You Saved Me: An Omeeka Story

Chapter 15

Nicki
"Please. No" I said crying but he lowered the gun to my stomach.
"Not my baby. Please Jamal." I said and he poked my stomach with the barrel of the gun.
"It's not mine is it?" I cried harder, shaking my head no and he put the gun away. He pulled me into a hug and kissed my forehead.
"You know I love you." He said hugging me.
"Answer me. I said do you know I love you." He repeated.
"Yes." I said quietly. He smiled and rubbed my stomach.
"Pack your things and your coming home with me. We'll go to the clinic to terminate the child tomorrow." My mother came out and saw me crying.
"Onika come here." She said and I walked to her.
"Hi, Mrs. Maraj. I'm Onika's fiancé Jamal." He said and I shook my head.
"Get off this property." She said and he laughed pulling out his gun. I stepped back.
"Mom come here." I whispered and she stepped back. I pulled her inside then locked the door and we went upstairs. I couldn't talk because I was crying so hard so my mom spoke for me.
"Meek. Jamal is out side and he has a gun." My mom said and she sat me down on the bed. Meek ran to the closet and got a gun out and cocked it.
"Do not come out this house." He said and I cried on my mothers shoulder. Meek left the house.
"Calm down sweetheart. Everything's going to be alright. Lay down." She said and I did as told. She rubbed my stomach and wiped my tears with her free hand.
"Shhhh. Be strong okay, for the baby. Calm down please." She said continuing to rub my stomach because she knows it calms me down.
Meek came in the room and picked me up.
"Can you check on Papi for me ma?" He asked and she nodded. The police were outside.
"Baby there going to ask questions so wipe your eyes and answer them okay?" He said and I nodded as he put me down.
"Hello Mrs.Williams." The police officer said and I wiped my tears.
"Do you know this man?" He asked and I nodded.
"Yes he's my ex fiancé." I said and he nodded.
"Would you know why he would hold you at gun point?" He asked.
"He tried to take me home with him, basically try and kidnap me." I said and held Meek's hand as I watched the police officer write things down on his notepad
"What is all this over?"  He asked and I felt like crying.
"Because of our relationship problems. He beat me and I left him but he wants me back so he planned to kidnap me." I said and he nodded.
"Okay I suggest that you get her therapy so she's comfortable enough to talk about it when she's in court." Meek nodded.
"Okay thank you for your time." He said leaving and Jamal gave me the coldest look out of the police car window. We walked inside and my mother was sitting on the couch with a look of worry when she saw me walk in.
"Nicki are you okay?" She asked and I didn't answer, instead I went and sat down next to her then laid my head on he shoulder.
"Aw my baby." She said as I started to cry. She rubbed my back and Meek got me a bottle of water.
"I need you to calm down Nicki, okay?" He said and I nodded and my mom rubbed my stomach.
"He's not going to come back." My mom assured me but everything was too much and I started to shake.
"Oh my goodness. Nicki stop shaking." She said but I couldn't and my breathing got harder. She held tight me close to her to prevent me from shaking more. She rubbed my back and kissed my forehead.
"Your okay baby relax. Take deep breaths." She said and I did as told.
"Mommy?" Papi said looking at me with tears coming out of his eyes. Meek ran downstairs and picked him up.
"Is mommy going to be okay?" I heard him ask.
"Yeah, but I need you to get ready for dinner and go upstairs okay?" Meek said and wiped Papi's tears then he ran upstairs. Meek picked me up and took me to our room and shut the door.
"Shhhh." He said laying me on my back he sat beside me and rubbed my stomach.
Meek
"I'm p-putting everyone I-in s-o mu-much danger... I thi-nk it would be better I-f I was dead-" She said crying.
"No baby don't talk like that." I said and she turned over. I sighed and left the room to go talk to her mother.
"Ma let me talk to you real quick." I said because she was in the kitchen taking out some casserole. She turned around and gave me her full attention.
"I was talking to Nicki upstairs, trying to calm her down and she was talking about how we were in danger and how it would be better if she was dead."  I told her and she covered her mouth and silently cried.
"Where did I go wrong? Why is she like this?" She asked and I hugged her.
"It's not your fault okay? I think she's just afraid. But I'll take her back to therapy." I said letting out of the hug.
"She hasn't eaten today so let me fix her a plate. You want one?" She asked and I nodded.
"I'll make my own and Papi's thank you." She nodded and continued to fix Nicki's. When she was done she sat it on the table an do went to get Nicki.
"Come one baby lets get you downstairs so you can eat." I said and she shook her head.
"I'm not hungry." She said above a whisper.
"No, you haven't eaten all day. Your carrying a baby so you need to eat." I said and picked her up taking her downstairs to the table. I sat in the chair with her in my lap.
"Your mom made casserole, I heard its your favorite." I said putting some on the fork and pressing it against her lips. I took some off the fork so there was only a little bit and she ate it, chewing slowly. She was rocking back and forth slightly.
"It's good ain't it?" I said but she stared blankly, at the wall. She tried to get up but I pulled her back down.
"No, your going to sit here and your going to eat." I said and put another scoop to her mouth. She ate it and slowly chewed. I did this for the next forty-five minutes until she was finished. Then I made her take sips of water until she was more than halfway done with the glass.
"You tired baby?" I asked and she nodded and I sighed at the fact she wasn't talking. I picked her up and took her upstairs. I laid her down and left the room for a minute.
"I'm going to say goodnight to her." Her mom said walking to the room but I stopped her quickly.
"She's not talking, don't take it personally because she's not talking to anyone." I said and she sighed and went in. I heard her talking but I still didn't hear Nicki's voice. Carol came out with a sad look in her face.
"It's okay. She'll get better because I just made an appointment for therapy tomorrow." I said and she nodded.
"Thank you. I just want her to be okay." She explained and I rubbed her shoulder.
"She will be. I just have to get her talking first." I said and Carol went to her room. I tucked Papi in then went back to our room.
"Baby you still up?" I asked turning the lights really low then getting in the bed. I rubbed her stomach.
"You didn't sing to the baby tonight?" I asked laughing a bit but she pushed my hand off her stomach slowly and curled up going to sleep.
"I love you." I said and turned over going to sleep.
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