The Split

Chapter 22. In Danger

March 16th 2023

Riah POV

I know noticed that Tommie came in late last night. She's still in her same clothes. I'm off today so I wanted to go shopping today or probably look around. I got up to shower then was finally finished 20 minutes later. I put on my plush robe and my slippers to go downstairs. To my surprise Rachel was already woke feeding my niece.

"Good morning you guys." I walked in the kitchen to make me some coffee in my kerger machine.

"Good morning Tee tee Riah."

"Y'all got plans today Rach?"

"Nooo Riah, Tay chilling with her friends today so me and Reign ain't got nothing else to do."

"Well y'all can go shopping with me.? I'll ask Jessica when she comes downstairs. In the meantime I'll FaceTime Ryan to ask him too.

"Hello good morning babes."

"Hey good morning Ryan, what are you doing today?"

"Nothing girl, I was supposed to do something with Diego but he had something really important to do."

"Well go shopping with me and the girls today." I turned the camera to Rachel when she came out the room from laying down Reign.

"Omg hey mutha good morning."

"Hey, Good morning Ryan."

"Of course I'll go Riah honey the triple R's."

"Don't forget my baby and Jessica." Jessica was coming down the stairs.

"Good morning y'all and what about me?" Jessica came into the kitchen next to me and Rach came to sit down at the bar.

"I wanna go shopping best with all of y'all."

"That sounds like a relaxing day retail therapy session!!" Jessica shouted happily clapping her hands.

"Hey Jessica babes good morning." Ryan shouted through the phone.

"Hey Ryan babes good morning."

"So it's settled,Ryan meet us at the mall." I hung up the phone.

"I got something to tell you 2." Rach said to me and Jessica.

"Go ahead Rach." I said to her.

"So why Tommie and Que came in late last night hugging me and Reign saying that they loved us and don't hesitate to ask them for anything."

"Well Rach they are human plus I think Reign brings the feminine part outta them. Especially Tommie." I told her.

"Naw Riah, Que ass too. Especially when I cried to her about James ass." Jessica added.

"I didn't think nothing of it, I just thought it was strange and random. Do y'all think I should let James see reign?"

"Well eventually but not now." I told her.

"If you ask me hell naw Rach, I've been done with his sorry ass." Jessica said. We all just laughed at her.

We all got ready and got into the truck leaving the house. We met up with Ryan at the mall. Going into different stores getting stuff. I got something for me and Tommie. Jessica was peeping the two guys following us. Rachel and Ryan were ahead of us talking and pushing the stroller. I turned around then the guys dipped off into a storefront. I was getting annoyed because why they following us.

"Y'all let's go before I lose my patience." I said with an attitude.

"What's wrong with you Riah?" Ryan and Rachel asked me in unison.

"It's some niggas that been following us, since we been here." Jessica said to them. We walked back to the truck. I hopped in the front seat and so did Jessica.

"Look out Riah!" Ryan yelled at me when I close my driver's door then this guy came up to shatter my truck window. I ducked as if I was scared but I grabbed the gun I was holding for Tommie and shot him. Then this other guy grabbed Jessica out her seat she kicking and screaming. Then Rachel got snatched from behind as well. She Screamed because they took her Reign too. I tried to drive away but two cars pulled up in front of me and started shooting. I got down up underneath the steering wheel. Some guys was yelling get out the truck and drop your weapon. I didn't listen and tried to shoot them back but my clip was empty. This big dude came up to my door pulling me out. I was kicking and trying to get loose and manage to kick him in the balls then he dropped me. "Diego knock her ass out." I heard a guy say then my vision went unclear because he hit me with the gun.

Ryan POV

These black vans pull away with my gurls. (Wdf!). I didn't know what to do but go try to find Tommie. Nobody was answering the door when I pulled up to Riah house. I was banging at the door and ringing the doorbell like I was crazy. I set on the steps when my knocking was unheard. I cried when Tommie corvette pulled up and she n her friend got out laughing and playing around walking to the front door.

"Ryan if you looking for Riah she's not here."

"They took them Tommie." I looked up at her crying.

"Awww hell naw what you mean Ryan!"

"Big bro open the door so he can tell us inside don't need no nosy neighbors." Tommie opened the door and closed it behind her.

"What the fuck happened Ryan?"

"Tell us everything." The tall gurl said.

"Some guys was following us at the mall, Riah and Jessica noticed them. It made Riah mad so she said let's leave y'all and we did. We didn't even make it that far but to the parking lot. These black vans pulled up grabbing Rachel and her baby and then Jessica. They was kicking and screaming but that didn't stop them from getting thrown into the van. I warned Riah to look out but some guy busted her truck window and she ducked from the glass and pulled out a gun shooting them. She was about to pull away but the vans pulled up in front of her truck with guns drowned and told her to get out, but she didn't listen so this big guy pulled her out. She was screaming and kicking trying to get loose and did. For a second until she was pistol whipped by this other guy and thrown into the van unconscious." I had told both of them outta breath. Tommie was pacing back and forth. Her friend was losing her mind calling someone. "Im sorry Tommie it was nothing I could do it was to many of them by time they was on Riah." She didn't say anything to me but ran upstairs.

"You gotta go." The tall girl was pushing me outside and closing the door in my face. I ran away to my car pulling away crying again.