For However Long

Chapter 6

*Autumn POV

"What the hell was that!!!" Chris yelled putting me in the car

"That was that Carly bitch that kept fucking with Kadijah at Auditions and while I was dancing with you she bumped me and almost made me fall."

"Ok but you overreacted."

"How tf was I overreacting that bitch disrespected my friend I call a sister and me. I'm not Having it. You know what take me home."

"Autu--"
"I said take Me Home Chris NOW!" I yelled hitting him with my clutch. He walked around to the drivers side of the car and started the engine while mumbling something I couldn't quite hear.

"What was that Chris speak up?"

"It's you damn you basically threw a fit and fought for no damn reason and that girl could really gotten hurt and might not be able to go on Tour."

"Wow seriously Chris if you care about her so fucking much why don't you ask her out next time."

"I don't care about her that way Autumn you know what I meant."

"No I really don't you were out with me and-." My words were cut short by Chris kissing my lips. He kissed me passionately and it felt good. We pulled apart and I blushed.

"I care about YOU Autumn I was just trying to make you see how you can't lash out on everyone but I apologize for yelling."

"I apologize too I still think she needed her ass beat with her..."

"Autumn!" Chris said while chuckling
"Ard just drop me off home."
As he drove me home we were silent the whole ride. I felt good about whatever this relationship between us was. Even though it was undecided It made me feel like someone other than my friend could make me feel like the Queen I am 😘.

Once we pulled up to my condo confusion was all over Chris' face. Wtf was wrong. I saw ambulance and police cars all over my condo. I was scared if Autumn or Hayden had gotten hurt I would never live with myself that I left them for fun while they were struggling for their lives.
"Are you Ms. Pierce" a cop came up to ask me.

"Umm Yes what the hell is going on!!" I yelled making Chris run up to me putting his arm around my shoulder

"Follow me." The cop led Chris an I to  the house and I see Kadijah on the steps. She was beyond shocked....scared even like she had seen something terrifying. She say their mute looking down at the steps. I ran over to her and hugged her and she never once hugged me back.

"Kadijah omg please tell me what happened."
She looked up at me and back down.
"Kadijah Amari Pope what the hell happened." I noticed I was crying. I was hurt to see her like this I turned around crying into Chris' chest

"Baby she'll be alright she just needs time to come around." Chris said kissing my forehead sending chills through my spine.

"Ok" I replied
"Call me in the morning tell me how she's doing." He waved to Kadijah who just looked. He hugged me once again an went back to his car.

Since Kadijah wasn't bugging I had to ask the officer.
"Um officers what happened."

A female cop stepped up to me walking me to the side.
"She's okay but your friends father tried to rape her. He also knocked out her brother. He's unconscious but he'll pull through he doesn't need to go to hospital but our Ambulance crew gave him a shot that should help his pain from his bruises."

When the officer lady told me that I instantly grew pissed. I was sick and tired of her father. He was never Mr. Pope to me he didn't act like a man therefore he didn't deserve the title Mr. Pope. His name was Trent which was his 1st name. That's fucking sick raping your own damn blood, your mf seed for crying out loud. He was bout to take his own daughters innocence. The only thing she feels she owns was almost taken. If I ever see him again I'm whooping his ass. My friend had cried over him. Thinking no one loves her. She scared to love anybody but Hayden and Me.
It's scared because now she'll never learn to love. Her "father" was supposed to help her and be there for her but instead he was the opposite. After the police left I saw Kadijah sleep on the stairs so I woke her up even though she was half sleep and carried her to her room and laid her down pulling the blankets over and walking out closing the door behind me. Once I closed the door I began to slide down the door crouching to the floor an started to silently cry.
"God please help Kadijah it's really hurting to see her this way." My lip quivered. "She doesn't deserve this at only 20 years old just pleeeeassse reign down your almighty strength to help her survive Amen." I got up walked downstairs and got Hayden putting him in the room with Kadijah. I kissed his forehead and walked out to My room stumbling a little and flopped on my bed falling asleep.
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*Next Morning
(November 25,2015)
Kadijah POV

I woke up with tears rolling down my eyes. Last night I dreamed about my dad coming over again. This time he had actually raped me I was screaming but no one would help. I sighed with relief it was only a dream. I looked over at Hayden to see he was fine fast asleep with a light purple bruise on his forehead. I smiled lightly to see him okay.
I then got up out the bed and headed downstairs to see Autumn cooking pancakes.
"Good Morning Dijah"
I still wasn't talking to anyone I still felt embarrassed and ashamed of what happened. As usually I felt worthless, ugly and I felt like a hoe😓. I just waved at her and went to sit down. I saw her frown and continue to cool while it was silent until Autumn started a conversation.

"Hay umm yea the postponed the plane flight so we won't be leaving till the 27th in 2 days." She said
I nodded In agreement and walked off to the couch I didn't feel motivated to do the tour anymore after what happened. But, I knew I couldn't back out now so had to toughen up but at the same time I was hard. The little confidence I had last night was struck like lightning.
Once I walked over to the couch I saw my phone on the table checking and seeing that it was 7:00 am. I had 3 messages from Bryson and 1 from my Dad😩. I grew scared and I think Autumn noticed cause she looked over. I just stared at my phone scared to look. When I looked back up Autumn was standing over and grabbed my phone and unlocked it. I guess she knew my password somehow😕. She checked my messages and saw Dad reading it was anger and disgust. She threw the phone on the sofa walking upstairs. I looked at the phone and my heart dropped

iMessage

Dad😓: Hi Kadijah you will be mines and no niggas can have you but me. See you soon baby

I didn't even know what to do after that I didn't even know how to feel Sad scared angry or all of the above. I just walked up stairs to check on Hayden and to my surprise he was already up in the bathroom.
"Hay buddy" I know I said I don't want to talk to anyone but I have to talk to him. He's young and if I ignored him he wouldn't understand and think I don't love him.

"Hi Dijah." He managed to say while brushing his teeth. After he brushed his teeth I hugged him. It took guts to say what he did to our dad at such a young age. He was only 6 but seen so much. I didn't want him to grow up like me with his Childhood taken and grow up living in fear like I currently was.
While holding him in my embrace I whispered Thank you in his ear making him smile.
"It's okay Sisteerrr he was trying to hit you and I didn't want you to get h-hurt." His lip started quivering and a tear fell out his eye. I wiped it off and kissed his forehead.

"don't cry Hayden you my Lil man it's okay were fine now."
He chuckled lightly and I tickle him making him laugh it put smile on my face. After out quick play fight we it ready for school and work. When we came downstairs to eat I didn't see Autumn there as I walked over to the table I saw a note.

Dijah, I have left to the store I'll be back to come pick you and Hayden for work and school. Breakfast as you notice is finished
Enjoy
Autumn!

After reading the note Hayden and I sat down for breakfast as I let Hayden play a game on phone. Suddenly he gave it back to me which was strange because Hayden never gave up game time.

"Somebody is Video chattin you"
I looked at the phone realizing it was Bryson I declined it. Like I said I wasn't in a mood of talking to anyone except Hayden. Call me petty but, I was beyond ashamed of myself.

At around 8:30 Autumn pulled up and honked the horn. I grabbed Hayden's backpack as he was turning off Spongebob on the TV.

"Here buddy." I handed him him his backpack
"Thanks Dijah and when we get home today can I buy a new game to bring to Aunt Lisa's house for when you leave." He said while pouting.

He knew what he was doing because he knew I couldn't resist that face.
"Sure."

"Yay thank you sis."
We both laughed and walked out to the car. Autumn was on her phone texting someone probably Chris. After we got settled Autumn plugged in her phone and played her music and drove off. Right Hand by Drake was the jest song to play.

Once we reached the school and dropped off Hayden at the school I couldn't shake off he feeling I was being watched. I looked around seeing no one so I scratched it off and got back in car as I let Autumn drive to the dance studio.