Fatima didn't hear from Zachary until 4am when he called her to let him in the room. He didn't want to wake Karter up knocking on the door. He didn't know but she had been crying and praying since she put Karter down.
After he closed the door she hugged him so tight. She locked her arms around his neck and jumped up until she was secure in his good arm.
She was crying so hard. He just held her until she calmed down. He sat them down in the chair, and she went to start his shower. When she saw his blood soaked through his bandages she started to get upset with him for leaving the hospital, but now wasn't the time. She could tell he had a long night. She opted to just listen.
Fatima walked over to the chair taking off his shirt and undershirt. First, she changed his bandages, and then she stood him up and unbuttoned his pants. She watched as they hit the floor. The weight of the day fell as well.
Fatima: Baby, did yall find him?
Zachary: Not yet.
Fatima didn't say anything. She told him to get in the shower while she took clothes she packed for him out of the suitcase. She then went into the bathroom and washed him up. She made sure not to get his bandages wet and checked to make sure he hadn't messed them up since checking himself out.
She dried him off and he got himself dressed because Karter woke up and she had to breast feed him. Zachary laid next to her looking up watching her show so much strength knowing she had some shit to get off her chest. She could feel him staring at her while she was burping Karter.
Fatima: Baby, I'm scared.
Zachary: I know, I'll be fine.
Fatima: Zachary, you're acting like you wasn't shot last night, and I already know you just came to shower and leave, didn't you?
Zachary: I'm not acting like I wasn't shot. I'm acting like once we find Cane everything will calm down.
Fatima: Will it? I see how much pain you're in. You made it worse checking yourself out of the hospital. Cane is with his mother, and I believe she will protect him with her life. Answer me, please.
Zachary: I came to check on yall, shower, nap, and eat before we head back out. You know without me with him Niko gone for himself killed off anger alone. He was out of control tonight but we gone find out who has them and bring nephew home. I promise everything will be fine.
Fatima: What happened tonight?
Zachary: Bro has no chill, wasn't thinking straight at all. First stop was Tracy's parents house, we knew once we got there she wasn't there and hadn't been there but that didn't stop Niko from still kicking the front door off the hinges and pistol whipping her dad. Her mom was screaming and all I could do want point my pistol at her face and tell her to shut the fuck up.
Fatima: ZACHARYYY!
Zachary: What, you said yourself I just caught two bullets, all I can do is shoot to kill and pray I kill a nigga before he kills me.
Fatima: Don't talk like that, that's the shit that scares me babe.
Zachary: I'm sorry, hand him here.
Fatima: I got him, go to sleep.
Zachary: Here you lay down, let me put him back to sleep. You're tired and over stimulated.
Fatima: You're right but can you hold him properly with one arm?
Zachary: I got it babe.
She hesitantly hands Karter to his dad but instead of laying down as instructed she took the free moment to grab herself a quick shower.
