe it or not, when I die I will spend my
whole time in hell tormenting you and everyone else I hate, especially since I
won’t be with my daughter.” I pulled out my sword and held it in my right hand.
“Each limb I cut off will be for the pain you caused me.” I started chopping
away, first his arms then his legs. Luckily, he was still alive. “I want you to
die with these last words. When I die, I will find you and I will uphold my
promise. You betta hope and pray I don’t die soon.” I held the edge of my sword
across the center of his body. “See you in hell.”
In
an instant, I sliced him in half. At that moment, cops came everywhere. I had a
choice to either run or face the music. As they got closer, I ran to my car and
started speeding off. Helicopters were flying overhead as the high speed chase
began. If I was goin to go down, I was goin to go down in style. I reached in
the backseat and pulled out a few more guns and clips. I activated my missile
system in the car.
On
the highway, I was averaging about 250 mph. Cops were everywhere and 8
helicopters were overhead. 3 of them were news choppers. Using my missile
aiming system, I locked onto one of the police choppers. I fired a missile and
blew it up. The destroyed chopper landed on one of the police cars pursuing me.
I pressed one of the buttons on my dash board that caused the tacks to be
released behind me. It popped the tires of four cars behind me. Two of the cars
turned into each other causing a 5 car pile up. I still had a lot of cars
following me. One of them started riding along side of me. I looked to the
side, smiled, and shot the driver in the head. I immediately sped up to about
290 mph. The car lost control, drifted into the median, hit the overpass, and
blew up on impact. The lights of the choppers started to really bother me. I
aimed another missile at them. I fired and blew up the other two police
choppers. I looked as the choppers fell on another overpass. A big 10 car pile
up on the overpass caused cars to fall off the bridge and onto the police cars
behind me, causing another big pile up. I then noticed FBI and SWAT vehicles. I
pressed a button on my steering wheel that activated my machine gun. The
machine guns were located on the trunk of my car, the roof, and on the side of
the hood. Once it was locked on, it started firing. Three cars exploded behind
me, three cars exploded in front of me. The cars in front were civilians. I
looked on my radar and noticed a road block was setup 10 miles ahead. I started
to slow down. When I came up on the road block, I came to a complete stop. All
of the officers were posted up and ready to take me down. The officers behind
me got into position. My machine guns were on empty and I had 5 missiles
remaining.
“Kenny
Johnson, you have 10 seconds to come out with your hands up.” One of them
demanded.
I
smiled and aimed my missiles behind me. I fired all five missiles, destroying
more then half of the vehicles. They started firing at me. I ducked down and
started getting my guns ready. The sound of bullets hitting the car was all I
could hear. It went on for a lil bit under a minute. When it stopped, I kissed
my guns, kicked open the door, started running and shooting at the same time.
They resumed firing at me. I ran as fast as I could and shot down as many
officers as possible. I killed 13 of them before I was finally shot in the leg.
I stumbled and hit the ground. I pulled a grenade from my pocket, flicked the
pin off, and threw it. The explosion took out two cars and 6 officers. I got up
and tried running again. I jumped over the barricade dividing the highway. I
leaned against it as the gun fire resumed. At a pause, I stood up and started
shooting. I killed another 12 officers and that’s when I heard some more police
cars coming from the opposite direction I came. That’s when I knew it was over.
I took a picture out from my pocket and looked at it. It was a picture of me,
Tierra, Kendal, and Sydney. It was our first family portrait. Tears came down
my eyes. I threw the guns over the barricade.
“Alright,
I give up.” I yelled to them.
“Put
your hands up!” One of them yelled.
I
put my hands up, stood up, turned towards them, and watched them walk towards
me. I kept the picture in my hand as they grabbed me, took me to the ground,
and cuffed me. They were very rough and hit me a few times. When I was
surrounded by about 30 of them, I smiled.
“I’m
comin Kyle. Prepare for eternity.” I said softly.
I
clicked my heels together and activated the bomb that was in my body. A bomb
that was the smallest ever created and probably considered the most powerful.
It was one that Dad invented and the military is using. I swallowed it before
this all began. The timer was set for 5 seconds. When it expired, the bomb
detonated, killed me and 53 people around me…………
I
started yelling as I sat up.
“It’s
ok, sweetie, you were having a nightmare.” Ma said to me. I looked at her and
then myself.
“Ma,
you’re ok.” I said.
“I’m
fine. It’s goin to take more then that to take me down. You were sleep for
quite sometime. I’ve been observing you and noticed the pain and anguish. I’m
scared to ask what you were dreaming about.”
“I
didn’t realize I fell asleep. I was here and then the next thing I knew, a
report came on CNN stating that the bodies of my kids were found. Speaking of
which, exactly how did it all happen?” I asked.
“Nothing
special. They weren’t really tryin to be discrete about it. They all came at
once. Your father was at work and I was left alone with them. I killed as many
as I could before they jumped me.”
“Who
actually stabbed you?”
“Kyle’s
cousin. I don’t remember his name. Look, Kyle has been getting the best of you
more then any other enemy. What makes him so hard to defeat?”
“He’s
been putting Tierra into the mixture one too many times. It’s all good though.
It will end soon, as soon as I find out where they are.” My phone started
ringing. “Excuse me, Ma.” I answered my phone. “Yea?”
“Got
good news, fa ya. We know where they are.” Will stated. “Come outside in 3
minutes.”
“It’s
on.” I hung up wit him. I looked at Ma. “Looks like I’m getting what I want.” I
kissed her and stood up. “Get better. I’ll be back.”
“Be
careful. Show no mercy.” She told me.
“Fa
sho.”
I
walked out her room and went outside. Will pulled up in front of the entrance.
I got in and we headed out.
“Kyle
and Ray were spotted in the park with the kids. It’s his own private park, so
he has the place pretty hind.” Will informed me.
“So
whats the plan?” I asked.
“To
be honest, I’m not too sho. The way I see it, eitha we take out all da guards
or we sneak in and assassinate.”
“We
need a lil assistance if you ask me.” I stated.
“Already
there. I just came to pick you up. In fact, they prolly already took down most
of da guards.”
“Coo.”
I grinned as we came up to Ray and Kyle’s private park. We walked in and saw
men lying er’where. “You’re right, they did start wit out us.” We went towards
the lake and saw Ray and Kyle being held at gunpoint. Sydney
“Look,
I’m sorry for doin what I did….” Kyle pleaded, “how bout we make a deal? Join
us and help us. We could have anything we wanted. I know Will and Kenny are
most likely on their way. Help me take em out.”
“Too
late.” I stated as I walked towards Kyle.
As
we locked eyes, I saw a different person. I no longer saw a man that I hated
with the deepest passion and with the deepest urge to rip to shreds. This time
I saw a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown, begging for attention, longing
for death to end his suffering. I knew he had no intention on hurting my kids.
At least I wanted to believe that.
“What
took you so long?” He stated.
“I
was with my mother.” I stopped walkin as
I was 6 feet away from him. I looked at both Ray and Kyle. “I must admit,
you’re my greatest foe. You’ve bested me in many ways that I neva would of
expected. You’ve made one mistake.”
“What
was that?”
“You
kidnapped my kids without killing me first.” I pulled out my gun. “I can easily
take your life right now. I can put a bullet to yo dome and just walk away.” I
looked at my gun, then at Kyle. I handed my gun to Sydney
My
hair started to lay down across my face since I didn’t have my braids. It
extended down past my shoulders. Maybe after this, I’ll get a lil hair cut. I
looked at Will as he also had his shirt off and gave his gun to Candace. We
looked like twins. We waited for them to get ready.
“How
do I know that your peeps won’t jump in?” Ray asked.
“Cuz
you know damn well that we don’t do that.” Chris said.
“This
is between y’all and only y’all will decide the outcome.” Dre added.
“I
don’t trust y’all.” Kyle stated.
“You’re
goin to have to get ova it. I’m the only one you should be worried about.” I
declared. “I’m bout to unleash all my anger. You need to worry bout how you’re
goin to make it out alive. But to let you know, that won’t be easy.”
“We’ll
see.” He stated. We stared at each other. I started to ball my fists. I then
noticed what he was doin.
Just
as I noticed, he threw a brick at me. I ducked and saw him comin at me. He
caught me in the jaw with a pure good, clean, hard hit. I stumbled back. He
came at me again with lefts, rights, and uppercuts. Still caught off guard from
the first hit, I wasn’t able to block any of them. Next thing I noticed, I was on
the ground. I couldn’t believe it. He actually knocked me down. I stood up and
checked my lip to see if I was bleeding.
“That’ll
cost ya.” I said.
“Why
do you insist on dying?” He asked. “Why couldn’t you just disappear instead of
reaping havoc and begging for death?”
“I
ask you the same question.” I put my hands up ready to fight. “Let’s end this
once and for all.”
We
came towards each other. He started swinging and I started dodging. I waited
for the perfect moment to strike. That moment finally came and I took
advantage. I caught him with a jab in the stomach, left hook, right hook, left
hook, and right uppercut. He hit the ground and I waited for him to get up. I
paced back and forth waiting for him to get up.
“I
will kill you.” He proclaimed. He started
spitting blood onto the ground and slowly stood up. “I will not give up until
you’re dead.”
“You’ll
kill me?” I repeated. I walked up to him with haste. “You kidnap my daughter,”
I kicked him in the gut, “you make several attempts on my life,” I kicked him
in the jaw, “you even do some bold shit and attempt to kill my mother.” I bent
down and punched him in the jaw. “You should be glad you’re even alive this
very day.” I punched him again and then threw him a good 5 yards away. I looked
at Will as he was getting off the ground. Ray was bleeding quite badly in the
face. I looked back at Kyle and started to approach him. “Let’s end this.”
I
grabbed him and turned around. He then stabbed me in the stomach with a knife
he hid in his sock. I gasped and felt the knife. He then pulled anotha one out
and stabbed me 3 inches to the left of the first one. I started back pedaling.
“DIE!!!!”
He yelled at me.
I
fell to my knees and then on my back. I looked up in the sky as the rain fell
on my face. I blinked and had a calm breathing. I could hear Tierra calling for
me.
‘I
can’t die.’ I thought to myself. ‘No I won’t allow myself to die. I will not be
deprived from my daughter this early in the game.’
I
noticed Kyle starting to walk away. I slowly started to get up. I was up on one
knee and pulled the knives out of my body. I stood up with knives in hand and
looked at Kyle. Kyle turned around and looked back at me. He was about 10 yards
away from me. I smiled and threw both knives at him, one landing in each thigh.
He fell to his knees in pain. Sydney
“Let
me show you a real knife.” I told him.
I
took my sword and stabbed him in the chest. In one quick motion, I pulled my
sword out his body and cut off his head. I then bowed to my fallen foe as he
fell to the ground. I turned around and looked at Monique whom was just
arriving. She covered her hands as she saw her lover on the ground, headless.
“Why
did you kill him?” She asked. “Why do you always have to end things that way?”
“Monique,
you of all people know how I operate. Fact of the matter is, I should have
killed him a long time ago.” I started walking towards her, sword still in
hand, dripping with blood. “You are by far on my shit list, so you should be
glad that you’re even still alive right now.”
“Please,
Kenny, don’t kill me.” She cried.
“What’s
your life worth to you?”
“I’ll
do anything.” She fell to her knees. “Anything you want, just spare me.”
“Leave
the state. I don’t want to hear, see, or smell you in Ohio Sydney Sydney Sydney
“Thanks
Candace.” Sydney
“Don’t
mention it.” She replied.
“Thank
you, Sydney
“Anytime.”
We
smiled at each other. Tierra ran to me, happy as I’ve ever seen her. I picked
her up and gave her a big hug. I looked at Will as he hugged Karla. Kendal then
ran up to me. I picked him up too and didn’t want to let neither one go.
“I’m
so sorry y’all had to be involved.” I said to them.
“Come
on,” Sydney
“Good
idea.” I agreed. I put the kids down and took their hands. I looked at Will.
“Aye, B, we leavin.” I told him.
“Comin.”
He replied. They caught up with us and we all went back to the hospital, ending
a three month long confrontation.
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