She Saved Him

5.

Asia Clarke

24 Hours Left...

SaMiyah And I Were Sitting At The Table Eating Breakfast And Watching Cartoons Together. I Wanted To Spend All My Time With My Baby Girl Just In Case I Don't Make It Trying To Save Dex. I Sighed As My Mind Then Drifted To Dex. I Hope He Was Okay, But Ain't No Telling What Semaj Was Over There Doing To Him. The Thoughts Sent Chills Up And Down My Spine.

"Asia!" My Mom Yelled, Causing Me To Jump. I Snapped Back Into Reality As I Looked At Her.

"Huh?" I Said.

"Did You Not Hear Me?" She Asked.

"No Mama. What Did You Say?" I Asked.

"I Said I'm About To Go Run Some Errands And Visit Your Sister. Do You Need Anything While I'm Out?" She Asked. I Shook My Head No.

"Ohh Granny Can I Come? I Wanna See Auntie Indy! Pleaseeeee!" SaMiyah Said. Please Say Yes! Please Say Yes!

"Yeah You Can Go Baby. Tell Ya Mama To Get You Dressed And Do Something To Your Hair." She Said.

"Okay! Come On Mommy! You Gotta Get Me Dressed And Do My Hair." She Said. I Nodded As I Picked Her Up And Placed Her On My Hip.

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Thirty Minutes Later, I Kissed SaMiyah Goodbye And Made Sure She Was Secured In Her Car Seat. After They Left, I Went In The House To Take A Shower And Get Ready For The Day. I Had Less Than 24 Hours Before Semaj Killed Dex And I Haven't Even Heard From Dacieon Yet. Hopefully He Called Soon Because I Was Starting To Slowly Lose My Mind.

After My Shower, I Sat On My Bed And Called Semaj. My Stomach Was Doing Flips As The Phone Slowly Started Ringing. I Took A Deep Breath When I Heard Semaj's Deep Voice Answer The Phone.

"Hello." He Said.

"Semaj? I Need To Know Where You Guys Are. Please...Give Me A Hint Or Something." I Begged. I Was Doing What Dacieon Told Me To Do And Acted As If I Needed To Know Where They Were.

"I Told Your Dumb Ass To Come Find Us! I'm Not Telling You Shit!" He Snapped. I Sighed.

"Maj Please! I'm Desperate!" I Said, Rolling My Eyes.

"So You Begging Now?" He Asked, Laughing.

"You Know All About That Don't You?" I Said.

"Hm. Good Luck Finding Us Asia. Dex Will Be Dead By 10pm Tonight." He Said.

"Semaj!" I Whined, But He Had Already Hung Up In My Face. Ugh! So Much For Trying To Play It Off. I Sighed As I Sat My Phone Down On The Counter And Put My Hands Over My Face. If I Knew Then What I Knew Now, I Swear To God That I Wouldn't Have Gave Semaj The Time Of Day! I Wouldn't Of Even Went To The Damn Store For My Mom! I Would've Sent India Or Told My Mom To Go Herself. Ugh! But Then Again...If I Wouldn't Have Met Semaj Then I Wouldn't Have My Beautiful Daughter, Nor Would I Have Met Dex. I Probably Would've Been At A University Or Something, With A Normal Job, Instead Of Shaking My Ass For Tips. My Thoughts Were Quickly Interrupted When My Phone Started Ringing. It Was From An Unknown Number And I Answered.

"Hello?" I Said. Silence.

"Hello?" I Said Again. CLICK! The Call Ended. Who The Hell Was That? I Started Getting A Cold, Eerie Feeling As I Ran My Hands Up And Down My Arms. My Mom's House Was Way Too Quiet And I Was Ready To Get Away From Here. As I Was About To Stand Up, My Phone Started Ringing Again. I Nearly Jumped Out Of My Skin As I Grabbed The Phone And Quickly Answered It.

"Who Ever This Is You Better Stop Calling Me!" I Snapped.

"Damn Aight Then. I Guess You're On Your Own Then." I Heard Dacieon Say. I Huffed As I Sat Back Down.

"Sorry. I Thought You Were Someone Else." I Said.

"I Can See That. Aye Ma...If You Can't Do This Then Let Me Know Because Regardless If You There Or Not We Getting My Boy Back." He Said.

"No I'm Good. I Can Do This." I Said.

"You Sure?" He Said.

"Yes I'm Sure!" I Snapped. I Was Sick Of All These Dumb Ass Questions!

"Chill Out Man. Ima Call You Back In A Few Hours And Check Up On You." He Said.

"A Few Hours? Why Can't We Go Get Him Now? He Said He Was Going To Kill Dex Tonight! We Don't Have Any Time!" I Said.

"Look...I Been Doing This Shit Since I Was Younger. Trust Me...I Got This And I Got Y'all. Dex Is Gon Be Okay." He Said. I Sighed Loudly.

"I Hope You're Right." I Said.

"I Am. Now Go Take A Nap Or Something. I'll Call You Later." He Said, Hanging Up. I Poked Out My Bottom Lip As I Got Up From The Counter And Went To Lay On The Couch. I Really Wanted To Hear Dex's Voice, But I Knew Semaj Wouldn't Let That Happen. I Guess I'm Just Going To Have To Wait It Out And Hopefully Get My Man Back In One Piece.