ICE (on hold)

Chapter 4

For the next couple of weeks Steve tried to change my mind but my mind was set. I thought he had given up until I saw Maurico at the bar Thursday night. I tried to run before he saw me but was too late. He took off after me and just as I reached the private hallway to Steve’s office he caught me.

“No touching the ladies,” Slim said pushing Maurico away from me. Maurico looked as if he was ready to kill Slim but all that was cut off when Slim step in front of me obviously for my protection.

“Don’t ever put your fucking hands on me again,” Maurico snapped back not backing down.

“Or what?” Slim spat.

Before anyone could react Slim’s face hit the floor just as I screamed getting the whole clubs attention. Next thing I know three more bouncers showed up going after Maurico. He laid them all out with ease, but when six came all at once it wasn’t much to take him down. I stood by shaking in horror. Tears ran down my face as I shouted for everyone to stop. Of course no one was listening. When I went to step in arms quickly scooped me up. I didn’t know who it was and I didn’t care. I kicked, screamed and punched at whoever it was. It was until I was dumped on the couch did I notice it had been Jace.

“Shit Ice, you cut me!” he shouted pouting. When he saw me going back for the door he tackled me before I could open it. “Steve is handling it. Calm down everything is going to be ok.”

Jace was holding me down trying to calm me down but he didn’t know I wasn’t there. Yeah I was in that office with him but my mind wasn’t.

I was laying on my room floor in pitch black darkness. I could smell alcohol on his breath but I couldn’t see him. I heard him laugh as I moved around the best I could. A slap to the face left me daze as I tried to focus. “Stop bitch. It’s all your fault!” he shouted at me. He punched me a few times before I heard his pants zipper. “Here I got an early Christmas gift for you. Swallow this!”

“Noo! No daddy I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Please stop. Please daddy,” I begged through the tears. I could hear shouting in the back ground but I couldn’t focus in on it over my yells. I had to get away from my dad and quick.

“Lakita, it’s ok. Shhh baby it’s ok Steve’s here.” At first I couldn’t make out the voice in my head but after hearing it a few times I knew I was in Steve’s safe secure arms. I fought a little more just to be sure till I calm down. Blinking a few times I looked up into Steve’s face. He looked beyond worried and…mad? Who was he mad at? My eyes than landed on Jace who looked sadden by something then my eyes landed on a dark figure in the corner. I could tell from his stance who it was. Then it hit me. They had heard. That’s why everyone wore almost the same look of remorse, guilt, pity and anger.