Love and War

Chapter 8- Nightmares

L I S A

I woke up in the middle of the night crying my eyes out. The nightmare that I just endured, brought back too many frightening memories for me.

The drugs, the beatings, the rapings, Big Ro. It brought me back to a place that I told myself I'd never be again.

At rock bottom

Why does everything happen to me? Why? I don't get it...

My life wasn't always this way. Filled with such anger and regret. I used to have it all.. now I have... nothing.

I have to have a meeting with my therapist ASAP.

"I need a drink of water or something.." I got up and exited the guest room that I was staying in at Shayna's house.

I walked down the stairs and heard shuffling and things being moved around.

Shit! Somebody's in here stealing shit! I automatically thought.

I found one of the many hidden guns that Shayna kept around the house and took the safety off before cocking it.

I slowly moved thru the house and towards the area where all of the commotion was taking place.

The kitchen

I moved to the back of the house to cut whoever the people were, off. It was pitch black in the house so it was hard to see.

I moved quickly to get ahead of them.

One person closed the door, what's the other kept walkin into the house.
I had to stop them before they got upstairs. Have to prevent them causing Shayna or the kids any harm.

I crept up behind the male and grabbed him, pushing the gun to his head.

"What the fuck are you doin in here? Stealing huh? Do you know who's house you're in?!"

"Aye mane! What the fuck! Get offa me!" The guy shouted.

"Oh my God! Don't hurt him!" The girl cried out.

These voices sound all too familiar...

I let the guy free and walked over to the light switch turning it on.

"What the fuck?! Passion? Jr? The fuck yall doin sneakin in the house at-"
I looked over at the clock to see what time it was.

"4 in the morning?!"

They both looked at each other then back at me with pleading eyes.

"Pleaseeee don't tell mama Tee Lisa!" Jr begged.

"Yeah please don't. She'll kill us" Passion added in.

"Well yall deserve to be killed. Where the hell are yall coming from?"

"A high school party"

"Really?! Yall are like what? 8?!"

They both smacked their lips and looked at me crazy.

"We're almost 13 Tee Lisa"

"Ok? So you think yall grown?"

"Yea-No-idk..."

I just shook my head.

"I almost killed yall"

"I know. Can we just forget about this? Pleaseeee? "

I sighed.

"Yeah. Go yall asses to bed. And no more sneakin out or that's ya ass"

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"