Behind The Gun

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Deja pov
December 23rd (same day)
8:20pm
Josiah's house📍

I knock on the door i was dreading to knock on for the past couple days, my heart is pounding and i feel like i gotta throw up.

The door swings open and i see a women, a women i recognized but couldn't put my finger on who she was.

she furrow her eyesbrows, "Deja?" She says.

"..uh, yes." I say confused.

She immediately smiles. "oh im sorry, im Mrs. Smith, Josiah's Mother" She hugs me.

"its a pleasure to finally meet you, you make my son the happiest & as his mother im so grateful for you" She says.

I give her a slight awkward smile, i wasn't expecting to meet his mother like this.

"Ma who is it?" I hear Josiah say from inside the house, couple seconds later he's walking to the door.

When he seen me, he didn't give any type of reaction he just stared at me.

"i thought you said she was on a trip?" His mother laughs slapping his chest.

He scratches his neck. "yea she was"

I guess his mother felt the tension between us cause she looked like she was uncomfortable.

"ok well..im going to let yall talk. it was nice meeting you dear" She smiles at me and i smile back .

"you too"

When she walked away Josiah immediately grabbed my arm and pulled me into his room, closing the door behind us.

"why the fuck you been ignoring my calls huh!?" He says.

"no! you don't get to come at me like that when we have a bigger issue!!" I yell.

"and what is that!?" He tilts his head.

"you- you killed Brayton" I whispered as if someone could hear us.

"i ain't do shit" he simply says.

I grip my hair in anger and groan loudly. "JUST TELL ME THE TRUTH FOR FUCKIN ONCE JOSIAH!!" I scream.

"i am" He says with a straight face.

I chuckle in disbelief. "you don't even care how this affects US! OUR relationship!" I shake my head.

"this doesn't affect shit! unless you let it!" He growls.

"MY PARENT KNOWS JOSIAH!! THEY KNOW ABOUT YOU BEATING HIM HALF TO DEATH, AND YOU BEING APART OF THE MAFIA!?" I yell in his face.

I see his whole face turn white when i said sum about the Mafia.

"you been lyin to me this whole time" My voice cracks while tears went down my face.

"Mamas" He tries to grab my waist but i push him away.

"i don't know who you are..." I say walking towards the door.

As i opened it he slams the door back making me jump.

"you not leavin." he sternly says.

"Josiah we're done! Im done!" I push him repeatedly.

He grabs my wrist, pushing to the wall. "i can't let you leave Deja" He says while our forehead was together.

"please Josiah" I whisper.

"please just tell me you killed him" I beg.

"i didn't kill him" He says.

I start bawling my eyes and fall to the floor. "you ruined everything! how am i ever supposed to trust you again?!! my parents will never forgive me if i stay with you!! I cant do this!!" I say between sobs.