They Took Him

Chapter 15: Generosity

I was at Brandon's house one night discussing some things about a lead on Michael Fimmer when every thing spilled over.

"What do you think I should do about La'Tisha and her mother", I asked him suddenly.

"What do you want to do", he asked.

"I want to let her go. I feel like maybe she has suffered enough. Maybe we've all suffered enough", I stood pacing. "I don't want to lose anymore people close to me", I told him and before I knew it, tears were streaming my face. I put my head down because I hated for anyone to see me cry. It seemed like all those tears I had never cried and all that pain I never got to feel and grieve were reaching the surface. I couldn't control it any longer than I already had; I cried like a baby.

He got up and walked towards me slowly, like he was afraid to get too close. Before I knew it, he was holding me tightly like his life depended on my comfort. I raised my head from his shoulder to look into his eyes. They were filled with nothing but sincerity and right then I wanted him. I wanted all of him so I kissed him like his lips could fix all my heartbreak. At first he didn't respond, but then he was kissing me back like he needed me. He was kissing me like he wanted to help fix my broken heart. He was filling the void in my heart,that I'd felt a long time, with passion. He picked me up and wrapped my legs around his waist and put my back up against the wall. His strength became my strength as he kissed my worries away.

Suddenly he stopped and it scared me. "Are you sure you want to do this", he asked me.

"Yes, I'm sure", I told him before I took his shirt off. He kissed me all the way to his bed and for the first time since my dad had died, all my problems went away. It didn't feel the way it felt with Terrence; he took his time and he made sure I was okay. He kissed all my worries away and when we were finished, we slept blissfully.

The next morning, I made up my mind that I would let La'Tisha go. Me and Brandon made plans to get them out of the warehouse that afternoon and life felt like it was finally feeding me some happiness.

After we let La'Tisha and her mother go, she laid on the low a long time and Brandon, Joshua, and me were happy. In fact, we had even gotten a lot closer to Michael Fimmer; his life would soon be coming to an end. My brother was about to enter high school and I was about to graduate until things took a turn..

I regretted letting La'Tisha go from that moment on. My generosity got brother killed and I would never forgive myself...