Deep In My Heart

Chapter Seventeen

Late into the night

Leon Point of view

I stood in the bathroom with the door locked staring at myself in the mirror shirtless. My eyes got a bit watery as I had flashbacks. Then I got angry breathing heavy. Was trying to calm myself down. I need to be level headed tonight for what I'm gonna do.

I run the hot water drench my towel rinse it out and place it on my face. Did it three times than I dried my hands and put my long sleeve shirt on. And walked on out of the bathroom, walked back in my room I have here. I put my shoes on grabbed my keys put it in my pocket and went to my sister's room.

Walked in real quiet, I sat down in the chair next to her bed. Stared at her watching her sleep. I kept staring at the bandage she has tapped off to the side on her chest. I shiver a bit than I kissed her forehead.

"Don't worry he won't get away, I got you bug." I softly said
I stood straight and place my gun inside my pants and walked on out of the room. He will pay for what he did.

Koy's point of view

I opened my eyes as I heard what Lo said. I gently and hurried up out of my bed. I groan a bit as I got up and walked out of my room got to the stairs held onto the railing and walked down the stairs. I hurried a bit without trying to breathe so heavy. I looked up saw Lo finna walk to the door with his keys in his hand.

"Lo." I called out

He stopped and looked at me. I got to the bottom catching my breath.

"Where you going?" I ask

"Nowhere just for a drive." He lied

"Oh, I'll ride with you." I said taking a step.

"Nah, I wanna be alone go back to sleep." He said, he turned and head to the door.

"You don't need a gun to go for a drive." I said
He quickly stopped than laugh a bit as he looked at me.

"What gun, I got nothing on me." He lied.

"I can't let you go, man." I said.

Moms and them woke up they heard me and Lo being a bit loud. They got up to see what's wrong.

"I'm out, yo." Lo said as he faced the door.

"Stop Leon, I swear man I will have you arrested if you walk out that door!" I loudly said

"Fuck is wrong with you huh? you tripping think I'm gonna let him get away." He yell

"I am not letting you go after him by yourself he knows we're looking for you go to him he'll kill you." I said as I took another step.

He shook his head "fuck this, I don't have to listen to you."

"Give me the gun." I demanded he stood there moms and them walked out of the hallway.

"Koy...Leon?" Ma question

Lo kept his eyes on me, ignoring me

"Give me the damn gun!" I yell as I began walking towards him.
He pulled it out and held it up at me, I stopped straighten my posture.

"Leon." Ma said

He pointed at them

"Stay back!"

He moved back some, dad moved the ladies behind him as he held his hand up trying to get his son to calm down.

"Lo, I can't let you do this."

"He has to pay! He has to pay for what he did!"

"Than what huh, I can't lose you we can't lose you." I slowly walk towards him

He raise it at me, I stopped.

"Think about this, you go over there by yourself he will kill you."

"Leon, baby please don't do this." Ma cried

I saw how he's sweating and shaking I began to remember a painting he drew of a boy. I spaced out for a moment than I came back to life as I gasp and looked at him.

"The little boy in the picture."

He stare at me as his eyes widen a bit. I stare at his eyes saw the truth.

"You're the boy in the picture...thats why you always wearing long sleeve shirts."

"Shut up." He said

"You sent me that picture four years ago."

"What picture, Koy what are you talking about?" Mom ask

"The picture I have in studio downstairs he's the boy."
Mom and Simone thought for a moment than gasp as they looked at Lo.

"He hurt you."

"Shut up!"

I began walking towards him

"Please give me the gun, we will get him together I promise you just please."

He moved away from me as he said "no, I won't let you stop me, he has to pay."

Dad quickly got to him and grabbed the gun out of his hand as Lo tried to leave out. I rushed to him, held him he fought with me yelling for me to let him go.

"No, I'm sorry I'm sorry I was suppose to protect you."
Holding onto him fighting through the pain as I took short deep breaths. He broke down sobbing we fell to the floor. I wouldn't let him go.

Dad kneel down, he was grabbed a hold of Lo's shirt breathing heavy and lift it up his mouth fell opened and tears began flowing down his cheeks. Moms and them came around they gasp and covered their mouths as they saw the whip marks on his back.

"He said he'll find and kill you, I couldn't say anything I couldn't lose you again." He cried.
I closed my eyes as I laid my face on his shoulder holding him as I softly cry.

After a short while we gotten Lo into bed, ma was holding onto him hating herself for not seeing this for not knowing. She cried herself to sleep dad sat in the chair in the room watching his baby boy sleep.

I laid in bed Simone holding onto me, we all was hating ourselves for this. I know I was, I promised him I would always protect him keep him safe never leave him.