Someone Like You

Chapter 34

Zeniyah

"My beautiful Zeniyah, when I'm done fucking you, you won't be able to do anything but wait on my dick"

I squirm around, tears running down my face and I rub my wrists together trying to free myself. 

"Baby I suggest you stop moving or Zebadiyah is going to get ittt," he sings in my ears while licking the side of my face

"You taste divine babygirl," he says. He removed the gag from my mouth, right as I'm about to scream he puts the gun to my head, 

"Tell me love what do you and your twin's name mean," he asks

"Z-zeniyah means beau-tiful. Zeb-zebadiyah means Allah's gift," I stutter out with fear shining in my eyes.

"Hmmm beautiful and a gift," he says with a blank look in his eyes

"Well I don't think I want this gift," he says before turning to face my barely conscious brother at the other side of the room and shooting him twice in the head. 

"AHHHHH," I yell in agony jumping up from sleep. I realize it's just a dream. Sweat drenches my body and I begin to sob from the memory. 

"What the fuck is go-" I hear someone say and I look up to see Giovanni with a gun in his hand. 

"Baby what the fuck happened I heard you scream," he says pulling me into his arms as I continue sobbing hysterically. 

"No, no, no, no," I keep saying as I rock back and forth shaking. 

"Niyah baby talk to me what is it," he says but I can't form words, this is the first time in so long since I had one of those dreams. It felt so real, I was there all over again. 

Giovanni sighs and continues to hold me, I don't remember when I fell asleep but when I woke up again it was 11 am and I was in what I'm assuming is Giovanni's room. I lay there for a minute praying for our health tonight, for my brother, for everything I had left behind while running from my past, and for God to forgive me for my past and future mistakes.

I climb out of bed heading to the bathroom, showering, and changing into a Nike tracksuit. I put my hair in cornrows since I'll be wearing a wig later tonight, and head downstairs. I walk past the living room seeing tons of guns, maps, and knives all over the table. I enter the kitchen finding Alex, Sandro, and Tony in there. 

They all look at me with worried looks on their faces as I enter. I ignore them reaching into the pantry and grabbing a granola bar. 

"So are we leaving, I was told we had to buy a dress for tonight," I say looking at them. 

"Yeah...um are you alright, like are you sure you can go shopping right now?" Alex asks making Sandro and Tony nod in agreement. 

"Have you never had a nightmare?" I asked rolling my eyes and walking past them. 

"Ok let's go," Alex says to me after a while and we put on our shoes before heading out the door. We climb in Tony's car and she begins driving, 

"I'm sorry for walking off like that last night, I hope that didn't trigger your nightmare," she says making me raise my eyebrow

"Why would that have triggered my nightmare?" I ask

"Stress triggers nightmares sometimes you know," she says making me nod. 

"It's alright, I overstepped," I say looking out the window.

"Giovanni's worried about you," she says