Should I? [S4S Short Story]

10

Chris

"Mommy wake up, wake up!" Marlee was violently hitting me and I couldn't understand why. "I'm up Marlee, I'm up!" I fluttered my eyes open and noticed Marlee sitting next to me with red puffy eyes.

Reality hit me and I popped out of my sleepy and frustrated state sitting up, "Princess what's wrong?" I picked her up and sat her on my lap staring into her eyes that were full of fear. She just hugged me and sniffled.

I rubbed her hair in a swift motion and rocked lightly, "Baby girl please tell mommy what happened..." I whispered hoping for her to talk to me. "The bad man twied to get you.." She mumbled following a sniffle.

What bad ma-Wait...

My mind only reminisced what happened last night.

I thought I was dead...

I thought they took Marlee...

How am I still here...?

"Tell me what happened.." I said looking at her. She wiped one side of her face as I wiped the other. "The bad man was over you and he said bad words and closed your mouth with a napkin...Mommy you stopped moving and I thought you left me! He no see me and walked out of here and I gwabbed your phone and I call daddy." she hugged me so tight and more tears filled her beautiful chocolate filled eyes.

I shushed her cries and hugged her so tight. "Mommy will never leave you ok princess?" I whispered. She whispered, "Promise Mommy?" She lifted her head of my now damp t-shirt which she used to keep her tears controlled, "I promise love..." I smiled and was met with a smaller version of one.

My door was suddenly busted open and I immediately went into protective mode and put Marlee behind me covering her.

In came Markie and she jumped at seeing me. "Woah woah woah chill! All I got is food!" She held up two bags of MickeyD's.

As much as I wanted to kill her I honestly felt relieved.

"Shit Markie.." I mumbled. Marlee snuck back out and smiled knowing it was just her daddy. She sat next to me Leaning her head against the side of my rib cage. "I'm glad you're woke though, I didn't think you'd be up by now." Markie said walking out the room. I groaned and Got up picking Marlee up in the process and following Markie into the kitchen.

"I went and got breakfast," I placed Marlee in her high-chair and grabbing her plate of pancakes. I cut them into little pieces and putting syrup on them. I sat them down in front of her and poured her a cup of OJ.

I grabbed my pancakes and Markie got her oatmeal and we both sat at the dining table. "So please, Tell me what happened last night." I tapped my fingers in rhythm with the words flowing out of my mouth.

"I got a call from lee and she said you weren't moving and there was a bad guy in the house. It wasn't even 5 minutes before I pulled up and the door was wide open. I ran in and there was a man in black looking at you and Marlee's pictures. Weird shit, but I grabbed one of your vases and hit him over the top of his head. It didn't take him down, so of course, I beat that nigga to death. Ol' boy knocked out cold and I ran to see if you were ok. I called up breezy and them and they came and got him, I laid you in bed and Stayed over to make sure Marlee was ok." She finished off taking a sip of her coffee and looking right down to her food beneath her.