It was crazy that when Kya texted me, DJ Luke Nasty on the way was playing. I was headed home to relax til later but she wanted to come with me. I wouldn't protest that idea. I had to go past my condo to get to her apartment building but I didn't mind. Instead of waiting until later to let her grab something to wear I would just take her before we went back to my house.
"Downstairs" was all I texted her. Hopefully it wouldn't be like earlier where I needed to go upstairs. I was hoping it wasn't because I wasn't in the mood to go up all those flights of stairs. I didn't know what kinda music she listened to so I put my phone on shuffle since it was bluetoothed to my radio, she could just skip to the next song if she wanted to. It had been 2 minutes before she came downstairs. She still had on the outfit she wore earlier but without the hat. She wore her hair up in a messy ponytail and it allowed me to see her cheeks. She looked a lil bit like a chipmunk, I silently laughed at myself at this thought. I was funny. I noticed some nigga sitting in front of the building eyeing her like she was a piece of meat so before she could cross the street I got out my car and stood on the passenger side waiting for her. This gesture made her smile. I made sure to eye that nigga Like he was crazy and he immediately put his head down. I didn't know what history they had but I didn't give a fuck, no nigga would be looking at her like that in my presence.
"Wassup lil shorty"
"Hey Ezekiel" she said in that soft ass voice. I swear shorty was everything to me.
"You sure you Tryna slide with me before I ride off?" I needed to confirm this because I didn't want her to be uncomfortable.
"Yeah I'm sure." With that I started pulling off down the block. The music was playing and she was just starring out the window. I let her know that before we went to my house I would take her to go grab something to wear. She didn't really know where she wanted to go to buy something so I just took her to the mall. Parking in the spot closest to the entrance, I hopped out and came and opened her door. I had forgot to take my 9mm out the back of my pants so I told her to go ahead I left something in the car. I didn't wanna lie to her but I had to. I didn't want her to be scared of me or start questioning me. Forever 21 was the first Store she seen and I followed her in. I walked up on the side of her and told her to get whatever she wanted. She looked at me like I was crazy or had some shit on my face, literally.
"Kya, when You with me I don't want you to worry about the price of nothing. I got it. I got you. So get whatever, just make sure you find something for tonight." As I was about to walk off to go sit in the window frame, she called me back.
"I want you by me while I shop"
We'd been in the store for only 45 minutes and it felt like 5 hours. I wasn't tripping because lil shorty got what she wanted. She deserved it one way or another. She was getting comfortable around me and I liked that. She had tried a few outfits on and wanted my opinion about em. I told her she looked good in everything, and she did. She ended up picking and all black body suit to wear tonight. She looked good as fuck when she tried it on. She told me she didn't like none of the shoes they had so we would need to get some.
We ended up in Nordstrom and she almost broke her neck running to a pair of colorful heels. I didn't understand what the excitement was. She picked it up and looked at the price, she immediately put it down.
"Wassup" I already knew it was the price but I wanted her to say that.
"Nothing, I'm gonna keep looking" she sounded a lil disappointed.
I kept a mental note of how the shoes looked. She found some shoes in another section of the store. When she told the sales associate her size I let him know to grab the first ones she had seen in the same size and have them waiting at the register wrapped as a gift.
I grabbed her bags and we headed to the car. I didn't ask if she wanted to get her hair or nails done because I was sure she could figure some shit out. I still hadn't figured out where I was gonna take her but I still had a couple hours to decide.
The ride to my condo was quiet, but I didn't mind. I was glad being with her took my mind off of the crime I committed just before coming to get her. Deep down inside it hurt to have to do what I did but it hurt even worse knowing what that man and woman did.
I turned into the parking garage of my condo and drove to my parking spot. Kya was nodding off but she had woken up when i brought the car to a stop. We got out and onto the elevator with all her bags in my hand.
"Press 12" I said. Me and moms was the only people that lived on the 12th floor and I liked it that way. I didn't mind paying an extra $5,000 a month for it either. The doors opened to my condo and Kyas' mouth dropped, I shook my head and laughed to myself.
"Follow me to my room, my moms is probably here or she'll be popping up soon" She followed.
She looked at everything in amazement. My mom had decorated everything except my room. I opened the door and Kya followed me In. My room was matte black with gold accents. I told her she could sit on the bed and she hesitated. I tossed her the remote to the Tv, put the box with the shoes she didn't know I got in the closet and took my sweater off.
"Kya I'm Finna hop in the shower." She nodded.
Just like I did earlier that morning I let the steam build up and I pulled out another rolled back wood. I faced it and grabbed another from the box on the sink. I faced that one too. Stepping into the shower I felt dirty. I needed to wipe the guilt off of my body.
Only Von and I knew that I had killed my father and my step mother this morning.
