Birthday girl.

Hornless Devil.

The night was going well, just as Jerome planned for it to be. The two laughed and enjoyed each others company. The sun was setting hiding behind the medium sized homes in the area. Jerome and Juara started to walk back towards Jeromes' apartment complex. " so do you want to make some extra money" Jerome asked. Juara nodded and responded saying " yea".

"well imma send the address to your phone and you meet me there tomorrow at 12 iight"

"okay.." juara then walked over to her truck as they started to approach Jeromes' building. " see you tomorrow" . Juara unlocked her truck then climbed in. Starting her vehicle she then looked out her window and waved goodbye to Jerome before pulling away from the curb. Jerome snickered and walked into his building.

***Later that day 8 p.m***

Juara was in her living room which had beige colored walls , a carpet that was the purest of white, there was a teal luxury couch and chair set accompanied by white pillows that perfectly matched the rug. In the center of the room there was an oval shaped glass coffee table that had a small Bouquet of white lily flowers. Across from the couch was an 42 in. tv mounted on the wall in the middle of two portraits of Juara and her family. Juara rested with her head against the arm of the couch and her back pressed against the back of the couch. She was quietly enjoying a movie that was currently playing on BET. Juaras' eyes started to get heavy, as soon as her eyes closed her phone which was on the coffee table buzzed creating a loud vibrating sound. Juara lifted her head from the couch and glanced at her phone and saw it was the address that Jerome said he would send.

*** The next morning***
Juaras POV

I woke up with a slight crook in my neck and an aching back. I could tell from the large amount of light peeking around the corner from the hallway and into my living room that it was no later than 10 a.m. I sat up and slowly lifted myself from the couch. A sharp pain shot up my lower back as i began to walk to my bedroom.When i got to my bedroom i pushed up against the door causing it to slowly swing open. The sun shone brightly through my window causing me to instinctively cover my eyes to prevent them from burning. I made my way over to my bathroom adjacent to my room and cut on the light, i then pulled my hand away from my eyes and started to blink a little waiting for my eyes to adjust. After about 5 minutes of prepping myself i got into the shower. The warm water helped calm my nerves relieving my slight back pains. Time seemed to go by fast while i was in the shower because when i got out it was almost 11 o'clock. I quickly dried and put lotion my body. Today i didn't feel the need to get too dressed up so i dressed in a pair of cut up jeans and a grey cropped tank top with a pair of all white classic low top converse. I stood in the mirror and fixed my hair to my liking then started out the door.

About 30 minutes later i parked in front of the address that Jerome sent to me. I honestly thought i was as the wrong place because of my surroundings. As i looked around i noticed an abundance of trash on the ground, big groups of men lingering throughout the streets, and women who looked as though they couldn't care less about their apperance. I checked the address again then stared at the apartment building in front of me, i guess i was indeed in the right place. I got out of my truck and walked into the building and rung the third bell as instructed by the directions that came along with the address. I heard the door that lead to the steps click signaling that it was now unlocked. i opened and walked through the door and almost instantaneously i began to inhale the smell of cigarettes and marijuana. I walked up to the third floor and walked down the hall until I spotted the room number 402. I stepped in front of the door and noticed that the door was already cracked. I reached for the knob and started to push the door open but I though against it and ended up knocking instead.

Jerome came to the door and opened it wide enough for me to walk in. I walked into the apartment and stepped to the side so Jerome could push the door closed. Jerome for some reason didn't seem himself. He had a cold blank expression on his face. I glanced around the room noticing different women of different races, some had an very exotic look to them. They were all dressed in their under garments which I found kind of weird so I had to keep myself from staring. I looked over at Jerome and started to speak up saying "s-"
SMACK!

The back of Jeromes' Hand clashed against the side of my face, leaving me in complete shock as my face started to throb and sting. I felt tears welling up in the corners of my eyes as he roughly pushed me against the wall. A cold chill crept down my body as he looked me in my eyes with his jaw clenched. I wanted to reach up and hold my face because the pain was starting to get unbearable but I thought against it fearing that Jerome would hit me again. I was so confused on what was happening he seemed so nice only a day before. How could someone turn so cold?

I felt tears beginning to slide down my cheeks as I felt jeromes cold hand wrap around my neck. He tightened his grip on my neck making it difficult for me to breathe. He huffed through his clenched teeth and said " you're mines now bitch and don't even think you about to escape this. I will find you, kill you and take your body to the Morgue personally, you should've listened to Ya lil' friend" in a sinister tone.
He let go of my neck and shoved me to the ground and I quickly began to gasp for air while hysterically crying. I wiped my eyes and could only think about how I could be so foolish.