She Saved Him

3.

Asia Clarke

36 Hours Left...

I Was Sitting In My Car With My Head On The Steering Wheel. I Was Parked Outside Of An Abandoned Restaurant Tryna Get My Mind Right. After Receiving That Phone Call From Semaj, I Knew He Meant Business And I Couldn't Waste Anymore Time.

I Heard A Car Approaching And I Quickly Sat Up As The Headlights From The Car Basically Blinded Me. I Shielded My Eyes And Then They Turned Off. I Took A Deep Breath As I Got Out Of The Car And Walked Over To The Car.

"Asia?" A Deep Voice Said.

"Yeah. It's Dacieon Right?" I Said. He Nodded His Head As I Got Into The Car.

Dacieon ❤

"Shit It's Nice To Finally Meet The Girl That Got That Crazy Ass Nigga Dex's Head Gone! Oh And This Is My Best Friend Desi. Des This Is Dex's Girl, Asia." He Said.

Desi ❤

"Hi." I Said, Shyly.

"What's Up." She Said, Looking Me Up And Down. I Looked Away As Dacieon Snapped His Fingers.

"Aye Man! Eyes Front!" He Said.

"Shut Up!" She Snapped.

"Anyways...Have You Heard From Dex Or That Weak Link Semaj?" He Asked.

"Yeah. Semaj Called Me Like An Hour Ago, But I Still Don't Know Where They Are. He Was About To Kill Dex, But I Stopped Him." I Said. He Snatched My Phone Out Of My Hand And Started Tapping Through It. Now Normally I Would've Snapped On Anybody That Did Some Dumb Shit Like That, But Dacieon Kind Of Scared Me.

"Call Him Back. I'm Finna Track That Nigga Phone So We Can See Where He Is." He Said, Handing Me My Phone Back.

"Okay, But I Don't Know What To Say To Him." I Said.

"Just Hold A Conversation For At Least Sixty Seconds. Admit That You Were Wrong For Whatever You Did And Just Keep That Going." He Said. I Nodded As I Dialed His Number And Put The Call On Speaker.

"Your Ass Better Be Down Here!" Semaj Yelled.

"I-I Am. Why Are You Yelling?" I Asked, Trying To Calm Myself Down.

"Because My Patience Is Running Thin With You And This Dumb Ass Nigga!" He Said. I Wanted To Laugh, But I Didn't.

"Where Is Dex? Is He Okay?" I Asked.

"He's Breathing...For Now Anyways." He Said.

"Where Are Y'all?" I Asked.

"Where Are You?" He Asked.

"I'm...Sitting In The McDonald's Parking Lot." I Lied. Dacieon Nodded His Head As I Took A Deep Breath.

"Well Your Time Is Running Out. You Better Come Find Us!" He Said. And With That...He Hung Up.

"Who Is This Nigga Supposed To Be? The Riddler? Ugh! Wanna Drop Riddles And Shit! I Hate His Stupid Ass!" Desi Said. Her And Dacieon Laughed.

"Right, But I Got Their Location. They're On Westbrook Street." He Said. I Shook My Head And Mumbled Under My Breath. This Nigga had Dex Hostage In His Own Damn House? Why Didn't I Go There In The First Place? Maybe Because My Brain Has Been Working Into Overdrive And I Haven't Been Thinking Straight.

"You Know Where That Is Ma?" Dacieon Asked Me, Snapping Me Out Of My Thoughts.

"Yeah. They're At Dex's House." I Said.

"This Nigga Got Yo Nigga Held Hostage In His Own Damn House? Shit...I Thought I Had Seen It All, But I Was Wrong!" Dacieon Said Laughing. I Cracked A Smile, But I Was Still Trying To Think Of The Next Move.

"So What's The Plan?" Desi Asked. They Both Looked Back At Me And I Just Sat There Stuck.

"I...I Really Don't Know. Semaj Wants Me In Exchange For Dex. He Said He Won't Kill Dex, But He Probably Will Kill Me So I'm Scared. I'm Not Ready To Die." I Said As Some Tears Fell From My Eyes.

"Damn Ma. Chill Out...We Ain't Gon Let Nothing Happen To You." Dacieon Said.

"That Can't Be Promised Though. Who Knows What Semaj Has Planned For Me!" I Said, Wiping My Face.

"Aye Man...Maj Ain't Gon Do Shit. We Gon Help You Get That Nigga Dex Back And Make Sure That Maj Sleeps Forever. Aight?" He Said. I Nodded My Head.

"Well Let's Load Up The Ammo And Go Get Your Man Back!" Desi Said, Pulling Her Gun Out.

"Calm Yo Trigger Happy Ass Down! We Gotta Play This Cool Or Shit Won't Go As Planned. He Gave You 48 Hours Right?" Dacieon Asked Me. I Nodded My Head.

"And How Many Hours Has It Been?" He Asked.

"Like Twelve I Think." I Said.

"Aight Then. We Got A Good 36 Hours To Get A Plan Developed. Now Asia Whenever This Nigga Call You Just Say You Tryna Figure Out Where They Are. Try And Get Hints Or Something So That He Feels Like You're Serious. Ima Load My Crew Up And Have Them Posted Up Around The Area. On That Last Day...With A Few Hours Left On The Clock...Well Burst In And Save Ya Nigga." He Said. I Nodded As I Processed Everything He Said.

"You Got That?" He Asked. I Nodded.

"Good. Now Do You Need A Place To Stay Or Are You Good?" He Asked.

"Um...I'm Good." I Said. I Guess I Can Stay At My Mom's House.

"You Sure? I Can Call My Wife And Ask Her To Get The Guest Bedroom Ready." He Said.

"I'm Sure. I'll Stay With My Mom Or Something." I Said.

"Aight Then. I'll Call You Tomorrow." He Said. I Nodded As I Opened Up The Car Door.

"Thanks Guys. I Really Appreciate All Of Your Help." I Said. I Closed The Door And Headed Back To My Car. Hopefully We'll Get Dex Back Home Safe And Sound...Even If It Means Me Losing My Life.