Caretaker | Urban

24.

A/N: Melanie is Kehlani. Sage is Sage the Gemini.

Amaru Kelly

I had no idea where I was. I hadnt been home in days. Sonnell had snatched my phone away long before now. I was basically stuck here.

I had been to Sonnie's house numerous times but this wasnt where I had been. This was a house in a neighborhood I didnt even know existed. There was a guy that had been here twice in the past few  days to ask me if I needed anything, but other than that, I was alone.

I hadnt seen Sonnie at all since I've been here. The last night I remember seeing him was the night he had that meeting at his club which was about three days ago.  On that day was where I became disgusted with him. Even more disgusted with him than I had ever been in my life.

I knew he was in the drug business of course, but I never knew he was also pimpin' females out.

In the time I had been here all I've been doing is going over in my brain how my sister warned me a million times to not make dumb ass decisions. I didnt want to listen. My intentions were good this time though.

I was tired of living pay check to pay check. We needed money. My thoughts were that if a man wanted to give it to me, then he could. I had no problem with taking money. I just had no idea the idiot would be this type of person.

I jumped when the front door suddenly opened. I was already still in bed so I pulled the covers over my head and pretended I was asleep.

"Where's she at?" I heard a female voice ask. My face scrunched up in confusion 'cause there had always only been that guy that came here.

"Prolly in the room, ion know" I heard a male voice. It must have been the dude that had been here.

The room door opened and I quickly shut my eyes and kept up my sleeping act.

"Hey!" the female said. I pretended I didn't hear. "Hellooooo!" she tapped me. I inwardly rolled my eyes and fake woke up.

When I opened my eyes, there was a girl standing over me. She had a short light brown bob and a lot of tattoos. Even one on her face. She was eating cup noodles. She smiled at me widely. "Hi, you're Amara?"

"Amaru" I corrected. She made a 'oops' face and nodded.

"Same shit. Anyway, I was told to watch over you until your appointment" she said.

I squinted. "Appointment?"

"Yeah, duh" she said as if I was stupid. I just kept looking at her confused.

After a few seconds, her eyes widened and she choked on her noodles. "You dont know why you're here do you?" she asked me.  I shook my head no and sat up with my back against the headboard.

She stared at me for a while and nodded slowly before glancing out the room door. As if on cue, the guy I recognized from before walked in. "Tootie, you gone be straight?" he asked her.

"I'm good. You can dip" she told him. He stared at me for a moment and I finally looked him in the face for the first time. He was tall and brown skinned. He had greenish eyes and a fade. His face was super stern and his nostrils were flared a bit. He was honestly pretty intimidating.

He nodded at the Tootie girl and spoke, "Come lock the do'."

She followed him out and after a while, I heard the front door slam. Tootie came back in without the cup of noodles, but with a bottle of soda.

"How long you been here?" she sat on the bed and asked me.

I shrugged. "A few days."

"And you have no clue why Sonnie got you here?" she questioned.