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Chapter Thirty Two: A Dark Place

DEVANTE POV

K.O. was out on a date with A$AP Rocky, so she asked me to come by and check and see if Kasem was okay. I drove up to the house and all the lights were off. I found it strange because Kasem has told me herself that she's scared of the dark, hence why she sleeps with a night-light on in her room. The door was unlocked too! Kasem knows better than to do this. I went around the back, which was the way K.O. left it two days prior. I went upstairs, and the further up I went, the louder and painful the moans were.

A small flicker of light illuminated the bedroom and as I opened the door, I became horrified by what I saw!

Kasem: H-h-he-he-help me...pleaaaaase....

Me: God in Heaven!

She was stark naked, cold, bloodied, beaten, battered and covered in semen.

I grabbed a blanket from the closet, scooped her up and drove to the hospital. I called K.O. and together we held her hand through the rape kit.

24 HOURS LATER....

Kasem hasn't spoken for the past few hours. Kakuya tried her best to get her talking but she wasn't for it. This is PTSD in the flesh. The doctors determined that she was indeed raped, but with a DNA match, we don't know who her rapist is. I don't need science. I KNOW Trey is behind this. I want K.O. to know it, and she needs to know my suspicions right now. I don't know Kasem all that well, but she's kind of grown on me as a daughter.

Me: K...

Kakuya: Yeah?

Me: You know he did this.

She looked up at me and shook her head in disbelief.

Me: He did this! You know he did!

Kakuya: He's in jail.

Me: He made bail three months ago!

Kakuya: How do you know?

Me: Everyone knows! I was going to call you and tell you a week before your little parlay with Rocky, but....

Kakuya: Why would you keep this a secret from me?

Me: What?

Kakuya: He has to stay away from Jagoo unless I give permission for him to see her! If you had told me sooner, my baby wouldn't be in this position!

Ah, HELLLL NAH! She ain't about to put the blame on me for her daughter getting raped. I was the one who found her. I could have left her there!

Me: Who was the one who took her to the hospital!? ME. Who was the one who called you? ME! I'm not the one who snuck into the house, drug your daughter out the tub and raped her. I didn't beat her ass to a pulp and leave her open and defenseless. You need to be hunting, kicking ass and taking names from your baby daddy. HE did this, NOT ME!!! You haven't changed. Too busy venturing out for dick, getting in your feelings and putting people on the back-burner for what you want. You should be thanking me, better yet, give a fucking medal for this!

I wasn't about to deal with her bullshit. I'm gonna help Kasem since her mama wants to be all in her feelings. Bitch...

Trey better run for cover because I'm gonna fuck his life up when I see him. That's a fact!