Consequences

7

Taraji woke up to the sound of her phone ringing. She listened to the voicemail after the call ended.
" Taraji, this is Miss Wallace I live across the street from your grandmothers house. I think something may be wrong over there...."
Without even listening to the full message, Taraji's jumped up to call Miss Wallace back.
" hello Ms. Wallace, what's going on?"
She said, clearing her throat.
" Now baby I don't know for sure, but there has been a lot of people in and out of there. I know you're busy with the school and your mother is living there but I wanted to let you know because I figured you didn't know. It's not the right kind of people either."
Miss Wallace said, with concern in her voice. Taraji immediately felt herself getting angry. She always questioned why her grandmother would leave the house to her mother. Taraji's mother had been a junkie her entire life, but after the death of Honey, she thought that Hazel had finally gotten her life right.
She attended rehab just like mama said she would have to to live in the house. Taraji hoped that she didn't go back to drugs, but she knew that was probably the case.
" thank you, Miss Wallace, I will be over there soon."
Taraji's jumped up and put on her clothes. She walked into McKenna's room to find her in bed with Mahogany.
" Kenna, somethings up at Honey's house."
Taraji's said as McKenna woke up.
" give me 10 minutes."
McKenna jumped up out of bed and started to get dressed. Taraji called Zaria and told her to meet her at Honey's house.
" do you need me to leave?"
Mahogany asked and she watched McKenna hurry to get dressed. McKenna looked up, forgetting that Mahogany was at the house.
" yeah, I'll call you later all right."
Mahogany took the cue immediately got dressed to leave.

As they arrived to the house, they noticed the grass obviously had not been cut in months. There were beer bottles in litter all around the yard. Taraji's blood was boiling. McKenna and Zaria noticed her intensity growing.
" Taraji please calm...."
Before Zaria could finish, Taraji's charged into the house. McKenna ran in after her while Zaria called the police.
" Hazel!!!"
Taraji yelled out.
" Hazel where the fuck are you!?"
Taraji's looked around the house. It was filthy. There was trash all over the ground. She noticed most of Honey's furniture was missing, including her trophy case. In all of her trophies, she earned over the years.
Zaria walked into the house and gasped. She looked around the destroyed place as tears began to form in her eyes. Suddenly they heard a noise from the back. Taraji looked at McKenna. They both ran to the back of the house. They noticed the door to honeys room was cracked. Taraji open the door to see Hazel having sex with a man. There was another man on the floor shooting smack into his arm.
" who is that?"
The man said as Hazel Road on top of him obviously so high she didn't hear anyone come into the room. Hazel turned around to see Taraji standing there. Her eyes widened.
" Taraji!"
Before she could finish, Taraji lunged at her. She started to tide in her arm around her mothers throat.
" how could you! How could you!"
She repeated as she watch the life start to drain from Hazel's sunken face. McKenna ran to grab Taraji's and struggled to get her friends arm loose from her mothers neck.
" no T, this isn't the way!"
McKenna yelled as she pulled Taraji off of Hazel who was trying to catch her breath. Taraji was breathing hard. She looked at Hazel crying on the floor. Taraji stood up and walked toward Hazel, who began to plead with Taraji.
" Taraji, please baby I am sorry."
She cried. Taraji continue to stare at her mother. Zaria walked in to see the display.
" Taraji, the police are here."
She said. She had never seen Taraji so angry.
" don't ever come around this house or come around me again. You're dead to me."
Taraji's left the room to the sound of hazels cries. Zaria and McKenna watched as the police play Hazel and the other man in the squad car. Zaria heard her phone ring. She realized the ring was Fantasia.
" um, Tasia, can I call you back?"
Zaria said keeping a close eye on Taraji.
" sure. Well, I had this little spot things set up over here so when you get free come get a massage OK?"
Fantasia replied.
" yeah OK."
Zaria hung up the phone. She looked down at her phone and smiled. Zaria walked over to Taraji's and put her hand on her shoulder.
" sweetie, you need to relax Fantasia has something for you at her house. Go over there and relax OK? Me and McKenna will take care of everything here."
Taraji looked at Zaria. She knew something was up, but she didn't question her. She just wanted to get away from the scene. Taraji hugged Zaria and headed to her car McKenna walked up to Zaria.
" what are you up to?"
She questioned as she looked at Zaria. She also knew she was up to something.
" I am just giving Taraji what she needs right now."
She picked up her phone and called Fantasia back.
" Tasia, I can't make it, but Taraji is headed over there. She has had a very rough day. Please let her have my massage OK."
She hung up the phone before Fantasia could respond.
" what was that all about?"
McKenna asked Zaria who was smiling.
" nothing, Kenna."
She said, and she headed back into the house. McKenna grabbed her arm.
" Zaria you got one second to tell me."
" I just wanted Taraji to relax. And there is only one person who can help her with that."
Zaria looked at McKenna. McKenna smiled, realizing what Zaria did. They both laughed as they headed into the house to clean up.