She Saved Him

31.

Asia Clarke

I Was Laying In Bed With Savannah As We Watched TV Together, But Our Quality Time Was Interrupted When SaMiyah Came Into The Room Followed By Lacey And Morgan.

"Mommy Look Who's Here!" SaMiyah Said, Excitedly. I Sighed And Put On A Fake Smile.

"Hey Morgan! Hey Lacey." I Said.

"Hi." They Both Said.

"Baby Why Don't You Go Show Morgan Your Room." I Said. SaMiyah Nodded As She And Morgan Both Hurried Out Of My Bedroom. Lacey Kept The Door Cracked Before She Walked Over To My Bed And Sat Down.

"How Are You?" I Asked, Not Really Caring.

"I'm Better." She Said, Sighing. She Smiled As She Looked Down At Savannah And Smiled.

"Oh My God She Has Gotten So Big!" She Said, Lightly Tickling Vannah's Stomach. She Giggled As She Squirmed And Kicked Her Chunky Legs.

"She's So Cute." She Said, Laughing.

"Thank You." I Said. Lacey Stared At Me For A Minute. She Probably Sensed How Standoffish I Was Being, But Oh Well. I Didn't Want To Be Bothered With Her And Yet...Here She Is.

"Asia..." Lacey Began, But She Was Cut Off When We Heard One Of The Kids Yelling, Followed By A Gunshot. I Grabbed Savannah As Me And Lacey Quickly Hurried Downstairs. Both Dex And Anthony Gaped In Horror As They Stared At Morgan's Body Lying Lifelessly On The Living Room Floor.

"OH MY GOD!" Lacey Screamed. I Grabbed SaMiyah And Held Her Close To Me. She Was Crying And Shaking Uncontrollably As She Held On To Me.

"They Shot Her!" She Cried, As She Pointed At Dex And Anthony.

"Nah I Didn't Shoot Shit!" Dex Said. He And Anthony Scooted Away From The Gun As Lacey Held Morgan's Body In Her Arms And Cried.

"She's Not Breathing!" She Cried. Nobody Did Or Said Anything.

"WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU ALL JUST SITTING THERE?! CALL 911!" She Yelled. I Ran To The Kitchen And Grabbed Dex's Cell Phone Off The Counter And Quickly Called 911.

"911 What's Your Emergency?" The Dispatcher Said.

"We Need An Ambulance! Someone's Been Shot!" I Said. I Hurried Back Into The Living Room As Dex And Anthony Were Face To Face.

"Will You Two Stop?! Anthony Your Daughter Is Lying Here Fighting For Her Life Right Now! Whatever Beef You Two Have Needs To Be Dropped!" I Snapped.

"He Knows About Semaj." Dex Said. My Heart Dropped As The Cell Phone Slowly Fell From My Ear, Onto The Floor. I Glanced At Lacey Who Was Paying Us No Mind, As She Cradled Morgan's Body In Her Arms.

"H-How?" I Asked, Looking At Anthony. His Eyes Were Glued To The Gun That Was Sitting On The Floor. Dex Noticed As They Both Dived For The Gun And Began Fighting Over It Again. I Grabbed SaMiyah And Carried Both Her And Savannah Into The Other Room So They Wouldn't Get Hurt.

"Stay Right Here And Keep An Eye On Your Sister. Don't Leave This Room Until Me Or Daddy Comes To Get You. Do You Understand?" I Said To Her. She Nodded Her Head.

"Okay Mommy." She Said. I Kissed Her Forehead And Kissed Savannah's Cheek Before Laying Her Down In The Playpen. I Then Walked Out Of The Bedroom And Saw Anthony Holding The Gun To Dex.

"Gon Head And Shoot Me Nigga!" Dex Said. Anthony Smirked As He Pulled The Trigger, Shooting Dex In The Chest.

"Oh My God!" I Cried Out. I Hurried Over To Dex, But I Stopped When Anthony Pointed His Gun At Me.

"Why Are You Doing This?" I Asked, Slowly Putting My Hands Up.

"Why'd You Kill Semaj?" He Asked. I Looked Over At Lacey Who Stared At Me With Disbelief Plastered On Her Face.

"I Didn't Kill Him." I Said. He Didn't Say Anything. He Just Studied My Face As He Stared Into My Eyes. I Guess He Wanted To Know If I Was Telling The Truth Or Not, But I Was.

"Anthony Stop This! Our Daughter Is Lying Here Fighting For Her Life, And You're Just Shooting People? Why Are You Doing This?" Lacey Screamed. Anthony Glared At Her Before  Turning The Gun On Her.

"What The Fuck Anthony!" She Yelled.

"You Think I Don't Know About You And Semaj? Well I Do!" He Hissed.

"I Don't Know What You're Talking About." She Lied. He Cocked His Gun And Slowly Walked Over To Her, While I Slowly Eased Over By Dex. He Kicked Her In The Face, Causing Her Body To Fly Backwards. He Then Stepped Over Morgan's Body And Slowly Walked Over To Her.

"I Loved You Man. Loved The Fuck Outta You And You Cheated On Me! Cheated On Me With My Own Fucking Cousin!" He Yelled. Lacey Seemed To Be Knocked Unconscious As He Squat Down Next To Her. I Took This As A Chance To Check On Dex And Make Sure He's Alright. I Hurried Over To Him And Kneeled Down Next To Him.

"Oh My God Babe." I Cried. He Wasn't Moving, Nor Did I Think He Was Breathing. Before I Check His Pulse, I Felt A Burning Sensation Go Through My Arm And My Leg.

"Ahhhh!" I Screamed. I Looked And Saw That Anthony Had Shot Me. Fuck! I Should've Made A Run For It. I Tried To Get Up, But Anthony Kicked Me Back Down And Grabbed My Hair.

"Ant Please!" I Cried. He Pressed The Gun To My Head, But Then Lacey Jumped On His Back And He Immediately Dropped The Gun.

"You Son Of A Bitch!" She Screamed. Anthony Flung Her Off Of His Back, Causing Her To Hit The Kitchen Table Hard. I Quickly Grabbed The Gun And Held It Up To Him With My Good Arm. He Chuckled As He Stood There Staring At Me.

"I Want Some Answers!" I Said, Shakily.

"So Do I." He Said.

"How Do You Know Semaj?" I Asked.

"He's My Cousin." He Said.

"What?" I Said.

"Yep. Blood Cousins. I Was There That Day He Pulled You At The Store. I Told Him Not To Fuck With Your Young Ass, But He Didn't Listen. Now Look...His Ass Is Dead!" He Snapped. "Which Brings Me To My Question...Which One Of Y'all Killed Semaj?"

"He Killed Himself." I Lied.

"Bullshit!" He Yelled, Running Towards Me. I Closed My Eyes And Quickly Pulled The Trigger, Letting Out Two Shots. It Was Quiet For A Minute, But Then I Heard A Loud THUD! I Opened My Eyes And Saw Anthony's Body Lying Next To Morgan. He Wasn't Quite Dead Yet, But His Life Was Surely Slipped Away From Him.

"D-Daddy's Sorry Baby Girl." He Whispered. I Wanted To Tell Him That She Wasn't Really His, But His Eyes Slowly Closed And I Knew He Was Gone. I Dropped The Gun And Slowly Sunk To The Floor With Tears In My Eyes. How Did All Of This Happen In A Mere Matter Of Minutes?

I Laid My Head On Dex's Chest And Cried. I Could Still Hear His Heart Beating, But It Was Faint.

"Baby I'm Sorry." I Whispered, Just As My Eyes Closed And I Blacked Out.