Not Your Typical Family

20

Afrika twirled around with Keegan in her arms as he laughed loudly . Moesha sat, watching tv with baby Morgan and things seemed fine. But on the other side of the bedroom doors at Ashton and Stacy, tied up against the wall.

Stacy looked over at Ashton, tears running down her face as she watched the blood spill from the gunshot wound to his stomach. His breathing was heavy but he wasn't tied up like Stacy.

"Ashton, please. You have to untie me so I can stop the bleeding" she pleaded. With no Energy to barley move, he didn't know how he'd untie her but he tried.

His fingers fumbled with the rope as he tried to focus in and untie them from her wrists. Almost 10 minutes went by before the rope was loose enough for Stacy to remove it on her own and immediately, she grabbed the sheet and pressed it against his wound making him hiss loudly.

"Shhh, here" she put his hands over the blanket "Hold this here and I'm gonna try to find something to take Afrika out with"

"No, don't leave me here" he spoke .

"I have to. She has the kids"

As much as Ashton didn't want to be alone in that moment, he nodded and watched as Stacy rushed off towards the bathroom.

Kacy held Karma from behind and kissed her neck. She turned around in is arms and kissed his lips. Before she could speak, he did for her.

"I love ya too, baby"

The plane landed awhile ago and everyone was suited up and ready to go. Stepping off the plane, loud scream could be heard from inside the main hut where Kacy and Karma stayed in along with children's screams.

Everyone rushed in the hut to find Afrika holding Ashton at gun point and Keegan still in her arms.

Moesha and baby Morgan were backed up into a corner with Stacy.

"Oh look who showed up" Afrika laughed "Y'all came just in time"

"Afrika, please just put Keegan down" Ashton mumbled out in pain. She pushed the gun deeper into his head to shut him up and he sighed "Whatever you're feeling is between me and you"

"And them, cause they killed Jose" she said, matter of fact "And little Keegan here, who knows? Maybe he can be our little wager"

"For what ?"

"I want Kacy, to come with me" she smiled, looking his way.

"Me? Fa' what?"

"Don't question me, now come on or your son and father in law will suffer the consequences"

Kacy raised his gun be slowly lowered it as Dion aimed best he could and fired off a single shot , missing. Afrika dodged the shot and laughed loudly "So that's what game we playing now?"

..........

3 years later

The light rain fell down on Karma as she sat in front of the headstone that read her fathers name in bold letters. She ran her fingers across the print , feeling tears rush down her face.

It's been three years since Afrika had shot him at point blank range and she still couldn't get over the fact that he was gone. She stood up and kissed the top of his headstone before walking to her car and going to pick up Moesha from her middle school.

She entered the car with a huge smile on her face and a hand full of Valentine cards "Whoa, who those from?" Karma asked.

"My secret admirer"

"Being in 8th grade is bringing along all the boys, huh?"

Moesha laughed "Not even. I'm not worried about him or any other boy right now"