Irritated To The Point Of Destruction

Chapter 39

Chapter 39

Ashanti

I was in a daze, I knew that if I didn't stop Shawn, he'd kill Marquez for sure. I thought about Kennon, I remembered how we used to have deep conversations about what we wanted to do, and what we wanted accomplished before we hit thirty. "Shanti, you smart as hell, after you have my babies I don't want you working, just sitting pretty in a phat ass house." I would roll my eyes at him, he always wanted me to stay at home,  never wanted me to have to work, he wanted us to be old school. I wiped my tears away "Shawn, okay that's enough. We have to find Rico", some of Shawn's friends got Marquez and put him in a van, I looked back at him. I always thought he was so sexy, and now I hated him. I wish, I had it in me to kill him, who knows maybe I would. I called Rico's phone, no answer, I began to worry. I told Shawn were to go, and where Rico's car was. When, we got there his car was still there, the other guys got out the van and looked. They,  checked the entire car and stopped at the trunk. I held my breath, I thought the worst, I  always thought the worst. When,  they popped the trunk, they stopped and called for Shawn. He, looked back at me, I hopped out the car, everything was in slow motion, I felt the tears burning my eyes. It, wasn't Rico, it was Gomez! He was barely alive, " Where the fuck is my brother!" I heard myself scream, he looked at me with so much fear in his eyes. I think his punk ass was crying but, I didn't care. I got my gun out of my purse, and cocked it "I said where the fuck is my brother?!" Shawn, pushed me away and told me to wait in the car. I was losing it, I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone, nothing felt real. Suddenly,  I got a call from an unknown number. "Hello?" "Shanti. it's me. I'm good, I'm safe. Twin, we gotta talk. Okay, we gotta talk" "Shawn's here, he fucked up Marquez. I know, I know everything". My twin hesitated, "wait Shawn's here? Wow you wasn't playing games sis. That man is crazy" we both laughed, it felt good to laugh, a little. "Shanti, you don't know everything, I lied to you. But, I gotta tell you in person, I can't tell you on the phone. Meet me at our old house. It's safe, bring Shawn's big ass too, I love you, hurry up" he hung up before I could tell him that I loved him too. I got out the car, and whispered to Shawn. There, was a look of relief on his face after I gave him the news. I texted latrice,  I had to keep her in the loop, she texted back with the crying emoji, and said to tell Rico she loved him. I would as soon as I found out about the lie. When, we approached the house, I saw Rico but, he wasn't alone. There,  was this tall dude with him, real slim and lanky. I felt a warm yet bad feeling about dude but, I kept quiet. I ran and hugged my twin, but I couldn't help but look at the mystery guy. "Um, who's that?" Rico, looked at me funny, with guilt in his eyes. "Rico, who is that? Are you deaf?" I said with much attitude. Then,  I heard a voice I thought I'd never hear in the physical aspect "You don't recognize me no more Titi?" I gasped, I was stuck,  only one person ever called me that. I felt the tears fall from my eye's and down my face. I ran to him without hesitation,  I hugged him, hopping this wasn't a dream. "Kennon. I knew in my heart you didn't leave me. Not, like that" I hugged him tight. I didn't let go, and he didn't push me away. The feelings that I felt were nostalgic, they were normal. I felt so much comfort, he hugged me back. I had him back, I had my true love back.

He was really here I couldn't believe it a wave of relief came over me  because now I didn't have to tell Tae that his father was dead I still hadn't let Kennon go when I heard Rico clear his throat. "Look I hate to break up the happy moment but Shanti we've gotta talk." Kennon let me go and I sat down I felt like something wasn't right but I didn't say anything, Kennon sat next to me while Rico sat on the other side of me I looked. "What's going on?" Shawn stood by the door he looked just as curious as me so I knew that we both wanted to know what the hell was going on, I really wanted to know why the hell I was lied to about Kennon being dead, so somebody better start talking or I'm going to lose it Rico could tell that I was getting irritated so he cleared his throat. "Look Shanti I lied to you." "We established that already I wanna know why?" Rico pulled a piece of paper out his back pocket and handed it to me. "What's this Rico?" "This is why I had to lie to you." I slowly unfolded the paper my hands were shaking as I unfolded the paper I read what the paper said and I couldn't believe what I was reading. "This can't be true." "Shanti I'm sorry I had to do it." My mind was racing I was trying to process all of this but it was just to much to handle, I read the paper over and over the thing that I was trying to wrap my mind around was that the paper said that Kennon had to die and if he wasn't killed the person who had to die in his place was his wife and the name printed as his wife was Ashanti Nicole Perez they wanted me dead if Kennon wasn't killed why me but what puzzled me even more is when did I become Kennon's wife? Rico looked at me. "Now you see why I had to lie to you about Kennon being dead? They were going to kill you if he wasn't dead." I looked at Rico then at Kennon I put my hands over my face and sighed. "You could have told me what was going on I would've understood." Rico put his arm around me. "I didn't need you worrying about anything that's​ why I didn't tell you." I sat back then I felt my phone buzzing I looked at the caller ID and nearly fainted at the picture that flashed across the screen this can't be happening.